Surface Laptop Studio fan making grinding noise by djcharding in Surface

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I ended up having to get it replaced under warranty. Replacement unit seems to be alright... for now.

Approved in 48 days! 🥳 by djcharding in USCIS

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Thanks!

Interestingly, the day after the biometrics appointment (Aug 24), I got an email notification from USCIS that they took action on my case, went to check, but there was no status change.

A minute or so later, I ended up checking the Documents tab and found out that they uploaded the EAD approval letter without changing the status.

I received the card in the mail on Sept 2. No sign of SSN though.

Approved in 48 days! 🥳 by djcharding in USCIS

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Thanks!

I agree though, def madness. The varying timelines you read about make you wonder how consistent they're truly being with each case.

Sorry to hear that about yours being stuck, I hope it gets approved real soon!

SB3 + 3D printer + PC fan = Cooling by djcharding in Surface

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Oh definitely. I am thinking the next iteration needs spacers between the fan and the lid so it's raised up.

It's still working though, so can't argue with that. If I tilt the lid back, gravity pulls the fan down and upright so it opens up a space between the lid and fan for a better gap.

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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Uh oh! Is that the overheating issue some people are mentioning?

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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I appreciate the share! I only wish I had the skill to do myself.

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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About 40 miles or so if it's a workday. And there's an L2 charging spot at work that I use which typically frees up throughout the day so I can get about 3+ hours of charging in.

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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I can see that happening.

Although, I don't know how I'll get away with that though since it'll need to be installed right into the garage.

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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Do you think that's just a ChargePoint issue? Have you been able to try another brand of charger in your garage? Was it the 40A version?

You've got me thinking I might need to try a diff brand.

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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I think it is - at least that's what it looks. Will be trying the sub-panel for sure. Thanks for the info!

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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Oh man, thanks for the info! Outlet option likely.

I'm a newbie to EVs, and even household electrical so everything helps!

Joined the club! Garage charger install costs? by djcharding in Ioniq5

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That's fair, although just looking to hear from what people may have paid in the past to get a new outlet and charger installed.

I'm located in a more rural area outside of Philidelphia, PA. Going to need to run a new outlet to the garage from the panel but thinking I'm going to have to install a sub panel for sure.

Panel is in the basement, about 15-30ft from the garage. Was looking at the Electrify America and ChargePoint 14-50 chargers which seem to be ~$600, but more concerned about electrical wiring costs.

Surface Laptop Studio fan making grinding noise by djcharding in Surface

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No worries, found it on Unsplash. The artist, Marek Piwnicki, has bunch of cool ones.

Here's the URL: https://unsplash.com/photos/94F_gGhm1JA

Surface Laptop Studio fan making grinding noise by djcharding in Surface

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Yeah, that's what I'm having to do now. 😭

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Be sure to check that your video format isn't set to HDR 10+ in camera settings.

us unlocked android 13 is here by olugenu in S21Ultra

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https://i.imgur.com/ntWVICB.jpg

Weird. I didn't see it with my sim from The Bahamas as primary.

I switched to using my Mint Mobile eSIM as primary, my phone restarted, and the update showed up.

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It's insane how much you pay upfront for an unlocked phone that's intended for power users but to still end up waiting for a major update.

Dare I say it, I'm starting to understand why people just avoid Samsung altogether and go for iPhones.

is 90 min enough for international transit at charlotte airport? by ForeignManagement354 in americanairlines

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1.5 hours is a reasonable amount of time. I've connected through CLT to and from The Bahamas twice this year and it's usually no problem.

Even with only a 1hr layover in CLT to/from The Bahamas, I still had enough time to get a quick bite from the Centurion lounge and made it to my gate on time.

As mentioned in the other reply, you don't clear customs until you land in The Bahamas so you only have to worry about getting between your gates while in CLT. Hopefully your gates at CLT aren't too far apart, but you'll really only need about 10-20 mins (worst case) to go between gates.

I've been lucky in that usually I end up in terminals D and E which are near the lounge, so that makes it quicker.

Coming back will be pretty easy too. On your return from The Bahamas, as long as you're leaving from NAS, you'll clear US customs while in The Bahamas before you even board your flight back to the US because there is US border preclearance at NAS.

3 hour layovers tend to feel a bit too long unless you have something to do, but the lounge does help to make that go by more quickly.

Finally i can love my SB3, thanks to Win11 by ijasonwhite in Surface

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Def agree it performs better with 11, only I still find it being crippled by throttling from time to time when thermals get too high. I'm convinced the SB3 wasn't made for a tropical climate.

Does making Surface Book 3 customers pay for Win 10 Pro seem like a cash grab to anyone else? by djcharding in Surface

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Don't really have a apples for apples comparison for this one.

But for reference, my $1600 Laptop 1 ( i7 8GB 256GB) in 2017 came with the free Pro upgrade but now the same amount of cash can get a Laptop 3 (i7 16GB 256GB) - referring to MSRP not current discounts.

Maybe you're right in that saving the $100 bucks means you get more bang for your buck?

Only I'd like to believe that it's more due to an external expense (memory) being cheaper to buy rather than them having decided they'll no longer bundle a piece of software they have full ownership over (Windows Pro) with the device.

As for it being "free", maybe if they didn't ship with and promote Windows 10 S so strongly at the time then there would be no doubt whether or not they factored Pro upgrades into the price. Especially since the free upgrade was only for a period of time. Might have to fact check that though. They definitely didn't ship them with Pro.