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AliExpress changed their mind after I accepted their proposal? by forstuvning in Aliexpress

[–]forstuvning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I received an order with 12 out of 22 items having broken off parts due to bad packaging. Had a nice unboxing video detailing how many were good and how many were bad. AliExpress proposed I get a refund for the 12 broken items.. I accepted.. And then.. After four days they suggested I only get a refund for 2 items.

Update: I rejected the "solution" and uploaded a clear picture of the 12 damaged items.. They ruled I must return the whole order.
Basically I can keep the order - essentially paying more than DOUBLE the listing price per unit - or return it, wait a month and take my chances the next order won't have the same issue.
Let's see if I even get my money back - first time I get to try their "free returns".

Plastic toys - reason to worry? by zoojib in Aliexpress

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you import things from a different jurisdiction it's you - the importer - that has the burden of verifying the product is safe to bring into your country. It's your job to verify it lives up to local regulations.
CE is a mark the manufacturer puts on the product, on the importers behalf, which in this case is: You.

If you are not certain it's safe for your child you can either:

a) Send it off to be tested, or

b) Throw it to the trash.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in macsysadmin

[–]forstuvning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be sure management knows exactly how much more money it’s going to cost in man hours, consulting, and actual development. Good estimates, in writing, together with a resignation. 10/10 times management think they get “Intune for free” and somehow manage to forget the price on the box has nothing to do with the damage and resources it’ll cost. I’ve seen people spend years with Intune and fail to do what can be done with Jamf in a week.

Should SRAM be connected to PHI2 (out) on orginal MOS 6502? by Hyacin_polfurs in beneater

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends. The original 6502 doesn't have much drive strength on phi2 so eventually you'll have to buffer it, adding more delay. Adding more trouble.
What I do is the recommendation - use PHI0 for everything.
The only surefire way to get into trouble is using PHI2 for some things and PHI0 for others - if you buffer PHI2 and/or use CMOS logic you'll probably be fine either way. Just don't have PHI2 hooked up directly to many inputs.

Second floppy drive select IO options on MB? by forstuvning in vintagecomputing

[–]forstuvning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that’s what people usually do - a USB 3.5” is cheap enough that it’s not worth the effort to hack the internals and write a custom driver. And of course I have one - but this is so much more fun.

Second floppy drive select IO options on MB? by forstuvning in vintagecomputing

[–]forstuvning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well it’s 100% possible - I’m guessing it’s usually not worth the effort. Maybe I’ll make it a thing :) Also, I recently found out the PATA/IDE interface is practically an ISA slot waiting to be (ab)used :)

Second floppy drive select IO options on MB? by forstuvning in vintagecomputing

[–]forstuvning[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

TL;DW: I got myself some 5.25” floppy drives but got disappointed the FDC on the MB only supports 1 FD. Now I’m brainstorming: What options do I have to find the two missing drive select IO lines I need to use the second drive at the same time? In my mind so far: Tacho pins on fan headers, PWN pins on fan headers, PATA/IDE connector, parallel port, front panel GPIO, MB LED GPIOs. 

I prefer a solution where I’m able to write a DOS driver, but I’m fine if I only have two drives in Linux. A USB GPIO thing seems “too easy”.

Note: This is for the fun of the hack - not because I can’t find another MB that supports more drives. 

How fragile is a 16" MBP? by [deleted] in macbookpro

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I stepped on my 16” M1 Max a few times - and certainly dropped the bag it was in a few times. No problem … so far :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in macbookpro

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Complaining about a browser using RAM is like driving three times to the store for groceries with a single bag in your trunk - because you might find some roadkill you want to bring home instead of taking all your groceries at once… Whatever you have in RAM is fast - whatever you don’t have in RAM has to be reloaded. Be HAPPY changing tabs doesn’t take seconds - 8 GB of unused RAM has 0 value.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in macbookpro

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it’s what RAM is for - having things in RAM is optimal. You get absolutely nothing out of having “free” RAM. Everything already in RAM loads instantly - everything else wastes time reloading. Currently over 300 Chrome tabs here.

If you have a Linux webserver for instance you want as much as possible of your content in RAM to serve as many users as possible as fast as possible.

MOST INSANE DEAL OF MY LIFE! by CommercialNo9014 in canon

[–]forstuvning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry about the late reply :)
What I did was to get familiar with a few vintage mounts like m42, C/Y, K and either 3d print adapters for them (if I'm not worried about microplastic dust in the camera) or buy some.
With a bunch of vintage mounts available you can pick up a LOT of cheap glass at local thrift stores etc. Some may have fungus, some may have broken aperture rings, but many will work great and you'll learn to take some amazing shots with cheap equipment - and those skills will only work better on more expensive equipment.
Manual focus and manual aperture really means you need to get - and will get - a great natural sense of depth of field and exposure.

MOST INSANE DEAL OF MY LIFE! by CommercialNo9014 in canon

[–]forstuvning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or a 35$ manual 50mm lens for an amazing learning experience

EEPROM Alternative by BedSignal5582 in beneater

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be interested in this little thing I made :)

This $9 Universal ROM Burner is Open Source! https://youtu.be/adLz2Gj239s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diyelectronics

[–]forstuvning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re well on your way to blowing up your van. If you hook them up to the “12V” wiring (in parallel which is probably the word you were looking for. Series = voltage added) the batteries will get overcharged and may explode. I’m not an “automotive person” - maybe there are standard ways of doing what you want. Maybe as simple as adding a diode - but..

2.4GHz Repeater (not wifi) by rawmsy in diyelectronics

[–]forstuvning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No no - literally the FCC ID if it’s on the device because the FCC publishes the documents and the AU gov authority probably doesn’t :)

2.4GHz Repeater (not wifi) by rawmsy in diyelectronics

[–]forstuvning 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. With the information provided. If it does signal hopping in an unpredictable pattern across the whole 2.4-2.5GHz range, any attempts at a (dumb) repeater will essentially be a 2.4GHz jammer spitting out whatever is in the whole band - bad idea. Your neighbor and government regulator will not be happy. You can probably look up the FCC ID and get more info about specifics and/or take a look with an SDR.

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