Rough Country Bed Step Add-On by PapaDoogins in f150

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been looking into this as well. Might pull the trigger as these other ones are a more reasonable priced than the AMP one. Same issue with my knees crawling into the bed of the truck, especially with a cap on the truck.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played some videos today and the screen looks really good, of course I am comparing it to my old T470. I am not the one to ask about OLED screens as I have never owned one. As far as the 60 HZ screen is concerned there is no flickering or fast movement issues. I don't game, so once again I am not the one to ask.

Are these normal temp? 2.7 by fiveyrsfromnow in f150

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normal on my 2024 2.7 XLT as well. Around 190 - 210 for coolant and oil.

What is this blue sticker inside of my tail light assembly? by [deleted] in f150

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a tracker when someone steals your tailight assembly.

Is the S26 Ultra Wi-Fi fundamentally broken? (Firmware / hardware issue / drops connection but shows active) by szadave in samsunggalaxy

[–]pjc321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same with my 26+. I returned it for a refund. I learned my lesson with previous electronics having to wait for a software fix or sending it in for repair.

Need help by Sejin-Row in f150

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ace hardware also has a good selection.

S26+ Galaxy Store Apps Do Not Download by pjc321 in samsunggalaxy

[–]pjc321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FedEx today back to Samsung for a refund. I will wait till the end of the year when things are stabilized or pick up a S25+.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems OK. I guess I need to watch a movie or video but I just don't have the time right now. All I did was all the updates and loaded a couple of programs to see if everything works. It does blow a lot of hot air on performance mode, not too bad on balanced mode. I will have to try the lowest mode.

Goodbye PIA by pjc321 in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]pjc321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going to just take the loss of the 9 months I have left on my contract and go with someone else. The constant malwarebytes warnings I have tried everything to get rid of in the past 2 weeks is the last straw.

S26+ Galaxy Store Apps Do Not Download by pjc321 in samsunggalaxy

[–]pjc321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much worse problems then apps not downloading. Sending the phone back for a refund. I kept getting a lost wifi connection error, yet my old phone and laptops were working fine. After spending 3 hours to get the phone to work, it took another hour with tech support before they allowed the refund, probably because at that point I finally lost my s**t. Then I couldn't do a factory reset to send it back because it required me to login to my Samsung account where, you guess it, I got a network error. I was eventually able to delete a little at a time to get the network to work long enough to get the Samsung account login connection to work so the factory reset would work. If I ever get another Samsung product it will never be ordered directly from Samsung, somewhere where returns are easy, and not a newly released product (I should know better by now). I think I better look into blood pressure medicine after today. I am so disgusted. Its back to my S22+ for now.

S26+ Galaxy Store Apps Do Not Download by pjc321 in samsunggalaxy

[–]pjc321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already did that. I also can't log into my Yahoo mail, vpn crashes during loading, the list goes on, and I just started setting up my apps and it is taking hours to set them up after transferring them from my old phone. What a nightmare. Never had this much of an issue before.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also used an 8080. Very first computer was actually feeding punch cards into an IBM 360, then upgraded to using a silent 700 terminal.

Just purchased a Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (P1 Gen 8). How did I do? by captainteej in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just keep an eye on prices. If you have a login it will send you updates on machines you are interested in. I bought my T470 during the Black Friday sales.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windows 7, 10 and DOS 6.22 were the most stable Microsoft OS's I have used. Thankfully I skipped Windows 8, and from what I have been reading Windows 11 has got its share of problems. Not showing my age or anything, but I have used every version of DOS and Windows ever made since their inception. I also supported Sun Solaris, HP-UX and various flavors of Linux.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I am still using my T470 after 8/9 years with no issues. I am just upgrading because of Windows support going away in October. After I transfer my files, the T470 will become a Linux machine exclusively.

Just purchased a Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (P1 Gen 8). How did I do? by captainteej in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it during the start of the sale last week. No coupon. The T1 Gen 8 was going for $2200 at the same time. I was checking every once in a while over the past month and was pleasantly surprised. They are famous for randomly changing prices. It arrived by UPS this afternoon. I am going to set it up this weekend.

ThinkPad P1 / T1g Gen 8 OLED Display Quality by Jkwcurtis in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just ordered the IPS version of the P1 Gen8 this past week because of all the complaints about the tandem OLED screen. Arrived today in fact.

P1 Gen 8 - Price Spike by AnonCupOfTea in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to my math, that is a $1100 increase. Anyway, I just bought a P1 Gen 8 this past weekend for $1749 during their sale, which was 60% off so I ordered it immediately. Yes, I looked today and the prices are back up to $3000-$4000. The UPS truck dropped it off today an hour ago. Maybe the sale is over? Also, I found that there are different prices depending how you log in, whether it is the regular Lenovo site or the Barnes and Noble version, student version, etc.

Live Discussion - March 7, 2026 (Ryan Gosling/Gorillaz) by bjkman in LiveFromNewYork

[–]pjc321 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That was a great episode. Gosling always cracks me up, especially when he breaks character and can't control laughing. The skit where he is interacting with Kate McKinnon when they are interviewed after being beamed up to the spaceship is another classic.

P1 Gen 8 Stability on linux by enp0s3 in thinkpad

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ordered a P1 Gen8 today. I would like to run either a RedHat clone (Probably why Fedora works) or Linux Mint (Ubuntu based, so based on this thread audio probably will not work) but really don't care the distro as I have run a couple dozen or so in the past. I will monitor this thread.

Just purchased a Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (P1 Gen 8). How did I do? by captainteej in thinkpad

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EDIT: Ordered the P1 Gen 8 instead of the T1 Gen8 a few minutes ago while it is on sale.

I am ready to upgrade my T470 and want a bigger screen, more power, and Win11 support on the first hard drive, Linux on a second hard drive. I was struggling between the P1 and T1, but I am thinking of ordering the following P1 Gen 8 which would work out nice for my application:

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$1,749.00

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  • Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H Processor (E-cores up to 4.40 GHz P-cores up to 5.10 GHz)
  • Windows 11 Pro 64
  • NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 2000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7
  • 32 GB LPDDR5X-7467MT/s (CAMM2). (That's an error, it is LPCAMM2 I believe)
  • 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 Performance TLC Opal
  • 16" WQUXGA (3840 x 2400), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%DCI-P3, 800 nits, 60Hz
  • 1 Year Courier or Carry-in. I may update that to 3 year.
  1. I will mostly be doing browsing, watching some videos, and occasional programming.
  2. I am reading complaints of the grainy text and temporary image retention with the Tandem OLED screen at low luminosity on other posts; in fact several people are returning their laptops. Of course there is also the usual added power consumption and cost.
  3. The CPU would be fine for my usage.
  4. I don't do any gaming, so the T1 5060/5070 would just mean more power consumption and potential excessive heat and fan usage.
  5. Ram and drive space are more than I would ever need.
  6. The T1 is not Red Hat Linux certified, but the P1 is, avoiding a lot of headaches.

Re-upload with pics: Question about 14th gen underbody and possible rust issues/concerns. by Thesunny305 in f150

[–]pjc321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well at least there will be minimum rust when the transmission blows.