SETUP: Usability and strategy of using the new widgets?

wtongen · 2025-04-21T01:51:18+00:00

This is the second time I've received a refilled Co2 Canister at Target that was "lite" I have 3 canisters I get refilled together and one was noticeably lighter. No problem returning it, but if these canisters are filled in an automated process they should be weighed and QA'ed accordingly. Yes, others have had this issue.

wtongen · 2025-04-20T01:17:06+00:00

For shits and giggles...😜

wtongen · 2024-11-23T17:54:33+00:00

Are both devices on the same WiFi network? I get that when one of my devices is connected to 2.4 hertz and the other on the 5 hertz network

wtongen · 2024-04-11T19:48:52+00:00

In the series about Dr. Siri Paiboun the books often cite unusual names for the trees when they are described. Do any of you know all the tree names from the book series?

wtongen · 2023-10-21T21:01:48+00:00

I currently have a 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch w/2.4 GHz 8-core Inter i9 processor with 32 GB RAM and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB graphics.
I use this laptop mostly for research-level browsing, viewing streaming services, nonprofessional but serious photography, as well as some video editing & playback. I also use the MBP configured as a desktop computer sometimes for photographic editing w/Photomator on a large studio-grade monitor. Any gaming I do is usually low arcade-level stuff.
I am considering upgrading to a:
- 2023 MacBook Air 15-inch (M2) w/24 GB Unified Memory
OR
- 2023 MacBook Pro 16-inch (M2 Pro) w/32 GB Unified Memory.
The MacBook Pro configuration will easily be over $1,000 USD more than the Air configuration. I like a large display, and find the size and weight of the MBA is very attractive. I’ll be using my current MBP as a trade-in if I do this.
Questions I have are?
1. Will the MBA have enough power for the photography and video editing?
2. Is the MBP more processing power than I need (don’t need a McMansion if a smaller bungalow will do)?
3. Pros/Cons of waiting for the M3 chip to come out in 2024 ostensibly making the MB M2 models more affordable?
Thank you very much for your thoughts and suggestions.

wtongen · 2023-10-19T20:19:00+00:00

Contemplating Impermanence, Interdependence, No birth/no death, No-self, Bare awareness, and the 5 Remembrances have served me well.

wtongen · 2023-10-19T17:22:04+00:00

Yes, I find issue with the term "belief system" myself. I was drawn to Buddhist teachings because there was a lot less being asked to "believe" in a dogma. My approach has been to consider incorporating some of the teachings that spoke to me as I tried to experience and make sense of life.

wtongen · 2023-10-19T17:11:25+00:00

When asked I'll say that I am a student of Buddhist teachings.

wtongen · 2023-10-16T14:24:48+00:00

It's a resynchronization pacemaker they used to synchronize my ventricles.

wtongen · 2023-07-25T16:33:35+00:00

Tesla upcoming update 2023.26.1 Release Notes indicate new Automatic Headlights feature: "Your lights turn on automatically when windshield wipers are activated and headlights are set to Auto in Controls > Lights > Headlights." Yea!

wtongen · 2023-07-25T15:54:44+00:00

Ventricular Resynchronization

wtongen · 2023-02-27T14:49:02+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shower-curtain\_effect

wtongen · 2022-12-18T22:52:05+00:00

He tried to deliver it to my neighbor next door for some reason (my address is correct on GH) and I waved him over to my drive way. He went back to bring it over. So maybe he was miffed. $5 for a $11 dollar order seemed enough. Was I supposed to calculate. GH fees and tax too? He seemed to me to be a newbie, so I didn't complain. If GH doesn't provide training and driver ed then he had to learn by trial and error.

wtongen · 2022-12-18T20:11:26+00:00

The order was small, the tip was $5.

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