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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Plus Foldersync is way harder on battery, I’ve experimented a lot.

    This is very configuration dependant. With an aggressive schedule checking a large number of files, it certainly can use a lot of battery; but I’ve had it setup to sync my entire device to my server a couple times a day, while also monitoring/syncing images immediately on creation/change. It doesn’t even register on androids battery usage monitor as it uses so little power.

    Anyway; just listing an option for people to look at














  • The bus driver’s in Kelowna have been a mess lately. BC Transit is desperate and hiring anyone that applies. And with the drivers striking last year, there’s not a lot of quality staff looking for a job there.

    This month alone; I’ve been tossed off my feet by aggressive braking, they’ve blown through red lights, stopped in the middle of intersections then reversed back to the light with traffic behind us, and even forgotten which route they are driving and taken us in the opposite direction of where the route leads…

    It’s getting rather ridiculous.


  • When it comes to parts/repair, (most) Computers are a bit of a different beast than other electronics. They’re specifically built/designed to use standardized connections and form factors that allow you to swap a large variety of parts from a wide range of manufacturers as desired. You often don’t need or even want original replacement parts as you upgrade to better/faster hardware piecemeal.

    There’s few other product categories that achieve the same level of inter-compatibility or upgradability.

    Compared to something like a smart phone for example; where parts have to be made for that specific devices make/model, and are often explicitly designed to make this impossible/impractical for any third party to do via thing’s like serialized part-pairing, while companies also restrict the supply of OEM components to end-users or ‘unauthorized’ repair centers… This is where right to repair laws really come into play.


  • If you have the ability to repair, the law entitles you to manuals and parts, and the parts must be at a reasonable price.

    While true, I highly doubt this will apply retroactively. Manufacturers wont be forced to make parts available for existing/old tech; devices sold going forward will be required to maintain a supply of parts.

    This will also apply to repair technicians not being able to get parts for old tech; so waiting to pass it off to a repair center won’t solve this either.

    All that is to say; if you can’t find parts to repair it yourself now, there’s not a lot of point stockpiling dead devices waiting on the law to change, as they won’t really be affected by that change.