Re: Eternal September
I hereby request formally that the BOFH give us a couple of pointers on killfiles and how to use/operate these.
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make your minds up... why use color instead of colour, or license instead of licence?
Do you really need to be *that* different or subtle?
Or do the Brits need to grow stiff upper lips and start using the bastardized versions instead?
:)
peace out, let's all go to ye olde pubbe and have a good time, no good will come from fighting amongst ourselves...
7-zip user here... always will be ever since I discovered it.
Previously I used ZipGenius, but it lacked the feature of splitting 7z files into multiple files.
What is great about this feature is, if you want to transmit a 4Gb archive over an unstable link, you break it up in lots of smaller 7z files, then transfer those files. If one or two fails, you just retransmit the failed ones without having to retransmit the whole 4Gb file.
A trick I have learnt from dial-up days. Remember those, when your transfers are at whim of noise and scratches on the line...
This will most probably also include virus definitions for the baked-in Windows Defender.
Best would be to switch over to Linux, but that is easier said than done.
Wonder which tech company will be next on this particular sanctions bandwagon?
These days it is far cheaper to toss a broken something than to try and fix it.
Most consumer items are also assembled without any means of disassembling it.
The older items of kitchen equipment can still be disassembled, fixed, and returned to working operation, but the latest and newest... not quite, since it now mostly have lots of electronics in, and not everybody have the expertise or means to troubleshoot electronical issues - easier just to toss and replace.
Mentality need to change, and it will not be easy.
Agreed wrt the battery.
If only there was an easy way to replace the battery without stripping or disassembling the phone completely...
Older phones had removable batteries. Some batteries (like blackberries etc) are standalone, meaning they do not form part of the battery compartment cover.
Some phones' batteries was actually a part of the battery compartment (some older Nokia phones, like the venerable 5110, 6310 and 3310) etc.
Unfortunately, in order to maximize assembly speed, minimize component cost and the such, most manufacturers started to place the battery into the phone casing, and in some extreme cases, hot glue everything together. This lead to smaller designs, but also have its drawbacks, such as when the battery turn into a spicy pillow. (There is a subreddit dedicated to this, called r/spicypillows)
It will not be easy to go back to the oldstyle phone with removable batteries, since most people are programmed to believe that thin phones are the in thing.
I'm prepared to have a thicker phone with a removable battery so that I can use it for a longer-than-designed lifespan.
But I may just be pissing into the hurricane at this stage.
Most notworking issues with networks are caused by Layer 1 issues - not plugged in properly, cable fault, cable break etc.
Sharing layer 1 infra may save some money, but will cause some issues later on, should Mr Murphy decide to take a poke at Layer 1. Yet most telcos will gladly take that risk as having redundant infra will affect their bottom line.