I’m not a hoarder by any means, but my external 2TB drive is finally getting full. I just recently learned just how cheap storage is on a laptop with the 2.5" bays. I’m likely gong to use the new 4TB drive for general storage, then wipe the 2TB drive and move all of my content there.

Triumph got a chance to really shine there, lol

I’d say at least 8 inches deep.

I ordered a keyboard replacement. This thing is a serious pain. The power switch is directly part of the keyboard. Under that button is nothing but silver paint for the contacts, which had firmed a crack over time.

The worst part? Above the keyboard is a thin piece of sheet metal. It is “riveted” on by melting a fee dozen plastic standoff that affixed the metal piece by melting the tips of them. I spent an hour carefully popping them off with a screwdriver. The replacement keyboard fits (good news!), but I have to carefully use a soldering iron to melt the tops of these pieces back into “rivets.”

On the plus side, I have upgraded the RAM and added a hard drive. If it POSTs at the end of this, I will have 16gb of RAM and a 4 to add, which will let me ditch the external drive.

That’s nothing. Cracker Barrel has been full of Christmas junk since August.

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Totally unbodacious

I am so glad I translated this.

That’s my favorite thing to say after coitus.

The edit posted here is so much worse. It leaves out a lot.

It’s just cool to see Lemmy in any search result. It kind of reinforces that what we are doing here matters. Downside is that if an instance goes down, only a potential archive is there.

If it’s a flute piece, I wouldn’t put this passed Ian Anderson.

Not software. Actual hardware hardware button.

I wish laptops were a practical thing when I was in school. I had a PDA and it was useless.

I learned to not have critical files anywhere but external storage. Completely wipe the OS, and the stuff I absolutely need is unharmed. Then again, there isn’t much at all that I have to keep.

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This is a fantastic idea. Keep a config diary. I can imagine a teenager doing this and eventually getting in trouble with the law. Parents open the diary only to discover scribbled bash scripts in confusion.

For real, though, I’m going to journal it all and upload to NextCloud.

instructions unclear: hooked the power button circuits up to a car battery and caused 2 battery fires

I mean, snapper did its job. My hardware failed. I managed to get it going again by hammering the button with my finger.

How much did it cost? This laptop needs other repairs.