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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • Krudler@lemmy.worldtoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.worksHelping the needy
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    11 days ago

    I was really just saying it to amuse myself and other customers in earshot, it always cracks a smile.

    So I was shocked shitless when I got that stupid mug haha

    I don’t ask anymore because, ya know, that took the piss out of it lol

    Edit, oh also, whenever I’m dealing with a self-checkout and the automated voice thanks me, I loudly proclaim “you’re welcome, magic box!” That one busts people up every fucking time









  • For crying out loud, thank you!

    Power users didn’t flock to these, but they were awesome for a certain demographic. Low skill early tech adopters. Grandma, grampa, mom and dad. Dudes out in rural areas, like my friend’s dad, who only needed to use the PC for 30 minutes a day to keep his farm operation running and couldn’t give 2 shits.


  • Thank you.

    I’m an oldhead so I remember the way early days.

    Yes, there was a small ‘season’ that was used to churn out old tech inventory in preparation for the December frenzy. This was in the day that meaningful device updates were, by today’s standards relatively slow so it really made sense for holders of inventory to unload the stuff. Its also worth noting that at that time, electronics/tech was at it’s cyclycal low in August and early September, so nobody wanted stuff collecting dust while consumer spending slowed.

    Conditions are wildly different now. Besides, it was a “genuine” thing for a few years but that’s ancient memory by this point.










  • Krudler@lemmy.worldtoRisa@startrek.websiteYup
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    2 months ago

    I’ll block anybody for any reason. But most of the time it’s for demonstrating the wit of a nit.

    I don’t need people to make me feel happy, I just need people to be able to discuss things like a reasonably intelligent human being.





  • Why would I do that? So I can fuck up my precision solders on expensive boards??? I need my electrical connections to be free of dirt and debris, and the way to accomplish that is by cleaning it with a solvent or flux. Using an eraser is the equivalent of rubbing it with your fingers… you’re not going to remove the small particulate or oils. Haven’t tried it; won’t. Its piss-poor advice.

    Edit downvoters don’t seem to be aware that the last thing you need on a solder site is eraser particulate. Do yourself a favor, go rub a pencil eraser on two things and then try to solder them together without cleaning with flux or alcohol. Send pics lol