ITGuyLevi

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[–] ITGuyLevi 19 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Throw in a dash of track-me-not (https://www.trackmenot.io/) and maybe they'll start ignoring your search queries too! Worst case my actual searches are so buried in the bs deciding what to market would be easier from my screen-name.

[–] ITGuyLevi 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've been using vinegar for this for most of my life but have never added salt. Does that speed it up, or help in some other way?

[–] ITGuyLevi 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're technically correct, there is no law prohibiting a current or former president from driving, but there is a policy preventing it and it is enforced by the secret service (who follow them around for the rest of their life). Many former presidents have gone on the record that the lose of their driving privileges really sucks (Bush 43, Clinton, and Obama have all discussed it on camera during various interviews). It's been a policy since Kennedy was assassinated, lots of other policy changes too, but one was the no driving bit.

Random sources: https://www.smh.com.au/world/us-presidents-can-have-everything--except-the-car-keys-20140506-zr5we.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/presidents-arent-allowed-to-drive.html

And one just about some times they drove anyway:

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/3-u-s-presidents-got-around-no-driving-rule/

[–] ITGuyLevi 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I recently did out my old 401B after the screen fell off my Galaxy Active2. It charged right up and still lasts about a week.

Finding a new band was a PITA because of the weird segmented hinge bit but one person was selling diver bands for it on Amazon (I think it was Amazon)... Really not bad for a watch from a decade ago.

Edit: Yes, you can still use them without the OG servers being up, look up 'Rebble' (rebble.io)

[–] ITGuyLevi 2 points 2 weeks ago

I used Kodi for years (back before and during the XMBC - > Kodi shift) before moving to Plex, it was great (a pain for a good config, but once your clients have remote access and use a shared database its insane how good it can be) but Plex was touted for so long I figured I'd give it a try when I saw a good sale. I've been using it for the past 8 years or so but may go back to Kodi or Jellyfin.

[–] ITGuyLevi 4 points 4 weeks ago

A long, long time ago, at a helpdesk far, far away I "revived" a couple hard drives with a short drop. Never actually fixed them, but it's gotten a few to spin just long enough to retrieve some important emails or documents.

I wouldn't recommend it, but sometimes you just gotta persuade stuff...

[–] ITGuyLevi 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's a pretty cool site. Comparing today to a year ago reminds me of a time with hope.

[–] ITGuyLevi 2 points 1 month ago

Short simple scripts can handle key presses, you can even add a little logic to ensure it doesn't follow the same pattern and give you a workday countdown to boot.

[–] ITGuyLevi 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I don't remember offhand, but I think that's buried in a restricted settings area... I needed it for something I can't remember now.

Edit:

Settings > Apps >Special app access > Display over other apps

[–] ITGuyLevi 7 points 1 month ago

I was a fan of leaving the orientation normal, but moving the start bar and setting it to auto-hide. A long time ago I put a simple bat file (like "shutdown -l -t 0" or similar) in a coworkers startup folder... I guess that was a step too far though and he thought I broke his computer. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[–] ITGuyLevi 6 points 1 month ago

You also have the best shutters ever.

[–] ITGuyLevi 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I had the same experience, tried other stuff and eventually came back. Maybe I didn't have redis and Maria setup right before but it's much better for me this time around.

Totally not saying that's what was up for you though, it's not for everyone.

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