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Cake day: August 16th, 2023

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  • I won’t speak to how the UK does things, but in the US this would make for an easier criminal charge.

    It can be difficult to prove that someone stole (or is about to steal) a car, or broke in to steal the contents. This is especially true if they weren’t apprehended in or with the vehicle itself. But if they are arrested on suspicion, and one of these devices is found on them, they can very easily be prosecuted for possession of criminal tools. It’s similar to how we normies can’t legally own a lockpicking kit unless we’re locksmiths.



  • It’s true for all brands, but especially true for Lenovo - the enterprise machines are nothing like the consumer-grade crap.

    A lot of people will incorrectly shorten it, and even pass it on with the error. But the advice isn’t to get a Lenovo; it’s to get a Thinkpad. Do not get an IdeaPad, or whatever other names they use for the cheap crap. Get a Thinkpad.

    It’s a similar story with HP’s Omen vs Elitebook and Dell’s Inspiron/Vostro vs Latitude. The enterprise line is very different in every way.

    This report draws no distinction between them, as evidenced in the one section that lists models.

    As for repairability, I’ve always found it easy to find the HMM for Thinkpads. My experience is limited, but they’ve also been relatively easy to disassemble and reassemble.




  • I’ve found it to have extremely limited value, but not zero. It’s been useful as a shortcut for things I can already do myself. For instance, I can easily get syntax for a param block, or build a window form. Could I do it myself? Absolutely, and pretty easily. And I can recognize when it’s right vs wrong. But it’s marginally faster to have copilot do it instead of digging up the documentation.

    It’s more like a party trick than a trillion dollar revolution. The $20/month for a full time dev is probably around the break even point for the labor savings. It’s not going to save THAT much time.










  • The batteries don’t live in isolation. There are other pieces that are dependent, whether for basic function or for calibration.

    Example: Chevy issued a recall for mislabeling some Bolts as N2.1 vs N2.2. The fix is a sharpie to fix the label, and “reprogramming the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module 2”. I could find no information on either of these chemistries. Dropping in a LiFePO4 would require at least the same, and possibly more.

    Now, if you’re suggesting simply swapping a matching replacement part (obsolete as it might be), then I’m on board with that