IcedRaktajino

joined 8 months ago

Yep, that's the one.

I'll reserve a phone but not a truck, lol. Looks like those are scheduled to be out late 2026, so probably at least next year before I can even think about getting my hands on one.

At least it's still a thing.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 17 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I used to drive a 2004 Ranger and loved it. Would absolutely love an EV version even if the range isn't super great. Mostly need a truck occasionally and for hauling stuff from the home improvement store or if I find furniture at a garage sale or something.

Need to check and see if that $20,000 no-frills EV truck is making any progress.

 

Which is why I rarely read below the 3rd level reply.

Edit to add alt text.

I love that "banana for scale" is also applicable to radioactivity.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I never had one but they had them at school. Thought they were the coolest thing ever and also assumed digital because CDs were starting to become popular.

Absolutely.

It's nowhere near this level of effort, but I have a 60's wall-mount rotary phone wired to a Bluetooth=>POTS adapter. So not only do I have a retro phone in my house, but it actually works.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

The saddest part of the video, in meme format:

SpoilerSomeone finally notices, and the smile on the guy's face is priceless.

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUMHgfxNoo

Remember those brick cellphones in the 1990s? They were comically large by today’s standards. These phones used the 1G network to communicate and, as such, have been unusable for decades now. However [Alan Boris] has resurrected this classic phone to operate today.

Originally costing as much as today’s top-of-the-line phones, but instead of weighing just a few ounces this classic Motorola DynaTAC 8000 Classic 2 tips the scales at a hefty 1.5 lbs. [Alan Boris] decided to not just bring the electronics back to life, but to even stuff a modern cellphone inside it to make it fully functional. Given the size of this phone, finding room for the new innards wasn’t much of a challenge. In fact, after the retrofit there was less in the phone than when it started life.

Using a perfboard and some tactile switches he was able to sense the button presses on the phone’s keypad and relay those to a Raspberry Pi Pico 2. The Pico in turn drove a small color LCD to replicate the original screen and controlled a pair of ADG729 boards used to dial the BM10 cellphone within this cellphone. The BM10 is a cellphone about the size of a 9V battery, making it easy to put inside the DynaTAC and bring the handset back to the modern cellular network.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Haven't made it to the store this week, so using what I've got: Whipped cream vodka and Strawberry-Watermelon Mio.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"What if it won't turn off?"

"What if it won't turn back on?"

"What if the valve just snaps off and sprays everywhere?"

Yep, I understand completely.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 55 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And the auto-submitting TOTP entry form where you're apparently not allowed to make a typo. And obscuring the TOTP number like it's a password or state secret.

TIL and nice bit of trivia!

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I guess "hire someone" is always an option, but it's a difficult task sometimes, especially finding someone reliable. It's not even that the larger thing is outside my ability, it's just "ugh, I don't have time for this".

Curious if anyone has any tips and tricks to overcome this kind of paralysis.

 
 
 

I haven't seen any spec updates that mention it, but best I can tell, it is supported on the MT8883 the Communicator will be using.

Anyone read anything or asked support about USB-C video?

 
 

I'm watching Veep and everyone pronounces it "Ne-vaugh-da" (which is how I pronounce it) but Kent insists on correcting everyone with "Ne-VA-duh".

Who's correct? Is the show trying to correct a common mis-pronounciation or is Kent just full of shit?

 
 

This is probably, nay definitely, the most bubblegum song to ever make it to my guilty pleasure playlist.

Also, ThrowbackThursday to watching their TV show and telling everyone I had a crush on Rachel when I actually had a crush on Paul (RIP).

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