PeachMan @ PeachMan @lemmy.one

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There are plenty of PC laptops with drives that aren't easy to upgrade, it ain't just MacBooks anymore.

LOL that's not a bad way of explaining it. My reasoning is that I like CloudFlare, so I'll default to them, but if CF goes down I want DNS to continue working. I figure Google is one of the servers that's LEAST likely to go down.

I do CloudFlare first and Google as backup.

There are lots of resources for the different Ender 3 models online, its design is open source after all.

https://docs.sainsmart.com/article/fkyuwu4jhq-ender-3-v-2-3-d-printer

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/B1f9eP6H3OS.pdf

Looks like both of those say you need an M5x45 screw. That is, an M5 sized screw that's 45mm long: https://www.amazon.com/iExcell-Thread-Socket-Screws-Finish/dp/B08S7FLZ1D

And they're also both saying that each screw comes with a spring washer, to keep tension on the gantry: https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Stainless-Spring-Washers-Gasket/dp/B0152FRDFM/

But first, I would check the ends of the gantry arms to make sure the screws weren't just stuck in there for safekeeping.

EDIT: to be more specific, the BOTTOM of the gantry is held by M5x45, but the TOP of the gantry is M5x25.

Lmao what the hell kind of response is this? Looks like AI generated nonsense with spelling mistakes.

How bad is your upload speed? Most of my x264 and x265 encodes have a total bitrate of around 1.5-2 Mbps. You can't stream that without transcoding?

Also, have you LOOKED at transcode quality from the other side? It looks TERRIBLE, and it doesn't significantly reduce your bitrate. I'm telling you, whatever math Plex does to decide whether or not to transcode is USELESS. I've seen it transcode x264 videos (that definitely didn't need to be transcoded) and send them to friends at a HIGHER bitrate, it's legit insane.

Do what works for you, but Plex transcoding is a bad "feature" that should be avoided at all costs.

EDIT: I'm far from the only one noticing this, the common wisdom is that Plex clients are telling your server to transcode, even when it's not necessary, and there's not much you can do about it other than fully turning transcoding off.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/ojsspo/help_finding_out_why_plex_is_choosing_to/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/ugu0rg/how_to_avoid_transcoding_as_much_as_possible/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/13qrknp/plex_transcoding_when_it_shouldnt_advice_please/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/uxu4v6/transcoding_when_it_shouldnt_be/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/crhw8r/why_is_plex_transcoding_when_it_doesnt_need_to/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/9qade9/how_do_i_avoid_transcoding_as_much_as_possible/

Either that or a small power surge happened. Or the battery was defective. There are multiple things that could blow that fuse, and having a blanket "blown fuse = voided warranty" policy is stupid.

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9900467?hl=en

Looks like Google has a relatively complete guide there. It sounds like they expect you to "own" your kid's account with their Family Link feature before adding the school account, not sure if that's required for this to work or not. But it doesn't seem like a bad idea.

Oh yeah, to be clear I'm using Ortholinear QWERTY. I just call it ortho because I'm lazy.

That's pretty shitty. They're probably talking internally about the fuse as if it's some type of tamper seal. But fuses blow sometimes, they're literally sacrificial. So somebody has told their support techs that anyone with that fuse blown has tampered with their battery and they're just repeating that line to customers (some guilt of tampering, some innocent).

Or maybe you just got unlucky with a dumb support tech. If that's widespread, they deserve to get sued.

I didn't use any training tools, I just forced myself to do the work that I normally do, using the ortholinear layout. I didn't try to type fast or brute force things, I went slow as hell and backspaced when I screwed up. I had to apologize to several coworkers and clients that were waiting on me to finish typing something, I just told them I was using a weird ergonomic keyboard and still getting the hang of it.

But after a couple weeks I was just as fast on ortholinear as QWERTY.

One thing that surprised me is that I don't really have a problem switching back to QWERTY, and then right back to ortholinear. I was expecting that to be a problem, but I'm happy that it's not.

Lots of good advice in this thread, BUT I would set expectations with your family that you probably won't be able to find brand new textbooks. Books generally don't get uploaded unless it has been a few years since they was published. So check the publication date before you get your hopes up.

I'd agree with others, I don't think you need a custom "app", you just need to upgrade your spreadsheet skills. That's probably the easier path here.

Theoretically you could make your components variables and just point your sheets doing the calculations at those variables. So you just change value of your variable, and your sheet re-does the calculation.

The only reason I'd recommend doing something custom is if you're building a client-facing form. But even then, a simple Google Form that points at Google Sheets would work.

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. It's possible that this site you found is perfectly safe, but it's also very possible that it's a honeypot or they're serving up their cracks with a side of malware. I would recommend known torrent websites and reputable crack builders. Running a custom, unsigned .exe is already a risky activity, don't make it more dangerous.

Yeah I think I ended up trying it an Ventrillo, and I preferred the latter.

That, and also, how many iPhone users do you think will actually notice slower USB speeds? One percent? They literally do not need 3.0 to keep their customers happy. And they're not going to poach many Android fanboys with this change, so who cares?

It's only limiting if you're doing things that need more RAM and faster drive speeds (most people are not). Of course, if you need more, don't buy this thing? I didn't say it was great for EVERYBODY.

Handbrake

Lol bud you're gonna be waiting a while