pedz

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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But it was maybe a few months old at best. Maybe it had a defective battery from the start but I contacted Xiaomi and I've been told it was "normal" in "winter". Then when I looked online for this issue with Xiaomi phones, the people on the forums said it was "normal", and that I expected too much.

In the end it was probably a defective battery. I couldn't believe that they were selling millions of these and that people always just kept them warm all the time. Like, they have a proper winter too in some parts of China, and I can't imagine millions of people having their phone dying on them as soon as we get into sweater weather.

But obviously this left a bad taste in my mouth. This and having to ask permission to root my phone.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I decided not to buy another Xiaomi phone when the one I previously had would turn off when it was a bit mildly cool outside.

Like, I would take it out of my pocket to look at bus schedules but it would turn off after a few seconds of being exposed to 5°C, saying the battery was dead. Another time I had it attached to my bike handlebar and it kept turning off because apparently 13°C with the wind was also too chilly. Every time that fucking Xiaomi phone was feeling a bit chill, the battery would just die. And not even in freezing temps!

I looked online and everone of the fanboys on the forums kept saying that this is normal, battery performance degrades in winter, that iPhones do the same, and apparently all other phones do the same. In short, I had unreasonable expectations.

Yet, all my other phones' batteries didn't die within seconds of taking them out of my pocket, even in winter.

So, I don't have to bother with their names anymore.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

I was using E16 years ago and liked it but eventually switched to Gnome (2, I think), after waiting for E17 for too long.

What made me quit was the wait. All the other DEs at the time were releasing new versions frequently but Enlightenment took forever.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was the same on the municipal level for me. I can call 311 or write to them, but it was kind of nice to be able to tweet at my neighbourhood and have people interacting with them and me on local issues.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Note: Musk died on the way back to his home planet.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

We can only wish. Was Lindell ever a billionaire? Let alone the richest person in the world?

It would certainly be very nice to see Musk in the same situation, but he still has a long way to go until that point.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

What? It's just enhanced interrogation!

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I must have been around 13/14years old. I asked for it. We had an old PC with the original game on it and I learned there were new versions, so I asked for the newest one. My parents knew about the original game but since it was just blocky DOS graphics, they thought it would be something similar. However in retrospect, it's not at the level of letting a 5 yo play GTA.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Hah. I live alone, no kids, no house, no car. And I am usually fine with that.

I live in a tower in the downtown of a big city and have a very nice view. I share a pool, a terrasse and gym on the roof. No need to maintain the pool, the concierge does that. No driveway to plow in winter, no grass to cut in summer. No house maintenance.

I have free time and disposable income. I can travel anywhere I want, pretty much when I want it. I'm on my second trip in the Carribean since the beginning of the year.

In summer I take multiple days to cycle for hundreds of kilometres to go camping/hiking in national parks and explore the great bike network of my region. I live on an island, pull my kayak with my bike and explore the waters around whenever I feel like it.

Seeing my friends with kids not being able to get a free weekend once every few months, I don't mind how things have turned out for me.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm from a previous generation so for me it was my parents buying me Leisure Suit Larry 7 for Christmas.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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