Well after a long weekend at #LFNW and Seattle, all of the penguins have been disbursed. I was proud of myself. Then at work I put my hand in my pocket and one manage to come back home with me. It's now on my monitor looking over me.
Oh also got a mousepad. Geeze my desk is a mess.
Thanks to everyone to came to chat and support the computer upcycle project over at #lfnw this weekend.
Some of you donated your old computers too. I love getting donations like this old MacBook pro from nerds like you all.
8 gigs of ram and 500gig SSD is def not the standard specs lol
Had such an awesome time at LinuxFest Northwest!! There are only a few places I can say I feel truly among my own people, and this is one of them.
Already looking forward to next year, with motivation to register as a speaker.
Omg... got to actually TOUCH the new @frameworkcomputer 13 pro.. and y'all.. they NAILED THIS!
I quit #apple back in 2020 and don't miss it ONE bit..... except the trackpad. I MISS the Apple trackpads.
Well no more.. Framework made the perfect trackpad here. Bloody well done!
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... While we were waiting for the wrecker to show up, a couple of guys walked over to see what's going on. Turns out they were driving an Ioniq 6 EV with *exact same* problem. After the wrecker helped us, it went off to help them.
This is too weird to just be coincidence. My favorite theory: an over-the-air update bricked Ioniqs.
I look forward to finding out Monday what happened. Until then, I'll wear this tin foil hat just to be safe.
{2/2} #lfnw
I'm stuck in Bellingham, WA for the weekend, until the local Hyundai service department returns on Mon. The car is an Ioniq 5 EV. It was totally dead, wouldn't start. I assume the 12V battery (runs all electronics, separate from the high voltage drivetrain battery) died. The road service wrecker gave me a boost which allowed me to start the car and drive it to the dealer. I don't want to risk the drive home until it's checked out and deemed seaworthy.
But here is the weird part ... (1/2) #lfnw
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