Here I go again, getting #Ubuntu installed on a cheap #secondhand laptop.

The teeny size SSD fits in the unused wireless card slot. Adding another 256GB and an easy way to run Linux without risking the existing Windows it came with.

SSD £20
T480 £180

I'll add 8GB memory and set up a desktop dock in a few days time...

Delighted to have worked out how to #jailbreak my husband's 2012 Kindle and soak test it in bright sun during the London heatwave! Even got a chess app working  

It now uses #KOReader and out of the #Amazon ecosystem. Product lock-in should be illegal. Newest Kindles, like my own, with recent firmware cannot be freed, ... YET.

#reuse #recycle Old unsupported Kindles like this one can be had for as little as £15 on ebay. 🦄

On #reuse technology, I set my husband up about 5 years ago with a #Thinkpad T420s + dock and large monitor as the "office" fixed laptop. A couple of hundred quid to sort out.

5 years with no tech problems!

Checking on ebay, amazingly these sell for under £100, probably because they can't take Windoze11. #Microsoft has a lot to answer for, all those very decent wasted laptops than could be used by kids for basic surfing and writing (but are a bit crap for the latest games).

Tested my cheap new polarized sunglasses. Local fish pond, pointing my camera through the glasses. Neat comparison test.

They seem pretty effective for £5!

The horror!

This was a serious "scientific" tool over 100 years ago.

It looks creepy and the theory behind it is actually much more horrible...

Rewatching Star Trek Strange New Worlds. This is the series that introduced us to topless Vulcans. Yes definitely worth a rewatch.

However to all ST writers out the, stop letting your logical Vulcan split infinitives! So distracting!

First time using a magsafe tripod to hold my mobile while reading a whole book. Being able to use the Bluetooth clicker, supposedly for photos but can also turn the virtual page, is a game changer!

Lying in bed with the page held up while you stay flat, is such a neat low energy way to read. Feels sinful just clicking a button under the duvet!

The app is ReadEra (free) and I use a Samsung Galaxy with a #magsafe compatible case to take advantage of the accessories.

I grew up on a small farm. For a few years we had 30 chickens, a dozen ducks and a pair of geese. Eggs informally sold to locals until the council made it a crime.

Anyway just realized the egg I cooked this morning was TWO MONTHS past the best before date, and was of course absolutely fine.

Why do supermarkets do this? In my whole life I've only encountered 1 rotten egg, and that was on the farm, probably because it had been hidden for weeks in the chicken coop.