Tech geek, cat enthusiast, #disabled, and #trans.
Living with #AnkylosingSpondylitis and #migraine. #ActuallyAutistic and #ADHD.
Fan of #industrial and #synthpop music. Got into #anime in a big way a few years ago.
Non-binary trans woman (she/they)
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| Website | https://averydonovan.com |
I took a chance on a nice-looking HP 19BII on eBay that was listed as untested. It was quite cheap and worst case it’d be a really cool display piece.
I got some N-cell batteries and very carefully installed them.
Nothing happened at first when I hit “ON”. Just as I resigned myself to it being a dud, I heard a beep and the display came to life!
There’s a lot to explore on here and it’s going to be a fantastic companion to my 17BII.
Did some repairs to my Sony D-14 this evening. I was just going to put some lithium grease on the track for the lens mechanism but had to do a little more work to it due to failed 38 year old adhesive on the lid. This is the only repair I’ve had to do in the 2 decades I’ve had it.
The D-14 came out in 1986 and is basically identical to the D-5, the first “portable” CD player which came out in 1984.
Neat fact: this thing plays CD-Rs just fine 😲
There’s a few stray cats that have turned my yard into a place for them to eat and hangout, and I’ve gotten rather attached to a few of them.
This morning, one of them was found across the street and was likely hit by a car last night. Her name was Foxtrot and she was a friendly, sweet cat that was only about 8 months old. She was buried in our backyard, interred with cuttings of the flowers she liked to play in.
Her loss has hit me hard and I already miss her.
Today I received the first movie I’ve ever preordered before its home video release.
I’ve only been buying Blu-ray discs for about a couple of years because I got tired of stuff disappearing from streaming services. Also the picture and especially the sound quality are way better.
Anyway, of all the movies I could’ve preordered to receive on release day, it ended up being this one 🤣
My spouse had eclipse glasses so I was able to see the sun itself here in San Antonio, Texas. But most of the time I was looking at images through a pinhole camera and through foliage.
