u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)

I like computers, trains, space, radio-related everything and a bunch of other tech related stuff. User of GNU+Linux.
I am also dumb and worthless.
My laptop is HP 255 G7 running Manjaro and Linux Mint.
I own RTL-SDRv3 and RSP1 clone.

SDF Unix shell username: user224

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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • For me, because I was able to get a good nearly 20 year old HP printer that doesn’t actually care about reported ink levels and I can just refill the cartridges with ultra-cheap ink from AliExpress.

    You can get a 250ml bottle for around 10 bucks. Just make sure to get the correct one (dye vs pigment). My black cartridges were re-filled, but the company used dye ink in them even though they should have had pigment ink. I keep refilling them with dye ink, no idea what would happen if I mixed the remains.

    This works, unlike doing it the other way around (pigment ink in dye heads), but it’s a bit of a firehose situation. I have to use at least 120gsm paper (regular is 80), otherwise it just leaks through.
    I also refilled a fountain pen with it. That leaks even through the 120gsm paper, but it’s pretty black. Anyway, I could probably only use that with cardstock paper.

    It’s cheap enough for me to play around with like this too, or print “dark mode” documents.









  • I try to keep it around 20 - 80 %, that’s 2 - 3 days. Fully charged, (by the way, there is more capacity beyond “100%”), 4 possibly even 5 if going to like 5%.

    But I use it heavily.

    Also, that flashlight at the back can actually drain it quite fast. Hell, if you have like 30% it can’t keep it on full power steadily, it starts flickering a bit. It gets completely disabled <20%. Earlier if you use it in the camera app. Ideally, if you want to use it combined with the camera you’ll have > 50%.

    You may be able to charge your laptop from it if it supports 5V charging. It can supply 10W. To get some idea, my ThinkPad L390 yoga is currently consuming 3.73W as I am typing this.

    But as I wrote, good luck charging it, though my unit may be defective. I don’t have another one to compare to.




  • No headphone jack, which I was dead against but tbh Bluetooth earbuds these days are superb and wired headphones were cumbersome.

    I gave that a go, but nope. I did have a phone with no headphone jack, and used BT earbuds in the past. Another battery to keep charged, having to unpair them each time to use with a laptop, then re-pair them, occasional but annoying audio cuts with RFI (WiFi hotspot, microwave oven,…), very noticeable delay with FPS games (that was otherwise unnoticeable).

    Just nope. Bluetooth audio is nice with a laptop, so that when I have earphones connected to it, I don’t have to disconnect them to hear something from my phone, but that’s about it.