manualoverride

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[–] manualoverride 1 points 10 hours ago

No there are some silly proprietary techs which either prevent compatibility or severely limit charging speed. As well as a lot of devices which simply didn’t bother to put any circuitry in and just used the USB-C port as a dumb power connector which only works with their charger and cable. I provided examples in my last message.

[–] manualoverride 1 points 12 hours ago

A few years ago I decided to make sure everything I purchased was USB-C where possible. Items I have that I can think of:

  • Philips Sonicare toothbrush case - only works with USBA to C cable.

  • BlockBlueLight hexagon night light - only charges with the cable supplied USBA to C.

  • air mattress (random Amazon brand) inflator has USB c charger that will not charge anything but does allow the inflator to work, no power bank or USB-C charger works.

  • I have several “non-iQ” chargers with random incompatibility between Samsung and Apple devices.

  • A tennis racket style electric fly swatter works with some chargers and not others

  • USB-C IR camera which works on android but not on new iPhones due to some power pin incompatibility.

  • I have a drawer full of USB-C cables with various ratings up to 140w, have to select the correct one for the application.

It may be just that these are all pre-EU unifying the standards, but there is enough USB-C e-waste in my house that I purchased in good faith that USB-C means it’s compatible, but it isn’t.

[–] manualoverride 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

Here is your new device with a USB-C port*

only compatible with the specific cable provided in the box

[–] manualoverride 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Please be careful, I’ve been told not to push through as it will damage my heart. Currently 3 years in and my stamina for walking or washing up has increased from ~10 mins to ~20 mins, before I get out of breath.

[–] manualoverride 1 points 1 week ago

As far as getting people to see a job posting for a little thought about government regulator, I don’t think they could have been more successful.

[–] manualoverride 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sources suggest the extra expense is justified to enhance the image of the government

I’m assuming the image they were going for was fucking morons, if so well done, complete success.

[–] manualoverride 13 points 2 weeks ago

This should be the definition of ‘letting perfect be the enemy of good’ Please stop using false oil lobby talking points to attack the transition to electric cars. Electric cars are an order of magnitude better for the environment than petrol/diesel, stop fighting big oils battle for them. Now let’s talk about how we can reduce road journeys through public transport, and reduce environmental impact of tires.

[–] manualoverride 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How about carving replacement buttons and bezel out of some hardwood? Finished with an epoxy based varnish it should resist the bleach fumes.

[–] manualoverride 4 points 3 weeks ago

This is about the time when in the UK they stopped allowing digital membership cards (on a phone app) and forced you to install the Costco app.

I am trying to remove as many apps as possible and until this change just carried my driving licence and a backup credit card in my phone case.

Forcing their own tracking app nearly made me cancel my membership.

[–] manualoverride 5 points 1 month ago

Unless you’re a baker, you should watch it one more time.

[–] manualoverride 1 points 1 month ago

Brit here… naturally assumed it was a Greggs Sausage roll

[–] manualoverride 5 points 1 month ago

Cat names are the same, have you seen Asteroid Destroyer?

 

This is just a rant… maybe a discussion starter

Margins on 2nd hand and new electric cars are thin, gone are the days where you could get 25% off a new car, and thin margins mean lower commission.

Servicing costs are minimal so no kickbacks for selling the servicing plans.

People are wise to paint protection and alloy wheel cover that cost more than a refurb.

EV buyers tend to make better decisions and are more likely to be cash buyers or finance elsewhere, so no kickback for selling a finance plan.

Manufacturers still selling higher margin hybrid and ICE vehicles mean they are the real target for salespeople.

Manufacturers also want to shift their ICE inventories and new products so they are still pushing the FUD on electric, and myths like “EVs will be obsolete once Hydrogen cars come out, you may as well get an ICE car in the meantime.”

I’ve had a really bad customer experiences at Toyota, Honda and now Kia dealerships.

I know people will suggest the Tesla online sales model, but Musk is just ruining the brand to the point where I can’t buy or recommend one.

So now I’m going to do all my own research, find the exact car I want, and contact the dealer/seller directly while avoiding as much interaction as possible.

 

Anyone else so used to being gaslit by the government they started to read this thinking ‘Great! Let’s find out how I’m a “failed citizen”, who had rubbish plans during the pandemic’

I’m finding this transition a little difficult, I’m hopeful but I’m still half expecting the Home Secretary to announce concrete shoes at low tide for all immigrants or something.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by manualoverride to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
 

As a Thames Water “customer” (given the complete lack of competition maybe “hostage” is a better term) who will have a £20 rise per year, and as someone with no money I’m fine with paying an extra £1.65 a month for water, but not to Thames Water who will inevitably use that money to pay shareholders dividends.

If it stops us from dumping raw sewage into the rivers and oceans I’ll happily pay ten times as much, but it’s clear that Thames Water is just corrupt, and cannot be trusted with any extra money.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by manualoverride to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
 

James Dyson who famously championed Brexit then moved his company’s head office to Singapore, and finally lost a libel case when papers pointed he was a massive hypocrite, has now announced he is cutting 1/4 of the UK workforce.

All this while parliament is busy swearing in all the new members.

In case you needed another reason to avoid his crap vacuum cleaners other than the horrible repairability and quality of failure prone components.

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"Latest" (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by manualoverride to c/enshittification
 

Is YouTube actively trying to make their platform as unusable as possible?

In case you can’t zoom the YouTube definition of ‘latest’, is any time in the last few years.

My video suggestions are also 50% text posts now for some reason.

 

I need some help finding the simplest but safe small EV for my parents in their 80s. They currently drive a massive old Mercedes E and S-class, but they don’t need such big cars, as sight and reaction times dwindle having such big powerful cars might get them into trouble. I’m looking for a small simple EV with the ability to lock things down and start every drive with consistent user selectable settings. Maybe limit the power, ensure the air conditioning is set appropriately every time and that the radio turns on to their station and with the volume at a good level. Basically so they just have to get in and press the go pedal, without worrying about messing anything up because the next drive will be back to normal again. For size I really like the Honda-E but I have taken them to two garages and both have been terrible experiences, where the salesperson tried to convince my parents that EVs were a dead technology and that they should buy a Hybrid until the Hydrogen cars come out. The longest journey they ever do is 100miles but mostly journeys are <50miles round trip. Anything with 130miles + would be perfect and give some cold weather/degradation buffer.

 

On some things the UK is progressive, on other issues, like sustainable transport, they see it as antisocial behaviour.

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Some of you may die (youtube.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by manualoverride to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
 

Looks like the Labour Party have finally hired someone under 60 to handle their social media. Excellent, no notes.

 

Just thinking back to the iPhone 6 which is 10 years old this year. I’m trying to work out if there are any features people use that weren’t available 10 years ago?

My dad still uses my old iPhone 6, and it really highlighted for me that innovation has stagnated in the last 10 years, unless I’m missing something.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by manualoverride to c/iphone
 

I’m still on the iPhone X, and the latest models just don’t have any features I’m excited about. I was thinking about what would make a difference to me and I think a really cool feature that would make me upgrade is thermal imaging.

Thermal cameras are expensive and the resolution and frame rate is generally rubbish because they are a niche item, but they are so useful. I’ve used them for everything from fixing heating systems, cars, and electronics to simply checking if my dog is still in the garden in the dark, or working out where ‘that draft’ is coming from.

Thermal imaging needs to be brought into the mainstream for price reduction and development, that integration to the next generation iPhone can deliver.

Am I just a weirdo, or would you like a thermal camera on the iPhone?

 

Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of German heavy truck maker MAN Truck & Bus, told reporters that it was, “impossible for hydrogen to effectively compete with battery electric trucks.”

There are two ways to look at the concept of sustainability as it pertains to commercial trucking. The first is sustainability of the business (can we keep operating the way we have been), and the second is environmental sustainability. Vlaskamp makes an effort to point that hydrogen, at least for now, isn’t sustainable in either sense of the word.

 

The £63,500 Mirai saloon is now regarded as a failure in Toyota’s highest ranks.

“Fuel-cell research continues on, just not for you and me… unless you drive a truck or train, or captain a ship for a living.”

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