#upgrading tech

[joebustillos]

Post-Wonderlust Presentation: Is It Time to Update Your Mac Stuff?

Apple had their Fall event last Tuesday and introduced the new iPhone 15 and updated AppleWatch. If you didn’t get a chance to watch the 82-minute event, the folks at the Verge did a great 17-minute version. Enjoy. So, is it time to upgrade or wait until a later product cycle? It’s good to remember that there might be another event/product announcement in October for iPads, but that guess is…

[azadrithaanatheme]

Would it be accurate to assume that a while after upgrading N and V, Uzi is probably going to start on upgrading herself?

Not mechanically like she's going to do for N and V, no. What she is going to do is find a way to tinker with her Solver mutations and make them her own.

Thing is, I'm currently torn between a dual-bat wing design:

And what I like to call Solver Crowzi:

[p1ctur3]

@octdl-lee

Random captive TDL au lore dump and some behind the scenes stuff since you asked so nicely :]

Dark in captivity

victim did use dark as a way to train and get the mercs and him used to the box

victim and agent (i would probably explore their dynamic in this au also, mitsi would haunt this narrative because yes)

some behind the scenes things

additional art

[m3tr0n0m333]

Doodles ft: a potential older Nine design with a ROTTMNT Donnie quote. (Idk. I saw Tails has a bunch of older designs nd I'm like.... what if that but with Nine.....)

[inkprovised]

I was sketching when my graphic tablet died on me...

[lunarchangels]

remember guys: pirating from nintendo is always morally correct!!! jailbreaking nintendo consoles is always morally correct!! emulating nintendo games is always morally correct!!

[blogfanreborn777]

Upgraded by juliedillon

[wannabemasterofwindintraining]

Doppelgangers but COOLER

[ganonfan1995]

damn tho why did my xbox x literally cost less than the switch 2 hello?

[veryfairysyd]

AL³X

the trans robot girl thing (by fairyfleshprison)

- goth purple upgrade 🫶!!

Reminder! Art Comms Open Now :)

[melrows]

I'm a professional astronomer who uses almost exclusively JWST data, and today I used JWST's Exposure Time Calculator for the first time. But it wasn't to plan my observations. It was to plan a hypothetical observation in the Project Hail Mary universe to calculate when they'd be able to see the rocket flares from the beetles.

[thecryptidbard]

It’s been a minute but finally had time to do another Ghosts Tarot card—although this one isn’t technically a ghost!

I chose this card for Jay because I think it gets to some of my favorite parts of his character arc that we’ve seen so far. Despite being unable to see the ghosts, Jay is incredibly involved in the ghostly happenings of Woodstone, and he’s often a guide or sounding board for Sam as she deals with them. However, in season two we also got to see just how much the move from the city was impacting him. As involved and supportive as he is with all the ‘ghost things’, there’s still a level of separation even from those he shares his everyday life with. However, The Hermit is not just about solitude; it’s also about being in a time of personal change and new purpose, which we get to see as Jay starts building his own restaurant from the barn ground up. I think he perfectly represents that balance of the hermit card—even though at first glance it may seem like the card represents isolation, it’s really about being on your own journey of growth, a journey that’s only possible by withdrawing a bit from the outside world. I’ve really enjoyed how the show has highlighted that with Jay’s character so far, and I can’t wait to keep seeing this journey he’s on as the restaurant gets closer to opening!

Another reason I like this card for Jay? It totally looks like a powerful D&D character, something i imagine Jay would love. For that reason, I didn’t make a whole lot of design changes from the original Colman Smith card (which can be viewed here), although I did update the original’s lantern, and instead have Jay holding the Possession Sconce.

I’m hoping to get back to making more of these soon, but in the meantime, would love it if you checked out my other Ghosts Tarot card designs here!

[puppetmaster13u]

I am slowly rotating a what if oneshot or so of my What's Outside Au of like, Injustice or Justice Lords esque timeline. Like, Clark is one of the only ones who knows the batclan since they're cryptids, and the first meeting was entirely accidental. But Batman and his brood aren't a part of the League, even if the Wayne Enterprises do start help funding it and is still behind the Watchtower. So how would it work? How would things change, when Bruce is already more morally gray and no one knows for sure if the Bats even exist out of Gotham?

[shadowblade8192]

Saw your tags on my voyager post and im looking at getting a new phone since google bricked my old one. Is your fairphone good? As in, does the battery last a while? And does it lag/go slow? Ive not heard of the company before but a quick google tells me theyre good. Just want an honest user experience to decide

im not a heavy mobile user, but i have heard some people say that the battery life could be better. to counteract that however, you can swap the battery toollessly so i have an "emergency charge" battery. plus when battery health inevitable degrades you can easily swap in a new one. if you wanna compare it to other things, its a 4200mAh battery

never encountered any lag, and i doubt there would be any unless you are running particularly intensive tasks on it (its got like 8gb ram on the regular model and 6gb on the budget one, my old phone had like 2 lol)

i will mention a couple issues ive had though, firstly you arent at the bleeding edge of software updates, but they arent stagnated (in fact i have a software update i should probably go and put on now lol), and secondly theres ghosting on the pixels when youre at low brightness (but thats just a problem with oled panels in general i think), and thirdly it doesnt have a 3.5mm jack, but the bluetooth earbuds and headphones they offer are also repairable, with any batteries easy to replace. still not too fond of the lack of a headphone jack but ill take the option for repairable earbuds over nothing)

another problem that can be a deal breaker for a lot of people is the price. however thats really more "other phones are wayyyyy too cheap" and not "the fairphone is expensive", since they make it fair, the workers get paid far better and that moneys gotta come from somewhere. apparently i have a 50 euro discount code to refer people? so that can be something (will clarify that i get 25 euros of fairphone store credit for anyone who uses that. can still share it if you want) but it can be cheaper to buy it from a third party reseller

the fp5 was released in 2023 so the "its gonna last like 8-10 years" is based off that (have not heard any mention of the fp6 being on the horizon, but even having a phone last 6-8 years is still at least 2-3 times as long as the average phone, i got mine last year for example so ill get like 7-9 years), and its got a pretty good warranty (i think its 2-3 years by default and you can register for an extra 5?)

also i will admit i have some bias saying its good because my previous phone was, to put it lightly, complete shit (micro usb charging. thats the sort of level im talking about) so im wowed by some relatively basic features like an nfc reader and dp alt mode on the usb c port (if you dont know what that is, basically you can connect a dongle/usb hub and get a display output)

if you arent doing computationally intense/otherwise incredibly battery draining tasks all the time youll be fine.

[greetings-inferiors]

I’m thinking of rebooting my pc, but then I thought instead of (or maybe on top of) rebooting my pc (which would clear a lot of the shit my younger self installed, but is a great excuse to switch to Firefox and stuff), I should see if I can improve my PC’s hardware. Then I realised I straight up don’t have an ssd? So I… should probably get one. And I’m meaning to get a second monitor anyway, so I might just do some tech shopping???

If anyone knows of any cheap ssds (I think m.2 is the open slot), monitors, and I guess graphics cards too, couldn’t hurt (I have a gtx 1060, like it’s alright but could be better), let me know (I am in the uk though bear in mind)

[charles-leclerc-official]

Ferrari have made some small modifications to the floor of the car for this weekend's race. These changes are small, and are aimed at added stiffness in the floor which should offer some more stability cornering.

This isn't a long term solution, but it should help in the meantime for both drivers. Any small adjustments between now and more substantive changes for current problems will be greatly appreciated.

The team does seem to feel they have a direction again. We will see after summer if that is true. I will be interested to see how this modification as well as in inboard upgrades in Spa handle.

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