The Off Topic Topic

[Malthus]

Heh an interesting variation on the good old spite fence.

Would have been even better if they cut the trunk in half lengthwise! 😄

[Savonarola]

he should just line his front yard with bird feeders. That's how you get a proper neighbor dispute. nonsensical escalation!

No one ever did that better than Donald Duck and Pete:

The New Neighbor

(They even end with a spite fence for Malthus.)

[Josquius]

This is quite cool.
Type in the names of animals and map out how closely related they are.
I didn't realise rodents were so close to primates. Gerbil cousins yay.

https://labs.minutelabs.io/Tree-of-Life-Explorer/#/?ids=ott425087&ids=ott1068218&ids=ott744000&ids=ott770315&ids=ott764841

[Syt]

Anyone know if this map is accurate?

[Josquius]

It does seem iffy. Would have expected us sightings to be more sw heavy and so little Latin America or japan....

[Jacob]

Must be because the aliens speak English.

[grumbler]

With no provenance for the image, it's impossible to say whether it is at all authoritative.

[Sheilbh]

It'd be quite interesting to see a legit map of sightings by military personnel like the ones the US report is about - and ideally including real data from Russia and China

[PDH]

Aliens are kind of stupid.  They can hide from the entire electromagnetic spectrum except the visible part.

[jimmy olsen]

The lumber is haunted! Haunted I tell you! Why won't you believe! 

https://www.phillyvoice.com/home-depot-exorcism-pennsylvania-dickson-city-police-commerce-boulevard/

[Josquius]

My phone seems to be dying. Will only charge wirelessly (which I'm going with but don't get the appeal of). Battery has been awful a while.
And... To repair it with a new battery I'd néed a heat torch to melt the plastic.
What shit is this.
So. I will be looking away from Samsung for a new phone. Trouble is very all the best competitors seem to be Chinese which.....

[Agelastus]

My phone seems to be dying. Will only charge wirelessly (which I'm going with but don't get the appeal of). Battery has been awful a while.
And... To repair it with a new battery I'd néed a heat torch to melt the plastic.
What shit is this.
So. I will be looking away from Samsung for a new phone. Trouble is very all the best competitors seem to be Chinese which.....

You are going to have difficulty finding a modern smartphone that does not require a heat gun or heat mat to be used to access the interior.

Unless your phone is old or a budget model it may be worth getting your battery replaced -

https://samsungrepair.com/

Or if you prefer to book on the company that holds the Samsung contract's own website -

https://wefix.co.uk/

[Josquius]

Thanks. At a glance 100 quid for a new battery... Which seems steep and on past experience is usually hit and miss if it works. Will see. With working from home and no holidays on the horizon its not a huge priority yet.

[Agelastus]

Thanks. At a glance 100 quid for a new battery... Which seems steep and ok past experience is usually hit and miss if it works. Will see. With working from home and no holidays on the horizon its not a huge priority yet.

It sounds like you've been "burned" in the past by a local repairer - you could see if someone will repair it for you with a battery you provide if you don't trust them to supply a genuine one. Samsung service packs are available on the market (for the S10 they cost between £25.00 and £30.00, for example.)

[Samsung, unlike Apple, sell their parts to resellers.]

[Josquius]

Thanks. At a glance 100 quid for a new battery... Which seems steep and ok past experience is usually hit and miss if it works. Will see. With working from home and no holidays on the horizon its not a huge priority yet.

It sounds like you've been "burned" in the past by a local repairer - you could see if someone will repair it for you with a battery you provide if you don't trust them to supply a genuine one. Samsung service packs are available on the market (for the S10 they cost between £25.00 and £30.00, for example.)

[Samsung, unlike Apple, sell their parts to resellers.]

No, last time was with my S5 where I was able to buy a new official battery and replace it myself.
It improved things for sure, but it didn't last as long as the first one and was really just staving off the inevitable.  I suspect as the battery wears down other issues crop up alongside it. With this phone I know for instance my charging port seems itself seems borked with a permanent moisture detected message.

My S5 lasted much longer than my s9 I remember too. Samsung really is on the slide. Fingers crossed some decent and more international competitors pop up in the future. For now I am considering maybe going with China afterall; its not like they're going to risk their company just to steal a few thousand from me