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Old 07-13-2019, 11:31 AM   #1876
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I did buy a core i5 used PC in a garage sale over a month ago for 20 bucks. It has no HD, needs special monitor cable
so this is in the backburner*.

Jailbreaking the tablet is also too geeky for me at this point. Rather just sketch more.
 
Old 07-24-2019, 09:22 AM   #1877
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I was feeling quite low few days ago. Got bugs in new place already, others dumping junk outsides, so have to clean and get this place treated by exterminator. So to help my mood, I got a few DVDs from a local thrift shop for a buck each, mostly cartoons and watched Simpson`s, family guy etc., Each DVD is a buck. The old iMac I have works perfect for this. One episode helps me a lot to gain fresh positive perspective. At this rate, few months to a few years down the road I might get another old PC when I am ready for it. Will be offline tho.

I also got an old RCA CD player, the sound is very good, but the radio works very poorly, even local AM station that is strong and popular sounds like an ICBM missile launched from Russia Nuclear Submarine to my Apt. At 10 bucks this is ok, will use it as long as it lasts.
 
Old 08-10-2019, 11:59 AM   #1878
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https://blog.tripplite.com/how-to-co...dmi-projector/

If a tablet PC can be connected to external monitor then this is quite helpful.

Here the Library network is very good, one can borrow upto 15 books including 10 DVDs at a time.
There is also free net at library. When the Government supports offline life, then it is priceless.
 
Old 08-14-2019, 04:22 PM   #1879
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I tried to connect my Tablet PC to my TV via USB cable and it failed. The TV doesn`t get signal from the Tablet.
 
Old 08-24-2019, 03:42 PM   #1880
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I recently got the Kindle Fire HD 8 on sale for 70 bucks canadian including tax with the intent of trying to load Linux on it.
Without registration one cant use it, however this is a simple process. The great thing about this tablet is that reads
aloud any books loaded on it pretty much. This saves a lot of space as mp3 Audiobooks takeup a lot of diskspace with time.
It is so very comforting to listen to an audiobook.

Now I will reserve this project of loading different OS on tablet PC for future on a different tablet PC that is a lot more cheap.

https://www.tabletpccomparison.net/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht...cId=1001072731
 
Old 09-18-2019, 11:50 AM   #1881
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I did endup buying a Lenovo desktop about 2 weeks ago due to good price 300 bucks canadian with tax approx.
However, I used it to just backup my tablet. Over 2 hours infront of TV or Desktop is making me tired these days.
I prefer to use tablet briefly in pulse mode.
 
Old 11-06-2019, 01:55 PM   #1882
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insertech.ca

Above organization has done very well with old computers locally for last 2 decades and is govt. Supported.
 
Old 07-02-2021, 01:55 AM   #1883
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I got an old laptop and two desktops.
Bought them.

I mostly use kobo to read classics these days.
Will use retro pc to transfer files.

Got a home built desktop from 2011 yesterday for
15 bucks. Full of dust, cleaned it and works well.
No card reader or DVD burner on it, but still ok.
No one else wanted it at store.

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Old 07-02-2021, 04:54 AM   #1884
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Good to have you back again
 
Old 07-07-2022, 09:29 AM   #1885
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I'm out too and really have been for awhile

Learning and using Linux was the high point of my life. Many, many infinite thanks to everyone who took five minutes out of their bust day to answer a question or show me a cool trick.

Muchos Gracias to Happy Gnu, Jade, and everyone who recognizes this username and mistook Malus Pesto for one of noordinaryspider's alternate personalities and wanted to help.

But he was a real kid.

He died.

I live in a van. The rich people's kids want to kill me because it is 2022.

I bought a Samsung Galaxy A13 because it would have cost exactly as much as my shrink did if I had qualified for the four EZ payment plan and the shrink was very bad for my mental health.

I'm Ali Miracle's friend. He lives in Iraq so they wouldn't let him go to college and learn how to code unless he majored in English. I could relate, because I had to major in English too.

If that's why Malus Pesto died, then I am not ashamed. Ali is a good kid, even if we disagree about systemd and pretty much everything else. He doesn't have to speak English any more and I hope he doesn't even remember which one I was

We mostly talked about art and literature and everything he loved about Iraq because that is what the children want to save when their culture is destroyed.

That is what is interesting to me. My shrink screamed "That is the WRONG answer!", demanded that I be happy because I "have such a large vocabulary that I almost sound like a well educated person" and cured me of ever trusting a rich person again.

So I came home to read the mobile Linux threads.

Okay, so it's not my fault then. Thank you.

Please notify the proper authorities, your travel agent and/or family, and choose a better vacation destination and/or country to educate yourself and your kids in.
 
  


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