Do not buy a Renewed Google Pixel Verizon variant

Do not buy a Renewed Google Pixel Verizon variant

The Google Pixel Verizon variants are absolute garbage. The reason why is Verizon purposefully encrypts the bootloader to where you can’t unlock it. When you tell Verizon about unlocking the bootloader, they think you mean carrier unlocking the phone to use on other carriers and while the Google Pixel 6 that I just received from …

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PC Keyboards for Smokers

PC Keyboards for Smokers

If you’re like me that smoke at your computer, you know about going through keyboards like socks or worse. So, I’m going to give a list with Amazon links of keyboards I’ve tried personally and if they are good (or bad) for smokers. Amazon Basic Keyboard: Absolutely the worst on this list. Keys are recessed, …

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Linux Pipewire Audio with ROG Strix B450-F Gaming RealTek ALC1220

Linux Pipewire Audio with ROG Strix B450-F Gaming RealTek ALC1220

Upon installing Garuda Dragonized edition on my Desktop rig. Everything seems fine upon first start-up but then when I try to launch anything with audio, I’m already having problems and cannot control the audio to my speakers or headphones very well. Sound comes from the headphones (Front Panel) just fine but not from the Line …

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Scraping Election data with Scrapy

Scraping Election data with Scrapy

For our office election watch party last night, we wanted to watch results on as many simultaneous races as we could but we were particularly interested in the locals. That’s because we knew the national races would be covered heavily and we had a projector set up for TV coverage, but the local races would …

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Volkswagen 2.0 ABA Spec Sheet

Volkswagen 2.0 ABA Spec Sheet

Notations:[ $ = OBD I information has not yet been collected ][ $$ = OBD II information has not yet been collected ][ *** = information has not been verified by any technical data or a reliable source ] ——————- General (w/5 speed manual transmission) Motor: 2.0L (1984 cc) I4 SOHC 8V Fuel Injected (121.071 cu …

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 and why rebooting franchises should be left alone.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 and why rebooting franchises should be left alone.

I’ve been a long-time fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (From here out will be referring to as ‘MST3K’ of course) from 1988 till very recently. Season 13 is about to come out in March 2022 and since the reboot of season 11, I’ve been a little hesitant about it ever since. Where I noticed …

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A message to all streamers

A message to all streamers

Never forget where you came from and the people that put you there. I once was a regular driver for Donna Summer. The first time I drove for her, of course I had to carry her luggage to the gate at the airport. I never said anything to her about this as it really didn’t …

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The Importance of Degoogling Your Phone And Why It’s Ethically Sound.

The Importance of Degoogling Your Phone And Why It’s Ethically Sound.

First of all, if you have an iPhone I can’t help you other than to tell you to get rid of it and get an Android phone with an Unlocked Bootloader or capable of Unlocked bootloader. iPhones and anything Apple are notoriously known for locking their operating systems down to where no one can do …

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Linux Desktop Environments

Linux Desktop Environments

This will not be a “Which one is better” article, but more so a list of the current ones that are available so you can find out which one is best for you. GnomeXfceLXDECinnamonMATELXQtEnlightenmentKDE PlasmaBudgieRazor-qtLuminaSugarTrinity Desktop EnvironmentK Desktop EnvironmentCommon Desktop Environment (CDE)PantheonROXUDEEDEEtoileKDE 4MezzoUKUIGNUStepAquaOpenWindowAmbientProject Looking GlassMetisseElokab