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00:55:08 <MrMobodies> https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/thats-enough-greenland-pm-urges-trump-to-drop-annex-threats/RZ4BD7RA5ZGUDIIOZ7OTWI3FLM/
00:55:09 <EEVBot> [url] ‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats - NZ Herald | www.nzherald.co.nz
00:55:27 <MrMobodies> "The island has *untapped rare earth minerals* and could be a vital player as the polar ice melts and new shipping routes emerge."
00:55:37 <MrMobodies> So that's why Trump is after it.
00:56:20 <MrMobodies> or whoever ordered it
00:57:11 <MrMobodies> that Trump must keep on persuing them.
00:58:20 <MrMobodies> I see for Venezula is oil they are after but they kept on threatening Guyana giving Trump an excuse to invade.
00:59:19 <Ampera1> last I checked this was #eevblog, not $politics
00:59:23 <Ampera1> er, make that a #
00:59:33 <MrMobodies> aahh, ohh sorry...
00:59:33 <Ampera1> also my compliments to the ircops for having such a reliable nickop
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00:59:44 <MrMobodies> it was the invading factor
00:59:49 <MrMobodies> sorry about that
01:00:01 <Ampera> :/
01:00:11 <MrMobodies> a bit scared what will happen
01:00:15 <MrMobodies> anyway someone give me
01:00:25 <MrMobodies> a Panasonic toughbook
01:00:48 <MrMobodies> it was for his son in 2023 and he brought something newer
01:01:04 <MrMobodies> I remember the battery wasn't good but still works, just 500mah 91% wear level
01:01:29 <Ampera> 91% health? or 91% used up
01:01:49 <Ampera> I cannot imagine how you can buy a laptop in 2023 and kill the battery in that short a time...
01:01:50 <MrMobodies> yes
01:01:56 <MrMobodies> actually I'll take a [picture
01:02:01 <MrMobodies> it's a Panasonic CF-53
01:02:09 <MrMobodies> with a handle, acting as a palm rest
01:02:33 <MrMobodies> Touchpad is one the most comfortable ones I have ever used out of the many
01:03:04 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/0yjdJh4B/IMG-20260106-140432.jpg
01:03:11 <EEVBot> [url] IMG 20260106 140432 — Postimages | i.postimg.cc
01:03:42 <MrMobodies> Touchscreen too but doesn't seem to work well with the finger more the nails
01:06:24 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/qkdvq2CQ/CF53Battery.jpg
01:06:24 <EEVBot> [url] CF53Battery — Postimages | i.postimg.cc
01:08:24 <MrMobodies> Manufactured in 2011 I also has an expresscard slot and USB3
01:08:37 <MrMobodies> and still in nice condition
01:08:53 <MrMobodies> I'll see if I can get another battery for that
01:09:47 <MrMobodies> that's be a challenge if they stop making them and finding a reputable company like Duracell which sometimes makes them or sources them
01:10:03 <MrMobodies> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167342182975?
01:10:04 <EEVBot> [url] Grade A Battery Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 CF-30 CF-52 CF-31 CF-29 - CF-VZSU29A | eBay UK | www.ebay.co.uk
01:11:21 <MrMobodies> Selling a brand new one for £58 sealed but I wonder how long has it been on the shelf and has it lost it's charge low enough to be reliable
01:12:12 <MrMobodies> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166849341130
01:12:12 <EEVBot> [url] NEW Battery for Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 CF-30 CF-52 CF-31 CF-29 - CF-VZSU29A | eBay UK | www.ebay.co.uk
01:12:42 <MrMobodies> aaha okay they tested it, that's nice
01:13:44 <MrMobodies> I installed back in early 2023, the Windows 10 Pro, and another SSD with 10 LTSC for the little lad it was given too
01:14:08 <MrMobodies> and a 256gb SSD in a cdrom tray
01:16:06 <MrMobodies> I remembered he took a particiular interested in Blood 2 the Chosen so I gave him the CD and installed it but the dad was not very pleased.
01:17:50 <MrMobodies> I gave the Violin man a 12v & 5v combined power supply, From Dedicated Micros to power up a hard drive externally
01:18:04 <MrMobodies> He wasn't happy as it would draw 3w when idle
01:18:31 <MrMobodies> and his low power wyse terminal draw's 3w that he was using it with
01:19:18 <MrMobodies> He went on ebay and picked this up for £7
01:19:20 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/Grkt078B/IMG-20260105-205943.jpg
01:19:20 <EEVBot> [url] IMG 20260105 205943 — Postimages | i.postimg.cc
01:19:22 <MrMobodies> I warned him
01:20:06 <MrMobodies> when it arrived it was so light he didn't trust and just said not worth sending back just open it up.
01:23:41 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/7LYWQBfy/SHH-002-B.jpg
01:23:42 <EEVBot> [url] SHH 002 B — Postimages | i.postimg.cc
01:24:29 <MrMobodies> According to a forum somewhere in a foreign language, it got hot the second time, appeared to either stopped working or the drive won't spin.
01:24:51 <MrMobodies> I see there's the 4mm gap and that but not much mains filtering
01:25:55 <MrMobodies> I don't see any like regulators on it some heatsinks like I normally do on the others.
01:26:21 <MrMobodies> What do you think of that power supply above?
02:27:07 <arch> how do you do, fellow Bob Marley fans?
02:47:11 <MrMobodies> "No Woman No Cry?" "Isn't that how he responded to Lesley Gore's "I'll Cry if I want to" 10 years later.
03:20:06 * K sics the police onto arch
03:21:09 * arch tosses K into a pond and watches him explode
03:21:39 * K hisses violently
03:23:08 <arch> now you know the pain and terror your brothers Na, Rb, Cs, and Fr felt. mwahahaha
03:44:01 <steve30> "Solution: Reboot your bicycle"
03:44:15 <steve30> hehe
03:48:50 * arch gives steve30 the boot
03:53:43 <arch> like Jarvis, but more a crackhead AI and not very knowledgeable
04:06:04 * Ampera stomps on arch with kinky heels
06:58:37 <MrMobodies> A 'I don't WANT it.
06:59:03 <MrMobodies> Aye 'I don't need it.
06:59:20 <MrMobodies> Aye 'I can think for myself
07:00:07 <MrMobodies> "Aye 'I" more good for me than "AI"
07:02:09 <MrMobodies> I decide what I need, want and when I want not what others who cram initial's together.
07:03:40 <K> aye aye chicken pie
07:08:20 <MrMobodies> Seen this little car on the road, driving very slowly and a big queue behind and you say "AYe Get Out of the way"... Toyota Aygo
07:10:55 <MrMobodies> A verbal joke: What band does the Taxman play? Take That (VAT) if they are not happy with your tax records and decide to charge the full amount.
07:11:46 <MrMobodies> They can seize and take things, I'll "Take that"
07:15:10 <MrMobodies> Every year I see very unusual stories
07:15:18 <MrMobodies> and they seem to be new to me
07:15:20 <MrMobodies> like this one
07:15:21 <MrMobodies> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gw3w9xvwxo
07:15:22 <EEVBot> [url] Teacher who had baby with pupil banned from classroom - BBC News | www.bbc.co.uk
07:15:41 <MrMobodies> She has a child from a 15 year old
07:15:49 <MrMobodies> but what i find bizzar in that video
07:16:04 <MrMobodies> the lad choose a belt and she's smiling.
07:16:44 <MrMobodies> why a lousy overpriced belt out of all the things she could buy for him
07:17:39 <MrMobodies> and I don't think many are going to notice that's a Gucci belt anyway holding his trousers up
07:17:45 <MrMobodies> Why not a watch
07:18:09 <MrMobodies> smiling like that was special
07:22:40 <MrMobodies> it also appears to me like she was under the influence of something, drugs maybe? not behaving seriously or with awareness in that video.
07:23:04 <MrMobodies> wouldn't you say that's odd?
07:45:48 <arch> T3sl4, you there?
08:04:31 * T3sl4 licks arch
08:25:34 <Kuschelpony> friendlywhinny
08:25:45 <steve30> meow
08:34:18 <Kuschelpony> but also goodnight
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10:17:21 <arch> is that a jojo reference?!
10:18:36 <arch> i received my cylinder pressure leak detector today
10:18:48 <arch> going to test it out on my 2 stroke snowblower engine
11:42:40 * Ampera1 hugs arch
12:19:18 <electrohead> quick, open the can so I shoot off like a rocket
14:11:54 <Halcyon> Hey damian
14:11:55 <Ampera> wazzup!
14:11:56 <Halcyon> I mean DogWomble
14:11:59 <Ampera> tabfail
14:12:05 <Halcyon> Too quick on the auto-complete
14:12:06 <DogWomble> the sky is up, what's going down?
14:12:06 <Halcyon> Yep
14:12:10 <Ampera> I actually bought a bottle of liquor recently
14:12:12 <Ampera> quite strong liquor
14:12:15 <Halcyon> What is it?
14:12:21 <Ampera> 190 proof
14:12:36 <Ampera> which means it doesn't matter what it is, since it's almost pure ethanol, lol
14:13:03 <Ampera> https://cloud.systemtheta.net/s/Zbtq67LMkC2PByA/preview
14:13:25 <Ampera> enough to inebriate fitty men
14:14:58 <Halcyon> Hahahaha
14:15:02 <Halcyon> And what are you going to use that for?
14:15:13 <Ampera> Well I originally wanted it for weevil eradication
14:15:18 <Ampera> as my rice had an infestation
14:15:42 <Ampera> I ended up nestling a small cup of isopropanol into it to fumigate the bugs, but it'd have been a lot safer with everclear
14:15:54 <Halcyon> Fair.
14:15:55 <Ampera> I let it air out and have eaten the rice since without ill effect
14:16:07 <Ampera> but since I needed to go to the liquor store for something else anyways, i decided to grab a bottle
14:17:50 <Ampera> That other thing was a bottle of Madeira, which I used to make Chicken Madeira Rigatoni
14:17:54 <Ampera> which came out extremely good
14:18:24 <Halcyon> It would be volatile enough to just evaporate during cooking anyway
14:18:36 <Ampera> probably
14:19:10 <Ampera> it would only be whatever amount managed to absorb through the air
14:31:28 <DogWomble> well if i understand correctly, we now have legislation that requires some businesses to accept cash
14:32:01 <DogWomble> electrohead, you don't need an energy drink up the arse to shoot off like a rocket :)
14:32:07 <DogWomble> just some diet coke and mentos
14:35:05 <DogWomble> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_2osOb2SMU
14:35:05 <EEVBot> [YouTube] Extreme Mentos & Diet Coke | 2m 58s | Channel: EepyBird | 571,446 views | 2006-05-01 - 20:22:34 UTC
14:46:16 <electrohead> :P
15:06:06 <MrMobodies> Looking for this very old tool
15:06:14 <MrMobodies> which I use to have
15:06:27 <MrMobodies> in the early 2000's but can't find it
15:07:06 <MrMobodies> it was a little utility thing to set the desktop background or wallpaper to a chosen screensaver
15:08:06 <MrMobodies> too many files to look through searching by date and it's not under the name wallpaper or screensaver
15:14:16 <MrMobodies> Aah found something that works better
15:14:18 <MrMobodies> Plane9.scr /p65552
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17:30:09 <MrMobodies> Very angry
17:30:19 <MrMobodies> https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/23/violence-in-gp-surgeries-driven-by-waiting-times-and-drug-refusals-global-study-shows
17:30:19 <EEVBot> [url] Violence in GP surgeries driven by waiting times and drug refusals, global study shows | Health | The Guardian | www.theguardian.com
17:30:21 <MrMobodies> This bit
17:30:40 <MrMobodies> " “That incidences of abuse against GPs and our teams are so widespread – and as this research shows, not just in the UK – is extremely distressing. It’s entirely unacceptable for anyone working in general practice t"
17:30:47 <MrMobodies> It wasn't like that before... utter bullshit
17:31:17 <MrMobodies> The Guardian I thought was suppose to be an impartial news paper
17:31:23 <MrMobodies> Denis Campbell Health policy editor
17:32:07 <MrMobodies> and the way it was written like the were playing down the real issues, not getting the standatds of medical care that they had for decades. Instead they look at other counteries and claim it is just as bad
17:32:37 <MrMobodies> https://www.nhsconfed.org/people/denis-campbell
17:32:37 <EEVBot> [url] Denis Campbell | NHS Confederation | www.nhsconfed.org
17:32:48 <MrMobodies> NHS confederation
17:34:56 <MrMobodies> "The NHS Confederation interacts with the
17:34:56 <MrMobodies> Conservative Party through policy analysis, lobbying for members"
17:35:05 <MrMobodies> Very disappointed.
17:35:55 <MrMobodies> Looks like most of the newspapers, if not the writers they employ are part of the that party and when there are issues like this they downplay and dodge the very issue to other things
17:36:56 <MrMobodies> they are the ones who cut funding and created departments, merged them to put up red tape and interfere with the GP practices and patient care they caused it.
17:41:43 <MrMobodies> "Unmet patient demands" yeah right. More like refusal to diagnose and assess.
17:43:31 <MrMobodies> Patients don't usually go there by choice and just demand. When it was good like back at my old address it was really busy in there with like an hour wait, babies in there crying, not a nice place to be but they did see to you.
17:44:08 <MrMobodies> one thing they did not do is turn you away or threaten to call the police and remove you from the pactice.
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