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Instances of crazy fixes that actually ended up working. Or not working, I'm a description, not the cops.
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Motherboard had a VDG header, cooler fans had ARGB but I had breadboard cables and duct tape
22:00 UTC
who needs wake on lan
why would you use wake on lan when you can just hook up an arduino directly to the power switch on the motherboard.
the arduino have to be outside of the case to connect to the wifi so it goes out one of the holes for the pci cards. and to power the arduino, there is a front panel usb thing from another pc case inside of the case.
(modified it since the photo, it’s just cables now, I removed the breadboard. i also duct taped the cable to the top of the case so i can pick up the case without it hanging, I also put a lot of duct tape over the front panel thing to prevent short circuits)
00:10 UTC
My friend's at school PC
10:16 UTC
Tonight, we game
Testing an upgraded motherboard that is partially compatible with my old laptop. Can't replace it just yet until I take care of the compatibility, but it works! It's going to be an upgrade from a Celeron N2830 to an i7 6500U
03:12 UTC
Inspired by this sub
Male to male connector from paper clip and binder clip
12:01 UTC
I wanted to wall mount my base stations but I didn’t feel like drilling more holes
10:27 UTC
Forgot the only cable it had to bring… (DSL TAE to RJ45)
It worked for a few weeks until I haven’t forgotten to bring the correct cable.
00:20 UTC
So replacement Q3 arms cost like $90...
23:12 UTC
Fixing a can opener with a power drill
The handle broke on our can opener, so I decided to try using a drill to make the opener work. It worked very well.
15:59 UTC
Managed to flash my smart plug with tasmota at 1 am with a bent paperclip where I removed the isolation, some tape and a steady hand. Had to bridge 2 wires with the translucent wire while it was flashing.
08:32 UTC
Ethernet cable broke the clip, nothing an elastic can't fix
Also the tape is covering an annoying light that can't be turned off
17:35 UTC
My orange pi was overheating
So i used a metal usb drive i had on hand to cool it and it works really well for some reason
14:26 UTC
09:29 UTC
Broke my wifi antenna
Nothing local to replace with, new one in the mail.
Webpages weren't loading before and now steaming 4k video
08:41 UTC
My new Bluetooth ATH m40x
04:25 UTC
Is it really that bad for overheating?
Found thai in marketplace, just why?
22:51 UTC