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by Catch-22
Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:51 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: crapthread
Replies: 41
Views: 326279

Re: crapthread

So my wife - and sometimes myself - drives a VW electric e-golf.

From Monday on, it only produces cold air inside. Something that gets very cold in a country with freezing temperatures and snow.

Of course, the VW warranty expired in January. :evil:

Price estimate for repair: €6.000

For a car ...
by Catch-22
Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:53 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ipod adventures
Replies: 10
Views: 39288

Re: ipod adventures

I downloaded the latest version of iTunes on a work Windows-laptop, and it worked straight away on my old iPod. I think mine might be the same as yours.
by Catch-22
Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Living in 20 years ago
Replies: 5
Views: 49309

Re: Living in 20 years ago

I love reading this post because I identify so much with what you are writing.

I have also made deliberate moves to scale down on tech.

Work demands that I use an iPhone during working hours because I have to be available on some company apps. But I only have this phone on during working hours ...
by Catch-22
Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: If the world was about to end in 30 minutes...
Replies: 8
Views: 74035

Re: If the world was about to end in 30 minutes...

Code: Select all

sudo shutdown now
by Catch-22
Mon Jul 15, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Apple flavoured OCC
Replies: 10
Views: 100835

Re: Apple flavoured OCC

headcrash wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 5:07 pm Day 2
I will be using the desktop-ified Macbook Pro while I'm situated at home. Since it has the same performance and OS setup, I don't feel like it's cheating.
There are really no rules this year, so it can hardly be called cheating anyway.
by Catch-22
Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Old Computer Challenge
Topic: 2024 plans
Replies: 56
Views: 373738

Re: 2024 plans

Hi. I am new to this community, but I have been following the OCC since the start. I have not participated myself, but I have been eagerly following the participants' blog posts in previous years. This time, I am planning to take part myself. Mainly because the rules are so simple this year that it ...
by Catch-22
Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: Old Computer Challenge
Topic: 2024 plans
Replies: 56
Views: 373738

Re: 2024 plans

You don't have to wonder anymore. The rules are out: https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-06-2 ... ounce.html