WC 1M Post Challenge - You Ready?!

[MSFTisMIA]

Finally got the USB flash drive. Need to format it and get to work on the Flex. To say I'm tired of the forced reboots is an understatement.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I'm doing the old working late the day before PTO so I do t do nothing related to work on PTO. This week was an utter zoo, including today. I barely had time to chart during the flow of the work days this week. I spent the whole day talking to people with little time getting tasks done. That sort of active listening can be the most taxing.

 

[Laura Knotek]

In hand feel is so subjective. For me, without a case the Pixel 3XL feels better than the V50. With cases on, the reverse happens.

I wouldn't know the difference, since I always use cases.

 

[Laura Knotek]

It's really a pain. With the SIM in the Pixel, if I want to use music I have to use the dongle (if I can find it). The basic setup in the phone is OK audio wise. Otherwise, I have to turn on an LG. Again, for many people, it's irrelevant. For me, it's a hassle. We'll see how long it goes for. Finding good 3.5mm headphones is always pain. Finding USB C ones has been much, much worse.

I'm still using these. Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear Headphones (Android version) - Black Red (Discontinued by Manufacturer) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAV7N0...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU3815410

 

[Laura Knotek]

I heard jackrabbit cooked well is good meat but I doubt that's happening in your house.

We don't have jack rabbits here in Ohio, but my late grandfather hunted rabbits years ago. They were tasty.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Well, if I ever try it, I'll tell you how it is. Some people like fresh roadkill as sustainable meat harvesting.

I wouldn't eat roadkill, but I've had rabbit and venison. The venison was from a friend of my family.

 

[N_LaRUE]

I didn't want to rile you up. Both engineers and architects are relying on copy and paste too much and there is zero review. Not to mention that design teams don't talk to each other further complicating the clusterf**ks they create. MEP engineers are the worst.

I'm not riled up I know exactly what you're talking about.

It's the new thing. Fast track projects means zero time to check anything.

Copy and paste work is what I've been dealing with on this project.

It's caused a lot of issues.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I'm still using these. Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear Headphones (Android version) - Black Red (Discontinued by Manufacturer) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAV7N0...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU3815432

I thought about those. I still have my in-ear RMAs. Fortunately, I found the dongle. It's still a pain in the *** that Google dropped the jack from the higher end Pixel.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I wouldn't know the difference, since I always use cases.

I think it's just interesting how some people buy a phone, slap on a case and in hand feel never really gets much consideration. For something I have to use daily, I prefer to be in tune with those basics.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I wouldn't eat roadkill, but I've had rabbit and venison. The venison was from a friend of my family.

I've heard good things about both, but you have to know how to cook it. One of these days I'll try venison.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I'm doing the old working late the day before PTO so I do t do nothing related to work on PTO. This week was an utter zoo, including today. I barely had time to chart during the flow of the work days this week. I spent the whole day talking to people with little time getting tasks done. That sort of active listening can be the most taxing.

Finally got enough of the work done to turn the brain off from work.

 

[Rose640]

HTC seems to be back with a new mid ranger. Hopefully it's an interesting one.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

HTC seems to be back with a new mid ranger. Hopefully it's an interesting one.

It doesn't look it like, from what I saw.

 

[Rose640]

It doesn't look it like, from what I saw.

That was my thought as well, but didn't want to jump to conclusions. I kind of want them to successfully come back to scene.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

The news is fatiguing, to be honest. As someone who deals with trauma on a daily basis professionally, I have mixed feelings. It is important to be talking about these issues (with the idea of continuing to work towards change). On one vein, it is taxing bouncing between police misconduct and COVID-19. That's not counting Rue's cousin/Mr. Clue's uncle/Libra's pontif pining in the corner trying to grab the headlines.

 

[N_LaRUE]

So today I got my work laptop.

A brand new Lenovo ThinkPad.

Specs:

i7 - 8665U
16GB RAM
250 SSD
1 USB C
1 Thunderbolt connection
2 USB A

No Ethernet connection. Need an adaptor but I wasn't given one. Probably forgot.

For some reason my wifi keeps dropping. Not sure why yet.

Luckily my monitor had as USB hub.

Though I think I'll pick up USB C hub anyway. Company expense...

 

[Laura Knotek]

I've heard good things about both, but you have to know how to cook it. One of these days I'll try venison.

That's what my grandfather and my family friend said about cooking it. They both said it's awful if not cooked properly.

 

[nate0]

It's often very interesting the choices OEMs makes in marrying hardware and software. What makes good battery life? Every user is different. I found the battery on the LG G7+ was useless. High res IPS screen + 3000mah was no good. I got better battery life on that in comparison to the Pixel 2 (1080 P OLED + 2700mah). I got better battery life on the V35 (6.0" 2K screen + 3300mah) vs V40 (6.4" 2K screen + 3300mah). I think the battery life was slightly better on the V35 vs the 9 Pureview (6.0" 2K screen + 3320mah), even though the battery size is about the same. Battery was about the same between the V35 and XZ2 (5.7" 2K screen + 3180mah). In initial use, the battery feels the same between the Pixel 3XL (6.3" 2K screen + 3430mah) and the V40. It feels like the SD845 was...so-so with 9.0 especially.

I get similar battery life on Mate 20 Pro (Kirin 980 + 4200mah) as I do with the V50 (SD855 + 4000mah). Very interesting that Huawei is more aggressive in battery management and it feels on par.

Keep in mind for the 2K screens, I run it at 1080P, not 2K. It's why I feel that the Sony Xperia 5 ii should give similar battery life to the Mate 20 Pro and V50.

All very interesting.

They're trying to move to fast. They need to take some notes out Apple's play book. There is a reason Apple has one of the most powerful mobile SoCs in the world and can do it with a middle groundish battery capacity.

Then again it's a consumer race. They want to do but they want to sell at the same time. Trade offs I guess. Then critics keep complaining yet they asked for 1000nit 4k.screens with 240hz lol.

 

[nate0]

The poco f2 pro I can find for $560 for the top end and $500 for the base. Man, it is all so expensive. It's still an interesting device if someone wants to tinker on good cheap hardware.

Why though. It has lame US LTE bands 2 and 4. I can't deal with those Chinese cheap flagship with no real functionality other than fast looking good and good for wifi. I guess it's not really marketed for our country though...

 

[Rose640]

Why though. It has lame US LTE bands 2 and 4. I can't deal with those Chinese cheap flagship with no real functionality other than fast looking good and good for wifi. I guess it's not really marketed for our country though...

Xiaomi's been kicking (gotta lend me that gif MIA) as*** in countries such as mine. Good quality, fast and (lately) pretty looking devices that are also cheap? Sign me up.