This morning I found out someone broke into my car and stole some low value junk I had in my glovebox along with a jacket and other stuff. I was home all along and didn't hear it happening. I am usually one to check twice that the car locks when I leave it, and if for whatever reason I don't then it auto locks after a while.

Now I'm a bit clueless with this stuff so I'm wondering 1) how they opened it without triggering the alarm and 2) can I do anything to prevent this from happening again? Any contraption/device I can use ?

TIA

I feel this is happening a lot...that's not really how to use matrix the correct way is it?

Also, big bummer element has no gif keyboard. My friends are bummed about it.

I'll just say this: he kicked a gate thinking nobody was home and ended up getting scolded and fined

I haven't had to look for automobiles for a really really long time and have no idea where people do this now.

I kept my old phone (an AT&T-locked Samsung Galaxy S7) going for 10 years, replacing the battery midway through and using it well into unsupported territory. I like to keep things working as long as I can within reason, and I also know that this phone is destined to become e-waste as soon as I get rid of it.

But with more apps losing support, and electronics prices on the rise, it felt like now was finally the time to upgrade (to a refurbished Pixel 8 Pro). So I got a new phone...

Still, I don't want my old locked Galaxy S7 phone to go to waste just yet while it's still roughly working!

So does anyone have any idea of things that I can do to reuse or repurpose my old phone?

I have some ideas in mind myself, but I'm curious what you all think and if anyone has experience with repurposing old phones in interesting or useful ways.

Not sure where to ask this so im just gonna put it here. Let me know if there is a better place.

Anyone have one of these? https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform?taxon_id=13

MNT Reform Laptop. Does it work well? Im looking for maybe replacing my old 2017-ish daily driver at some point but want something actually repairable. Something to script on and not too much GPU. Looks neat but I haven't seen that many reviews.

I'll just say this: he kicked a gate thinking nobody was home and ended up getting scolded and fined

like lemmy, diaspora, mastodon that stuff and with instances please.

My wife learned to do this because she was bored in class as a kid.

Hey,

I'm annoyed that when I am in certain super cluttered mental states, that I can't read my handwriting after.

My handwriting generally isn't great, but I used to do shorthand for journalism, so I know how to write readable. But it requires some strain, especially in these states, where the focus is lost on what I actually want to write. So either I write clearly then, but won't be able to free-flow, because I strain on the writing, or it's unreadable after.

Usually I'm just scrambling to find a paper and pen, since getting to my offline laptops and booting them up is too much. But I'll also be getting a mini-laptop now for this purpose.

Still, though, I feel like there should be something that can be done.

Thanks for your help :)

E: I'm talking about a situation of being myself with stuff that needs to be let out, not doing professional work or similar.

The Fediverse is huge and overwhelming to a newcomer, with many different types and each with servers to pick from. Which ones would you suggest checking out or avoiding?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/43035630

One of mines:

All the kids had a name, all except

/..........

I have cards like Pokemon and magic and im wondering if its worth getting some cards graded or not?
Is there a cheaper way to get graded cards? Im just wondering whats the point as im thinking of selling some of my collection and im wondering if i should do singles, or graded, or something else?

Generally, for me it would be Xiaomi and Samsung. Both have decent features at a decent price. I mean, they can run some games without too many problems or open TikTok.

A screaming child who had his iPad taken might come to your mind. Alpha Kids are reportedly not doing well in school and many are subject to the algorithms of today. They will have a front row seat to the future we are headed towards.

Do you have hope that Generation Alpha will live happy and fulfilling lives?

Say a friend is looking for a new system, and said person is not particularly savvy with technology, what system would you point them toward?

You are the last visitor at a small Museum of Egyptology. You walk around the room. Since it is so small, the only guard is the Person selling Tickets at the entrance. Suddenly you hear glass shatter. You turn around and one oft the mummies climb out of the sarcophagus. He seems disoriented and asks you, what place this is and why he isn't in his tomb.

What do you do?

I can kinda see it happening on mainstream internet, on YouTube etc. with witless non-nerds but I'm surprised to see it in places that inherently require one to be a tiny bit internet savvy, like Lemmy. I get that getting a bot spam the same message isn't exactly resource intensive but i still wonder if the cost-effort-return ratio is worth it.