Galaxy S8
20 January 2021 | St Marys, GA
Cap'n Andy | wi
While waiting for my new old computer to arrive, another Panasonic CF-C1, I continued working with my shattered screen CF-C1 and it dawned on my, how hard can it be to swap the good screen from the CF-C1 that types funny to this shattered screen CF-C1 that types just fine? I watched a Bob Johnson video on YouTube and it didn’t look hard at all. I swapped the screens. He cautions on the video to be careful with the bezel, it is delicate. Of course I demolished one of the bezels, but I used the remaining good one to finish the job.
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Working closely with the laptop I could see grime. I got out my stash of baby wipes and cleaned the laptop. It still looks like an old beat up laptop, but the smudges are gone.
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The website that had all the amusing post office anecdotes has more, all kinds of odd stories.
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https://notalwaysright.com/
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My replacement phone finally made it out of District Heights, MD, and I should have it soon. The accessory kit is still in City of Industry, CA.
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I noticed laptops with locked BIOS are much cheaper than the others so I ordered a good looking CF-C1 with locked BIOS for $62. I will blog about how to unlock BIOS password after I do it, or at least report failure.
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It’s Pizza Night again and I will make 2 pies with jalapeno brats and medium salsa.
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Pizza Night ended and all the pizzas were well received. Radio Bill and I have, again, 6 slices each for breakfast, lunch, and more. It was a nice night but winter is coming in. Chilly.
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There seems to be something hanging in the air. An aftermath of the recent political events. The tension caused by the assault on the capitol. Some are smug, serves ‘em right, some are apalled, how can they, the divide. The divide cuts right through all of us, all of us have some sort of divide in how we look at others. North, South, Rich, Poor, Young, Elderly, Urban, Rural, Educated, and the dumbies. I don’t agree with all this. I think each minority should be able to retain their identity. The nation should be a nation of individuals, not competing camps. We need to recognize our differences and celebrate them.
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The cruising and boating community should be exceptionaly sensitive to what is going on. We are homeless, if we don’t own a home and live on a boat, we are subject to all sorts of negative attention, homeless, no physical address, how low can you go. Sea Gypsies.
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I have long thought that our legislatures should address the issue of itinerant citizens. RV people, boat people, people living on houseboats, and even campers in the wilderness. Give our own nomads the right to vote and accommodate them into our culture. American Nomads. A growing large constituency.
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The political climate seems to be on edge, ready to explode, but perhaps it will calm down with a new administration.
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The new phone came in and I inserted the SIM card and the micro SD card that had the previous phone’s backup data. It took a while to enter the SIM card number and the phone’s registration number. After a quick charge I was able to mobile deposit the stimulus check that had been waiting. The camera is much better than the previous phone and I went around testing it out on some of the local scenery. It took a while to learn the changes in the android system, this phone is 3 generations newer.
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My other little project was creating a bootable USB drive so I could hack the BIOS password on CF-C1 #3 which will arrive in about a week. I was unable to create a bootable drive to crack the BIOS password, but to test my method I created a bootable USB drive with Navigatrix on it and it booted up. Perhaps I won’t need to crack the BIOS password. Perhaps I will have to try all over again.
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The image was taken on the North side of the boatyard with the new phone.