Probably different batches. Recall info said it was due to an issue with a single supplier. Not even all of the listed models are affected, just certain serial numbers for each model.

I mean…I tend to take potential lithium fires seriously, especially when they’re in my everyday carry. Companies don’t issue recalls and mass-replace units on a whim.

HAHAHA. 🤦‍♂️ I’ve called them “Ankler” for freaking years and am just today learning it’s “Anker”.

It’s “Downtown Abbey” all over again lol.

No, they’re on the form. Was just providing experience of what the process is like in case people expect it to be super painful.

Yep. I’ll note that in the post. Thanks.

Process was pretty easy. Basically you have to:

1. Fill out the recall form (linked in post).
2. Provide info for the unit:
   • Model number
   • Serial number
3. It will check to see if that exact unit is part of the recall. If it is, you’ll also need to provide:
   • Where it was purchased
   • The order number associated with the purchase
4. Let them know if you want a replacement unit shipped to you or a non-expiring gift card for Anker.com
   • I selected “replacement unit” and had to provide my shipping address. Not sure if gift card needs that or not, but would assume so.
5. You have to submit two photos of the unit:
   • Write the current date and the word RECALL on a piece of paper.
   • Upload a photo of the back with the serial number visible with the paper in the shot
   • Upload another photo of the front with the paper in the shot. Also, you have to write RECALL on the device itself in Sharpie (not sure if they’ll be able to see it in mine since the case is black and you can’t see the marker at all)
6. It said the turnaround time is approx. 5 days.
7. It advises to send the unit for recycling after you submit the form, but I’m holding onto mine for now because I’m not sure if they’re gonna complain about the Sharpie not being visible in the second photo.

It’s rare when I agree with Marsha Blackburn on anything, but broken clocks and all that.

Not a shit meme at all ! In fact, I want to convert that to ASCII art and have it as the MOTD when I sudo -i or console in as root.

Assuming it’s this (LAPQO71A) …

Guide: https://cdn.cs.1worldsync.com/a5/d0/a5d06ff2-92b9-4510-a5af-b71e1deb4083.pdf

Page 20

Looks to be on the left (in the image) below the fan and underneath where your hand is in the image.

Doesn’t it already have simplified versions of most articles at simple.wikipedia.org ?

Having been burned many times in the past, I won’t even trust 40 GB to a Seagate drive let alone 40 TB.

Even in enterprise arrays where they’re basically disposable when they fail, I’m still wary of them.

That’s based on https://github.com/jonmagic/copy-excel-paste-markdown

Would be awesome to see some Lemmy clients incorporate that. I’ve had it requested but haven’t had a chance to really dig into it yet.

No, because nothing is being actively suppressed, either. The gist of it is that they’re basically being ignored which is completely separate from active measures like censorship or suppression.

Agreed. It makes some solid points, and it seems well-researched in the way of exposing how the search-result hotdogs are made (at least in the 2/3 or so that I read). I just couldn’t stomach the way it was framed as “censorship”.

I’m very passionate about “words have meanings” and strongly dislike when words typically reserved to describe mountains are inappropriately used (and watered down) to describe mole hills.

Google’s methods are shitty and exploitative, yes, but this is far from “censoring”. And “censor” is not used just for a clickbait title - the author claims “censorship” multiple times in the article before I stopped reading for health reasons (the doctor says if I keep rolling my eyes, my ocular muscles will spasm and eject my eyeballs).

Really wish people would stop wielding powerful words irresponsibly.

But muh games!

Seems pretty polished, but I genuinely don’t know. None of my devices support it, so I haven’t had the opportunity to test drive it.

At some point, “normies” are just going to have to break down and learn something.

Is this the year of the Ubuntu Touch Smartphone?

Probably not, but it should be.

I wonder if Canonical named it “snap” because they Thanos-snapped half the packages from the apt repo

Let the hate of the crowd wash over me, but I don’t even like Flatpak, and I’ve got love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with AppImage as well.

Just give me a system package or a zipped tarball.

In recent years, have had to just get used to needing to build most projects from source.