😀 Tom Hot damn! I replaced my Pixel 5 battery using iFixit's kit. Zero issues. The hardest part was removing the old adhesive. My old battery which expanded, had an exit hole that gasses escaped from, thankfully no damage to the phone itself. The iFixit guide was missing a step, but I was able to figure it out (it didn't show how to install the battery adhesive).
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😀 Tom I'm on a dating app, and it's funny when someone posts a picture of themselves with their friends, and I recognize their friends from another profile on the same app.
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🤚🏻 Vivek How was it?
😀 Tom It was okay. It was the latest one that was cowritten by the author's son. I noticed a stark difference in the writing right away, but it was still just as readable and enjoyable.
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😀 Tom Happiness is reading.
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😀 Tom Read a book in one day, today. I hadn't done that in over 20 years. This one was a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child.
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🤚🏻 Vivek How was it?
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😀 Tom I had a dream where I was in a rush to get ready for school, only to realize that there was no school because of the holidays, only then to wake up and realize I still had to go to work!
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😀 Tom Merry Christmas Y'all!
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🦿 Lucian Marin Unfortunately, Tom is taken on Subculture instance (subculture.chat/@tom).
😀 Tom Tom was originally taken here too if you remember :-) but the Tom you linked to, is active.
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🦿 Lucian Marin I wish I got a Pixel 6a instead of paying that repair price, maybe you should do that same. I thought the camera is the same as on Pixel 5, but Tensor 2 has a better image processing engine. Pixel 6a has the best camera on the market according to MKBHD and DXOMARK. I never use cases or screen protectors. My previous two smartphones where rock solid: iPhone 4S and Sony XZ1 Compact. It fall out of my pocket so I got new shorts with zipped pockets.
😀 Tom The kit is $50 USD, and it will get OS updates for another year, and I think security updates for another 2 years after that (and I can get OS updates if I go with something like CaylxOS). I will keep my eye out for Pixel 8, and hopefully they'll come out with a device that's no bigger than the Pixel 5 is. I want to use my phone one-handed! Why can't they make a "small" (normal size) phone!?
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🦿 Lucian Marin I have a Pixel 5 as well. Last summer it costed me 275 euros to replace the screen. I'm waiting for Pixel 7a, 8 or 8a to replace it.
😀 Tom That sucks. I use a thin TPU case, a 9h glass screen protector, and a Pop Socket for my phone which has saved it from a lot of drops and prevented many more. Right now my phone won't fit in the case until I swap the battery. I know someone that had a destroyed phone screen, and I recommended they get a 9h glass screen protector once they get a new phone. That person did not heed my advice, and shortly thereafter, their new phone had a broken screen. Glass screen protectors are nice, plastic screen protectors are garbage, and plastic screen protectors do not protect the glass from shock when the phone falls and hits the ground.
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🤚🏻 Vivek Lucian, you need to market Subreply well because I think it has the potential to be a good alternative to Twitter.
😀 Tom I just use Subreply on my phone, and the user interface is more confusing that Twitter's. Subreply could have had a chance if Lucian changed it a while back when it was brought up by several users, but Lucian liked the way it was. I am curious if Subreply could scale though. I think the ship has sailed to Mastadon instances. At this point, Subreply would have to do something that Mastadon does not deliver on, that people want.
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😀 Tom I have a Pixel 5, and the battery appears to be expanding. I'll probably also look into battery replacement and just keep the device as a backup.
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🦿 Lucian Marin I have a Pixel 5 as well. Last summer it costed me 275 euros to replace the screen. I'm waiting for Pixel 7a, 8 or 8a to replace it.
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🦿 Lucian Marin I want to improve profile details. What do you think is relevant?
😀 Tom An XMR (Monero) address field would be cool.
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😀 Tom It's only been seven years, but I'm finally starting to have dreams about my current job, and less dreams about my old job.
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😀 Tom Does Hacker News count as social media?
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👨‍💻 William Young Depends on definition, but I would say yes. It is a medium for people to share ideas and discuss them.
🦿 Lucian Marin Hopefully the links section will become as interesting as hn.
😁 Nitin Khanna social media, as in where you go to consume content and read people's comments and have conversations? Yes. Social network, as in where you go to hang out with friends? Nope!
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😀 Tom Today I was reminded of a quote I posted here over 3 years ago: "In an artificial world, only extremists live naturally." - Paul Graham
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