1. Swiss cheese slices: make them holes too tight.
2. When you run everything as root, if you fuck your shit, your shit’s fucked.

“Best practices” tend to come from other people’s whoopsies. But it’s always good to question things, too.

sudo shred -rf all\ that\ other\ shit\ too

Swap in a new display controller board, get a cheap Bluetooth keyboard and wire the eee PC (maybe?) to the controller board. Then, remove the internal board and drive to make space for an old Android phone on which you can install a Linux distro.

Voila! A “laptop” that you can upgrade whenever you get a new phone or if someone donates a phone to you.

sh.itjust.breaks

My sister’s name is Amanda, not Admin!

This is like a wonderful parody of every early-aught crime show featuring a tech-heavy storyline. Some of the best dry humor I’ve read in the past few weeks.

What’s that in freedom units?

“What was Windows even doing for us?”

Providing minimal malware protection while being actual malware?

Check it out, I’m a masshole! *toot*

I rally want

I reley dont wan to point out your typo, but you triggered this year’s rewatch of Dot Dot Dot

Oh God, don’t watch the etc porn! You’ll never be able to unsee it…

Yeah, that’s more appropriate for a WHEN clause or possibly even a WHOM

You might be in a better position than you realize! I see two great options for you:

Option 1.

Here’s a new battery for your reader, it’s about $13.

Here’s a battery replacement video. It’s amazingly simple! I forgot what wonderful times the aughts were for diy repair.

Option 2

If you’re feeling a little more carefree and like saying “damn the aesthetics!” Especially when you mention keeping readers out of landfills:

Buy a broken eReader off of eBay that still turns on and scavenge the battery. Most of them seem to use the same voltage. If the battery you source doesn’t fit, make a notch in the side of your reader and tape the new battery to the back or whatever. Donate the remainder to your local Makerspace.

If you end up enjoying your little rebellious repairs, buy bulk non-functioning eReaders and try using them to repair each other. Donate the functioning ones to your local library and the non-functioning parts to your local Makerspace.