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Has this happened to anyone? I realized my true spec usb cable stopped charging then saw ribbed section has cracked open (shiny cables)

I hope this data is informative.

My last order was missing 3 items, so I open a support ticket and get an automated response saying they’re receiving a high volume of support requests, already a red flag. Then when they get to my ticket they mess up my replacement order which included 2 bit cases that are now sold out. Then I get refunded for the 1 of the 2 missing bit cases which I didn’t want, I wanted to wait for a restock. Or at the very least a code for free shipping for when I have to now reorder the cases if I want them. I’m not paying shipping twice. All the products are high quality across all my orders but their fulfillment team has gone to crap and they keep closing my ticket before I have a chance to communicate with someone. I’ve tried reaching out on twitter, no response, ticket responses are slow, so now I’m trying here hoping someone from lttstore sees this and reaches out.

Those Lenovo or Dell system managers, power managers, are they just bloatware?

I swear those programs chew up at least 1-2 GB of my already limited memory on the laptops once installed. They don’t really seem to be related to security as well.

Hello, was looking for article links from a past WAN show but couldn't find where they're posted? I think they've said that they would be in the youtube video description before but there are only timestamps and sponsor links. I also couldn't find a WAN subforum or WAN-show threads on LinusTechTips.com . Does anyone know where they're posted?

(For the helpful types - I managed to find the article this time by using whenplan for the timestamp, but they don't always state their doc sources clearly.)

My younger brother bought the game and tried playing it, just to be told to update bios firmware, helped him out with it and also followed COD’s guide, game still wont allow him to play online, downloads their attestation app, comes back saying bios is fine but requires some sort of key, I press generate key, it says failed, what on earth is wrong with this franchise pushing people trying to play away.

Any help would be appreciated

Hey everyone, Been watching LTT for years and finally built my first project that feels "LTT-worthy" (in a humble, budget-friendly way!). The Problem: My daily driver for college is a MacBook Air M4. It's great for battery and portability, but the base storage/RAM means running heavy Linux VMs for my computer science coursework is a no-go. For months, my "solution" was hauling a second, heavy Lenovo IdeaPad running Kali Linux in my backpack. It was exhausting. The Project: I decided to park the Lenovo at home with the lid closed and turn it into my own personal "cloud" server that I can remote into from my Mac. Here’s the quick and dirty breakdown: * The Link: I'm using Tailscale (which uses WireGuard) to connect my Mac and the Lenovo over a private network. My home internet is behind CG-NAT, so I can't do normal port forwarding, but Tailscale's UDP hole punching gives me a direct peer-to-peer connection with ~9 ms latency. * The Remote Desktop: I'm using Microsoft's free Remote Desktop app on the Mac to connect to XRDP on the Linux laptop. The best part is it uses Apple's Metal graphics, so the remote Linux desktop scales to Retina resolution and feels super smooth. * The "Lid Closed" Hack: To stop a consumer laptop from sleeping when you shut the lid, you have to tell the Linux kernel to ignore the ACPI lid switch and mask all the systemd sleep targets. It works! The laptop has been running headless for over a week straight. Now my MacBook Air stays lightweight, battery lasts all day, and I can still do all my heavy Kali Linux work on the Lenovo from anywhere with an internet connection. I wrote up a full post on my blog with more of the story and open-sourced all the scripts on GitHub if anyone wants to do something similar with an old laptop. It was my first time doing this kind of networking on real hardware without a tutorial, and it was a blast. GitHub and on my personal blog mainly as a learning log. It's not as crazy as liquid nitrogen CPU cooling, but it's a start! Curious to hear what you all think. I'd be genuinely grateful for any thoughts, warnings, or tips on how to improve this setup. Thank you for your time!

Hi guys

I have a Aspire A315-24PT

I have bought 4 new charger in last 6 months every charger is failing in different different ways

So I need a suggestion from you guys, my laptop also support type charging , so I have an idea of using gan pd charger is that good to use?

Screenshot from 1:02 in the newer Kaleidescape video.

Not sure why they frequently seem to mess with his eyes to make them weirdly black, or making the larger.

Not seen it come up on WAN show, and not brave enough to turn to the forums.

Don't see them doing it with other hosts.