#EducateMePlease #cars

We have this 27-year old Corolla. It runs fine. The paint is missing some layers in some parts. And the whatchamacallit rubber strips on the window are coming off.

I think rust might kill the car way before it's engine is ready to keel over. 😶 I'm hoping the car will last a few more years. I don't care much for appearances. One major advantage of an old car is that [bad] people won't take interest in it. To me that's priceless. 👌

Is it worth having the exterior fixed?

Well, my techie masto neighbors, it's that time again...
#EducateMePlease
#fakeOS? (see captions)

I bought this cheap non branded #i15 mini #phone online to use on my bike. It claimed to have Android 14. But in checking for updates I see that it's actually Android 8. Not a big deal for a cheap phone, but then... If in the About view it shows 14, this isn't a solid OS. It's been tampered? The icons were wrong too.

If I don't use bank and email apps on it, what's the worst that can happen? 😳

is it possible to get an alert for when an molecular entity shows up in the literature (patent or otherwise), as one can with an article or author? #database #citationalert #scifinder #webofscience #academicchat #chemistry #chemiverse #proflife #EducateMePlease #science

On Friday I did something I normally wouldn't do. I knee-jerk clicked a link in an email. #OnlyHuman 😖

It took me to what looked like a website's plain text error page.

I panicked. Asked Copilot what to do since it's sitting there in my browser, then turned off my 💻's #wifi.

I Slacked my bosses 📱. 1 replied saying probably nothing bad happened and if I wanted to be sure I could reset my MacBook to start all fresh.

Advice? Suggestions?
#EducateMePlease 😶
#security #NotATechie

Somebody tell me. How the heck do you make #pothos grow well in water? 🤷‍♀️

I've been mildly successful in keeping pothos alive for months or over a year in water. But they don't grow too well, they never look this awesome. It's more like just surviving instead of thriving.

How to do it? 😶
#EducateMePlease #plants #IndoorPlants #ApartmentLiving #YellowThumbs

#EducateMePlease 🤓 When a #powerbank 🔋 is advertised as having overcharge, overcurrent, overvoltage or overload protection*...

Is that just referring to when you're charging the powerbank, or is it also referring to when the powerbank is charging a device?

Is it safe to use a fast charging (e.g. 20W~) powerbank to charge any* gadget?

Wondering if it's okay to use any* powerbank to charge the #battery in my #Fujifilm #camera (the battery can be charged in the camera via the USB C port). 🫣

How do you get through your work day? #EducateMePlease

My kind of #work requires me to be present* and react* to things that come up from co-workers and bosses.

I feel unproductive. I can do better, I just can't quite get there. I'm so scattered-brained. Not necessarily a bad* thing. I think of it as a feature of me just being me, not a flaw. 🤪

I've read on #TimeBlocking #DayTheming #TaskBatching #PomodoroTechnique. Trouble with implementation. Can't quite make them fit for me. 😕

Any advice?

#EducateMePlease about #LiteSpeedCache.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-litespeed-cache-flaw-to-create-wordpress-admins/

Is this something that's built into every* #WordPress installation? Could my WP site be affected?

I've been getting quite a number of attempted* #logins by losers with no honor or higher purpose and with nothing better to do with their sad lives.

So far I don't notice any weird signs of actual intrusion... But maybe I'm just too clueless to notice. 🧐 #NotATechie #websites #blogs

So I just upgraded to hydraulic* brakes and discovered that when I squeeze on the front brake there's this sound. #bikes #bicycles #eBikes #MTB #eMTB

If I squeeze just lightly it's fine, no noise. The rear brake doesn't make any noise at all.

I messaged the shop and they think it's because the pads are new and say that it'll eventually go away.

I've only ever used mechanical* disc brakes before so I have no idea. 🤷‍♀️ #EducateMePlease

#NotATechie #EducateMePlease
Is there a limit to how many extension displays* a #computer can have?

Right now I got a #MacBook M1 connected to an external monitor via HDMI (via a hub). 💻🖥️

I'd like to add another. 🖥️

The hub's HDMI port is already taken by the current monitor. 🖥️ It still has a VGA, USB-C and USB ports. Saw some modestly-sized external monitor online 🏪 that will supposedly connect via USB.

Before I buy, any reason or chance that hub USB ports would not work with a 3rd display?

@mpmilestogo @maique
Woh 😲 What is this #PikaPods thingy?

Help me understand...

Does it basically work like #webhosting except that it's per #app? Like only #WordPress and no other installations?

I still haven't fixed my #website. 😅 So I haven't done any posting there for a couple of years now. Maybe this pika thing suits me better. 🤔

But will I still be able to use my #domain with an #email service?

#NotATechie #EducateMePlease

#EducateMePlease
#clueless #bicycles #eMTB
#Shimano 3x7 shifters

I have the TX50 and I don't like it. 😐

Pushing the button on the right 7x to go higher is fine but pushing the stiff lever back to go to a lower number is no fun. Not easy with my hand issues. ☹️ The left 3x is lever-controlled too and I hardly mess with it for the same reason, so I just keep to the middle.

Are these shifters applicable to any #MTB? Is there anything about #bikes that make some unsuitable for certain types?

@martijn
Ooooh... So pretty! Me likey! 😃

But, I'm curious, is the #monstera happy to see light all day? ☀️💡

I've heard [some] #plants require times in darkness in order to live better (e.g. flowering plants bloom better when they get enough break from the sun). Kinda like us people needing #sleep.

#EducateMePlease 🤓

Wow. 😳 In less than an hour, the droopy #Celosia got all perky after watering. 😃👍

The orange one seems much* thirstier than the crimson one. It gets really* droopy. 🤷‍♀️ Been needing to water it every 2 days.

I find the difference in behavior strange since, except for the color of the flowers, they look like the exact same variety. To me, anyway. #clueless #YellowThumbs #plants #EducateMePlease #CityGardening #ApartmentLiving

If you must* #snack, which of the following would be the best (or least unhealthy):
- junk food like a big bag of chips like Lays or Ruffles 🥔
- sponge/chiffon #cake with icing 🍰
- #sansrival 🧈
- #Pinoy #rice-based snacks a.k.a. #kakanin (e.g. sapin-sapin, suman, bibingka) 🍚🥥

I'm guessing it's not the bag of chips. 🤪

Please do add some commentary.
#EducateMePlease #food #health

@chronohh Ich muss Fragen, was ist das? Habs in der timeline gesehen und ich hab null Ahnung! #EducateMePlease

Just noticed today that my #MTB #bike's fork is getting rusty. It's only a year old. ☹️

I guess that's what I get for not giving my bike a wipedown after each ride... even after a ride in the rain.

So how do you guys decide when it's time to replace your fork?

I think it's not too big a deal. I'll take it to the bike shop for some cleaning and see what they'll say about the rusty bits. 🤔
#EducateMePlease #bicycles #bikes #eBikes #eMTB @bikes @mastobikes @fedibikes

Hey, people 👋🤓 Anybody know if this self-watering setup is suitable for ALL* types of #plants, including those that don't require daily watering -- like #sansevieria, #pothos, #JadePlant, #MoneyPlant?

#EducateMePlease #clueless #YellowThumbs #indoorplants #IndoorGardening @plants

#EducateMePlease #clueless #electricity
How important is it to ground* a refrigerator? Instructions say to attach the green wire to something like a water pipe.

Weeeell... The space for the fridge is right next to the sink. But still the wire isn't long enough [to connect to anything]. ☹️