On 2023-09-27 20:11, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 9/27/23 3:04 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2023-09-27 06:31, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> On 9/26/23 9:26 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>> On 9/26/23 23:22, AJL wrote:
>>>>> Just bought a new toy. El cheapo Amazon Fire 7 tablet which I am
>>>>> posting
>>>>> with. Sideloaded the Google stuff so have both Google and Amazon on
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheap tech is always fun to mess with, you can just get another :D
>>>
>>> There speaks a man who has never tried to repair a broken screwdriver.
>>
>> I have... depends how it broke, though.
>
> "Trying" includes diagnosis :-)

Sure.

Some broke the plastic handle, couldn't repair.

Some broke the tip. I filed a new tip. On a good one it is very
difficult or hard to do.

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Cheers,
Carlos E.R.

On 9/27/23 2:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2023-09-27 20:11, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 9/27/23 3:04 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-09-27 06:31, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>> On 9/26/23 9:26 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>>> On 9/26/23 23:22, AJL wrote:
>>>>>> Just bought a new toy. El cheapo Amazon Fire 7 tablet which I am
>>>>>> posting
>>>>>> with. Sideloaded the Google stuff so have both Google and Amazon on
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheap tech is always fun to mess with, you can just get another :D
>>>>
>>>> There speaks a man who has never tried to repair a broken screwdriver.
>>>
>>> I have... depends how it broke, though.
>>
>> "Trying" includes diagnosis :-)
>
> Sure.
>
> Some broke the plastic handle, couldn't repair.
>
> Some broke the tip. I filed a new tip. On a good one it is very
> difficult or hard to do.

There are people who fix things and people who just throw them away.
The other kind is just WRONG.

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Cheers, Bev
Why do men's hearts beat faster, their knees get weak, their throats
become dry and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather
clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

On 9/27/23 23:40, The Real Bev wrote:
> There are people who fix things and people who just throw them away. The
> other kind is just WRONG.
>
>

Which is why repairability is so important..
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Andy Burns wrote:

> Theo wrote:
>
>> I know theoretically carriers can do RCS not just via Google's server,
>> but is it actually feasible to do that today?
>
> I'm with O₂ and Google Messages states
> "RCS is provided by your mobile operator"

Just received a message from O2UK, they're moving from their own RCS to
Google's next week, it'll be down for 5 days during migration ...