[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#3226426 4-May-2024 13:01

How difficult to find something I imagine is requested quite a lot, like a USB Hub with a USB 3 A connector to the computer, but has at least 2 USB C 5gbps and 2 USB3 A 5gbps connectors, near me!

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#3226533 4-May-2024 21:09

That's a weird combo

Normally for a dock or hub that has USBC, it's USB C to the computer also. USB3 to the computer but also providing USBC ports seems strange.

The two USB C ports would potentially swamp the bandwidth of the USB3 port.

I'm guessing you've got an older machine without USB C?

I'm pretty sure however there's one with a USB C cable to the PC that includes an inline adapter for USB 3 ... found it: Buy the StarTech DK30C2DPEP USB-C & USB 3.0 Dual 4K Docking Station with 100W... ( DK30C2DPEP ) online - PBTech.co.nz

It has two USB C outputs, but one is for your PC

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#3226541 4-May-2024 22:16

That would be OK but 3 of Each would be better. Doesn't NEED to be USB A to the computer, USB-C could work, it's just I have less of those available.

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#3226543 4-May-2024 22:23

networkn:

That would be OK but 3 of Each would be better. Doesn't NEED to be USB A to the computer, USB-C could work, it's just I have less of those available.

It's possible they want us to purchase extra conversion adaptors with it.

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#3226544 4-May-2024 22:36

Put my birth date into Disney plus. Put month and day around the wrong way.

Cannot edit it, and when contacted support as it said to, they can only change birth date for people in USA. I find this stupid.

Setting up new account with different email was suggested by them but I would lose watch list,(confirmed by them as well) so I said to leave everything as is.

Also I’m only few months into year contract. They are changing all log ins to my Disney, and part of the process is birth date.

Put in small and annoys as in reality it doesn’t effect access to my account etc, just annoyed that an error I made cannot be corrected.

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#3226546 4-May-2024 22:45

Well I apparently did a dumb, I believed the spec sheet and the manual for my Lathe.

Based on that information I bought myself a couple of MT3 holders for things like my ER32 and ER25 collet sets.

So now I am going to have to buy MT4 adaptors

The only "plus" in this is that I will be buying a mill for home too which will take the MT3 holders, but thats probably a year away.

so now I wait for the right tools to turn up.

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#3226547 4-May-2024 22:50

sir1963: Based on that information I bought myself a couple of MT3 holders for things like my ER32 and ER25 collet sets.

Ouch, assuming they're not Chinesium ones that's a pretty expensive mistake!

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#3226548 4-May-2024 22:56

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sir1963: Based on that information I bought myself a couple of MT3 holders for things like my ER32 and ER25 collet sets.

Ouch, assuming they're not Chinesium ones that's a pretty expensive mistake!

They were at the cheaper end of the spectrum, but not aliexpress.

The new ones are precision ground, still at the cheap end of $115 each, but $400 is easy to achieve too. Given my lathe is Chinesium and needs a lot of work to fix the glaring poor workmanship going for higher spec does not really make sense that this stage. But to fix some of the things I need a mill.

BTW, all this is a learning exercise for me too as I am learning how to use the lathe and then the mill and when I deem myself competent (I am harder on myself that the workshop guys will be) than I will use the Bridgeport mill and the colchester lathe at work to tidy things up even more.

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#3226554 5-May-2024 00:27

For some types of tools you can actually achieve a considerable improvement in performance just by dumping the included items like saw blades and replacing them with Diablos or similar. A lot of otherwise budget tools perform quite well after this upgrade.

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#3226607 5-May-2024 10:33

neb:

For some types of tools you can actually achieve a considerable improvement in performance just by dumping the included items like saw blades and replacing them with Diablos or similar. A lot of otherwise budget tools perform quite well after this upgrade.

Yeah, I use good inserts in my lathe tools, the ones they came with were...meh

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#3226766 5-May-2024 21:20

To add to my annoyance of discovering recently my subwoofer was misconfigured, turns out during our recent repairs, the people who hooked up the AV gear again, incorrectly wired my surrounds and down firing speakers and caused surround to be handled very... imappropriately.

Spent a chunk of today, working out from the manual, how to get it connected properly. Now everything sounds as it should, better even than I recalled it, probably due to having some serious bass in the equation.

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#3226775 5-May-2024 22:08

Eva888:

Maybe in Germany the men do all the vacuuming and have tested it according to their muscle mass. Anyone else have one? They are offering a 30 day return on their site which I may take up.

So much for being happy at finally making a choice.

Chinese vacuum cleaning robots or Miele hoovers usually drive around here. Inexperienced people try their hand at compact, football-sized air alarm sirens or designer howlers. 😉

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#3226798 6-May-2024 08:29

Further on the vacuum cleaner scenario. Visited friends last night and was discussing my new Bosch woes. They had just bought a new $900 Dyson and were having exactly the same problem…can’t push the head around to vacuum on carpet and he is a burly guy. They have gone back to taping up their old cleaner and using that. Why is this suddenly a thing with vacuum cleaners.

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#3226799 6-May-2024 08:36

Eva888:

Further on the vacuum cleaner scenario. Visited friends last night and was discussing my new Bosch woes. They had just bought a new $900 Dyson and were having exactly the same problem…can’t push the head around to vacuum on carpet and he is a burly guy. They have gone back to taping up their old cleaner and using that. Why is this suddenly a thing with vacuum cleaners.

Yes - we have a Dyson V10 and the rotating head makes it hard to push on carpet. Not easy to use but overall we still like it.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#3226805 6-May-2024 08:43

eracode:

Eva888:

Further on the vacuum cleaner scenario. Visited friends last night and was discussing my new Bosch woes. They had just bought a new $900 Dyson and were having exactly the same problem…can’t push the head around to vacuum on carpet and he is a burly guy. They have gone back to taping up their old cleaner and using that. Why is this suddenly a thing with vacuum cleaners.

Yes - we have a Dyson V10 and the rotating head makes it hard to push on carpet. Not easy to use but overall we still like it.

Only on carpets with long fibres. It works really well in our short fibre carpet.

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