mike_wooskey's recent activity

  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I have a pretty beefy GPU at home and host ollama locally, but I've only had bad experiences with coding agents. I guess my "beefy" isn't beefy enough. So yesterday I got an openrouter account and...

    I have a pretty beefy GPU at home and host ollama locally, but I've only had bad experiences with coding agents. I guess my "beefy" isn't beefy enough.

    So yesterday I got an openrouter account and am using opencode with qwen3. 6-preview in the cloud, and it's been an amazing experience!

    I'm working on improving a gratitude journal I made that my partner and i use daily. It's amazingly fun.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Does anyone want to buy an unused Pixel 10? in ~tech

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    Thanks for the ideas. If I can't sell it, I'll look into possible future trade-in credit. And if everything fails, I may use it as a local-only device (no cellular and firewall it to my internal...

    Thanks for the ideas. If I can't sell it, I'll look into possible future trade-in credit. And if everything fails, I may use it as a local-only device (no cellular and firewall it to my internal network only), though I have no idea for what purpose.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Does anyone want to buy an unused Pixel 10? in ~tech

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    I haven't tried, but my understanding is that if the manufacturer/provider locks the boot loader, there is nothing you can do about it.

    Is it not unlockable with the usual fastboot fiddling?

    I haven't tried, but my understanding is that if the manufacturer/provider locks the boot loader, there is nothing you can do about it.

    6 votes

  4. Does anyone want to buy an unused Pixel 10?

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    I got a new Verizon account in December 2025, and was surprised to learn they'd give me a free phone. I chose a Pixel 10 (128GB, Obsidian). When I opened the Verizon account, the Verizon employee...

    I got a new Verizon account in December 2025, and was surprised to learn they'd give me a free phone. I chose a Pixel 10 (128GB, Obsidian).

    When I opened the Verizon account, the Verizon employee touched this Pixel 10 just enough to make sure the eSIM was configured, but we never even set up the OS. I moved the eSIM to my phone, so this Pixel 10 has never been used, never even finished the initial boot process.

    I think Verizon carrier-locks their phones for 60 days. I got the phone on 12/17/25 so it should be out of carrier lock now.

    This Pixel 10 is boot-loader locked and I use GrapheneOS, so it's of no use to me. I tried to sell it on eBay, but they wanted me to upload photos of my ID or some such nonsense, which I won't do. I tried to sell it on Swappa, but they refused because the phone is "financed"*.

    This phone is technically in new condition except the plastic seal on the box has been broken.

    If you'd like to buy an unused Pixel 10 for $500 + shipping, please send me a private message and we'll work out the details.

    Photos can be seen here (link available until 4/30/26): https://immich.thewooskeys.com/s/pixel10

    Let me know if you have any questions about the phone.

    Offers will be considered.

    *The "free phone" deal with Verizon is that they charge me the cost of the phone ($800) prorated monthly over 2 years, and each month they also credit me that same amount so the total charge each month is $0.00. If ever I cancel my plan with them, they will charge me the balance.

    17 votes

  5. Comment on Movie recommendations? in ~movies

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    I used to use tastedive (now tastekid) for movie recommendations, but I recently discovered Yogurrt. It'd a pretty good "recommender". You tell it one one you like, it shows some attributes about...

    I used to use tastedive (now tastekid) for movie recommendations, but I recently discovered Yogurrt. It'd a pretty good "recommender". You tell it one one you like, it shows some attributes about that one, you choose which attributes you want its suggestions to have (or to not have), and it lists a bunch of suggestions.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on PostmodernJukebox ft. Jack Amblin - It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones, vintage Fred Astaire style cover, 2024) in ~music

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    I love PMJ! They're exceptionally talented, create fun and interesting renditions of songs, and often through in some silliness into the video (while not negatively affecting the music).

    I love PMJ! They're exceptionally talented, create fun and interesting renditions of songs, and often through in some silliness into the video (while not negatively affecting the music).

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Does something like a charity fund for FOSS exist? If not, do you think it could be a good idea? in ~tech

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    There was a discussion about an idea for donating to FOSS projects on Lemmy about 2 months ago: https://iusearchlinux.fyi/post/4508368

    There was a discussion about an idea for donating to FOSS projects on Lemmy about 2 months ago: https://iusearchlinux.fyi/post/4508368

    6 votes

  8. Comment on What is the most reliable and affordable form of storage medium to use as a backup drive for your computer? in ~tech

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    This video was just released by Explaining Computers: "Storage Media Life Expectancy: SSDs, HDDs & More"

    This video was just released by Explaining Computers: "Storage Media Life Expectancy: SSDs, HDDs & More"

    2 votes