u/Dev-in-the-Bm

Takeoff of

https://web.archive.org/web/20240101124231/https://www.android.com/get-the-message

Waddaya say?

It needs a lot of work, I haven't done much yet.

Before the dev work, it needs brainstorming how exactly to word things, and how exactly to use their critcisms of Apple back at them.

For starters, what is Google Messages contrasted against?

Degoogled phones?

But it's more than that, affects third party messaging apps, and the growing segment of digital detoxers using dumbphones.

Anyways, I need help, both with planning and designing, and with the actual development, I don't know much, if I'd do it by myself I'd be basically vibe coding.

https://github.com/Dev-in-the-BM/google-get-the-message/

> Dumbphone users have been held back by the limitations of SMS. > Can Matrix change that?

Hey everyone, I hope you don't mind me promoting my blog on minimalist and dumb tech over here.

Either way, I was hoping to start a discussion on Matrix's potential as a dumbable messaging platform.

What do you think?

One of my younger brothers was playing around with the login screen on a Windows 11 laptop, and got us locked out.

Windows insists that it can't take the local password, and we need to go through the Microsoft account associated with the laptop.

I don't think this Microsoft account was ever used for anything besides for setting up this laptop, no one knows the password, no recovery information on the account, and my brother sent so many codes to the associated phone number that it won't send any more.

Tried going through Microsoft account recovery, it said we don't have enough info to recover the account.

Familiar story, I've heard similar things happen too many times, but now I'm the family's IT guy who's supposed to fix things.

There's nothing to do right?

Bitlocker is holding us ransom, no way around this?

Just double checking that there isn't anything I overlooked.

One of my younger brothers was playing around with the login screen on a Windows 11 laptop, and got us locked out.

Windows insists that it can't take the local password, and we need to go through the Microsoft account associated with the laptop.

I don't think this Microsoft account was ever used for anything besides for setting up this laptop, no one knows the password, no recovery information on the account, and my brother sent so many codes to the associated phone number that it won't send any more.

Tried going through Microsoft account recovery, it said we don't have enough info to recover the account.

Familiar story, I've heard similar things happen too many times, but now I'm the family's IT guy who's supposed to fix things.

There's nothing to do right?

Bitlocker is holding us ransom, no way around this?

Just double checking that there isn't anything I overlooked.

I have an HP Notebook 15-ac158dx. The screen is mostly broken, only the bottom right quarter is usable. I want to install Ubuntu on it to remote into. The quarter of the screen that works is enough to be able to install Ubuntu and setup RDP from. The problem is that SATA Mode is enabled in the BIOS, and I obviously can't resize the BIOS UI to fit that quarter to be able to use it. Can anyone give me the exact sequence of keys to press to navigate the BIOS to SATA Mode and change it from Intel RST to AHCI, so I can do it blindly? I also need to know how to unlock whichever hidden tabs it's locked behind. Thanks

I need to get a set of tools for repairing laptops and phones.

I have no idea what to get, I'm a bit of a noob to repairing hardware, slowly learning when it's necessary.

Google AI Mode recommends the Quinn 87-Piece Professional Electronics Repair Kit as a balance between price, quakity, and having what I need.

Is it a good option?

Are there any better options?

The Sunbeam F1 Pro looks like a traditional flip phone, but don't let its appearance fool you. While it feels like a basic phone, it's anything but basic, offering just the right features to stay helpful without getting in your way.

I gave it a test run and used it as my daily driver, here are my thoughts on it.

Title.

It sounds like it should be possible, using the same custom data cable trick that was done for the Pro 3, but I want to know if anyone has actually done it.

I'm looking for a WearOS watch powerful enough to run a decent ASR model, like Moonshine tiny or SenseVoice (not Vosk), on device, and can be rooted.

So basically that means at least 1 GB of RAM and Snapdragon W5 or better.

The problem is that the only watch that I've found that matches are Pixel watches, and I want something that looks more like a regular watch, I'm not interested in something that looks so smartwatchy.

Are there any other rootable watches that I missed?