Kindle Battery Surgery [Success!]

[geekmaster]

Non-members said all [IMG] tags in my posts work, EXCEPT the album [IMG] tags. Perhaps only the album images depend on the missing dependencies only loaded in advanced editing?

[knc1]

I never tested the "non-member" cases.

The only thing non-members are good for is ad revenue.
And being in charge of ad revenue is NMJ.

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by knc1

I never tested the "non-member" cases.

The only thing non-members are good for is ad revenue.
And being in charge of ad revenue is NMJ.

Well, I tried to steer a bunch of fresh eyeballs here. Probably not a good thing, considering the consequences.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by geekmaster

Well, I tried to steer a bunch of fresh eyeballs here. Probably not a good thing, considering the consequences.

To bad user #3 is otherwise busy -
He might have noticed the large number of web sites that are detecting AdBlocker Plus and requiring it being disabled for viewing the site.

Which makes sense - someone using AdBlocker Plus will not increase the revenue stream - only add load to the server.
So better (on a for-profit web-site) that they just go-away.

[geekmaster]

I am trying to drain the battery in my PW3, so I can do the "No CRP; will it charge or will it bootloop?" dead battery test" on my repaired battery. It looks like I need to SSH to it and turn off the screensaver so it stops "energy saving", eh?

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by knc1

To bad user #3 is otherwise busy -
He might have noticed the large number of web sites that are detecting AdBlocker Plus and requiring it being disabled for viewing the site.

Which makes sense - someone using AdBlocker Plus will not increase the revenue stream - only add load to the server.
So better (on a for-profit web-site) that they just go-away.

For ten days, I visited here only as a "no account" visitor, and I intentionally turned OFF my AdBlockPlus as I do that for all sites I like (a Golden Rule thing). I only turn it back on for sites with oversized banner ads or similar that make the site painful to use. But then I was forced to turn AdBlockPlus back on after I got a "Your computer is infected!" ad. My concern was about similar ads that can infect a computer without even clicking them, and some very large well-known ISPs are known to do MITM http code-injection to overlay ads with their own (why github and other sites are now https-only), but any gateway router between here and there can inject its own content into an insecure http stream (including intercepting and modifying login cookies).

Anyway, because it is the non-members eyeballs (and ad-clicks) that pay the bills, and us members are not faced with those revenue-generating ads, those non-members are the REAL customers here. The attitude you expressed about non-members (commonly expressed by store clerks on busy days as "this job would be much better without all these [expletive deleted] customers") is counter-productive to the longevity of our posts.

Now in my case, I appreciate the customers and their eyeballs and ad-clicks (except potential "identity theft" ads like I experienced), in hopes that my content here will remain visible to future generations long after my demise.

Now, back to my non-CRP battery testing. I want to fix the low-capacity dead-battery cowards-rescue-pack diags-boot-loop problem I am facing. In the future, with old batteries, others will have this problem too, so we might as will fix it now while it is fresh in our minds.

[geekmaster]

Everytime I plug my PW3 into my computer, I get an eye-tracker software popup saying "Tobii Eye Tracker detected." It would be nice to get rid of that. Unfortunately, that driver assumes any RNDIS device is its eye-tracker, apparently, and it makes no attempt to look deeper...

At least I can still SSH into my kindle, which makes me wonder what I will find if I SSH into my real eye-tracker when it is plugged in -- and can I root it?

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by geekmaster

As you can see, the post above this has a big block of image thumbnails taking up more visual space than a forbiddenly-large signature. In addition, the thumbnails hide detail important to the post, and therefore serve no useful purpose here. If I wanted thumbnails, I would have embedded them in my post, with links to much larger images.

FWIW, I prefer the attached-to-post form of image uploading, but you can also use the paperclip icon in the advanced editor to embed the attached image inline in the post body.
In that case, it will move the thumbnail from the block at the bottom, to inline.
You still have to click on it to see the full-size image, but 1) some people prefer it that way (I do) and 2) the forum software will take care of resizing the thumbnail and thus immunize you against the image guidelines for size.

You *could* rely on imgur probably being around forever, or at least until the Wayback Machine archives it. The Wayback Machine does archive MobileRead IIRC.

What to do, what to do...
It is a Pick Your Poison scenario, I guess.

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As you have concluded regarding broken image tags, so I had believed myself.
Based on my own haphazard experience, I found the image tag works fine UNLESS it is used to embed a MR album image (in which case they usually worked, unless you aren't logged in in which case they NEVER worked).

knc1's discovery that the advanced editor loads necessary javascript which fixes logged-in-album-image issues is something I certainly never noticed. Generally I can say I have used the advanced post editor at least once...

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

FWIW, I prefer the attached-to-post form of image uploading, but you can also use the paperclip icon in the advanced editor to embed the attached image inline in the post body.
In that case, it will move the thumbnail from the block at the bottom, to inline.
You still have to click on it to see the full-size image, but 1) some people prefer it that way (I do) and 2) the forum software will take care of resizing the thumbnail and thus immunize you against the image guidelines for size.
...

I just changed the first image in my test above, to use the paperclip method [ATTACH] tag. That thumbnail hides the details I want to show. I carefully frame my images. Only cropping what I need to to not lose required level of detail. To me those thumbnails or not good enough, on my laptop screen. Perhaps viewed on a cellphone, but not here. I was not aware of the paperclip option, so thangs for educating me in a polite fashion.

[dhdurgee]

WRT the topic of this thread, I am having a bit of a battery issue with my cell phone. It is an LG vs950 with a 2000 mAh high capacity lithium polymer battery that after a little over a year's use does not seem to last as long any more. I can order a kit with tools to replace it for about $50, which seems excessive. But then again, LG considers it non-user servicable.

Is there any hope for a similar approach for me? In my case I was hoping there might be a battery with more capacity that could fit in my phone. Any options available?

Dave

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by dhdurgee

WRT the topic of this thread, I am having a bit of a battery issue with my cell phone. It is an LG vs950 with a 2000 mAh high capacity lithium polymer battery that after a little over a year's use does not seem to last as long any more. I can order a kit with tools to replace it for about $50, which seems excessive. But then again, LG considers it non-user servicable.

Is there any hope for a similar approach for me? In my case I was hoping there might be a battery with more capacity that could fit in my phone. Any options available?

Dave

Yes. The battery identification and/or protection circuit (and frame) should be kept and used for a LiPo replacement (which can be salvaged from a different phone or camera, or toy). If the replacement LiPo has no PCB of its own, you need to wrap it all so the heat can migrate to the saved circuit board, for thermal protection.

This method should work for any device with a LiPo-based proprietary battery.

Though be sure it is not a software problem. The NSA spy software that simulates a power down is known to eat batteries. But really, get rid of apps running in the background, with your app manager.

Some smartphones come pre-loaded with bundles of crapware. If you cannot uninstall what you do not use, at least disable it. Such things that always run in the background (even when asleep, and only to check if new versions, or perhaps record and upload your contacts and GPU coords and whatever your TOS agreed to), well, they eat batteries too. Kill them. Kill them all. Then see if you still need a new battery.

EDIT: Also, I would not salvage parts from a useful (but low remaining capacity) battery, just a dead one. Sticking a small battery inside a big one that was still working will not give you much of an improvement. But you could slap a really big battery on the back and run the wires inside to the old battery circuit board.

[geekmaster]

And for those who have never seen it, here is a picture of the first actual computer bug (compliments of Grace Hopper):

She was famous. Very. She personally handed me a short piece of wire and told me it was a nanosecond (how long it took electricity to travel from one end to the other).

EDIT: This too: https://forums.oculus.com/vip/discus...Comment_100910

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by dhdurgee

WRT the topic of this thread, I am having a bit of a battery issue with my cell phone. It is an LG vs950 with a 2000 mAh high capacity lithium polymer battery that after a little over a year's use does not seem to last as long any more. I can order a kit with tools to replace it for about $50, which seems excessive. But then again, LG considers it non-user servicable.

Is there any hope for a similar approach for me? In my case I was hoping there might be a battery with more capacity that could fit in my phone. Any options available?

Dave

Sounds like app problems.
Also make sure your location services are off.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by geekmaster

And for those who have never seen it, here is a picture of the first actual computer bug (compliments of Grace Hopper):

She was famous. Very. She personally handed me a short piece of wire and told me it was a nanosecond (how long it took electricity to travel from one end to the other).

That is cool. Can I ask the length of the wire?

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

That is cool. Can I ask the length of the wire?