Masha
@jatardine.bsky.social
27. Tech and nature but mostly here to shitpost. More active on https://mstdn.myifn.de/@jatardine.
Lucky me, the capacitors are alright & the dents turned out to be numbers. There's still some minor sticky dust here & there that I can remove later.
Thermal paste has been ordered but you really gotta give it to this low-budget PC's paste for having lasted nearly 20 years. That's impressive.
Thermal paste has been ordered but you really gotta give it to this low-budget PC's paste for having lasted nearly 20 years. That's impressive.
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Lucky me, the capacitors are alright & the dents turned out to be numbers. There's still some minor sticky dust here & there that I can remove later.
Thermal paste has been ordered but you really gotta give it to this low-budget PC's paste for having lasted nearly 20 years. That's impressive.
Thermal paste has been ordered but you really gotta give it to this low-budget PC's paste for having lasted nearly 20 years. That's impressive.
The fan looks nasty & the CPU is in desperate need of some thermal paste but this brown & sticky dust's covering a bunch of previously hidden capacitors that may be a ticking bomb.
Tbf tho this machine's turning 20 years old this year & it's not my main one but the only retro one I can use rn
Tbf tho this machine's turning 20 years old this year & it's not my main one but the only retro one I can use rn
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The fan looks nasty & the CPU is in desperate need of some thermal paste but this brown & sticky dust's covering a bunch of previously hidden capacitors that may be a ticking bomb.
Tbf tho this machine's turning 20 years old this year & it's not my main one but the only retro one I can use rn
Tbf tho this machine's turning 20 years old this year & it's not my main one but the only retro one I can use rn
Out of all the files on this ancient laptop this is one out of two that got straight up corrupted over the years. The second file was another Evanescence song from the same album but (sadly?) NOT "My Immortal". Missed a big chance there
December 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Out of all the files on this ancient laptop this is one out of two that got straight up corrupted over the years. The second file was another Evanescence song from the same album but (sadly?) NOT "My Immortal". Missed a big chance there
(I'm the last person to advocate for self-medication but if it wouldn't have been for my brief ER visit that gave me free access to Cetirizin I'd use years later due to another severe attack I'd have remained clueless about my old family doc's AND MY ENT SPECIALIST'S obsession with homeopathy.)
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
(I'm the last person to advocate for self-medication but if it wouldn't have been for my brief ER visit that gave me free access to Cetirizin I'd use years later due to another severe attack I'd have remained clueless about my old family doc's AND MY ENT SPECIALIST'S obsession with homeopathy.)
In reference to a.
Turns out that the vast majority of my health issues are caused by an allergy towards a single dumb grass species & even when I suffered from asthma in 6th grade for a few weeks I was being treated with Sinupret & shit to inhale that made it worse. Thanks, fuck German physicians.
Turns out that the vast majority of my health issues are caused by an allergy towards a single dumb grass species & even when I suffered from asthma in 6th grade for a few weeks I was being treated with Sinupret & shit to inhale that made it worse. Thanks, fuck German physicians.
December 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In reference to a.
Turns out that the vast majority of my health issues are caused by an allergy towards a single dumb grass species & even when I suffered from asthma in 6th grade for a few weeks I was being treated with Sinupret & shit to inhale that made it worse. Thanks, fuck German physicians.
Turns out that the vast majority of my health issues are caused by an allergy towards a single dumb grass species & even when I suffered from asthma in 6th grade for a few weeks I was being treated with Sinupret & shit to inhale that made it worse. Thanks, fuck German physicians.