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little gpses part 2

I've talked about little GPSes before, and I recently acquired another. There's just something cool about a small tech thing that can do a big job.

This time around I got a model that was never released in North America, the Garmin Drive 40LM. This little guy only has a 4.3" screen measured diagonally, and to the best of my knowledge is the last matte screen model in this size Garmin ever released.

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i hate daylight savings time

Daylight Savings Time, which just happened 3-Nov-2024, is something I've never liked. And I'm pretty sure most other people can't stand it either. Both smartphones and the older feature phones auto-update their clocks for DST and always have, (or do they? More on that in a moment..) but there are a lot of clocks that don't, and this is how I personally deal with it.

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how to prepare for when the toilet does not work

Recently, there was some plumbing work that needed to be done where I live, and it required me to not use the water at all. I had to go without showering for a few days.

That was something I could deal with, since it's easy enough to wash with a wet cloth.

But what really bothered me was...

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