Fucking Tenergy rechargeable AAA batteries, apparently aren’t charged enough to power the new thermometer. I need to charge them. Did a while back, I think they are low self discharge, but not as low as my eneloop batteries. I think my voice recorder has Tenergy batteries in it, and it turned on last time I turned it on. Perhaps inside something, they don’t kill themselves as quickly.

If you change AAA batteries, more often, then those Tenergy batteries are probably fine.

Don’t want to use the batteries it came with, I’m saving them for something that won’t work with rechargeable batteries.

Here’s an image.

I tried calibrating it to the ThermoPro, close enough now. Would suck if you had no other thermometer, as it was 76F or more, without calibrating it, and if it was that hot, I’d probably know. The computer would be hotter, not cooler then it was. The temperature finally decreased some in my apartment.

And if you couldn’t calibrate it, well it would be useless.

On another note, don’t try to view a folder with a ton of text files, in LibreOffice Writer, it just hangs trying to list all the files, in the open dialog, instant in Dolphin. I was making sure I remembered how to do links in markdown, so I looked at an old post with links.

I also locked it to my account, it might say device safety in the settings for the device. I don’t know if that works without an account, I did add it without an account, but then made an account, since I don’t know what will happen if you lock it to an account, if you don’t have one. If it has some kind of guest account, well if something happens, that could no longer be your account. And you will have a heck of a time connecting to the thermometer.

I also got an IR repeater, finally found a good spot for the transmitter, the tape is indeed useless on it. But I just have it hanging over the PS5 with the cord. The receiver is on the coffee table. Now the soundbar turns on without getting the remote super close. The new universal remote, doesn’t exactly have good range.

I seem to be able to control everything easily now, and that’s with only one transmitter. Glad I didn’t buy one with multiple transmitters. Well, would have cost around the same probably, but a questionable brand. I got the Cable Matters Infrared Remote Extender Cable, IR Repeater Cable. Cheap brand, but at least I’ve heard of them.

I plugged that into the Xbox, since it’s always on. Well, not all the way on. Enough for USB. I know because the USB drive has the light on, or it used to, hard to tell now. Looks like the LED is on, on the USB drive. Nope, I think it’s off, but the drive might be sleeping, cause it isn’t doing anything. The USB must be on, because the IR repeater works.

The old one is in my room, apparently it’s cooler in there. No window open in there, a fan is on though. I won’t be able to see it in bed though, too far away. Don’t wear glasses in bed. Not sure that would help. Depends how dark the screen is. Don’t want to put it by my bed, as I might hit it or something in my sleep.

I wonder how often I should be charging those Tenergy batteries. I could just get more eneloop batteries, but looks like I have enough anyways. I don’t buy only one brand of batteries. No idea what AAA rechargeable batteries last as long or close to as long as eneloop batteries, that is not being used, sitting in a battery case.

I’ll charge the Tenergy batteries later. I could set a reminder to do it every three months, but I’ll probably do it the lazy way. Might risk having to wait to use something the lazy way though.

My Amazon C low self discharge batteries last long enough in the battery case, the Tenergy C batteries might as well, the non low self discharge Tenergy C batteries are in my flashlight I think. The C batteries last months in the motion activated light, and with the low self discharge batteries, I haven’t needed to charge the other set when the ones in use die. I can’t recall if I refreshed all the Tenergy C batteries, or only one, or none. One of them wouldn’t charge, and apparently only one of my chargers, will eventually start charging it. You can use a paperclip trick, but it’s a pain. I just have to remember to put the completely dead battery on the other charge, that’s the only problem with my Tenergy C batteries, one of them got completely discharged.

I think my power station is Tenergy as well. I’d buy the one with a UPS function, different brand, but I don’t think it communicates with computer, so your computer won’t turn itself off.

Not buying a regular UPS, and replacing batteries with LiFePO4 batteries. Too much work, I’d rather buy one with better batteries.

A UPS is nice, less likely to lose files, if the computer can shutdown cleanly. But if the power station doesn’t communicate with computer, how will the computer shut itself down? I suppose you could ping something that isn’t plugged into a UPS of any kind, and if no response shutdown, that isn’t a great solution though. The ping could fail for some other reason. Or it could be off for some other reason.

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