Author: no1semaker

The quieter you are, the more you are able to hear

When you know you are getting old #2

From time to time you start to remember all those good times when you were in high-school in love and no worries in the whole world.

Below is another example of how old I’m getting. The first is the original melody I’ve listed as an adolescent. The second is this years remix.

Have fun listening to both of them even if the original is still the best.

Original – Hi-Q – Un minut

Remix – Misha Miller

When you know you are getting old #1

You know you are getting older when the musicians are starting remix music that you heard when you were 12-14 years but now you are in your early 40.

Original – Haddaway – What is love!

Remix – David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray – Baby Don’t Hurt Me

Samsung Galaxy Tab A6 T280 Repair and re-use

Summary

  1. Buying a tablet with a cracked screen
  2. Replacing the screen
  3. FRP bypass and removal
  4. Updating the software
  5. Rooting the tablet
  6. Bloatware removal
  7. Kids Place

1.Buying a tablet with a cracked screen.

I brought from eBay an old Galaxy Tab A6 T280 with a broken screen for my little girl to use. The idea behind it was to re-use it instead of buying another “pricey” tab. The tablet was 15pounds on ebay. Search around there are many. The only thing that interested me was if the tablet was charging or not.

2. Replacing the cracked screen

First of all I have replaced the screen. I have looked at this youtube video to see how to do it. If you watch it you are going see it is easy and easy tools are required. No need to pay for expensive stuff.

3. FRP bypass and removal

If the tablet you have brought needs has the FRP and you need to bypass it then you will have to do it in order to be able to use the tablet. The FRP is a feature introduced by the smart phone manufacturers in order to protect your device in case it is stolen. In order to bypass the FRP i’ve followed this youtube video.

4. Updating the software

First thing I did after the FRP removal was to go into the settings of the tablet at About and check if it’s running the latest software. After that I have enabled Developer Mode by tapping 7 times the build number in the about section. After this I’ve enabled use apps from unknown, OEM unlocking and USB debugging. All of these options will help you in the next step to root the tablet.

5. Rooting the tablet

To root the tablet you have to go a little bit deep into the belly of the beast. This is not hard but not easy and you have to be careful because you can brick your tablet. Here is the trick i’ve used in order to root the T280 tablet. This will allow you to do more stuff with your tablet especially removing bloatware.

6. Bloatware removal

I’m using Debloater by gatesjunior to remove all the apps that I don’t need. This is the list I made that are safe and can be removed. You can find a massive list of bloatware from Samsung and other apps here. Be careful when removing them forever as some of them sometimes will make you tablet not work properly.

TV Player

Google play music

Kids Mode

Samsung myGalaxy

Hanecom office viewer

Hangout

7. Kids Place

I’m still testing the software but I have installed Kids Place to protect all the info and misuse of a 5 year old. If you have a better or different parental control software that you would like me to try just drop a comment.

I hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial on how to repair and re-use of tablet and prepare it for a 5 year old to play with.

Betting the right way to lose…

Didn’t know exactly what title to give this post because I don’t know what this post is about….

It is only an observation I’ve made on the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship final between England and Italy. Here are the extracts of the match stats for it.

Let’s say that England was playing on Wembley so it was home, but the statistics of the match don’t lie. Italy had 6 shots on target, England only 1. Italy had 758 passes completed more than double what England had (340). Italy was clearly the better team physically and mentally.

And now comes the kicker, I was looking on a betting app during the 90mins of regular time. The odds were still in favour of England. What this a rouse to get people to bet on England even if if you look at the game and also at the stats you would see that Italy was going to win, they were just waiting for the exact moment. They didn’t want to upset Englands supporters so they played with calm and tenacity.

So……are betting firms actually using your emotions for a team or the other?

Zante Greek Street Food

As an avid consumer of food (my almost 100kg can confirm that), I’m always looking for new restaurants, takeaways or food outlets in the already depleted zone of Daventry.

Yesterday me and the wife have spotted a food truck with Greek food, called Zante. (<a href="http://<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d323.4438397876149!2d-1.1637015736171505!3d52.25568870450396!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4877176063684871%3A0xd5b5d4ac5b3ded9!2sGreek%20Zante%20Street!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1586593480242!5m2!1sen!2suk&quot; width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" aria-hidden="false" tabindex="0">Map)

We know how Greek food is and how much we miss it, with the tzatiki and meat aubergines.

So we ordered two Pitta Gyros Chicken (4.5each) and went home and eaten them. It was a mixed bag. I did enjoy the fact they put chips in the wrap but the meat was very tasteful. The sauce and the salads were ok but nothing that I can’t live without.

Conclusion: If you want something to fill your stomach with it is OK, but not essential.

Vegetarian sausage

Let me start by saying I don’t have issues with vegans or vegetarians but how the marketing/media is selling this needs to stop. If you take the Oxford dictionary explanation of a sausage it says:

an item of food in the form of a cylindrical length of minced pork or other meat encased in a skin, typically sold raw to be grilled or fried before eating.

It says minced pork or other meat. You can’t have a vegetarian sausage. The word doesn’t reflect what the product actually is.

So marketing please STOP doing that.

Spam, Scam, Phishing #27

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Spam, scam, phishing #26

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Vehicles consumption with calipers stuck closed – Real Example Skoda Fabia MK1

I haven’t seen anywhere an estimation or a real value of what the fuel consumption is with the rear calipers stuck closed. So here it goes. I had a Skoda Fabia MK1 with right hand steering wheel (UK). The vehicle had the 1.9TDi diesel engine so the consumption without the stuck calipers was 60mpg=3.9L/100km. When the calipers started to bind the consumption went down to 40mpg=5.8L/100km. The car was used daily for 60km thru villages and smaller towns.

If we remember 5th grade maths and we do a little calculation when the calipers on the back are binding or stuck, fuel consumption will see an increase of 33%.

So there you have it. You fuel consumption will increase by 33% if your calipers on the rear are stuck.