Holy smokes!
Look at the dates! I ordered this last night and it came this afternoon. It’s an especially heavy USB-C charging cable. Ebay is getting scary good.
For my birthday this year, Uncle B bought me a USB power block so I can sit in the garden and shitpost longer before recharging. I love it, but it doesn’t last the whole day. I was going to get a second one to charge while the other was discharging, but the robot recommended I buy a whole-ass charging station.
Not one of the big ones that’ll boil a kettle and costs hundreds. A little one specifically for phones and computers. I think it’ll last pretty much the whole day, depending on how hard I’m driving my machine.
We’ve had an exceptional run of lovely sunny weather. Uncle B tried to remind me how little this will be used ordinarily, but I’m not hearing it.
Posted: July 16th, 2026 under personal.
Comments: 4
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Comment from durnedyankee
Time: July 16, 2026, 11:40 pm
Solar! Get a solar chargeable block.
But you shouldn’t recharge WHILE using it.
Oh well, that means 2 blocks.
We have probably 8 around here.
And do you get enough sun in Merry Olde to use a solar charger?
Comment from Uncle AL
Time: July 17, 2026, 12:05 am
Please, Stoaty and Uncle B, be sure to find a safe place to charge your Li-ion batteries. They have this problem where every so often they unexpectedly burst into intense flames and emit clouds of toxic fumes.
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: July 17, 2026, 3:13 pm
I know, Al. I’ve got an old metal ammo box – I plan to charge it in that. Keeps it from igniting the things around it and easier to pick up and put outside.
Comment from Uncle AL
Time: July 17, 2026, 7:02 pm
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