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Our local library let's has free to use 3D printers.

Today i picked up my #Thinkpad legs! They're really strong. Just need to clean up the texture a bit. Kinda flaky around the corners.

Not all membrane keyboards are created equal. Today I picked up a Lenovo KB4721 at the local thrift store for $8.

It offers an almost #Thinkpad like typing experience. These can be found on EBay for less than $20.

Now that I have my x1, the x230 #Thinkpad is my "let's play with stuff that might break my workflow" computer.

Today I installed #CinnamonDesktop for the first time in years. It's more forgiving on a 1366x768 screen than #Gnome. Neat.

Took a picture of my two #Thinkpad laptops. On the left is my x230 and the other a x1 Carbon 3rd gen. Photo from my Canon EOS.

Finally cleaning up the old #Thinkpad x230 with a fresh install of #Debian Buster.

My replacement back for my new #Thinkpad came with a Windows 7 Product Key.

Bought a #Thinkpad x1 Carbon 3rd gen from a buddy yesterday for $180. It's a little beat up but it's beefy. 1440p screen and i7 chip. Touch screen. I'll be getting some replacement parts but this will probably become my daily driver now.

New one take #Video shot on my lunch break.

#Thinkpad Alternatives

https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/70234b9e-d13f-401b-b981-b6064be5d397

Got a few new keycaps. Finally replaced my Windows key with a proper #Gnome key. Now I just need to find a way to replace Windows key on my #Thinkpad.

Just picked up an Acer c720 from the swap meet for $20. Neat. Gonna flash it with #Coreboot and maybe bump the SSD to 128. Its not nearly as fast as my #Thinkpad but it's tiny. Like roughly the size of a pad of paper.

My new #video about the #Thinkpad x230. I've had it for a few weeks and I love it.

https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/7fd6ac9e-e95d-4047-aa5c-9001040bb4a3

I wish there was an affordable OLED screen for my #Thinkpad. I got one on my phone and all other screens seem inferior.

Got the SSD in my #Thinkpad x230 setup and there is a nice little boost to applications loading. Hopefully it'll give me a little battery bump too.👍

Gnome is a little cramped on 1366x768 but it still works. Not sure if I should attempt the 1080p mod for my #ThinkPad x230.

I want to buy a #Thinkpad x200 tablet just for artwork. Nothing else. Just Krita and MyPaint on that thing.

I'm in no place for more hardware investments right now.

Got my #Thinkpad x230 charger shipped from my sister. I'm back in business. Also my off-brand 9 cell charger is working perfectly.

I got my 9 cell battery for my #Thinkpad x230. It had a 80% change when I pulled it out of the box which is good because I forgot my charger at my parent's house this weekend.

Ordered my battery from Amazon and it'll be here on Sunday. Pretty excited. Still waiting on my wireless card from china. #thinkpad

The bad:
The winds are strong today so my sinuses are acting up. The Grand Prix is happening so I'm hearing that all day.

The good:
It's beautiful out. Got date night with the girlfriend tonight and I'm ordering my 9 cell battery today. #thinkpad

I know a lot of people like the traditional #Thinkpad keyboard but this might be the best chicklet keyboard I've ever used.