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It's insane that this keeps happening. Computers can remember BIOS settings for probably 40+ years now.
But this is usually done on computers with a battery too?
I know.
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It's insane that this keeps happening. Computers can remember BIOS settings for probably 40+ years now.
They use a battery backup. The main symptom of having a dead cmos battery is that your computer starts loosing it's cmos settings, it's a feature not a bug. I have a system where it keeps the cmos config on flash. the only system I managed to brick(almost). I put a bad config in(never disable usb on a laptop where everything is usb) and there was no easy way to reset it. I had to buy a sioc clip and a chip programmer…
I know they use a battery.
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#413TIL most of HN is struggling with parasitic drains and dying batteries. It's a pandemic!
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are you leaving toilet seats up or something to induce this behaviour...
All toilet users should set the seat to their preferred setting prior to using it.
Both seat and lid should be closed before flushing, to reduce spray. Has the additional benefit of requiring both men & women to lift something before using it.
Re: I fixed a parasitic drain on my car in 408 days
#415Parasitic drains are fun. I usually "fix" them by simply disconnecting the negative battery terminal overnight (or just the specific fuse, if I know which one it is that's causing the drain).
I had to jumpstart a friend's car the other day because she has one of those breathalyzer interlock thingamabobs on it, and between the constant power draw and (probably) a weak battery she had to start her car every day or else it'd be rather quickly bereft of life. Apparently there's a low power mode (hold the button for 5 seconds, then press it again to exit); hopefully that solves the issue.
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My flatmate does this with kitchen cupboard doors, and, most annoyingly, the microwave. She'll open the microwave to stop it, takes her food out and, just ... leaves it open. Then when I close it later it will start up again with nothing inside. Arrrgh!
Interesting, I think all microwaves I've had require you to press start to restart them after opening and closing the door.
Mine doesn't.
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My wife, bless her heart, leaves everything partially open. Not even just open, but she'll screw the lid on jars just enough where if I pick it up by the top they'll drop. It drives me crazy.
People always think that they are compatible if they share more or less a common understanding in big subjects, but stuff like these really test you. One of my exes hated onion, and when I look back, this made my life way more insufferable than having to hear the (to me) weird political opinions. "Oh I'd like to have this salad but please no onion, and please don't use a knife that's used to cut onion when preparing!…
Entitled to special treatment. A modern phenomenon. A good sign that you should move on to a different partner.
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I think this is more an anecdote than anything else. My wife leaves all sorts of stuff open, and it's really because she's not paying attention, i.e. most of the time she's not fully present. I'm glad to have read this, it gives me a little comfort to see that other people deal with same issues. Sometimes I just close the door for her when she's in the restroom. I feel like a lot of these habits come from having live…
My wife leaves the toilet door open when she's in there, which annoys me. One day I asked her why and she told me she used to do it deliberately when the children were little so she could hear what they were up to, and talk to them if they needed it. It's now just a habit. Makes sense now I know.
Everything, literally everything from the root of this thread until the parent comment applies to my wife too. I am so relieved that I can stop worrying about it now.
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#419Well this is timely. I have a parasitic draw on my NC Miata. The first mechanic just replaced the battery. The second told me it's normal for the battery to die if you don't drive it for 3 days (because "cars have computers now"). It seems like mechanics really don't like digging into the electrical part of the car... but these days that encompasses more and more of what can go wrong. Without time to dig into it myse…
For my VW van it was alternator - one of the diodes in the rectifier was obviously blown and leaked current backwards.
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My wife, bless her heart, leaves everything partially open. Not even just open, but she'll screw the lid on jars just enough where if I pick it up by the top they'll drop. It drives me crazy.
I've met a lot of women who do stuff like this... I asked one why and she told me it's because they don't want to be a bother. Fully closing the door makes noise, screwing on lids can make it hard for people to open them later. So they don't. They close it just enough and leave the object in that almost there state.
I'm sure various microorganisms really appreciate the gesture.