Tired. Visited Mum in hospital. Can't concentrate enough to drive home safely so I'm having a snooze at Mum's unattended residence.
The replacement for the LifeProof iPhone SE case uses an ofset rotary control to nudge the ringer switch between off & on. This means that because you have to twist the stiff control it's impossible to accidentally turn of the ringer.
There are a few lugs on the back of the control which is closer to the top the case than the switch itself. The lugs interact with the top of the ringer switch itself.
@matigo Claims IP68 rating. The LifeProof I used was the Nuud variant, it used no screen protector, instead sealing around the edges of the screen. This one has a protector. The IP68 rating means it totally excludes dust.
LifeProof cases for the iPhone SE tend to be around US$75 minimum. Mine was wearing out around the power/standby button. On Amazon I found a suitable replacement costing only AU$27 including delivery. Very happy with it.
@c Gov't-owned telco tried aluminium cables for major works on the basis that it's lighter overall weight would make it easier to handle. Naturally, it didn't work out that way: for one thing it's just not as conductive as copper. Al conductors of 0·51 mm diameter were required to replace 0·4 mm copper ones. Plus the conductors were fragile & not fully compatible with the cable splicing machines we used. Somehow I managed to avoid working on the shit despite being employed by that mob for over 30 years. All-in-all a complete WOFTAM*
*WOFTAM: Waste Of Fucking Time And Money.
// @kdfrawg @gtwilson
So I told the scamming bastard when he asked “how many lights are working on the internet wire…”
“You need to work on your script, mate. Wires as such don’t have lights. Now, fuck off.”
I'm expecting a courier with a small bag of tea, Earl Grey, (un-brewed) sometime today. Tracking service says it's five suburbs away. I know how to speed up such deliveries: take a shower. They always call while it's inconvenient.
Warmed up rice porridge with custard & sultanas incorporated is my breakfast plan today.