Who is still reading blogs? Do I need a blog?

It's almost 2020. I stopped posting back in 2014. Now why is that?

It felt like doing a lot of work for nothing. 100 article views, seriously? Maybe I shouldn't have stopped, but then again - maybe I shouldn't have started in the first place.

What's the point? Is it to make money? Well, you can expect to make 0.10$ per month. I know some blog owners with a crazy number of readers, and they are not making much either. So, no, probably not for the money.

So what's the point of blogs these days anyways?
I think there is no point. 60% of people will go to youtube looking for information. 40% of people will probably go to reddit. So, unless you possess some kind of unique knowledge e.g. can give an answer to the problem that was never solved before - don't even bother with a blog.

The blogs have been dead for a while now. Killed by aforementioned services, mostly. But can someone like me ever do YouTube? No. I prefer to stay Anonymous on the internet, and showing my face to hundreds of people is not for an introvert like me. Another reason to not do YouTube is simply...Because it has no freedom speech. Ironically, I'm saying this on blogger, which is also a google platform. But I don't think anyone would bother moderating shit around here! :) There is no big buck in text ads anymore, just these tasty prerolls everyone loves so much.

So here I am, thinking I should establish at least some public presence. And in attempting to do so I'm talking to myself and to google crawler bots. Should I try and start posting again, or is it a waste of time? 

Fixing a videocard with busted capacitors

This is not an instruction of any sort, just a bunch of pics of a really sad videocard. I thought small aluminium capacitors were less prone to popping like this, but appeently I was wrong.
I'll try to be a videocard coroner and go understand how it died.

Three pretty dead capacitors

How to disassemble Synology NAS DS213+ with pictures

Synology NAS DS213+

Please excuse the quality of the pictures in these articles! I don't have a real camera and I'm just using my potato-phone. This is a pretty detailed disassembly instruction though. You probably won't need to clean this thing too frequently, but I'd clean out the dust at least once a year.

How to replace computer mouse button on your own

So, here is the problem: Let's say you've got a mouse that works like a touchpad - the micro button is drowned all the way in, and even a slight touch would trigger a click/doubleclick event. Not good!  I don't like them mice working like touchpads!
Solution: Get a new one.
Bettter soultion:

Is mining killing scientific research? ResearchCoin!

I've been into folding@home somewhat ~5 years ago, back in 2008 I believe... And I had a lot of fun helping - or, at least I thought I was helping to find a cure for all known diseases.
I had to stop though, and not because of electricity costs, not because of the noise or the heat - just because I got bored. It's like a game - you play for a little while, and then stop out of boredom. I farmed for a good 3-4 months though!

What has changed? 

What is hot glue? Where to buy hot glue gun and how to use.

This thing is just irreplacable! I don't know how I used to live without it.
It's reaaaly cheap as well on ebay: Heating Hot Melt 20W Glue Gun Crafts Album Repair with Glue Sticks 28mm 7mm
You can probably find a dispenser/gun for a couple of dollars. I ordered a gun and 30 sticks for just 13.25$. It's not like you're gonna be using a stick per day, 30 stick will probably cover you for a year or more.

What is it for?

Replacing battereis with an AC adapter for a LED UV pocket flashlight

I had an idea of making a 9-LED UV/Blacklight flashlight, and to use it as a small UV-lamp. And I also wanted it to work constantly, without having to replace batteries or recharge li-ion accumulators.

Here is an example of what you can get on Ebay for just 2$: 9 LED Ultra Violet UV Blacklight MINI Portable Flashlight Torch Light Lamp CSI
You could buy a big and expensive UV-lamp, but it's not a good option because of
a) power consumtion;
b) amount of UV they produce.