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      "body": "Back when I used an iPhone, I needed to replace the battery, so I ordered a replacement and took"
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      "body": "it to work with me. One of my colleagues was going to bring in his toolkit he used to repair phones."
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      "body": "It was my first time replacing a battery, so I was a bit nervous. I started by prying the case apart,"
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      "endTime": "25.2",
      "body": "which is never fun, but things seemed to be going smoothly. When I got the front screen lifted up"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "and disconnected, I was presented with the battery. It was attached with adhesive strips on the back"
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      "body": "to the phone case. There were tabs underneath the battery that you could pull that would hopefully"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "37.36",
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      "body": "release the adhesive strips and make the battery removal process quick and easy. Unfortunately,"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "this was not the case. The tabs tore and I had no way to access the adhesive underneath,"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "so instead, I started to gently pry it up with a plastic tool. It was going well and it seemed"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "to be working, but as I was prying,"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "I felt a snap. Something inside the battery had broken. Moments later, the battery started to"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "inflate. This was not good. I was sitting at my desk, replacing a battery on my lunch break."
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      "body": "The battery kept inflating and kept getting hotter and hotter. There was now a smell coming"
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      "body": "from the battery, and my colleagues were starting to get concerned. So I quickly got the battery"
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      "body": "the rest of the way out of the phone and tossed it into my desk garbage can. Why I did this,"
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      "body": "safe, not in the office of your employer. The piece of a computer that is necessary for all"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "139.52",
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      "body": "electronics to function on this episode of In the Shell. The wrong thing to do is just go out"
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      "body": "and buy a computer and then learn about it. You'll learn, but you'll learn a lot of things that maybe"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "151.22",
      "endTime": "157.86",
      "body": "you didn't want to learn. A computer that you buy today will likely be obsolete six months from now"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "and there's not a dang thing that you can do about it. My name is Josh and I'm able to keep this"
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      "body": "podcast independent and advertisement free because of support from listeners like you. If you are"
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      "body": "early access to new videos, ad-free versions of everything, bonus content, and access to a live"
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      "body": "monthly Q&A. Thanks for considering. Now let's get back to the show. The primary job of a desktop PC"
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      "body": "power supply unit, PSU for short, is to convert AC power from your wall outlet into DC power"
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      "body": "that your computer's components can use. Without a PSU, your PC simply won't turn on."
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      "body": "a poor-quality or underpowered PSU can lead to system crashes, instability, or even permanent"
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      "body": "meaning less energy is wasted as heat."
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      "body": "The program has tiers like bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and titanium."
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      "body": "and titanium can reach an impressive 94% efficiency at 50% load."
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      "body": "It won't make your PC faster, but it will waste less electricity and generate less heat"
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      "body": "Every possible connector for the motherboard, CPU, GPU, and drives is dangling out whether"
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      "body": "This is fine budget-wise, but it can lead to a lot of unused cables cluttering up your"
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      "body": "This reduces clutter a bit, as you only attach the cables you'll use."
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      "body": "Fully modular PSUs take it a step further."
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "Every cable is detachable."
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      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "including main connectors. You only plug in the ones your build requires,"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "425.08",
      "endTime": "430.92",
      "body": "which makes for the cleanest build and easiest cable routing. The inside of your PC case will"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "430.92",
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      "body": "be neater, improving airflow and making any future swaps or upgrades easier."
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      "startTime": "437.32",
      "endTime": "443.12",
      "body": "Shifting from desktops to portable devices, let's talk about batteries. Specifically,"
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      "body": "the rechargeable batteries in our laptops, tablets, and phones. While lithium batteries"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "448.84",
      "endTime": "455.68",
      "body": "are robust and low maintenance, they do age and lose capacity over time. However, you can slow"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "455.68",
      "endTime": "462.1",
      "body": "that aging with a few best practices. The first is avoiding extreme levels, which means trying to"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "462.1",
      "endTime": "469",
      "body": "keep the charge between 20 and 80% for day-to-day use. This puts less stress on the battery than"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "469",
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      "body": "going from 100% down to 0% every cycle. In fact, many modern phones, like a Google Pixel running"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "476.02",
      "endTime": "479.92",
      "body": "Graphene OS and the laptops, have optimized charging."
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
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      "body": "features that hold the battery around 80% if they know you'll be plugged in for a long time."
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "485.72",
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      "body": "Studies have shown that staying in the middle range can extend the battery's overall lifespan."
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      "body": "Next, when it comes to batteries, heat is the enemy. If there's one thing that really hurts"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "497.14",
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      "body": "lithium-ion batteries, it's excessive heat. High temperatures accelerate the chemical reactions"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "502.72",
      "endTime": "508.5",
      "body": "that degrade battery cells. So avoid leaving your device in hot cars on summer days,"
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      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "508.5",
      "endTime": "515.46",
      "body": "and don't cover your laptop vents. Heat plus high charge, like a phone at 100% in a hot environment,"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "515.74",
      "endTime": "523.08",
      "body": "is a particularly harmful combination for battery longevity. And lastly, if you are storing a device"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "523.08",
      "endTime": "530.44",
      "body": "or battery long-term, weeks or months of no use, first charge or discharge it to about 40-60%,"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "530.44",
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      "body": "and then keep it in a cool, dry place. Batteries self-discharge slowly over time,"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "537.08",
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      "body": "and you don't want it to drop to zero while in storage."
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "540",
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      "body": "nor do you want it sitting at 100% for months. But at the end of the day, your device is there"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "545.28",
      "endTime": "550.98",
      "body": "to be used, so don't take this advice too seriously. Don't be a curator of your devices,"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "551.36",
      "endTime": "557.08",
      "body": "just use them. Power and batteries might not be the most interesting tech topics,"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "557.26",
      "endTime": "562.5",
      "body": "but they are absolutely foundational. A solid understanding of your desktop PSU,"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "562.66",
      "endTime": "568.2",
      "body": "its wattage, efficiency, and features ensures you build a PC that's stable,"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "568.2",
      "endTime": "574.7",
      "body": "safe, and ready for future upgrades. And knowing a bit about your laptop or phone battery"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "574.7",
      "endTime": "582.58",
      "body": "can keep your devices running longer. In the Shell is written, researched, and recorded by me,"
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    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "582.94",
      "endTime": "589.74",
      "body": "the partially discharged podcaster. If you are listening in an app that lets you rate shows,"
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "590.02",
      "endTime": "594.28",
      "body": "please take a minute to rate this one. I would truly appreciate it."
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "596.1",
      "endTime": "599.92",
      "body": "I wanted to tell a joke about electricity, but it didn't."
    },
    {
      "speaker": "Josh",
      "startTime": "600",
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      "body": "didn't conduct well. That's it, take care, and I'll see you next time."
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