Unless it was laid in the 1950s, in which case it’s probably aluminium wire rather than copper.
There’s an area like that between the local exchange and my house, which meant internet speeds were like living in a time capsule before FTTC came along. Always 25% of what the rest of the town had.
But other than edge cases like mine, I agree. Copper lasts a long time with minimal things to go wrong. Modern solutions like FTTC require their own power, air conditioning, etc.
Agreed. But one climb down means potentially more, as needed. 🤞🏻
Can’t speak for the rest, but the “shrinking when replying” thing is a known issue and impacts iPhone and Android.
It is, I think, related to the iPhone theme in the app (was enabled by default on my Android, for some reason). Going into the settings and changing it from iPhone to Android fixed it for me.
As another user said, the dev is doing a great job on this app with limited resources, and does test and check on the devices they have available, but “works on my machine 🤷♂️” is a real thing. Frustrating, but valid.
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Blueberries? Is this another of those things that I’m not American enough to understand?
Yes, the “yet” is doing all the work here. Along with a heft dose of “Digg was great” for those of its who used it and, well, the inevitable enshittification that all PE-led startups follow. And Rose has proven he’s no exception.
A bit like Bluesky, where the USP is “just like Xitter, but without Elmo at the helm”. The days are numbered, etc.
Perhaps where you live.
Internet 101: Laws aren’t the same everywhere.
Edit: My point wasn’t specifically about amateur radio (I’m also one) nor where I live, but about the old-as-the-internet habit of people scoffing about what is and isn’t legal without even knowing where the person they’re replying to lives.
On the radio front, numerous countries require licences to legally listen to public broadcast radio (Switzerland, Slovenia and Montenegro are examples). If your handy dandy Baofeng UV5 can pick up broadcast FM radio frequencies, in such countries it will fall under licencing requirements even if you never transmit.
Exactly the same with me. 😄
This is a known issue that the dev is working on. I think the current workaround is to change the app theme from “iOS” to “Android” (unsure about other theme options).
On Android it’s called Device Mode in the System section of Settings > Appearance > Themes.
Edit: I made this setting change earlier and the above was my first chance to test it. Can confirm: changing the theme to “Android” works on my Samsung phone.
Microslop going full “the beatings will continue until morale improves” with their ensloppification of everything they touch, I see.
The @FediTips@social.growyourown.services account created a site specifically to help people decide on a Mastodon server based on their needs and wants:
They’re also an account worth following.
I’d forgotten about that. How dumb. 🤦🏻♂️
The 80s, I think, thanks to AutoDesk. AutoCAD required their DB9 serial dongle (in-line with the mouse) for the software to function.
As you say, well before DRM was the default for everything. I thought they were an awful company for it, but little did I know how things would pan out due to the DMCA… 😒
Maybe $100/year? I prefer games without a “box price”, though I do make exceptions.
Most are free-to-play that specifically aren’t pay-to-win, and play them for years. I’ll also consider paying for DLC and/or “battle pass” systems in them if the content and bang-for-buck is worth it to me.
Hence me mentioning the price. When does it stop being worth it? You were clearly happy with $120/year, but everyone has their own threshold.
What I see: “You can verify this image if you install our app.” Garbage post.
Game Pass sounds great, but the average game play time is ~2 weeks. You’re paying $240–480/year to skim the surface of multiple games.
That’s a lot for what is essentially a demo experience. There are better ways to approach gaming.
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I never pre-order nor pay for early access. Examples are plenty, but a couple that spring to mind are New World and Ashes of Creation. (Even excluding the infinite early access of PUBG, and whatever the hell Star Citizen is).
For the former, their “beta test” was “yeah, it runs: ship it” and ZERO feedback was noted or actioned. The release day was The Single Worst game release I’ve ever seen, and 4 years later when Amazon decided to kill it, ALL of the beta bugs were still there. To be fair, it was a “pay once” game. With MTX, of course.
For the latter, people started by paying $300+ for “alpha access” and more recently $100 for the same thing. And it’s clearly 2-4 years away from being remotely ready for release. Those people are paying to do QA. And it will be pay-per-month on release, as if it was 2010.
If your FOMO overrides your other faculties, and you’re willing to put up with all of that, then fine. You do you. 👍🏻
Every pre-order bonus I’ve seen is a skin, title or other tat that doesn’t have any value beyond signalling that you pre-ordered the game.
Me? I’m done playing these financial games with video games. Until a game is released/GA, it’s vapourware and non-existent. But again: you do you.
Waterfox had a rocky start, with privacy settings being reset to defaults on each load. Once that was unbroken, I made it my permanent browser on PC and mobile. Zero regrets.
Mozilla is a shadow of its former self. I understand they desperately want that Google pay cheque, but “number must go up” mentality and MBA-infected CxOs can both get in the bin.