Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

My Gotennas arrived today! Glad to say pairing with a couple phones was a cinch. First test on range through a wooded neighborhood(one was in a house)...disappointing. I was only able to reach about 2000' from inside my truck. I will try a real line of sight test soon, but I hear people regularly get 20 miles through air.

@artyr3 Will have to give that a try. The oldest files I'm able to use and find tend to be simple text files. Have you ever used X-Mind? I like it, but it has some shortcomings. Working on a project management piece of software with a friend. Been so busy, haven't touched it in 2 months...

@lo Now there's a convo that would get shut down on big social. It bugs me too. My 2 cents is that it is because changing your lifestyle from how you were raised is hard. You have to be able to see other ways that are better and adopt them. The black community has a problem doing this because they have a lot of pride in their identity. It's too bad that they have allowed others to define that to be "victim". I hope that this could be changing and I wish them the very best.

@mudgeelight Some of the data centers I've built in the past had the switch gear connected to flywheel UPS systems instead of batteries. I remember them being pretty expensive, but they last a long time. They spun up a large weight in a vacuum to around 10k rpms. I think they could power the data center for about 10 minutes before a generator took over.

@Citizenzibb@fosstodon.org It's the new batteries not included. For something that is less than 1% of the device price, just include it.

@lo The story took a little bit to get into, but I thought the first Netflix season was great.

@lo What is that?

@Citizenzibb@fosstodon.org That is probably smart money. When smart people start pulling money, it makes me uneasy.

@Citizenzibb@fosstodon.org They keep beating this drum and I fear that their persistence will pay off. We need some kind of computer reformation.

My grandmother, Rachel, tested positive for Covid-19 today. At 92, I hope she can make a quick recovery. She has been such a good and positive influence in many lives, especially mine. Please pray for a good outcome.

@artyr3 I will take a look soon, thanks!

"If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, 'Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.' Therefore 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.' Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
-Romans 12:18-21

@Citizenzibb@fosstodon.org Nope. There is even a map of the network, but I'm not sure how accurate it is yet.
https://imeshyou.gotennamesh.com/
I have a vague recollection of them releasing an api or something for developers/tinkerers. Would be nice to get them to talk to a linux box.

@cmdln Well done. I've been learning about nutrition for about a year and love listening to Dr. Peter Attia and other evidence based advocates. Started reading How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger, and though I think he does some cherry picking, I think there is something to the whole food, plant based diet. All the centenarians I've known were poor growing up. They ate a lot of carbs in the form of beans, sweet potatoes, and greens. Thinking of giving it a shot.

Think I went a little overboard and purchased a few things related to emergency communication.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GF5JY35/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HNP94GZ
And an 8 pack of goTennas. I'll let you know how they work.

Do you folks remember that period of time when Covid19 had just begun to hit the States and we still joked about how it could impact things? Then it became real. I'm getting the same vibe these days about civil unrest following the election. Talk to your family and friends NOW and make plans in the event that things get crazy for a while.