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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • There must be a reason for them turning to something else than

    You may be new to modern software development. Switching proverbial horses is massively common, usually for no benefit (or to lock people in). It’s everywhere, and especially in the corps who want that lock-in (ohai apple).

    For a 2 week overlap, people on gtalk, Facebook and a regular jabber server could chat with one another as easy as addressing an email message. Then both Facebook and Google switched to their own homebrew replacement and made up some compelling-sounding, feature-laden but implausible reason. Gtalk has never sucked less than those two weeks with a working discreet client app and interoperability, though. It was actually adequate.





  • Ulnar plate - and a dozen screws - from a fight, so somewhat like yours without the wrist damage.

    X-rays and a cast, but since I brought no ID with me they needed me to call back with my health numbers for charting. Walked out without paying.

    Back after a few weeks, and it’s not healing well. And that’s when they booked the surgery. They’d removed the cast for the x-rays so they sent me home with a sampler of T3 or so to get me through Christmas. Plate implanted on 28dec but in the hospital for a while because of really bad rejection and infection (almost lost it). Finally until control, I was sent homenwith a prescription for painkillers.

    $0 aside from those meds (c$20). 🇨🇦


  • Most tracker brands for Android only ping from phones that have their app installed. Not all Android devices.

    There are tags for both Apple and Android that connect to their respective networks; and phones of the right network passing by will spot and announce locations.

    This year there are trackers which will connect to either distinct network, albeit you can only choose once and it can’t switch without a factory reset. Those brands will have an overwhelming market share AND not require a branded app for daily use and recovery.

    Since there is no brand that has an overwhelming market share that means the chance to find a lost Android tracker is much smaller than the apple ones.

    In the known universe, Android has 73% of the market. 73 is bigger than 27.

    I have some, but I only trust them to find my keys within Bluetooth range.

    I can confirm you can find the right tags even when outside of BT range.

    The chipolo Loop

    • is a rechargeable fob
    • will work with either ‘find my’ network
    • doesn’t therefore depend on app popularity
    • pairing is “oh it’s done” level of easy. Bizarre.

    The chipolo Card (not card One or card Spot; Card)

    • is a card shape, of course
    • also works with either ‘find my’ network
    • therefore doesn’t need an app installed or running
    • recharges by qi

    The Rhino key device leverages/licenses chipolo tech, uses its tools, and therefore

    • either ‘find’ network
    • no special app required for daily use

    The Rhinokey Card (this is getting repetitive)

    • backs onto chipolo
    • either network
    • app not required for regular use
    • Qi charges

    The chipolo app:

    • allows to adjust volume
    • I forget what else.

    We have one Loop we’re testing, and it works as expected, right outta her S24 or so, and with my S10. She shares me the loop right outta Find My. She installed no app. We did not pair it with an iPhone as hers is a work phone.

    We intend to get more Loops, and Cards for the parents and ourselves. The boomers are all on iPhones so it will be fun science.