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JackbyDev

@ JackbyDev @programming.dev

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Any pronouns. 33.

Professional developer and amateur gardener located near Atlanta, GA in the USA.

I'm using a new phone keyboard, please forgive typos.

  • Can you draw us a beautiful picture?

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  • All the more reason to moderate it and find weird cookie cutters and have other people draw.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • If you don't know how to use a radio or set it up before the emergency then it's useless. You need to be ready before. And part of getting ready and learning is being licensed.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • 2m doesn't bounce off the atmosphere. You really need 10m for that. 6m in the mist perfect ideal scenarios but it's still very rare (and in this scenario you aren't gonna know when). EME (the moon stuff) is also pretty tricky and requires a lot of power because of how messed up the signals get in the process.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • That's not an emergency scenario, that's an apocalyptic scenario.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • Like what? Can you name one?

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • Get a TIDRADIO TD-H3 instead of a Baofeng. Essentially the same price but a nicer feature set.

    Also, be sure to get the GMRS one. They're all the same and can be reset to any mode, but the way the law with FRS/GMRS works is technically the part itself (the radio) needs to be certified.

    It's very important that you do not reset it and use it improperly. I would never do such a thing and I suggest you don't either.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • FT8 is fun and doesn't require talking. CW too but you need to learn Morse code.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • I bring FRS radios (normal ol' walkie talkies) to the local Renaissance festival which has awful to no cell reception. It works great.

    But yeah the barrier to even getting a technician license is too high. You get people that get excited and wanna do stuff and then they're told they can't. So things like meshtastic where they actually can do radio related things without a license are great.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • They list the elevation.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • Now, they made boards with more power that operated and crossed at several different frequency bands, specially shortwave, then meshtastic would be an incredibility powerful too. However illegal.

    Sounds like you should look into getting an amateur radio license!

    Also, power isn't really the issue. Power only helps you while sending, not while receiving. What you want is a good antenna which helps with both sending and receiving. For example, if you're somewhere remote but you know there's a city in a specific direction you could get a directional antenna like a yagi and point it that way.

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  • When I think of pagers I think of receiving only, not sending. Meshtastic devices can typically do both.

  • What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET

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  • Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.

  • try it. just a little taste.

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  • I hate that devs put options in games and people think you're bad for choosing it. Heaven forbid I want to experience Undertale's genocide route or Stardew's Joja story.

  • Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions

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  • Okay? But why? StackOverflow's moderation is inadequate as well.

  • Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI

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  • Well my mom is AI and my dad is human so I guess you could say I'm mixed.

  • Why did you decide to join Lemmy?

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  • Don't forget lying and defaming one of the most prominent third party devs.

  • 'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

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  • Like Bluetooth and IoT before it.

  • Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions

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  • It's viable, StackExchange as a company is just shit. See: then never listening to meta, listening to random Twitter users more, and defaming their volunteer moderators.