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I can't say I have. Let me look into it. Thanks for the share

I agree with this assessment. I've been running two nodes for about a year, maybe longer, and in that time, I've only had perhaps two contacts.

Even with a YAGI or a dedicated pole antenna, both tuned to 868 MHz, the range in my location is quite poor. The signal seems to drop off quickly, even after walking just a kilometer down the road. While I understand that height is key (and my antennas are fairly high), it appears that 868 MHz attenuates very rapidly.

So, to reiterate, I don't believe Meshtastic is a particularly effective solution. The principle behind it is sound, but the practical execution falls short. I think established methods like Hamnet and traditional amateur radio are far superior, especially now with SDRs making a simple handheld radio incredibly affordable (around €20)

Ah yes. I've had to repair one of the Dallas ICs before. You have to dig out a dremel and bite down till you get to the metal then add some hook up wire. Unlike OP I chose to use rechargable batteries that used to be used for home wireless phones - they are the right voltage and often they supply a battery charger.

If you're lucky you can desolder the the old battery and use a couple of pin headers to get you back up and running. I do find it irritating some retro machines wont even boot without a working battery.

It's amazing to see these old videos. The roads were busy than I expected, I thought cars were incredibly expensive back then? (not that they aren't now).

In 60 years time when we're all driving hover cars like the Jetsons imagine how much footage they'll have of us. Dashcams everywhere

Whilst I agree, and I hope the vessel had adequate insurance for such an eventuality, it's a excellent "training" exercise.

Real world scenarios which don't involve any enemy combatants are invaluable to keep everyone at peak readiness

One tip you may appreciate is to use the Australian version of airbnb (.au), their regulators require them to show the true cost of the rental, including all fees in the headline price.

It operates exactly the same as your regional airbnb once you switch the location and currency. For example, switching to USD and searching for apartments in California

They are carefully spun around using Carbon nanotubes

Plus you mitigate getting a bad batch of the same drive. See IBM Deathstars and the Seagate drives.

May have to go check my up hours on my drives now, I must have a few nearing that sort of write hours

Man it's still ongoing, and now the trolls have discovered it. The original thread somehow managed to crash my iphone due to the sheer number of replies.

Amazing GH even made this possible. Not sure if there's also a data leak, I notice my email was CCed, not BCCed. Now they've managed to email nearly half a million people, this could go on for ages as idiots keep responding to the original chains.

Wonder if EpicGames should temporarily mark their account as private till this gets sorted out. Glad I'm not the guy at the end of the phone trying to sort this car crash out.

Shame they had to sell out with their bullshit subscription model

Sadly it costs next to nothing to buy a ROG, it's basically a percentage point on the annual bill.

They need to make the RoG more expensive to genuinely fuel renewables

Funnily enough you've just surfaced an old memory of mine, we did the same thing.

I vaguely recall having to build a 486 out of a bunch of parts, install windows and get to the desktop.

Fun times

Same here @300.

My problem with VM is their constant bumping of prices. Until recently I was paying MORE than a new customer (by quite a margin).

You have to keep an eye on your bills

The LCD panel had cracked, digitizer was fine.

Long story short, the quickest, easiest fix is to replace the entire display + chassis.

In Singapore I was quoted $500sgd but I wasn't sure how long I was hanging around for so I didn't want to risk it.

My newly found issue with Dell and the XPS 13 9360 series is their insane costs.

Dell you see wont give you an indication of cost, instead you must send the laptop back at a cost of £40.

Stupidly I thought they'd be fair, but no they came back with a quote for £626. They had no interest in offering a discount - so I told them to send it back and get shoved.

£40 was the cost of my laziness. Now I'll just DIY for significantly less.

Worth baring in mind if you're not confident repairing the machine yourself.