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Cake day: June 26th, 2023
  • ImageBell@lemmy.worldtoImageAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•For those of you who have used meshtastic: what was your experience like?
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    4 days ago

    I bought a t1000e “tracker” hoping that I could use it to track my bike if it got stolen. Well despite it being called a tracker and having a mode called “tracker” it doesn’t really work as a tracker. It turns out it’s really more of an external radio for my cellphone. It gets me onto kind of a city wide chat channel. Nice but not what I was after.

    The really frustrating part is that I think the network and the devices can support a decent tracker …but it’ll take the right combination of dozens of confusing settings. I gave up after about two months of trying various combinations. I even went to a meshtastic club meeting but everyone there agreed that my tracker would not really… track. Sigh.

    Just one guy’s opinion and with just a singular goal. If you’re into Ham radio or like the idea of low power radio chirping communicating across great distances… then jump right in.

  • ImageBell@lemmy.worldtoAmITheAsshole@lemmy.world•AITAH For being mad my son wants to change his name?English
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    14 days ago

    You need you realize that he’s an adult, which frees him to do anything he wants, however stupid or hurtful to you. Perhaps suggest that if he hates his identity so much, he should seek counseling about it. Changing his name probably won’t help it. That’s an angle that might get you what you want and help his actual problem too.

    Also, since he dislikes you and your side of the family, try to understand why. Show him you care about his reasons and address them. But do not ignore his feelings or argue that he’s simply wrong.

    His choice for a new name is also a clue, maybe watch the show a bit and you might see why he admires those characters. Which also might be another clue about what he thinks of himself.