Drusenija

I created an SMS to Email gateway back in 2011 when data was still expensive on phones and I was trying to see if I could turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone. (I was a poor student at the time, was trying to find ways to save money 😅)

Basically I had a 3G modem plugged into a Linux server that could receive the messages, a prepaid SIM card with a long life credit expiry, a domain name set up with unknown email address capturing, and some tools to handle the actual SMS part.

At the time I published the scripts I used online and apparently they're still online 😅 This is on Whirlpool which is an Australian telecommunications forum.

https://whrl.pl/RcXD5e

It even works when you reverse the order of the steps!

But wait, most people are going to plug these bricks into their phones or tablets, yeah? Those have data connections we could surely piggy back off so rather than a one time or irregular phone home we could have real time data on where the cables are and how they're being used. And we can release an app they run on their device to capture that information that shows a nice pretty dashboard of when they charge their devices, how much power they use, etc.

We then use that as the justification to move the entire product range to a monthly subscription instead of a yearly one. We can even remove the sharing restrictions to begin with, and then add them back later with a family tier, and eventually prevent cables from being away from the registered home base for a predetermined length of time.

We could then add an upgrade tier for those that do need to use their cables in other locations.

...Is this the kind of logic that goes through their heads?

See the problem here is the price. At $30/yr that's worth considering. The problem is they'd charge $30/mth.

Vote on that thang!

The article says a free version isn't available, that isn't accurate:

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/yaba-snashiro-2-lite/id6630365688

You're limited to 3 games and it has ads, but it does exist. Probably good enough to test if it works for your favourite games.

I know it wasn't likely the cause, but the "Pokemon go to the polls" quote still lives rent free in my head over how cringy it was 😅

That good advice, thank you, will definitely give that a shot!

I have Ventoy on a USB stick, tried to use it recently for DBAN and it didn't work, is there any way to get around that these days? Haven't looked into it recently.

This I think is the key here really. Without pitting Lando first, Oscar likely (not guaranteed obviously but likely) wins. So the only reason Lando was in a position to win was because the team decided to do something they believe was needed to secure P1 and P2.

That being said, ever since getting his first win, Lando's been chomping at the bit for a second one. Every race since that he hasn't won he's been incredibly down on himself. I hope the team are getting him someone to work with to work through that, and that they're realising what his state of mind is like when these types of things happen during a race.

Given the partisan nature of the Supreme Court at the moment, anyone who thinks a Democrat trying to use these powers that they're saying the president has would get away with it is extremely optimistic at best.

Disappointed for Oscar, he deserved the win today but now it's gonna feel like it was given rather than earned. That being said, am really happy for him getting his first win on the board, and I'm sure it won't be the last for him, he's driving really well and the McLaren car is performing vs the competition at the moment.

I heard the commentary team say he's the only driver this season to be in every lap all season, which definitely doesn't hurt either.