Context: This is the second year I’ve been trying to hit 69% battery at 4:20 on 4/20.

It’s stupid and juvenile, but I’ve set a goal, damn it, and now I have to wait another year to try again. 😆

  • valkyre09@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If at first you don’t succeed, change your time zone!

    Also can I please have a link to the voyager wallpaper?

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I looked, and it only seems to exist as a temp file somewhere on my phone. I guess I just clicked “Set as wallpaper” years ago and it’s been there since. I cannot find the original on my phone, and my Google searches for that are coming up dry (even reverse image searching from my existing screenshot).

      Here’s the closest I can find: https://www.deviantart.com/sumghai/art/USS-Odyssey-NX-94276-322656168

      It’s the USS Odyssey (Intrepid Class) but the framing is similar to the one I have as my wallpaper.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Don’t worry, the Alpha quadrant is stil decades of opportunities years to get it right.

    And to double the chances “7/9” (September? July?) date is a valid choice too.

  • pedz@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Maybe you can go back in time with some kemocite and by venting warp plasma into the cargo bay and catch it at the right moment.

    • dan@upvote.auEnglish
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      2 months ago

      My wife used Mint Mobile from 2018 until 2022 and really liked it. We moved in 2022 and unfortunately our new place had very poor T-Mobile coverage so we had to switch, otherwise we’d still be using them. She switched to US Mobile which give you a choice of using T-Mobile or Verizon.

      They’re QCI 7 rather than QCI 6 though, which basically means they’re considered lower priority on the T-Mobile network. If there’s congestion (not enough network bandwidth for everyone that wants to use it), customers on QCI 6 are given priority. Every MVNO except for Google Fi is QCI 7, while Google Fi and most plans directly through T-Mobile are QCI 6.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Bout as good as having T-Mobile (uses their network). Will definitely vary from place to place, though. Kinda “meh” here since they mostly use band 66 for large cells which has pretty crap penetration into buildings.

      • lunarul@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        since they mostly use band 66 for large cells which has pretty crap penetration into buildings.

        Huh, good to know there’s an explanation for why I was getting no signal inside my home when I was on T-Mobile. It’s the reason I switched.

        • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          T-Mobile uses a lot of different bands, depending on the coverage area. Some areas are on 700 Mhz, others on higher PCS bands (former Sprint bands). I used www.cellmapper.net to see what frequencies were used and confirmed with LTE Discovery app on my phone.

          In my case, it was band 66 for a fairly large cell. I’ve also got a brick house, so that doesn’t help. AT&T’s 800 Mhz band worked well here but they were jerking around my plan so I switched to Mint.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgOPEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Heh, yeah. I tried. Was on a long call earlier and was pacing, so couldn’t keep it on charge. Had to get back up from about 44% at 3:45. I even cranked the brightness, turned on all the wireless radios, and tried to drop it by 1% before the minute ticked over, but to no avail.

      Ah, well. Try again next year. lol

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Then it would be on 4/21 (I’m going for the triple word score or nothing lol).

      I could get a last minute flight to California and maybe make it, but I’m not that dedicated. I’ll just wait till next year.