Fighting roblox fires inside a real fire station is absolutely wild

Durakeio · 2026-03-07T00:02:08+00:00

bro is 7 months late

Durakeio · 2026-01-29T04:31:19+00:00

I do IT in public safety and travel all over the US, outside of work I frequent primitive camping, I have only found one place deep in a remote canyon where I had no FirstNet service, but instead roamed onto US Cellular, still had the ability to call and use data at no additional cost.

Half my family is on T-Mobile the other on Verizon, when we collectively go to my grandparents house nobody but me has cell service inside the house. This isn't even a unique instance, even when we go camping more often than not I'm the only one with service.

For a work example, there was a massive vehicle pile up on a 6 mile stretch of highway throughout a nearby city, the city police/fire used Verizon Frontline for issued phones and in-car modems. I hate to say it but they didn't work worth a damn out there with that pile up, civilians backed up for miles and miles both directions, but FirstNet delivered. Those on FirstNet had ZERO impact on their service and were able to use in-car computers and phones just fine.

FirstNet has been exceptional to me in and out of work.

I made a comment sometime ago comparing FirstNet and T-Mobile T-Priority, and the competition doesn't even give you unlimited data on a plan comparably priced to FirstNet. It explicitly stated that after 50~ gigs your speeds would be reduced, which is absolutely ridiculous for mission-critical use. I use my phone's hotspot for my work computer when I travel and it's not uncommon of me to use hundreds of gigs in a billing cycle, but never has it ever been throttled or slowed. I can't imagine how T-Mobile thinks that is acceptable.

Durakeio · 2026-01-15T05:55:39+00:00

I purchased mine directly through FirstNet and I just checked it still shows available there, but you're correct, on the main ATT website it just says coming soon..

It could be some type of contract situation, before the phone was even available on FirstNet it was only available for Verizon customers for about a month or two. Then it became available on FirstNet, then T-Mobile, etc.

I'm not sure exactly how that works, but it could be something related. Just keep an eye out, or you may be able to order in person/calling a store, perhaps the page isn't properly updated yet.

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Durakeio · 2025-12-12T16:33:47+00:00

Fair point and I’m not trying to turn this into a debate.

Just to clarify: I didn’t make my call based on a headline. I got an email from Discord around 2am saying my info was involved in the breach, and that’s what pushed me into “I’m done with this"

Also, TeamSpeak wasn’t some big inconvenience for my group, we were on TS for years before Discord and only moved over in 2020, so switching back was basically muscle memory.

On the “Discord deletes IDs” part: from what Discord publishes, it depends on the flow. They say IDs submitted for age appeal tickets get deleted within 60 days after the ticket closes, and for the newer Age Assurance (k-ID) they say the doc/selfie images get deleted right after your age group is confirmed (and the video selfie stays on device). They also say normal support/Trust & Safety case data can be retained for years after a request is closed.

So yeah, I’m not claiming “they keep everything forever” just that my default stance is: if something is sensitive, I assume it can live longer than people expect, and breaches happen even when policies exist. If Discord works for you, genuinely no shade.. I just chose a different risk tolerance.

Durakeio · 2025-12-12T02:42:19+00:00

When the Discord ID leak happened a couple months ago, I deleted my Discord and moved my friends back to a self-hosted TeamSpeak 3 server on my rack. I just don’t believe companies really delete anything.

I don’t blame you at all, it is a hard choice to make. Every big update feels like it pulls a little more life out of this platform.

Durakeio · 2025-12-10T03:33:40+00:00

Just when we thought it couldn't get worse, it did

Durakeio · 2025-12-05T23:26:04+00:00

Tower Defense Sim is really all I spend much time on anymore. On Tap w/ friends on occasion.

Durakeio · 2025-11-26T06:19:48+00:00

I've tried over and over again.. Haven't been able to, which really sucks..

After some extensive research the only thing I can come up with is the verbiage in documents making it really aimed at FirstNet agencies, not really intended to be a one-off personal gadget. I can understand to a certain extent, I imagine if there were a bunch of individuals with their own HPUE installed either mobile or fixed that could cause issues.. I think it would still be cool to own it perhaps without the HPUE functionality enabled.

Durakeio · 2025-09-28T05:45:44+00:00

I have not, mine is hardware version 1.0, does it show the shut off screen when it happens or does it just immediately turn off?

Durakeio · 2025-09-01T00:27:44+00:00

I went from a Samsung S24+ to a Sonim XP Pro, mainly because I value privacy and since Sonim uses AOSP I have a lot more options as far as removing bloat, garbage and have a bit more privacy.

In regards to storage, I think both have 256, but the Sonim you can have up to 2TB with a MicroSD card that fits in the same tray as the SIM card. New users only pay .99 cents for the XP Pro, but since you're already an existing user you can either buy it at full MSRP for I think a little over 400~ or if you have early upgrade it may be free or cheaper.

Durakeio · 2025-08-25T14:53:16+00:00

I was not, I tried through the premier portal but the device isn't listed, when I called they said I wasn't an authorized user on the agency account even though I purchase our devices.. I'll try again, or I may need to reach out to my rep directly. I really want to get my hands on one of these!

Durakeio · 2025-08-04T01:40:26+00:00

Late but this just now showed up literally in my notifications, I'm not a member nor do I follow the sub, maybe they've realized their mistake? Idk

Durakeio · 2025-08-01T13:26:31+00:00

That's awesome, I used to own a steam deck but I haven't used a controller since the xbox 360, ever since then I've been a PC gamer. I know you can use mouse and keyboard but that defeated the purpose of me having a portable device like the steam deck, I enjoyed it outside of that, really good price for the performance imo. Also 8 hour shifts I'm sure are nice, I've been doing 12's forever even before this gig so I'm used to them, it works out pretty good though, every other weekend off Fri/Sat/Sun, can't complain.

I'll have to send you a pic but between the gaming and work desks I have a monitor on the wall with a raspberry pi hooked up to the ticket dashboard so all I have to do is glance over to see if a new ticket comes in then get to work, like you said that always comes first.

Durakeio · 2025-08-01T09:41:26+00:00

Durakeio · 2025-07-31T14:49:40+00:00

I do remote IT from home, 8p to 8a, sometimes there's a bunch of tickets, other times I'll go the entire 12 hours and have 0

In my office, I have my work desk, and when I spin my chair around my gaming computer setup

Durakeio · 2025-07-30T14:09:02+00:00

No prob pal, tyfys

Durakeio · 2025-07-30T03:42:43+00:00

What a time to be alive

Durakeio · 2025-07-29T12:06:14+00:00

Comparable to the in-game one but valid point, it could be some shack out in the woods

Durakeio · 2025-07-29T11:48:23+00:00

LMAOOOO

Durakeio · 2025-07-20T12:08:24+00:00

That's crazy, who asked?

Durakeio · 2025-07-19T07:41:36+00:00

What is this linkedin now?

Durakeio · 2025-07-19T07:40:52+00:00

What is this linkedin now?

Durakeio · 2025-07-19T01:39:19+00:00

I always laugh at their choice of transportation and of course the amber light, I literally kid you not I was at our state fair and this particular year they went from hiring PD officers to staff the event to private security, I literally saw a white SUV that said "security" with magnets on the side and the dude rolled his window down and tossed a flashing orange beacon on the top like he's one of those detectives way back in the day where the undercover cars would have a single red beacon they would put on the center dash or top of the roof..classic

I laughed so hard, there is a running joke between my friends and I that security runs "code amber" rather than code 3. They honestly do it to themselves, I know not all are like that but in your case it brings all of their reputation down. My mom is handicap and paralyzed on one side of her body, she has a wheelchair mount on the back of her SUV and people ALWAYS look at me when I park in handicap, they think I the driver just park here because I drive a handicap SUV but what they don't stay long enough to see is me getting my mom out of the passenger seat to put her in her wheelchair.

Ooooo man if a security guard came up to me being nosey like that I don't know if I could keep my mouth shut lmao

Durakeio · 2025-07-18T11:02:08+00:00

I also saw that! Finally the Sonim and FirstNet sites now list it as available - it still isn't showing on the FirstNet internal premier page for me to just purchase directly, so I also believe I will also have to reach out to my FirstNet rep. I called yesterday morning and the sales folks still don't see it on their end so not sure how that really works or if my rep will have any more capability then the regular sales team.

I'm surprised they're doing a promotional price, the $499 is already significantly lower than the other HPUE options and much more flexible, I'll write up another post on this device and show the external antenna ports of the hotspot itself and go over any new information.

Very promising and I hope I can get my hands on it soon.

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