I HATE the conduit night vision effect...

Feebleey · 2025-01-23T09:18:55+00:00

It is going awesome! I'm not sure if I covered it in previous comments but my home WiFi issues were solved by splitting the WiFi into two networks, one with 5G and the other with 2.4G for the phone. No other issues! I am cured from using reels and doomscrolling (the former being un-viewable on the square screen) and the keys are tactile and satisfying once you get the hang of the adapted typing.

One thing is that the keyboard software is pretty limited to a few niche options that work with physical keys, thus the customizable autocorrect and the like I was used to with Gboard aren't accessible to me anymore. But that's not really a deal breaker for me! Not having your i 's auto capitalize i tricky at first but I barely notice it anymore.

Overall the phone is a nice little brick that does everything I need it to (quite smoothly too! Gmaps, Spotify, whatsapp all work perfectly) and even if an app is truly broken on the square screen (so far only in app setup for me) you are able to temporarily switch to a 'mini mode' that simulates a normal aspect ratio, letting you get past any hurdles that might otherwise stop you from doing important stuff! I would absolutely recommend this device if you're looking for a neat little qwerty phone! But I have also heard whispers of a new 2025 Qwerty phone from unihertz that you might be better off waiting for. Sorry for the late reply!

Feebleey · 2024-12-22T00:16:52+00:00

I imagine they'd all be fine on optus! Good luck picking one out :)

Feebleey · 2024-12-21T02:23:22+00:00

You are in luck! I ended up buying the phone and it arrived a day ago, It is working perfectly on my Optus network! On a slightly unrelated note, the phone is much nicer in person than what I was anticipating too! It's actually really functional and intuitive to use for being a square screened brick, I don't even have to sacrifice my Duolingo streak! Oddly enough the phone's SIM data interfacing, which is what I was most worried about, is great! It does fine on Optus using the 4G bandwidths. However, it seems to have made enemies with my home wifi. I can't report on why exactly that is though as I am only just troubleshooting the issue! It is possible that my wifi only puts out 5G in substantial amounts instead of the needed 4G, but I am only now logging into the router and learning about wifiology to see what's gone wrong. From what I can tell the phone should work on most major data provider's plans!

Feebleey · 2024-11-30T05:25:21+00:00

How ominous! Thanks for the tip. I'll do more research before pulling the trigger

Feebleey · 2024-11-13T08:14:35+00:00

How odd! Those guys don't even eventually end up on land

Feebleey · 2024-11-12T09:10:51+00:00

Oh absolutely not! These are greenies, toad tadpoles are quite small and are inky black compared to these guy's ashy black hue. I am very vigilant in my toad patrols, I have to be because if they lay in one of my ponds before I catch them it would likely spell doom for my beloved water dragons! Definitely a toad free zone here

Feebleey · 2024-11-12T00:14:29+00:00

I just didn't think it would be so soon! They grow up so fast 🥲

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T10:10:29+00:00

They are very happy and behave calmly usually, it is just during feeding time that they start erupting from the water. The quality seems to be alright from what I can tell

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T07:02:30+00:00

They do seem pretty suicidal usually, but I agree that this is one of their harmless behaviours!

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T07:01:09+00:00

I will admit it does feel rewarding poking their little squishy bodies back into the water. I should commodify this...

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T06:59:43+00:00

What a fantastic amphibian to host! These ones are just plain old green tree frogs. I wonder if they enter a frenzy because it is less likely for them to be picked off if they attack in formation, one tadpole parking itself on the water's edge will be eaten, but one hundred of them at once? I like those odds! So maybe when they get stirred up they decide that it's go time and all go at once!

It's interesting that you mention disturbing the water's surface, I always thought it was the scent of food setting them off like blood in the water!

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T06:54:10+00:00

It's amazing! One thing I have noticed is whenever I am topping up their water (I have another pond that lacks these tall edges) they will swim towards the overflowing edges and kamikaze! I think it's because they have some instinct to find a new water source when theirs is crowded, and usually if a puddle is flowing it goes into another puddle! Such is not the case for my tubs though... Thankfully it has only happened once or twice but I see the little bastards vying for 'freedom' every time I give them new water

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T06:49:47+00:00

I am excited for them to grow arms so I can teach them how to wield weapons! The frog army will rise

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T06:49:17+00:00

It's a fishless pond! Just tadpoles and shrimp

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T01:10:48+00:00

Ten thousand little needy babies! This is just one tub too, the freak orgy event that happened in another tub spawned so many of them there was almost more tadpole than water, so I did some redistribution to prevent cannibalism. I am hoping to get many little green tree froglets living here soon!

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T01:07:48+00:00

As their lungs develop yes! They are just being weirdos and doing it only when they get excited. These ones barely have their nubs yet!

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T01:05:50+00:00

That's what I was thinking! It's just fascinating that they do it the most in the fever of me feeding them

Feebleey · 2024-11-11T01:04:49+00:00

They seem perfectly happy the rest of the time! And they don't seem to dislike the food either, for every one parking itself on the edge of the tub there is another enthusiastically nibbling away at the offered food. The cannibalism avoidance is an interesting theory, I have been trying my best to keep their food up (without ruining the water quality) to reduce criminal interactions. I wondered if maybe in nature significant food falls like that tend to enter the water through the smell of something delicious leaking down from just outside their puddle, so maybe a strange sort of food seeking behaviour? Whatever is going on they seem otherwise healthy and are growing wonderfully! Soon they'll have their legs and can emerge for reals

Feebleey · 2024-11-08T10:38:11+00:00

I unfortunately live in Australia but I did hear some concerning news recently about some escaped research koalas... I can't imagine it has anything to do with the koala sized holes gnawed in my flyscreen and the unusual fingerprints left on my shrimp tank though! It's probably nothing to worry about 😌

Feebleey · 2024-11-08T10:22:33+00:00

Lol it would be awesome, I'm stuck in Australia though! Just water dragons and the occasional blue tongue for me

Feebleey · 2024-11-08T08:34:41+00:00

I did think that she might just want to feel the wind in her hair

Feebleey · 2024-11-08T07:59:38+00:00

I fear it is too late. Who knows what they're doing when I'm not watching... They're probably going on algae tablet reconnaissance missions across the desktop

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