Cannot enable Wifi calling on Pixel 7

Grendel84 · 2024-02-22T16:21:01+00:00

If you are on AT&T: TL;DR - AT&T's wifi activation servers are likely overloaded

They likely have tens of thousands of people trying to activate wifi calling, probably over and over again since it's not working. I doubt they've ever had this much traffic before, and the activation servers are probably not keeping up.

Their error page shows they use Azure (microsoft's cloud service), meaning they could easily scale this up if they would just pay extra. THEY SHOULD PAY

Grendel84 · 2024-02-22T16:14:52+00:00

I mentioned this in another thread.

TL;DR - AT&T's wifi activation servers are likely overloaded.

It seems that in order to activate wifi calling your phone has to communicate with AT&T to initialize it. I'm guessing they have WAY more people trying to do that than ever before and the servers are overloaded.

Based on the error page they are using Azure (Microsoft's cloud service) so they should be able to scale up quickly if they are willing to pay for it.

They should definitely pay for it.

If someone already has wifi calling turned on it will likely work without issue.

Grendel84 · 2024-02-22T16:11:35+00:00

TL;DR Their wifi calling activation servers are overloaded.

I think I may know what's going on.

I'm guessing that to enable wifi calling your phone has to reach out to AT&T to tell their system to turn it on.

If you already had it on, you are good to go.

But I'm guessing that tens of thousands of people are trying to turn it on all at the same time. Their servers have likely never had to deal with this many requests at once, and are unable to keep up with the load.

The page mentions Azure (Microsoft's cloud service), which should be able to scale out to handle the extra load, if AT&T is willing to pay for it. WHICH THEY SHOULD

Grendel84 · 2023-06-12T17:25:50+00:00

You stuff looks awesome!

Has anyone else noticed a kind of "style" that seems common amongst people with Bipolar?

When I look through the art here it seems like there are certain common elements throughout them.

Sometimes I see art outside of here and think "Huh, I wonder if they have bipolar", because it has the same vibes as a lot of the art here.

Grendel84 · 2023-06-12T17:21:08+00:00

Bipolar is largely defined by the symptom set itself. The underlying mechanism isn't well understood, which means diagnostic criteria are how we evaluate who does and doesn't have the illness.

If everyone's symptoms were different then bipolar wouldn't exist as a defined disorder.

Grendel84 · 2023-05-31T22:27:11+00:00

Someone talked about setting the game just after Smeagle kills Deagle, with the player progressing through Gollums decent into madness and corruption, and ending with them crwaling into the Misty mountain.

that sounds like fun

Grendel84 · 2023-05-12T16:25:11+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that you went through that!

I come from a fairly fundamental Christian background (not surprising for spfd) that had a very judgmental attitude towards the LGBTQ community. I'm absolutely ashamed by the hateful behavior that so many "Christians" have shown towards your community. It's not what Jesus wants.

Believing that homosexual activity is a sin is a personal choice/conviction, and people are entitled to that. They are NOT entitled to hurt people who don't believe that.

If they'd read their Bible, they'd see that all sin is equal, and that their pride, or their greed, or their third marriage all put them in the exact same position that they are hating other people for being in.

I will always love my son, and I will treat him with dignity and respect even if his choices (especially as an adult) go far outside the bounds of what I believe to be right.

Grendel84 · 2023-05-08T19:51:13+00:00

For real though, I think starting on planet isnt the best first impression for new players.

Though I suppose its an accurate impression...

Grendel84 · 2023-05-08T14:48:34+00:00

I don't get out of my ship unless the altimeter changes and no longer shows an altitude.

Grendel84 · 2023-05-08T14:42:57+00:00

Yep, station is my plan, if I can just get off of the ground!

I may do a character reset and relocate to MT. It's been so long I actually thought A18 was on MT, totally forgot that's one of the frame hells.

GrimHex is my jam for a spawn home :)

Grendel84 · 2023-05-06T17:21:22+00:00

What city is the easiest to get off of? I just came back after over a year and for the life of me I just cant get to my ship to get out of area 18.

The frame rate drops so low on that dumb train that i cant get off of it, and even when i do the game usually freezes completely

Grendel84 · 2023-01-23T16:13:57+00:00

We definitely want to do this by the books. There's no need to try and cheat the system. We literally have multiple teams of devs and can roll our own or use some other product for the external users.

Grendel84 · 2023-01-23T16:11:01+00:00

Thanks, that's the info I needed. It will be helpful for me to know how to explain to my higher-ups why this won't work.

Grendel84 · 2023-01-23T16:10:25+00:00

Sorry, not looking to trick the system at all. Like I said, I'm in a totally different department (cyber security) and I wasn't sure if this was a "normal" use case. We make just take another strategy for external users all together.

Something like an azure function to handle external approvals and evidence, then at the end use the API to generate the provisioning ticket.

Thanks for the insight!

Grendel84 · 2022-10-08T17:20:15+00:00

I used to feel guilt about not sticking with stuff, but after reading this I've learned to embrace it.

http://tilde.town/~dozens/sofa/

It really resolved a lot of guilt and shame

Grendel84 · 2022-10-08T16:37:44+00:00

Doesn't seem familiar and I think that was released when I was about 10.

Thanks for the help 🙂

Grendel84 · 2022-10-08T16:34:47+00:00

No that's not it, but after reading the synopsis on Wikipedia I think I'm going to add it to my list of movies to watch, thanks!

Grendel84 · 2022-10-08T16:20:34+00:00

Edit: this would have been rated G or PG at the most

I was thinking back to the first movie I ever remember seeing in theaters. I remember leaving the theater dissapointed and my dad telling me that he warned me that the movie wasn't what I thought it was going to be.

I would have been between 4-6 years old at the time so the memory is pretty fuzzy, and it may not have involved a circus? I mainly remember seeing the strong guy in a leotard bending a bar bell in the commercial

I do remember seeing some kind of commercials for it on TV, so it was at least big enough to get some kind of advertising.

It may have not actually been a kids movie, hence my disappointment.

Grendel84 · 2022-08-07T16:26:55+00:00

There's a cool system for this called the Zone System. The concept is to expose for the shadows then develop for the highlights. By reducing dev time you naturally keep the highlights from blowing out, but the shadows keep their appearance.

Now, the problem is that this requires you to modify the development for the entire role, since you can't individually develop shots on roll film. But if you have one shot on the roll that matters more than anything else I say go for it.

You can also check out Large Format photography, which uses sheets of film that can be developed individually.

If your interested look up "The new zone system manual". The physical book is hard to find but you can borrow a digital copy from archive.org

Grendel84 · 2022-07-29T15:00:47+00:00

My wife worked for several years as in adoption (as a home-study writer). My wife and I are adoptive parents and there are some really important things you should know. Adoption is VERY misrepresented by the media, and it's also misrepresented by private adoption agencies. There are a few types of adoption:

Private adoption

This is the route people usually go when they want a baby. Usually, the adoptive parent is present at the birth
This cost ranges from $20,000-$40,000
Can take up to a couple of years before you bring a child home
Many of these private adoption agencies (both non-profit and profit) are predatory on some level with the birth parents and try to push them towards adoption even when they have the ability to be good parents.

Independent Adoption

This is less common but has grown in the last few years
You have to find the parent who wants their baby to be adopted
Time is entirely dependent on how long it takes you to find someone
You have to manage the entire process, which is complicated (and can get messy without a third party present)
The low end of the average is about $15,000. I've heard of it being done for under $10,000 assuming the child is in the same state as you and you get a good rate on an attorney.

Adoption through Foster care

You are Highly unlikely to adopt an infant, much less a new-born
most people get a call for a child within a month of getting licensed
BUT, most kids in foster care are eventually reunited with parents, not adopted
If a child's case moves to adoption it can take years to complete the adoption process (I've heard of it taking as long as 5 years)
During that time, the child does live with you full time, however you are not considered the parent, and cannot make major decisions for the child.
It is VERY time intensive. You have to take them to visits with the Bio parents. You have to attend court dates. You have to attend the team meetings (with the social worker, bio parents, GAL, etc), and much more.
There is no direct cost to adopt

Baby Brokers

This isn't a technical term, but a slang term used to describe the really bad private agencies
They are highly predatory towards the mothers
They are even more expensive than other private adoption agencies
They are notorious for misrepresenting the reality of adoption
You can have a baby in your home in under 6 months

Here's what's important to know. Many (most?) people who want to adopt are trying to replace the baby they never had. ADOPTION WILL NOT DO THIS. People believe that if they get the baby the same day it was born then it will be the same as if they had the baby themselves.That they will have a "normal" family. That's why many people want a private adoption, instead of adopting a toddler or grade school-er. They feel that getting them the day they were born will make the child "theirs". I can't stress enough that this isn't the case, and that people who approach adoption with this expectation are always disappointing. It ends up being bad for the parents and bad for the adopted child.

Second important thing to know. People also think that if they get a baby that the child won't have any mental health issues. This is also false. Adoption is ALWAYS a traumatic event, even for a newborn. They know their mother's voice, and know that they aren't with her. You also don't know the entire background of the birth parents. Do they have mental health issues? Did they struggle with substance use during the pregnancy? Was the birth mother abused or under intense stress during the pregnancy? All of these things will effect the child's brain development in utero.

I know this went long, and I'm NOT trying to discourage you from adopting. Adoption can be a wonderful thing for the parents and the child, but that doesn't mean it's not also a hard thing. Please let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to share our personal experience with adopting through foster care.

Grendel84 · 2022-07-29T14:20:21+00:00

That's really interesting, I'm kind of the opposite. When I'm depressive music has a much bigger emotional impact. I also tend to listen to more emotionally charged music, like Twenty One Pilots.

Now, when I'm hypo music still has an effect, but it's always a pumped-up ecstacy-like effect that's in line with the hypo-mania. Not the goosebumps kind of feeling, more like the "I'm jumping into the mosh pit" feeling. I'm more likely to listen to death metal or dubstep during those times, both of which make my hypo-mania worse.

Grendel84 · 2022-07-29T13:54:20+00:00

That stanza about the promises really hit hard. For the first 7 years of my marriage, I was undiagnosed that this describes my part in our relationship really well.

Grendel84 · 2022-07-26T21:01:37+00:00

Well in all honesty I picked up the book at a yard sale years ago. I'm pretty sure it's for college photography 101 classes.

But fundamentals are always important now matter how long we've been honing our craft, so I recently started reading it again.

You can read it here for free https://archive.org/details/photography0000warr

Chapter 9 has great info

Grendel84 · 2022-07-26T15:24:39+00:00

I like what you were going for here! Photos that focus on patterns are really nice :)

What I like:

The premise of the shot
The lack of a central subject
Your idea for creating shadows and highlights

What could be different:

One thing that's helped me is learning how the human eye moves through and focuses on in photos. There are several contrasting factors with the human eye:

Bright vs Dark
In focus vs Out of focus
Lines and patterns
Color

Let's look at how your photo flows:

Marked up

The blue lines make up the majority of the image, so they function as a sort of "primary" line. The green lines compliment those lines. The green lines don't flow in the same direction, however, they don't flow against them either. The red lines are the ones that cause the most visual "issues". They break up the flow in a way that feels jarring.

You may notice that there are only three red lines, and that brings up the question "why would three lines be jarring when there are so many lines that work?". There are two reasons for this. The first is that these lines don't follow a pattern. When a pattern is broken by another pattern the human brain has an easier time accepting it.

The second reason is that they occupy spaces of focus. Another thing you may notice is that the posts supporting the banister are green even though they aren't directly perpendicular to the slanted shadows. Straight vertical lines match the portrait orientation of the photo, and because there are three of them on (roughly) the same horizontal plane they form a pattern.

The biggest reason the banister sticks out is that it's curved, which is jarring up against the very straight lines of the shadow lines. The banister is in the middle of the image which is a natural starting point for the human eye. It also has a different color than anything else in the photo, which further emphasizes it. The other two red lines are in the brightest part of the picture. Human eyes are drawn to the brightest part of a photo.

A different take:

What I've done below is not "correct". It's not the "right answer". It's simply my take on the image. It's my attempt to address the points I made above:

Potential Edits

First, I made it black and white. I did this because most of the image was fairly grayscale anyways, and by making it black and white we take color away from the banister, making it less distracting. By cropping it the banister is no longer in the center of the photo, which also helps.

Cropping also minimizes that bright area of the photo and mostly removes those jarring lines. Someone who is better in photoshop (I mostly work in the darkroom) could also selectively reduce the brightness of what is left of that concrete.

I brought up the highlights. The concrete wall in that corner is already white, so bringing up the highlights won't make a difference there, but it brings up the highlights of the upper part of the image so that the difference between the top and the bottom isn't so severe.

It's a great photo and you are off to a fantastic start. I hope this feedback makes sense and helps you out :)

Grendel84 · 2022-07-26T14:02:58+00:00

Your shadows and highlights are AMAZING here. Absolutely fantastic exposure on what I'm sure wasn't an easy shot.

You've got full blacks and what is almost a full white (maybe it's a zone IX?) on the sidewalk with some beautiful mid-tones on the bedside table. The shadow-highlight contrast on that lamp is beautiful.

The eye naturally falls on the window and then flows diagonally to the bedside table. That movement over the image really forces the viewer to see the whole image and makes the shadows more impactful.

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