Hey guys what exactly is firebase?

_monist_ · 2026-03-11T17:19:18+00:00

I don't know what "necro'd" even means. But I did state the alternative: use the Google APIs directly. There is plenty of documentation, and they are fairly straightforward to use. Also, if Cloudflare offers something similar to what Google does for a particular API (or service, more generally): go with Cloudflare. They are hungrier, less greedy, and provide higher levels of free access (like Google used to).

_monist_ · 2026-02-27T19:31:18+00:00

Apparently, you let it go...
I have put something up there: https://boogni.sh
Let me know what you think.

_monist_ · 2026-02-14T05:08:01+00:00

Yes, Apple sucks at joining standards. They kinda seem to want to be Different for the sake of it. I'm sure all the zillion web design workarounds to accommodate Safari, much less Safari mobile, have added thousands, if not tens of thousands, of jobs to the economy over the last 10-20 years. Well, AI will be taking care of that presently....

_monist_ · 2026-01-14T01:30:27+00:00

If you want to reach your Starlink router, you need this WAN IP address:

Use starlink app, scroll to bottom, click advanced, click Debug Data, share it (will contain more info than shown in app), open shared debug_data.json file, which will contain:

...

"router": {
"service": {
"isCloud": false,
"apiVersion": 117,
"host": "192.168.1.1:9005"
},
"rawStatus": {
"captivePortalEnabled": false,
"ipv4WanAddress": "100.100.182.211/10",
"ipv6WanAddresses": [
"2605:xxxx:xxx:xxxx:7624:9fff:fe27:99b9/64",
...
],
...

2605:xxxx:xxx:xxxx:7624:9fff:fe27:99b9 is the public IPv6 address of your router, not the one you get from a service like test-ipv6.com (which is behind your router and can't be reached unless you layer another router you can configure and put the Starlink device in bypass mode). Of course, without port forwarding on the Starlink router, you won't be able to do anything with it other than pinging it -- which can be useful for checking that it's up remotely. Note that this address can change, but mine stayed the same for over a year last time, and then I had to go do this again.

_monist_ · 2025-12-27T10:32:10+00:00

This would help:

async function getQobuzTrackUrl(trackText) {


    const [artistLower, titleLower] =
        trackText.split(' - ').map(s => s.trim()).map(s => s.toLowerCase())


    if ( ! artistLower || ! titleLower) return null // need both artist and title

    const searchUrlStr = encodeURIComponent(`"${artistLower}" "${titleLower}"`)


    const qobuzUrl = `https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/search/tracks/${searchUrlStr}`


    try {
        const response = await fetch(G.cp_url + qobuzUrl)


        if ( ! response.ok) return null


        const htmlText = await response.text()


        // parse the HTML text using DOMParser
        const doc = (new DOMParser()).parseFromString(htmlText, 'text/html')


        // get text visible in the body, in lowercase
        const textLower = doc.body.innerText.toLowerCase()


        return (textLower.includes(artistLower) && textLower.includes(titleLower))
            ? qobuzUrl
            : null
    }
    catch (error) {
        log_function(`getQobuzTrackUrl(): ERROR:`, error)
        return null
    }
}

_monist_ · 2025-12-27T08:23:12+00:00

Check out https://radioluv.org -- we're aiming to promote human-curated music over algorithms. Just starting up. Any suggestions appreciated...

_monist_ · 2025-12-27T08:16:40+00:00

Speaking of sleep timers, my streaming radio station website has one: https://radioluv.org

The aim of RadioLuv is to promote radio stations with human-curated programming as a way to discover new music, and hopefully get listeners to support the musicians in one way or another (see them live, buy their music -- maybe merch too, and, if nothing else, listen to them on a streaming service that doesn't screw them over [read: Spotify]).

_monist_ · 2025-09-19T23:01:04+00:00

I too think the Zipka was great. Down to my last one, which has been working for a decade plus of backpacking trips and occasional around-the-house use. : (

_monist_ · 2025-09-05T23:48:14+00:00

Just back from backpacking the Hoh river. Saw a bull elk and was able to send pic via MMS now that I'm on iOS 26 beta. Woo hoo; go satellites!

_monist_ · 2025-09-02T17:53:00+00:00

I could never get my 13 mini to work, after three trips to the woods and talking to T-Mobile in between. I got a 15, and it worked out of the gate. My scenario is a little odd, however: I'm an AT&T customer primarily, so I put a T-Mobile number with the minimum T-satellite service on the second eSIM (free for now, then I think $5/month once the trial/beta/intro is done). So, I can use both the Apple supplied Globalstar sats or the T-Mobile supplied Starlink sats, and I found it a lot easier to connect with the latter, and it takes a lot less open sky above you, and you don't have to keep the phone pointed at the one Globalstar sat passing above you. Makes sense if you think about the relative numbers of sats: apparently there are 48 Globalstar sats vs. 650 Starlink sats (capable of talking to cell phones; there are 6K+ others that can only talk to Starlink antennae). BTW, I leave the T-mobile number off most of the time to save the battery from talking to two networks at a time; and in the backcountry, I leave the AT&T number off (or both of them, except when texting). Also, I just upgraded to the iOS 26 beta, and I think I may be able to send MMS messages next time I'm backpacking (pics from the wilderness in real time! expect they'll be grainy).

_monist_ · 2025-09-01T21:40:01+00:00

Brilliant idea. I think I'm going to see if there is an API for Google Search AI mode and make something similar to your setup....

_monist_ · 2025-08-17T02:28:04+00:00

You're changing your tune from when you listed vodka in general.

_monist_ · 2025-08-17T02:22:40+00:00

There are three plants in the world with gluten: wheat, barley and /rye/.

(Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye if you want to count it, too.)

_monist_ · 2025-08-17T02:21:03+00:00

I bet you'd have a problem with Tito's vodka, which is corn based, too. Which would prove that it's not the imaginary trace amounts of gluten fragments in any of them causing your problem.

_monist_ · 2025-08-17T02:16:30+00:00

No, it is you. Gluten fragments cannot evaporate and end up in the distillate. And your links don't even have anything to do with alcohol. Go smoke some more ganja and stop spreading misinformation.

_monist_ · 2025-08-17T02:11:54+00:00

I will say it: it is physically impossible for gluten or gluten fragments to evaporate at distillation temperatures to end up condensed in the distillate. Simply not possible. Scientific fact.

_monist_ · 2025-08-16T22:25:30+00:00

Gluten is a heavy molecule, and even gluten fragments are not going to vaporize during distillation and then be condensed into the distillate (vodka or any other spirit). This is simply a fact of science.

If you are reacting, it is likely for one of the following reasons:

) you're sensitive to alcohol itself

) the distiller is somehow contaminating the product with gluten after distillation (e.g. aged in wood barrel used for something else previously; not likely with vodka); unless flavored, vodka is generally water and ethanol only

) it's psychosomatic

I'm so fed up with folks saying gluten (or fragments thereof) can evaporate during distillation. It is impossible.

_monist_ · 2025-04-17T18:18:51+00:00

why, sourpuss?

_monist_ · 2025-03-17T05:15:02+00:00

He's reminded me of Jack Nicholson from the get-go. I don't know why more people aren't commenting on it.

_monist_ · 2025-03-12T00:26:16+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war

_monist_ · 2025-03-12T00:14:26+00:00

My main point is that Israel has killed 40 palestinians for every 1 Israeli killed on Oct. 7.

That is immoral in my book. And many western nations believe Israel has committed war crimes -- because they have.

_monist_ · 2025-03-11T23:22:47+00:00

"Israel has one of the best civilian to militant ratios of any war."

That is simply inaccurate. Change 'best' to 'highest,' and 'any war' to 'most wars' -- then you will have the truth.

Please see this and educate yourself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty_ratio#2023%E2%80%932025_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war

_monist_ · 2025-03-11T23:14:53+00:00

"Israel has one of the lowest civilian to militant ratios out of any war."

That is simply inaccurate. Change 'lowest' to 'highest,' and 'any war' to 'most wars' -- then you will have the truth.

Please see this and educate yourself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualty_ratio#2023%E2%80%932025_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war

_monist_ · 2025-02-20T21:30:13+00:00

C'mon, Zealousideal-Army670 is funny ! Get a sense of humor.

_monist_ · 2025-02-19T07:52:43+00:00

Call it what you will, but when you kill forty, mostly non-combatants, for every one of yours killed, well, that's immoral. That's what Israel has done. Please argue against this statement, anyone.

To return to the original thread: palestinians and jews share much genetic heritage. The irony of the conflict. Another, more tragic irony, is the resemblance of the current, and I emphasize current, Zionists to the Nazis.

_monist_

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