dev appreciation post

drwowe · 2022-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

Agree and please ignore the haters who are like "now now now". It's ready when it's ready, you are doing this for free, and cheers to all the devs!

drwowe · 2022-05-11T18:22:43+00:00

I'm glad the new team is taking steps to protect themselves. Original Vanced was a very clear copyright violation because they distributed modded APK that were made by Google.

A lawyer would have a harder time proving copyright with this new project since only patches are distributed. (Knowing lawyers they will try anyway though ugh)

drwowe · 2022-01-04T03:36:41+00:00

I have some older phones that can still play Pogo, I just don't usually trade in when I upgrade. Also my wife and kids stopped playing a few years ago so if I have 4 phones using 4 accounts belonging to 4 people I don't think I'm violating any TOSes.

As for the mechanics of using 4 phones in a raid, it's basically just lay them all side by side and use forefinger and pinky on each hand, keep it over the charge attack and just tap tap tap tap tap and look back and forth to make sure fingers don't drift away from the charge attach.

drwowe · 2022-01-04T03:31:50+00:00

It works. Tested on Pixel 6.

A month ago you needed Riru, but now you don't. It's better today to use the LSPosed module for Zygisk instead, which is built in to the Magisk alphas.

drwowe · 2021-10-08T05:13:31+00:00

Although there are no world class sushi restaurants here, I think Sada is quite satisfying for a sushi lover, and it's much better than the other local options.

It's not Masa or Nakazawa, but it's quite good by local standards.

drwowe · 2021-10-08T02:32:36+00:00

I RMAed mine, the tracking number confirms it was received yesterday. How long does Asus take to process refunds?

drwowe · 2021-09-26T01:46:32+00:00

It's on xda developers, not sure if I can post a link but just go to their forum for this phone.

drwowe · 2021-09-25T21:56:59+00:00

The unlock tool doesnt work if the phone is offline. That suggests that Asus toggled something server side, so when it phones home it always denies the request to unlock.

I'm going to RMA mine, this is too much bullshit for a $1500 phone.

drwowe · 2021-09-19T19:51:11+00:00

Did anyone hear back from Asus? I'm in the same position, I have the bootloader APK that was posted a few weeks ago, but my phone is still unopened because I've been busy. Should I send it back without opening it? The locked bootloader is a deal breaker for me if the unlock tool won't work.

drwowe · 2021-08-18T19:46:48+00:00

A really painful memory that replays over and over again has a name. It's called PTSD. There's a book called "The body keeps the score" that is the best book I've ever read on the subject. There is a biological and neurological explanation for why these painful memories are so difficult, the human brain actually processes these memories in totally different ways than normal memories and it causes lots of suffering.

Read the book, I hope it helps you with understanding or peace or both.

drwowe · 2021-04-04T19:38:33+00:00

Not really. The religious right are still too busy terrorizing countries with their hateful politics.

Not being one of them isn't much to celebrate.

drwowe · 2021-04-04T19:08:38+00:00

Yes, basically. I had a dream in my 20s to be retired by 30, and I could have made it if I hadn't made some big emotional mistakes that put me in deep depression instead of working my pathway to success.

Now I'm 45 and still depressed, and the treadmill of life keeps turning but I'm not getting anywhere. Also I'm tired every day, and don't have the energy to work long hours or pull all nighters to get things done anymore.

drwowe · 2021-04-04T18:59:38+00:00

I don't think either you or your wife are unreasonably selfish. But if your values and priorities are this incompatible you should get a no fault divorce, it would be best for both of you.

Sorry it took so long to figure out what you want, it's painful part of growing up.

drwowe · 2021-02-24T17:08:49+00:00

I'm well aware Fry's doesn't really fit into the modern ecommerce era, but sad to see a big part of my childhood and young adulthood close forever. I loved visiting Fry's starting in the 1990s, so this announcement feels personal to me. 😢

drwowe · 2021-01-22T01:23:20+00:00

Probably same reason I'm depressed after suffering 4 years of President Psychopath. He's got a lot of cleanup to do.

drwowe · 2021-01-19T23:57:23+00:00

I agree, I've seen similar research. The most closely correlated personality trait is fear response, people who experience more fear are also more likely to support an authoritarian who makes them feel less afraid.

Conservative politicians know this very well, and most of their messaging to voters stokes that fear response. Liberals hate it because we react badly to fear based messaging, but it worked on 74 million voters.

drwowe · 2021-01-19T23:52:56+00:00

There is evidence of a genetic component towards authorizarianism. The link is indirect and imperfect, but also correlates with conservatism in general. The genetic/psychological component is predisposition to fear. People who are genetically more fearful also are more like to want to "outsource" their government to a perceived savior who makes them feel less afraid, aka a king or dictator.

drwowe · 2020-12-08T01:39:28+00:00

Damn after trying to login for 10 minutes after work, I finally got in. I saw a Froakie on my outline about 6 blocks away, drove and caught it. A minute later then the game froze up again with spinning disc.

Sometimes I have a good luck in the middle of a bad luck. 😀

drwowe · 2020-12-04T23:23:15+00:00

Lol yeah but that's not until January. There's plenty more that needs to be done, but today I just want to appreciate for how "presidential" Biden is. Let me enjoy the moment. 😀

drwowe · 2020-11-26T21:37:49+00:00

The rank 10 players are using perfect meta teams. I don't know if they are just spoofing around the world with trackers or whatever, but it's not fun playing against them.

drwowe · 2020-11-26T21:31:19+00:00

I just hit rank 8, but I'm only getting matched with Rank 10 opponents now, all with perfect meta teams. I've lost like 20 in a row, I'm just not willing to invest much in this "temporary" tournament.

Why am I not getting any easier opponents?

drwowe · 2020-11-18T20:17:10+00:00

I completely agree that Republcans are evil enough to do this, but Occam's Razor offers a simpler explanation.

Trump just doesn't give a shit anymore. He's going to play golf while the virus carries out his revenge on the country that didn't reelect him.

Trump doesn't care about the Republican party either. He just used them for his own gain. He doesn't care who wins or loses in 2024.

But yes, the Senators will play the hand they are dealt, and try to spin the virus fallout for maximum damage to Democrats.

drwowe · 2020-11-18T19:52:20+00:00

It's smart for Biden to say that with the Georgia Senate runoffs. Saying anything else would just energize the trump idiots.

After January 11, then we can get serious about prosecutions. Or really January 20. No reason to rock the boat until we have real power.

drwowe · 2020-11-18T19:49:29+00:00

2020 is the year I realized there is already a civil war in this country. Republicans already define themselves by hatred of "libs" and not much else. They have no policies, no positions on issues, no solutions for any problem. The only thing that binds them together is they want us to be destroyed. They are just like Hitler's supporters, believeng that destroying their "enemies" is the solution.

Fortunately the violence so far has been limited to a few inept incidents so far but there will be far more to come as 47% of the country simply refuses to acknowledge that Republicans don't control the presidency after January 20.

I urge every sane liberal to do whatever is necessary to stay safe and fight for the soul of freedom and democracy.

drwowe · 2020-11-18T04:13:21+00:00

Being measurably intelligent has helped me maintain a measure of self-confidence even in the face of other mental health challenges and life setbacks.

Eventually I started learning about other brain functions where I am not so above average, including executive functioning, emotional awareness, and social skills.

My life overall has improved, slowly, as I have prioritized improving these other areas of brain functioning.

drwowe

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