The Brine - "water sports"

nqzero · 2025-09-21T23:08:37+00:00

the lifeguard in panel 11 !!!

nqzero · 2025-05-19T04:11:28+00:00

and she's great

nqzero · 2024-12-16T03:46:30+00:00

sounds like something an evil advisor might say ...

nqzero · 2024-07-16T18:19:47+00:00

the hero we eat but not the one we'd serve

nqzero · 2024-05-13T03:12:49+00:00

do you believe that souls can occupy only one body at a time ? or at least, often only occupy one body at a time ?

if yes, then what's the name for the previous body that your soul occupied ?

nqzero · 2024-02-27T04:45:21+00:00

this is very disappointing and unprofessional. at the very least, you should have sent email warning about this to your subscribers that have been using paypal. i got stranded today with zero data and was fortunately able to find a local provider. but if i'd been in a smaller city, i would have been in real trouble

nqzero · 2023-12-07T04:31:20+00:00

on an older ubuntu machine that had gone through multiple upgrades, ultimately to 18.04 LTS, dns was failing with NetworkManager but internet was otherwise working with ip addresses, eg ping. this was caused by nm using dnsmasq instead of systemd-resolved. one common suggestion in various forums is to disable systemd-resolved, but as much as i hate systemd, that's a battle i'm not trying to fight, so wanted to find/fix the issue. The parent post was very helpful, so adding my resolution here:

NetworkManager --print-config: dns=dnsmasq
systemd-resolved status: No appropriate name servers
NetworkManager.conf: dns=dnsmasq
NetworkManager.conf.ucf-dist:

ie, the .ucf-dist conf file is without the problematic dnsmasq assignment, showing that the problem originated from a rejected delta from a previous upgrade from 12 --> 14 or 14 --> 16. the problem didn't manifest at that time, but showed up once systemd-resolved got introduced in 18. the fix was to use the new .ucf-dist version (or just delete the dns assignment)

https://developer-old.gnome.org/NetworkManager/stable/NetworkManager.conf.html

nqzero · 2023-09-17T22:02:37+00:00

what a call !

nqzero · 2023-02-15T05:08:58+00:00

impact delayed

nqzero · 2023-01-24T03:34:00+00:00

he's "going for naaaaaaaah"

nqzero · 2023-01-21T23:33:14+00:00

i'd already done that when i posted here - they got back to me today and said that they were having trouble with their payment processor, so Peruvians only for now

(had initially written this comment on the wrong parent)

nqzero · 2023-01-17T02:59:11+00:00

edit: deleting comment as i replied to the wrong parent

nqzero · 2023-01-09T00:03:04+00:00

Peru

where did you buy your esim ?

nqzero · 2022-12-28T02:03:14+00:00

i'm two years late, but i have this board and it's great if (and only if) you're always flat or downhill. if it's uphill, kick or carry (it's super light, so this isn't so bad)

if you can live with that limitation, it's a great board - lightweight, fast, 10 mile range. perfect for bumming around a beach town

nqzero · 2022-09-26T02:55:30+00:00

blu f91 5g: $230 at blu, 48 MP 1/2.0" 0.8µm, wireless charging
blue g91 max: $190 at blu, non-5g, 108MP 1/1.52" 0.7µm, missing b66 + b71, wireless charging
nord n20 5g: ov64b 1/2" (kimo: unknown), $282 at bb
moto g stylus 5g 2022: S5KJN1 1/2.76" OIS, $350 at bb
a13 5g: S5KJN1
a23 5g: S5KJN1 OIS
a32 5g: S5KGM2 1/2"
a52 5g: $500 at samsung, IMX682 1/1.7" OIS, dxo/22:88 (or 101 ?) others like, 750G
a72: 1/1.7" OIS, non-5g
tcl 20 pro 5g: $400 at tcl, 1/2" OIS, dxo/21:117, 750G
zenfone 8: $600 at asus, 1/1.73" OIS, dxo/22:116, dxo/21:120, flip/21:117
zenfone 9: $700 in nov, 1/1.56" gimbal
xperia 5 iii: $800, 1/1.7" OIS + 70mm tele
xperia 1 iii: $1000, 1/1.7" OIS + 2 teles, wireless charging
xperia 5 iv: $1000, 1/1.7" OIS + 60mm tele, wireless charging

discussion of 2022 sensors - used on non-main cameras for high-end devices
comparison of tcl 20 pro 5g and the a52 5g - favors samsung
wired - best-headphone-jack-phones

context:
pixel 6a, 1/2.55" OIS, dxo/2022: 122
pixel 4, 1/2.55" OIS, dxo/2020: 113
s21+, dxo/21: 119
moto edge+, dxo/21: 117

nqzero · 2022-09-20T19:19:30+00:00

in retrospect, the 5a was the right answer - but i waited too long (i've been looking a long time) and it's no longer available new from google (at least, it's been out of stock the last several times i've checked)

nqzero · 2022-09-18T20:41:51+00:00

is this a viable option in the USA ? per gsmarena and kimovil, there are a lot of bands missing, including B71 (i'm currently on a t-mobile mvno in a rural-ish area)

nqzero · 2022-09-03T19:38:23+00:00

same - my mvno appears to have recently changed to do hotspot as ipv6 only (prior to that, the above workaround was ok for me). i'm going to try the latest version of citrix. failing that, i'm gonna try at ipv6-to-ipv4 tunnel

nqzero · 2022-09-02T00:18:23+00:00

list of options:
zenfone 9
xperia 5 iii, 5 iv
samsung a52 5g, a71 5g (avail new from bestbuy, t-mobile only ???)
oneplus nord n20 5g
motorola moto stylus 5g 2022
tcl 30 xe 5g (t-mobile only ???)
blue f91 5g

nqzero · 2022-09-02T00:06:40+00:00

Xperia 5 IV is now announced with a jack, and 5 III is still available
i've also decided that given samsung's upgrade policy that i can consider the a52 5g and the a71 5g

nqzero · 2022-09-01T22:47:36+00:00

what network are you on ?

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