Thanks for the info.

I wanted a Dick Tracy watch so badly. Tech just decided to skip all of that and put a screen on a watch. Boo.

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depends on what version of Android but it should be similar.

Also do not delete or modify anything.

Go to Settings -> Network & Internet -> Internet -> (You Network Name Here)

Then click the down arrow for Advanced and under Network Details you will find IP Address.

This Network Details information might be useful later. Remember how you got to it.

ping is terminal or command line command.

It works in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Go open a terminal and type ping then a space, then the IP address of your Android device. If it connects it will give you a latency number. If it doesn’t, it will tell you it is not reachable.

Windows stops the command at 4 I believe. In Linux and MacOS use CTRL + C to stop the command.

This was my first thought was the port number.

OP, ping the IP address of your Android device from your server. If not, you have a networking issue. If you can ping it, probably a settings issue.

Also, my Android phone was able to find my server automatically.

They are growths on a tree that causes swirl grains. You see the bumps on the tree in OPs picture? Those are burls.

I saw a bowl in Target that had fake burl wood. It’s going mainstream.

I am definitely not trying to defend the manufacturers here, only point out that there are solutions for those like myself who want to continue using their wired headphones with newer phones.

Understood.

I agree with you with the SD card too. That one probably annoys me more. It made everything so much more difficult. Transferring files, backups, swapping out music, seeing pictures from a camera or drone… Made the device less like a computer in everyway.

Yes that is true but speaking on clinging on to an older phone, a headphone jack had a superior physical hold. My phone got saved a few times because my phone was connected to my wired headphones.

These dongles that came with phones were also usually very thin. It also sticks out and made of plastic. It just adds another weak point. They somehow added a weak point to a great piece of technology… On top of that phones no longer comes with the dongles.

Also dongles aren’t sexy. It looks like a hack to make something work. Phone companies made headphones unsexy while making wireless earbuds really sexy.

Some people said that a headphone jack made dustproofing and waterproofing more difficult. Maybe but it had be done before. They also said it brings down the price of the phone to get rid of them. Weird considering the Google A series and Samsung mid range phones had it but their flagship phones didn’t.

You made a lot of great points. Thank you for those.

I actually have bluetooth earbuds either came bundled, or I was gifted them. They have come a long way. Easier to connect. Better latency and better sound quality compared to the older version of bluetooth.

I like them, I am not a complete hater but I really am annoyed that this stuff will just turn to ewaste while my headphones have lasted me decades.

I’m just an old head yelling at the clouds.

This is the main reason they got rid of the headphone jack. Some headphones lasted forever.

Now you have Bluetooth earbuds with tiny batteries that goes in a case with another small battery. Batteries that small will last 5 years tops. On top of that sound quality hasn’t improved and latency got worse.

The security advisory is for version 13.x until 13.6 on the popular virtualization software for macOS. The bug — CVE-2024-38811 — has a CVSSv3 base score of 8.8 and is caused by an insecure environment variable. Mykola Grymalyuk of RIPEDA Consulting reported the vulnerability and VMWare has issued a patched version of the software.

The vulnerability allows a user with standard privileges to execute code within the Fusion application.

that makes sense. Thank you.

No negatives listed on the Wiki page. Are there any? Does potting increase the likely hood of overheating?

Since this is an offshoot of BlackCat, some experts say exploits in remote access software.

Either pcrdist.com is being DDOSed or being hugged to death.

Microsoft creating security issues for not only their own operating systems but the operating systems of others.

I didn’t even consider that. Thank you for the info.

Better than i thought. Thank you for sharing.

Interesting. Thanks for the info especially about the quality of their phones. I found info about the company but not much about real world use of their products. Appreciate it.

This is cool but how long did this take to install? Would Linux phone OSes be better?