I forgot to charge my combadge

Now I’m on an away mission with the Captain and I’m too embarrassed to mention it.

Am I going to be fine if I just wait until he calls for the entire party to beam back to the ship?

What are the chances that he didn’t charge his either? Are we all going to be stuck here?

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u/xampl9 — 1 day ago

Are old rails being salvaged for their low background steel?

When replacing rail & hardware, is anyone looking to see if it was made pre-WW-II? There is a demand for this older steel because it was made before atomic weapons started being tested/used. It has a lower radiation count[0], which is useful in some science experiments and medical uses.

Wondering because the salvage of it might bring more money.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel

[0] Modern steel isn't harmful to life - it's just that the old steel is so less radioactive by comparison.

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u/xampl9 — 11 days ago

Jay Bird’s

Visited here (near the airport) a second time last night. Good food but they need to get their front-of-house straightened out.

Didn’t get part of our meal, no checking on refills.

Stood at the register to pay (one of my party uses a cane) and got asked to move out of the way a couple of times by severs. No cashier. So we left the money + tip on the table and left. Then our server stuck their head out the door and yelled across the parking lot asking if we’d paid.

We’re not going back. Which is a shame as they have some of the best onion rings I’ve had in a while.

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u/xampl9 — 18 days ago

Where is sqlite3.h?

I installed sqlite3 via HaikuDepot and I found the library to link against. But running find /boot -name “sqlite*.h” comes up with no hits.

Google ai says to install sqlite3_devel but that doesn’t appear to exist (anymore).

What am I missing?

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u/xampl9 — 30 days ago

How to tell if local RPX is Dolby Atmos?

My local Regal (Stonecrest in Charlotte) has a RPX screen, but I can’t tell if it’s equipped with Dolby Atmos. (*Backrooms* was released in Atmos and I want to watch it in that format for maximum creepiness).

The Dolby theater finder doesn’t list it, but that may be because it’s not a full Dolby install. Which is fair.

Can y’all tell me, or should I just call them direct (not sure the person answering the phone would know).

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u/xampl9 — 3 months ago

2026 THX Deep Note

THX has released a new version of their Deep Note trailer. Will this ever show up on a physical release? Because they apparently spent a lot of effort on the spatial audio design and would love to hear it in Atmos or DTS:x

https://youtu.be/c4-VLk03lQk

u/xampl9 — 3 months ago

Use points, get a bad room

Title, pretty much.

More info : Right next to the elevator. I’m thinking it’s just not worth collecting points anymore, unless you’re a salesperson who travels 200+ nights a year. And then you probably won’t have an opportunity to use them before they expire.

Context: Aloft. One Saturday night stay

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u/xampl9 — 3 months ago