What first world problem did you have today?

[highland145]

How many cigarettes are you smoking in this picture?

It's my camera phone and fluorescents, duh. Prolly should blame the operator and hops/barley/malt.

 

[highland145]

Left the new toaster over for 4 min, yes..4..I was flipping steaks. And now my house looks like the shop pic. Eff. 93 degrees and I have the doors open/ fans on.

 

[lxskllr]

Bummer. I bet the parts that aren't black yet are fantastic though!

 

[highland145]

Bummer. I bet the parts that aren't black yet are fantastic though!

They were on fire. Boss sprayed them with water. Sad times. Go crispy or go home. 😀

 

[Red Squirrel]

I bought a plastic sled from amazon, and you sometimes get referred questions from people on stuff you buy. I usually try to answer, especially when it's a good question and/or easy to do. Somebody wanted to know what the inside dimension was, so I went out and measured it. Good question!

After answering, I got a bonus question from I'm assuming someone else. "Tested for microplastics?" Why are people so fucking stupid?! Why would anyone test a 100% plastic sled for microplastic?? Aside from the fact it's macroplastic and will turn into microplastic as it gets used, I'm sure there's a non zero amount of microplastic debris from manufacture. I fucking hate people. They ruin the planet...

I would weigh it and whatever it weighs I would say something like "did a lab test and can confirm that it has the capability of producing NN grams of microplastic over it's life time".

 

[Red Squirrel]

Had a cold a few weeks back that was fairly mild, then it went away. And now it's back with a vengeance.

 

[Ajay]

I bought a plastic sled from amazon, and you sometimes get referred questions from people on stuff you buy. I usually try to answer, especially when it's a good question and/or easy to do. Somebody wanted to know what the inside dimension was, so I went out and measured it. Good question!

After answering, I got a bonus question from I'm assuming someone else. "Tested for microplastics?" Why are people so fucking stupid?! Why would anyone test a 100% plastic sled for microplastic?? Aside from the fact it's macroplastic and will turn into microplastic as it gets used, I'm sure there's a non zero amount of microplastic debris from manufacture. I fucking hate people. They ruin the planet...

Wife says you should get a t-shirt that says "Stupid People Ruin the Planet"

 

[highland145]

Had a cold a few weeks back that was fairly mild, then it went away. And now it's back with a vengeance.

C, zinc, quercetin, saline nasal spray like there's no tomorrow. Why don't you know this?

 

[Red Squirrel]

C, zinc, quercetin, saline nasal spray like there's no tomorrow. Why don't you know this?

Doing most of that stuff already including cough drops and cough syrup. Only goes so far.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My credit card's site changed and now the password field doesn't allow you to paste the password in. What a shitty design. I use a password manager and really long complex passwords and now I'm forced to use something that I have to type manually each time.

 

[lxskllr]

Write to them and complain. Tell them exactly why their bullshit makes clients *less* secure. They certainly won't listen, but they definitely won't change if no one says anything.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I sent an email, will see what happens. I'll probably get some BS response that it's somehow BETTER for security, somehow.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Now I can't even login at all.

If they don't fix any of this I'll actually switch to another credit card. This is painful.

 

[balloonshark]

The UPS app logged me out for some reason and now I can't log in. Using the same credentials on their website works fine.

Slickdeals' site is unreachable.

A plumber is going to stop by sometime. I have no idea what day or hour so that's fun.

Edit: slickdeals is up again.

 

[lxskllr]

Now I can't even login at all.

If they don't fix any of this I'll actually switch to another credit card. This is painful.

That'll learn ya for complaining. You'll take your bullshit, and you'll like it! :^D

 

[IronWing]

I sent one of my elf owl videos to a friend. "Why are your owl videos always so dark?"

 

[sdifox]

I sent one of my elf owl videos to a friend. "Why are your owl videos always so dark?"

tell them they have glaucoma and need to see eye doctor.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

email from M$ sez they're gonna nuke some third party access to Outlook.

 

[lxskllr]

Google and yandex both play those games. That's one reason I no longer use google or yandex.

 

[lxskllr]

I got a new phone and service to use as my internet connection. I'll be trialing it out, and I'll switch if I like how it works.. My FWP is I really don't find new phone setup fun. Disable all the bullshit, load the programs I want to use, and change all the settings. It's just tedious, and new android versions don't really provide much. It's just rearranging the deck chairs, so I'm not even getting much in the way of cool new features. I'd have kept my old phone, but I want to keep it and the old service active til I'm sure what I want to do. If I keep the new service, the phone(MotoG Power) will be paid for, and I'll still have money left since the service is cheaper.

 

[highland145]

I got a new phone and service to use as my internet connection. I'll be trialing it out, and I'll switch if I like how it works.. My FWP is I really don't find new phone setup fun. Disable all the bullshit, load the programs I want to use, and change all the settings. It's just tedious, and new android versions don't really provide much. It's just rearranging the deck chairs, so I'm not even getting much in the way of cool new features. I'd have kept my old phone, but I want to keep it and the old service active til I'm sure what I want to do. If I keep the new service, the phone(MotoG Power) will be paid for, and I'll still have money left since the service is cheaper.

Update in a month, if you don't mind. I'm looking/not looking. Water/drop resistant? How about the side fingerprint scanner?

 

[lxskllr]

Update in a month, if you don't mind. I'm looking/not looking. Water/drop resistant? How about the side fingerprint scanner?

I can tell you right now the side fingerprint is squirrely. So far it's been unreliable . I don't like it as well as the rear reader on my Stylus5G.

This phone probably won't be leaving the house. It's main purpose is to be my internet connection. The service is Visible by Verizon. My old service is Walmart using the Tmobile network til Nov, which is when the switch to Verizon is mandated. Visible hotspot is a bit slower, though I haven't noticed a difference in my use, and it's completely unlimited. The a la carte price is $10 cheaper per month, but I can pre pay a year for a significant discount, which is what I'll do if I'm satisfied with the service.

I'll update further once I get more time with it. It's a cheap android slab. For what it cost, I'm happy with it. I really like motorola phones. It's close to vanilla android, and their added features are pretty good. The big downside is a shitty update schedule. You get one or two version updates, and security updates are two years I think? If you're concerned about running a fully updated android, it's pretty bad. I'm not so concerned. I keep a low profile, so I'm not that worried about exploits, but it would be better if it were kept up to date.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Isn't it kind of expensive to use cell as primary internet? Once you go over the cap you're paying extra per MB. There are some plans where they throttle you down and you don't pay extra though but not sure I'd want that as my main internet either. I guess I'm spoiled with my uncapped fibre connection, I can use as much as I want. I pushed a few TB in a day once just to see if I could.

 

[lxskllr]

Isn't it kind of expensive to use cell as primary internet? Once you go over the cap you're paying extra per MB. There are some plans where they throttle you down and you don't pay extra though but not sure I'd want that as my main internet either. I guess I'm spoiled with my uncapped fibre connection, I can use as much as I want. I pushed a few TB in a day once just to see if I could.

The walmart phone was unlimited everything(throttling after a lot) and 30gb hotspot for $50/month($54.nn after taxes/nonsense). Visible is unlimited everything(including hotspot, but that's limited to 10Mb) for $45/month(all included) or $395/yr if you prepay.

There's a lot of reasons this stuff could be considered a bad deal, but I like the flexibility of just being able to quit. If I don't like terms, I just stop paying. I can get by on reduced bandwidth cause I don't game, and I watch very little video

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

' My old service is Walmart using the Tmobile network til Nov, which is when the switch to Verizon is mandated. '


I'm still on TracFone/AT&T and have no idea what I'll do.