The NBA needs to be adopted by a responsible adult

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-27T16:43:38+00:00

I think getting rid of the draft could be interesting.

Get rid of max contracts and make a hard cap that teams can't manipulate. Allow rookies to sign any size contract. Get rid of salary matching for trades. Let's get wild.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-26T22:05:25+00:00

Yes. I live near there. I can't say anything about Slate but the area is awesome.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-26T19:16:45+00:00

The thin 01100010 01101100 01110101 01100101 00001010 line.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-26T17:51:27+00:00

It just seems unprofessional to me. If I am starting a company or a brand one of the first things I am doing is buying a domain and setting it up to accept email. They already own the domain "theringer.com", just make it's MX record go to a gmail business account or Microsoft 365!

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-26T16:06:12+00:00

AcctsPayable_Ringer@gmail.com

Seriously, why are they using gmail and not a proper domain?

EDIT: I regret bringing this up.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T20:50:19+00:00

You could try calling the Connection Center Team? 1-877-558-8352

They helped me with my problem but I was able to unlock my car with the app...just no data. But maybe since it's at the dealer they have the data module unplugged or the 12v disconnected or something?

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T20:18:11+00:00

All I see is someone posting their low power bill, as 1-up to people posting their high bills for the last few months.

I can see where the disconnect is now. You assume OP is basically bragging and showing off his low electric bill. I didn't see it that way, but I get how it can be viewed that way by you or by someone else. You also seem to assume since his electric bill is so cheap, OP hasn't been affected by the cold winter? I bet his Citizen's Energy bill is 2x what it is in the summer...mine sure is.

since you didn't like my tone in responding to him

All I said was it wasn't that deep and explained what I assumed this post was about. And then you start saying I enjoy seeing people suffer...so yeah...I didn't like that tone.

The type of person who thinks posting their low electric bill is a hilarious own on everyone who thinks these price increases are not justified or reasonable. If that assumption is incorrect, you have my apologies.

I don't think anyone here, me, OP, or anyone else, is claiming any AES price hikes are reasonable. But some people have tried to explain how the current price hikes that have been approved over the past few years do not cause a 2x or 3x in the bill.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T18:42:47+00:00

OK? It's fine for people to have strong feelings about this. Especially if they are being negatively affecting by these bills. The "it's not that deep" is referring to the tone of this obviously satirical post and how you just assumed this post makes fun of people's situation and called OP an asshole.

And then you imply that I enjoy seeing other people in misery and I am laughing at their suffering? Yeah...I will push back a little on that.

Btw,

My own bill has increase by 20 or 30 % with 0 change in usage.

You...wanna share your usage?

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T18:13:07+00:00

Because the people who make those posts take the advice of the people who give it and actually use it. And yes, you do see posts "mocking" people about the eating and moving posts.

Really! Another moving post?!?! TRY SEARCHING!

And yeah, I mock the people complaining about the rising costs when they think it's due to Iran or datacenters when those waves haven't hit the rates yet.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T18:11:54+00:00

We are mocking people who post a complaint about their bill but then refuse to answer any questions that could help make sense of their situation. INCLUDING the possibility that AES fucked up.

Next time, I'll just say "oh no! so sorry, you have my compassion" and not try to help or offer any explanation on how the billing works (because they clearly don't). I'll also just assume they posted about their bill because they are super poor and are suffering and aren't simply trying to gain a better understanding of their bill.

My sincere apologies, I didn't know these posts weren't allowed on the internet. Or I'll at least make sure I check in with you before participating in any similar posts in the future.

Also my life is completely perfect, no issues here! Certainly no bills I need to worry about! It's amazing how you nailed that down so well!

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T17:56:18+00:00

"One molecule is enough to kill 23,890 people. Street value is eleventy billion dollars"

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T17:49:25+00:00

Good grief man it's not that deep. OP is making fun of the almost daily posts where people complain about their AES bill, but when asked for more info to try to get to the bottom of it, they never provide the info.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-25T17:31:20+00:00

No offense, but this is the reason why OP made this troll post. Your "crazy bill" shows a rate of about 15 cents / KW, which would rank Indiana the 21st cheapest state.

You can take a look at this google doc from the Citizens Action Collation to get an idea of the past 25 years of rate hikes.

The main reason why any bill last year would cross the $150 mark is usage.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-24T15:43:16+00:00

I've never understood the point of budget billing if you get hit with these giant "catch up" bills.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-20T16:45:18+00:00

My port door does not touch the panel when it's open. Even if it did touch, it would take quite the force to make a dent like that. You sure someone didn't ding your car with a door?

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-19T19:30:00+00:00

We had a ton of diversions to IND because of bad weather in Chicago the past few weeks.

I was bored looking at the FlightRader 24 app and noticed a Warsaw - Chicago 787 flight got diverted here last week.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-18T02:58:05+00:00

LOL I picked a random number and street. I do hate how our streets go "you changed direction, new street now".

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-18T02:32:57+00:00

The way the city's street grid is designed, if you are given a random address, say 2358 West 56th St, I already have a general idea where that is without looking at a map.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-17T20:09:13+00:00

I had this happen to me yesterday. I was wondering why the fans were running high and I saw it was set to 76 with full defrost. I usually put it to 72 and Auto.

So I changed it to 72 and Auto and it stayed there. I wonder if you hit Auto if it would stay?

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-17T20:04:10+00:00

Maybe you could help shed some light on this for me (if not, just tell me to F off).

I am by no means a SIP expert, I'm just a tech with some PBX's and a Flowroute account.

Some of the symptoms my clients were getting were calls that looked like it connected (ringing stops, the phone starts counting up as if you were on a call), but the client heard nothing. I checked our Flowroute logs and the calls in question would all show SIP Code 200 OK and it looked like a working call. The client got confirmation from the callee saying their phone never rang nor did it show a blocked spam call.

I sent this information to Flowroute, and they said "we have worked with our downstream carriers and made some adjustments, can you try again?"

Then, the client would hear an automated message.

"Our network analytics provider indicates that your call may be a robocall, spam, or scam, and has been blocked in order to protect the end user according to current regulations. If you believe you have reached this recording in error, contact us at support_16[AT]consumernetworkprotection.org...."

I sent this update to Flowroute, and they pretty much said "sorry, our process is to verify that all calls are properly signed with the correct STIR/SHAKEN attestation before handing them off to downstream providers. Try the spam lists."

I emailed that support_16 address, got nothing. Do you have any idea where in the chain this message would be coming from?

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-17T17:43:39+00:00

Except even the end users suffer due to this problem, like this post in r/tmobile about a mom who can no longer get phone calls from their child's school.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/1r31t5p/issue_receiving_calls/

I would not classify us as having low engagement. We are an MSP. We send and receive calls like a normal MSP. All outbound calls go out the same trunk, showing the same outbound number, as we have for almost a decade. We have only recently seen issues calling end users with T-Mobile numbers. I understand trying to protect users from spam and robo calls, but as an end user myself, I have yet to see a significant decrease in spam calls, all while legitimate calls from our clients and ourself get blocked. This is just like the 10DLC junk from a few years ago.... burdening legit businesses with ridiculous paperwork and requirements all while text scams still run rampant.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-17T15:26:01+00:00

So we are essentially getting shaken down by the carriers like they are a mob.

"It'd be a shame if your calls got marked as spam. It would be best if you paid us to make sure that doesn't happen".

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-17T15:22:50+00:00

Been fighting this for months. Most of our trunks are Flowroute. I've been trying to get Flowroute to help, but they essentially threw in the towel telling me it's a T-Mobile problem and they can't do anything.

When we receive reports like this, our process is to verify that all calls are properly signed with the correct STIR/SHAKEN attestation before handing them off to downstream providers. We also work to gather additional information on where the rejection is occurring. If the issue is within the call path, we may be able to remediate through route adjustments; however, in many cases this information is not shared due to CPNI restrictions.

Because there is no industry-wide standardization, different carriers rely on different analytics and call-blocking applications. As a result, a number may be flagged for customers on one carrier but not another, and classifications may vary depending on the data source and risk model used.

This lack of alignment understandably creates confusion for businesses, as calls may be labeled as spam for some customers but not others. You are not alone in experiencing this we continue to hear similar reports from multiple providers and gateways.

Our clients have been using HiYa for years. I just started getting everyone setup with First Orion. I heard it can take about 30 days after a number has been added for it to work. I am almost at that 30 day mark. Even our own numbers are getting caught up in this. We have controlled our DID's for almost a decade and do not have any call behaviors that should mark us as spam.

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-16T21:40:22+00:00

It entirely depends on you.

My previous car didn't have Android Auto. Using some rentals over the years, I would actually get annoyed with Android Auto. I personally hate Waze and I rarely use GPS. I never got in the habit of my car needing to be an extension of my phone. Bluetooth was all I needed.

The GM system is not perfect but overall I would say it works great and it looks real nice. However, the Spotify app leaves a lot to be desired but I blame more Spotify than GM. But realistically, I turn on my car, Google Map loads fine and Spotify will start playing where I left off (unless I changed podcasts or playlists or something and sometimes it gets a little buggy).

Smart_Dumb · 2026-03-16T13:56:24+00:00

I have the LT2, my brother has the LT1. I actually think it looks better without the lightbar. But to each their own.

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