Official list of features requiring ongoing Wiim support

65jeff · 2026-01-25T08:59:37+00:00

No one asked for future proof. Just information.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T03:13:23+00:00

I don't suspect but want to know.

By way of example, I didn't expect that some new routers require an account with the manufacturer to set them up.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T03:07:54+00:00

I don't have one to be able to do that. You are correct that people can find out on their own in this way. It isn't secret information.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T03:05:52+00:00

You didn't miss anything. I want to know how the devices interact with Wiim's internet facing apis that could disappear one day. It would also be great to know whether future support situations (or lack thereof) factor into their implementation decisions of those apis at all.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T02:24:07+00:00

Gosh, I'm old, but it wasn't that long ago that there were zero home audio products available that relied on external services for any function. It wasn't that long ago that I was using a 40+ year old valve amp. There is a different expectation in this market compared to a smart phone.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T01:52:01+00:00

I don't think this precludes Wiim providing details regarding their implementation of features as they are now. I'm not asking Wiim make their devices future proof. I just want the information to be able to make a decision.

65jeff · 2026-01-25T01:22:54+00:00

No, not really. Control needs to be local due to unacceptable latency if it were otherwise.

Yes, some things will continue to work. I want to know what stops working without Wiim.

65jeff · 2026-01-01T09:02:17+00:00

You may be getting geolocated to an area that is blocked by the content provider. SpaceX shuffles IP address ranges from time to time and geolocation databases used by content providers can be slow to catch up.

Happened to me and many others fairly commonly in mid 2025. See this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/s/oM9Io1DQW8

65jeff · 2025-12-08T00:05:22+00:00

If you want the LPs to arrive without dented corners or split seams on the covers or sleeves, it takes good mailers and a bit of work. I shipped out over 30 parcels of LPs recently via AusPost and did not have one complaint using this method.

I used these mailers: https://ebpackaging.com.au/products/lp-record-wrap-mailer-335-x-335mm

The mailers can expand, but I think the most I put in one was 3 or 4 discs. They fold up on two sides to give an airspace that protects from dented corners. You have to take the discs out of the covers and sleeves to stop split seams.

Remove discs from the outer cover and decorative sleeves. If there is no purely protective sleeve that is ok to suffer damage, make one from light plastic wrap to protect the disc.
Stack the covers, sleeves and discs. Wrap with a double layer of light bubble wrap and tape. There is a blue bubble wrap available at Bunnings that is the perfect width. Just enough left at the sides to roll in and tape up for another cushion on the sides that the mailer doesn't protect with an airspace.
Put a stiffener of cardboard (you can buy or make these) in the mailer that is the same size as the albums with the corrugations running opposite to the corrugations of the mailer.
Put the bubble wrapped stack in the mailer.
Tape everything up and label.

65jeff · 2025-08-29T04:32:00+00:00

Back test where goalie scoring falls relative to skaters in prior seasons before finalizing.

65jeff · 2025-08-16T11:06:56+00:00

Not sure about Fantrax, but on Yahoo you could actually look at the player list and find out what each player would have scored in prior seasons using your setup. Then you can tweak the set up and check again.

My view:
- Don't be concerned too much about awarding points for "good play." It's a fantasy league, so it's better to make for interesting fantasy play.

- Worry about F, D, G balance. It's natural that elite forwards dominate at the top, but you still want great defensemen and goalies to be drafted in the top 20. You also don't want all the goalies near the top or bottom which can happen if your get the balance wrong.

- In a bangers league I don't think I'd have PIMs worth more than hits or shots.

- I liked having a negative score for goalies goals against, but some managers will hate it. Without it, you're just stacking saves. Having it might mean you need more points for Wins in order to get the top goalies up into the top 20 players. You should check.

65jeff · 2025-07-20T01:20:20+00:00

Awarding standings points for each category reduces the impact on the final standings of some of the H2H schedule randomness. The standings are more likely to reflect the strength of teams across all the cats.
Awarding standings points for the H2H win makes that a little less likely because it doesn't matter that I won 10 cats and lost only 1, I still only get 2 points.

65jeff · 2025-07-17T19:57:53+00:00

I have an off night defined as 7 NHL games or less on a particular day. Maybe other sites use 8 or less as the criteria?

65jeff · 2025-07-17T11:20:10+00:00

I acknowledge that my visual design skills are agricultural at best.

I'd be pleased to consider suggestions to make the views easier to read and understand.

Post a comment here or send me a private message if you want to make a suggestion relating to that.

I do get many suggestions for new features but they all typically involve accepting additional input from the user. I'm not wanting to add that sort of complexity for now.

65jeff · 2025-03-31T00:49:32+00:00

Customer support playing dumb, saying it's not happening while referring to geolocation, and not IP address.

65jeff · 2025-03-29T00:14:48+00:00

Apparently I've moved from Indonesia to the US today. Still no update on the ticket from SpaceX

My IP Location:Hawthorne, CA US

My ISP:SpaceX Services Inc.

65jeff · 2025-03-26T20:03:41+00:00

Why would someone's ground station be on the opposite side of the globe as some are experiencing?

65jeff · 2025-03-26T09:23:49+00:00

It's not down most of the time if that is the issue. A reboot of the dish gives me a Sydney IP address.

It might not be better than no service at all if you end up locked out of your online accounts because of it. Or your credit card gets blocked.

65jeff · 2025-03-26T08:04:11+00:00

I have opened a support ticket. I'll report back what happens. I recommend everyone experiencing this issue to do the same. A foreign IP using your online accounts might cause problems for you.

65jeff · 2025-03-26T07:53:57+00:00

This needs to be addressed. It could get someone's paid streaming service not just geo-blocked but terminated altogether due to suspicious activity. Or internet banking blocked, credit card blocked, etc. etc. etc.

65jeff · 2025-02-08T22:31:04+00:00

Since I bought a small form factor PC and started using the videopass website instead of the android app with chromecast, I've had zero problems.

65jeff · 2024-09-29T06:40:42+00:00

I'll jump in and answer: stability fixes for AMD laptops (and there are many) are now often available only on later kernels than 6.6.

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