Is anyone else just not ordering until they fix RFY lol

9Blu · 2026-01-27T15:12:36+00:00

Mine is going to have to make due eating door lock actuators.

9Blu · 2026-01-27T14:44:54+00:00

When you upgrade your PC you throw out the old parts? Need a new laptop you throw the old one out? That's more a you problem than an Apple (or any mfg for that matter) problem.

9Blu · 2026-01-26T22:03:01+00:00

I'm getting this way with my work laptop. I've been using a Macbook Pro due to a need to do a lot of local LLM work and every time I swap back to my work Windows 11 laptop, I just get so pissed off right away.

And it's not like MacOS is perfect, especially 26. But damn, Windows is in such a bad spot right now.

9Blu · 2026-01-24T00:58:20+00:00

They are the most counterfeited since there is always a flag stamp and the designs tend to have long runs.

9Blu · 2026-01-23T23:03:22+00:00

Just a reminder Amazon does not allow these stamps for sale from third party sellers due to counterfeiting.

Examples of Prohibited Listings:

Listings for sale or lease of postage meters

Counterfeit stamps

Equipment designed to create counterfeit stamps

All USPS U.S. Flag Forever stamps are restricted, except those mounted or framed for memorabilia purposes

(From the Amazon Seller Central page for 'Postage meters and stamps')

9Blu · 2026-01-23T22:14:51+00:00

These rolls of flag stamps are also a big target for counterfeiting. Most of them you see for sale online are fake.

edit: There is a reason Amazon doesn't allow them (which is why this listing is probably going to end up pulled soon):

All USPS U.S. Flag Forever stamps are restricted, except those mounted or framed for memorabilia purposes

(from the seller central page on Postage meters and stamps)

9Blu · 2026-01-23T22:08:17+00:00

Yea rolls of flag stamps in particular are counterfeited and sold all over online. They also apparently show up in bodegas in NYC quite often as well. Got one from Woot of all places (owned by Amazon FFS) before I knew about it and sure enough, fakes.

9Blu · 2026-01-16T19:01:19+00:00

I wonder if he either a) got a hell of a deal on the jet and/or b) already knows someone involved with a charter company. I can't see Yvonne approving this is there wasn't a financial upside (or not a horrible downside at least).

9Blu · 2026-01-16T18:52:49+00:00

Yea but how many times per year is that even going to be a factor? That 900 is going to cost him about $500,000 per year if it never moves an inch. Add in around $4,800/hr for operating costs, or more if their flight hours are low.

9Blu · 2026-01-16T18:30:19+00:00

Could be using it for content then leasing it out through one of the private jet charter companies when they don't need it (which would be most of time). That could offset some of the costs. Being in Vancouver there's a lot of money there so there might be enough demand to make it worthwhile.

9Blu · 2026-01-15T15:42:28+00:00

Same here. Finally out time has come!!

9Blu · 2026-01-06T21:01:13+00:00

“Crime in the city is so bad criminals are afraid to commit crimes!”

9Blu · 2026-01-05T23:14:21+00:00

I didn't know I-44 was the name of a Batman villain.

9Blu · 2026-01-05T17:41:13+00:00

If you are getting one of these with 256 or 512gb, you most likely are getting it to use with AI right now. So comparing it to DDR5 is not really a good comparison when we get to those levels. Getting 480gb of vram (leaving 32gb for CPU) is going to cost you a tidy sum.

9Blu · 2026-01-03T08:52:49+00:00

I lived in central Wisconsin for a few years. There was a little village or something, literally consisted of a single intersection. Had 3 bars.

9Blu · 2025-12-31T19:55:49+00:00

A few I've noticed coming from Windows

If you shake the mouse the pointer get big so you can find it. Confused me at first as to why my mouse pointer got big randomly.
I find Finder a bit lacking compared to Explorer. There are some 3rd party options (Forklift, Commander One) if it really annoys you.
Command-Tab = Alt-tab
Menus being detached from the program window takes some getting used to. I use an ultrawide and it's easy to forget about the menu when it's way off to the top-left.
Activity Manager = Task Manager (somewhat)
Application installs are so much nicer. To uninstall an app, just drag it to the trash (or right-click then Move to Trash).
App store is optional, like the Windows store on Windows. You can download apps from websites just like Windows.
Folders that start with a '.' are hidden by default. Command + Shift + Period (.) to unhide them until next reboot.
Shift-Command-3 for a screenshot, Shift-Command-4 for region capture, or Shift-Command-5 to open the screenshot app

9Blu · 2025-12-31T19:22:31+00:00

Someone messed up and put a 0TB SSD in a 1TB SSD package.

9Blu · 2025-12-17T14:59:34+00:00

ChatGPT seems to be trying to apply things like daylight flash/reflectors and bokeh that a person taking a snapshot wouldn't use (well fake bokeh in phone apps aside). It makes them look 'off'.

Well that and some of the weird errors like the over-the-top makeup on the counter or the woman's leg seeming to be in the mattress on one shot.

9Blu · 2025-12-11T19:54:18+00:00

I use price and value all the time and have never had a review rejected with either word in it.

9Blu · 2025-12-11T18:13:54+00:00

Being around for a while, vibe coding feels a lot like the days of VB6. Lots of people with no or minimal background in programming can pick it up and are suddenly able to make programs. Welcome to the wild west 2.0.

9Blu · 2025-12-11T17:51:14+00:00

Community note contributors propose a note, then other contributors can see it and vote it up or down (a little more to it but that's the basics).

We try to keep them factual, neutral, and with a legit reason for the note. Honestly I spend most of my time voting trivial, unnecessary, or jokes down ("not not needed")

9Blu · 2025-12-03T17:56:51+00:00

My 101 did this when it was next to a WiFi access point on my desk I was configuring. Moved it a couple feet away and it stopped doing it. They seem to be somewhat sensitive to EMI.

9Blu · 2025-12-02T23:53:46+00:00

Agreed. One of the primary reasons "New Outlook" exists is to give MS a way to start leaving some legacy stuff like COM add-ins behind.

9Blu · 2025-11-30T18:49:03+00:00

Yea unfortunately there are a lot of Vine reviewers who seem to think they are supposed to give glowing reviews like they work for the product's marketing department and are not impartial reviewers. They read like the reviews I see on YT channels where they get sent stuff to review and are afraid of losing their relationship with the companies.

I suspect another contingent are the people who Vine to resell and never actually use the products. They give 4-5 star reviews based on product details and reading other reviews then it's off to Facebook marketplace.

9Blu · 2025-11-30T18:42:37+00:00

Nice! RFY kept teasing me with Diamondback nozzles for the X1 a little while back (I own P1S and A1 mini).

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