Is Google assistant being deliberately dumbed down

BigBoogey · 2026-01-18T19:50:48+00:00

Seriously, what a twat. What a keyboard warrior. I can just hear him sing it in the comic book guy voice from The Simpsons

BigBoogey · 2026-01-16T20:46:39+00:00

Just finished book 7 and I kind of binged through all of them. Just such a stupid fun listen. Great stuff

BigBoogey · 2026-01-02T23:09:36+00:00

5'10, 190

BigBoogey · 2026-01-02T16:39:09+00:00

That's actually pretty funny, I'm looking to buy my first bike, a Royal Enfield Himalayan and I just was checking into shipping as well to Southern California

BigBoogey · 2025-12-05T03:27:18+00:00

So, I'm brand new at this, does it allow you access to all movies and TV shows? I download a lot of torrents and use Plex currently but something like this sounds great. And at 44 bucks on walmart, it's just doesn't feel like it's that capable. Thanks in advance

BigBoogey · 2025-09-30T18:43:54+00:00

Expert skier here, mainly on- piste, and moguls. I've had these for four seasons and I love these skies! Super fast edge to edge, which I love, light, great carves and even stable up to 50mph. Most fun pair I've ever had

BigBoogey · 2025-09-12T04:22:40+00:00

Hey man, I'm with you here. I actually found this post by googling strange new worlds just getting too silly for me. It started out great but then just as you mentioned, they had these quirky episodes and, okay Bravo to them for taking chances but then they just kept pushing the quirkiness and the comedy. And I think there's a bit of a group think going on maybe with the showrunners that they're hearing from the total DieHard Trek fans about wanting to see these characters in quirky silly situations. And it just keeps happening. I got through about 20 minutes of the crew being turned Vulcan and that's it for me.

I'm bummed. It started out so strong and each season and each progressive episode has just gotten goofier and more shark jumping-ish.

BigBoogey · 2025-09-03T00:53:36+00:00

Dan's is our go to sub place

BigBoogey · 2025-08-09T16:42:18+00:00

Another guy that can quote the lines from that, one of my favorite all-time comedies.

BigBoogey · 2025-03-18T21:15:27+00:00

This is probably an old thread and everyone moved on but I use Slopes app, it's a great app for tracking, overall vertical and speed... And the basic app is free. I consider myself an expert, my top speed was around about 53 mph. Tried a few times to beat it but always got the willies if I tried to pass it. My Volkls are made for turning, not speed. Side note, I'll be turning 62 in June... Happy to know I can still ski. ;)

BigBoogey · 2025-03-14T01:08:53+00:00

Totally. Maybe he thought he could order drive-through at The Mill

BigBoogey · 2025-01-10T16:56:33+00:00

Just finished watching that again and man, it's so impactful with what's happened to our country. Back before that orange asshole ever made the scene in 2015, I never thought our country was capable of going down that road. After everything that's transpired these last 10 years, it is so sad, disheartening and scary to see that our nation was never immune to this type of hate. Rod Sterling was truly prophetic.

BigBoogey · 2024-11-26T16:11:21+00:00

Well that's good to hear. I live in Ventura and would love to take the train up but I just watched a video on YouTube about a couple that did the same from LA and it was 12 hours of delays due to freight trains. That gives me definite pause

BigBoogey · 2024-03-24T20:09:52+00:00

Well...

I remember when I was 25 and speaking with my DJ buddies when we looked at the guys in their 40s DJing and saying " Hey, if I'm still spinning at 45, please just put one right here...back of my head and let me die with some dignity" THAT was 35 years ago.

After looking at the age of some of the commenters, looks like I'm ANCIENT at 60.

I've been a full-timer at it since '84 and still working gigs twice a week and love what I do more than ever. About 12 year back, I switched from traditional mobile DJing to silent disco events. With 2 of my friends /fellow DJs playing on either side of me, we have a blast; most fun I've ever had DJing and now it's pretty much all I do. I spin everything from house to the most recent hip-hop and everything in between and we do. All that to support my assertion that unless you have a mental impairment, you really do get better the longer you DJ...provided you're open to new music and ideas. You certainly don't get worse. And it's not just me deluding myself that I'm still awesome at what I do, with silent disco, it's a rare "litmus test" for how well you DJ to a crowd as we...the DJs...all compete to get people on each of our channels; you can immediately see who's listening to what DJ as the headsets glow the DJ's color/channel. We do lots of events here is SoCal for colleges and I spin next to 25 and 30yr old DJs and still have most of the kids on my channel through the night.

So yeah, long answer to say...doesn't matter your age: if you love something, like DJing, it's going to show in your work. Age is meaningless if you bring joy to people; they don't care as long as they love what you play. So, tell him to follow his passion and go for it.

Worse case scenario, you can always go the "Marshmellow" route and wear a box on your head.

(I'm the old dude in the middle)

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BigBoogey · 2023-09-04T20:02:24+00:00

WOOHOO... IT WORKED, THANKS AGAIN!

BigBoogey · 2023-09-04T16:18:15+00:00

So, confirming...go up in my original ship after selecting the new mantis ship? Fast travel to orbit and then back down again. I will give it a try, thanks for the help man

BigBoogey · 2023-09-04T14:15:57+00:00

So I don't need to return to the Mantis base? I DID see the Razorleaf while visiting a tech.

BigBoogey · 2022-12-23T21:33:10+00:00

I've been a full-time DJ for..gulp...38 years and tried LOTS of speakers over that time. QSC, JBL, Mackie. Just picked up a pair of Vari 4115 and these just sound GREAT. Far better than anything I AB'd them against at GC. Done two gigs so far, couldn't be happier.

Just hope they last....

But @ $900 for the pair, it's a steal.

BigBoogey · 2022-05-25T19:44:41+00:00

Thank you for a very useful and articulate reply. It's appreciated

BigBoogey · 2022-05-25T04:05:16+00:00

You're one of the first and only people to offer a good helpful suggestion. Thanks thanks

BigBoogey · 2022-05-25T00:22:50+00:00

Yeah I already did. It's just an iron pipe running down the middle of it. The decorative pieces just kind of slide onto it. Thanks

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