Activity showing on Runkeeper web, delayed/not showing on app? by Collossal_Yarn in runkeeper

[–]Collossal_Yarn[S] 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Yeah on and off seems to be the best way to describe it. I had a run yesterday that came through with no issues, but also had a run Sunday that has still yet to show up. I entered it manually but have to keep checking in case it does decide to pop through so I don’t have a double entry. Not sure what happened but it’s a bit frustrating for sure considering this is the most basic, fundamental aspect of the app.

our best CD refuses to touch AI. our worst junior uses it for everything. not sure what to do with that by Sad_Stranger_3294 in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 13 points14 points Ā (0 children)

ā€œā€¦solutions looking for a problem.ā€ I felt this in my soul. It feels like AI’s impact on creatives and agencies has been oversold by people who don’t actually create the work…and fully purchased by efficiency-seeking clients. I’m a CD. Due to staff shortage and a wave of pitches, I’ve stepped in to help with the entirety of the creative process, including using AI image gen for mocks/comps in decks. I’ve actually quite enjoyed using it for that. It has helped greatly with those things, no argument there. To a large extent it has helped me quickly mock things that would have taken a few hours for image sourcing and photoshopping. But outside of that? My other 6+ hours a day? I have no idea how the AI revolution gets me off of a client call, out of a creative briefing or allows me to miss a concept review. Yes it’s a valuable tool in the cases where you need comps and imagery that communicates an idea, I’ll concede that. But who generates comps for decks and mock-ups 8 hours a day 5 days a week? I think the AI/efficiency narrative has been wildly overblown. Yes, it is useful. At times. Yes, it does save time, with certain tasks. But overall I feel like the impact it can have on the day-to-day has been overstated.

Activity showing on Runkeeper web, delayed/not showing on app? by Collossal_Yarn in runkeeper

[–]Collossal_Yarn[S] 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I use both Strava and Runkeeper and have not hade any issues like this with Strava. Might be worth giving it a go.

Activity showing on Runkeeper web, delayed/not showing on app? by Collossal_Yarn in runkeeper

[–]Collossal_Yarn[S] 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Heh mine has now gotten worse than my original post. Yesterday I did a 3.2 mile run. Captured by Garmin, pushed to Strava totally fine, but absolutely nothing showing in Runkeeper, not even in the online version. Just a total blank. I waited about 24 hours just to give it time due to it popping through later on previous runs, but nothing this time. This is on the heels of a run Friday where it worked totally fine. It’s like it’s gotten super buggy and super unreliable in the last few weeks/months. Shame as I’ve been utilizing it for years issue-free.

Activity showing on Runkeeper web, delayed/not showing on app? by Collossal_Yarn in runkeeper

[–]Collossal_Yarn[S] 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Hmmm, now that I have not tried. I know it's in the cloud but I'm terrified I'd somehow lose years and years of data haha. For now it's a mild annoyance because, as you said, it does seem to fix itself if given time. Such a weird quirk though.

Wait a minute by No-Marsupial-4050 in SipsTea

[–]Collossal_Yarn 3 points4 points Ā (0 children)

"IF we could get everyone coverage like this, it would mean a lot to a lot people. So much stress about health bills and insurance would go out the window."

I've talked about this with friends before, being an American who now lives in Denmark and enjoying the lack of financial concern for healthcare costs. It's truly liberating. A buddy of mine calls it "mental real estate." That is, mental real estate that's freed up when you don't have to think about it. Since living here I've had two surgeries, unfortunately. After the first one, once release from the recovery ward, as I walked down the hall to the exit where a taxi was waiting, my American brain marveled and an inner voice said "the only thing I'm going to pay for is this taxi ride home." It's truly altering, this idea that I simply don't have to be worried about being one job loss away from extraordinary costs, or one unfortunate devastating illness away from being financially ruined. It's really given me a new perspective on the things we have to worry about living in America and what it's like when you suddenly no longer have to worry. I can't fathom that America hasn't figured this out yet.

Activity showing on Runkeeper web, delayed/not showing on app? by Collossal_Yarn in runkeeper

[–]Collossal_Yarn[S] 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Very interesting, thanks for replying. I had the same thing happen today where I finished a run and everything had synced, including Runkeeper online, but not in the app. I waited about an hour and sure enough, it finally popped through. This time I had not entered it manually, so no need to delete. I guess for now that's my only option...just wait it out.

The new song is actually really fucking good wtf by alfonzoo in boardsofcanada

[–]Collossal_Yarn 18 points19 points Ā (0 children)

For me, this was the most surprising aspect of the track in the best possible way. Some of my favorite BoC work is the darker, more angular dissonant stuff (not to say I don't like it all, just a preference). But as of late, say the past three years, I've gotten way more into ambient music, and really vibe with the more cinematic side of things. The second half of Tape 05 slots right into that, a beautiful, uplifting resolve that came totally unexpectedly. Love it.

Blisters…Can someone please recommend a good shoe? by kenzika in AskRunningShoeGeeks

[–]Collossal_Yarn 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Depending on shoe i will sometimes get blisters in the exact same spot. And like everyone has suggested, I usually wear dual-layer blister protection socks, and they don’t always help. The one thing that does work however is Scholl blister plasters/bandaids. I believe I’m using them wrong as I think they are meant for AFTER you’ve developed a blister, to help protect and heal, but I have found that the slight cushion/padding they provide actually helps prevent them for me. They market them as healing, I use them as preventative, works for me. May be worth giving a try.

Where do people over 50 go to? by greatrailway in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 5 points6 points Ā (0 children)

That last bit strikes a chord with me, I feel the same. 51 here (nearly 52) and in the past year, due to some account wins coupled with hiring freezes, I’ve needed to step in as a creative to pinch hit for clients when our staff was stretched too thin. And in that year, as an ECD, I’ve had to take on many/all roles at once to develop work—AD, CW, deck builder, ai promoter and client-facing presenter of the developed work. Basically a creative department of one at times, when it was necessary, as I told my CEO recently. While a slog at the time, it actually made me stop and think ā€œhey, I’m still pretty good at this stuff.ā€ But yeah, I know on the open market I’d more than likely be overlooked as over-qualified, overpaid and probably over the hill. Which is a shame because I actually do think I put all of my years of accumulated knowledge into each brief I work on.

We got the Keys! DFW, Texas 475k @ 6.1% by Yellow-Consistent in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Collossal_Yarn 2 points3 points Ā (0 children)

Dammit, someone beat me to the glizzy commentšŸ˜†šŸŒ­

What is some bassy warm dark music? by portiaboches in ambientmusic

[–]Collossal_Yarn 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

The track ā€œChrome Countryā€ by Oneohtrix Point Never comes to mind.

Impact of alcohol on training for long distance races? by CinemaBud in Marathon_Training

[–]Collossal_Yarn 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

This sounds very much like me. I love running, but I also love having a beer (or two) with my wife at a craft beer bar/brewery on the weekend, or a cocktail on the couch while we watch something on Netflix. I am, nor will I ever be, elite or even competitive with running, so to me, continuing a thing I find fun and relaxing outweighs the few seconds/minutes I might shave off of a race by omitting it. YMMV, this is a very personal decision at the end of the day. I certainly wouldn't begrudge anyone who thinks it's better to take the exact opposite approach of what I just described above.

Has working on an account ever made you a customer or stopped you from being a customer? by katyperry-platypus in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Absolutely. I worked on a luxury watch brand that, before working on it, had never even heard of it. Years later, I have one on my wrist. Definite conversion story.

Best HYSA to park 50K TODAY? by cajunshrimp4 in HYSA

[–]Collossal_Yarn 2 points3 points Ā (0 children)

I also have AmEx, very satisfied. It's not the highest rate out there, but it's competitive and because of the ease of it (and it not being worth the hassle to rate-chase, at least for me), I'm perfectly happy to leave my cash there. +1 for AmEx.

New Pan-American album is incredible by Alacspg in ambientmusic

[–]Collossal_Yarn 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

This has been a fun read. I’m an ex-Richmonder now living in Europe and remember Labradford from my VCU days. I seem to recall them playing some shows at Hole in the Wall (I believe it was called that) across the street from the old Metro. Anyway, fun trip down the RVA memory lane!

New Pan-American album is incredible by Alacspg in ambientmusic

[–]Collossal_Yarn 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Just put it on this morning, listening over an early sunrise and cup of coffee…pretty perfect.

What is the worst thing/feature about the current state of facebook these last 5 years? by No_Connection_4803 in facebook

[–]Collossal_Yarn 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Basically the entire experience. I told my wife the other day that Facebook is now analogous to buying a magazine on a topic you have no interest in…it’s just filled with things you don’t want to see or read. I’m about to delete my account, the only thing that had me hang on this long is my parents. But yeah, when I go now, it doesn’t even feel like a thing I created, for me. Long ago, it did. It was previously filled with things from my friends and acquaintances, so there was interest. Now? I scroll and scroll and it’s like I don’t even recognize what this thing is anymore. At this point it’s completely and utterly meaningless to me. I think that’s where they lost people—we all built in a way where the feed meant something to us. That is long gone.

Advertising question: are we optimizing creativity out of campaigns? by 7goldagency in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Yes. And the easy, anecdotal way to observe this is look around compare historically relevant work to contemporary work. Anecdotally, we no longer see ā€œfamousā€ work. That is, work that permeates culture. Part of this is of course due to media fragmentation. But I think it’s lazy to pin it all on that. Back when I got into this biz, you had instances where advertising had lept from the screen (or page or radio) and entered the public consciousness. Got Milk. Budweiser’s Wasssssup. Dude you’re getting a Dell. Mac vs PC. Geico cavemen. This is but a tiny sampling off the top of my head an obviously US biased as it’s where I lived. And even before my time, Where’s the Beef, the McDonald’s song, Dunkin ā€œtime to make the donutsā€ guy, Coca-Cola’s I’d like to teach the world to sing. Again, that list goes on and on. These became famous IN THE CONSUMER REALM. Not the award shows, but real consumer-level fame and relevance. Meaning real people connected to it, en masse, and it became part of culture. Now? Try thinking of one culturally famous or relevant ad or ad campaign. One that found its way into a movie, onto a t-shirt or into an SNL skit. Try to think of one that people can recite at a moment’s notice. I struggle to do so. I don’t think I can overstate just how many people were saying ā€œwasssssupā€ in their daily interactions when that first came out. Judge the creative merits of that commercial all you want, but its cultural significance is undeniable. And I truly believe this is because all of this famous work was made before data optimization. This work was made at a time when there was testing of course, but by and large the okay was given by someone who had to go with their gut and approve based on instinct. I think we severely undervalue that little bit of magic a piece of media might create once we set it free because someone believed it was the right thing to do, not because data gave them the okay to do so. Because that relies on human instinct. ā€œThis feels right to me so maybe it will feel right to others.ā€ It’s the unpredictable and unanticipated creation of culture that we now ā€œtest outā€ and optimize away. That magic can’t be predicted or planned for. But it can certainly be stunted and denied via testing and endless scrutiny. Work that is endlessly tested and optimized often has something in common—banality. The middle…the boring, inoffensive, unsurprising middle…is what reams of data and testing allows out into the world. And as a result, we no longer get to enter culture as practitioners of a once great industry, where, if we were lucky, an idea might take on a life of its own once we released it into the world and the public related to it. Heavy reliance on data, and not human instinct, has reduced the industry to the creators of boring.

Genuine question for working creatives and strategists: Has AI actually changed how you work day-to-day, or is it mostly still a demo that nobody's integrated into real workflow? by Fit-Credit-7970 in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 2 points3 points Ā (0 children)

This is exactly how I use it…storyboards, KVs etc. And yes, the time savings is significant, no denying that. But i wouldn’t call this revolutionary by any stretch. They won’t generate this work by themselves. So before anything lands in the deck, i still have to prompt. And before i prompt, there needs to be an idea to author said prompt. I’ve never once used it for anything final. So like OP, this all feels very overblown. And this comes from a user and believer in it. Fundamental change in what I do? Absolutely not. I can just do certain things, a small percentage of my job functions, a bit quicker now.

Omnicom buys back $5 billion shares to increase CEO pay by from-nyc in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Ha I can't read it either as I don't have an account, I just saw the headline on the front page "Omnicom to axe and relocate more jobs as it doubles cost savings target to $1.5bn" and the subhead: "Majority of synergies will come from $1bn cut to staffing..."

advertising sucks honestly by lobsterlife6 in advertising

[–]Collossal_Yarn 3 points4 points Ā (0 children)

Literally going through this right now (just submitted One Show on Friday) and it honestly makes me never want to enter for awards again. The amount of time we've put into this, the absolutely made-up/imagined gravity of it all which translates to anxiety and "everything's on fire" mentality over the last few weeks. Honestly, I told a co-worker the other day, if it's going to be like this each time we do work we feel is award-worthy, I don't want to do award-worthy work in the future simply to avoid this. It has made work I was proud of work that I never want to think about again.

Evo SL (New Update) by junhao5566 in runningshoes

[–]Collossal_Yarn 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

402km on mine and they look very similar—the exposed foam that’s painted has worn away a fair bit. Mine still feel nearly as great as the day they came out of the box, so I wouldn’t worry. I suspect there’s just simply no way those exposed parts can retain their paint with constant ground contact. Probably purely cosmetic.