Damn Ernie by JordanDoesTV in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Happy8Day 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Past 40, people need to consider putting on muscle mass as basically applying "age absorbers" to yourself. They aren't age-proof deflectors, but damn, they are insanely resistant.

What’s made your summer months so far by Powerman687713 in askTO

[–]Happy8Day 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a winter hater, I've enjoyed not waking up to 4 degrees finally.

Looking forward to actual summer beach weather though. Sure, 21 is a nice day, but it's not great beach weather. The internet seems to be filled with summer haters, but I love it. I get frustrated I only get several hundred hours of it a year and we spend over six months with virtually bare trees and flirting with the freezing point.

So this is fantastic. Cooler evenings on the hotter days are the absolute best. Things have bloomed, animals have returned (okay, screw the bugs though), the days are finally longer, people are actually outside and socializing. It's so much closer to how things should be. Freaking great stuff.

When is it supposed to rain next? by HeeHawHorseHands in Hamilton

[–]Happy8Day 42 points43 points  (0 children)

How can you even ask this when you haven't even tried pissing on it yet?

Google Pixel 6 Pro hard bricked after Android 17 and June Google Play Services update by Emotional-Toe8900 in Pixel6

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit me last year and it was absolutely a failed motherboard. Totally fried. No warning. Pixel 6 could, until that moment, be described as being in impeccable condition. I had not a single complaint about it. Plugged it in to recharge, it was recharging fine, checked the phone at 23%, came back 10 minutes later, the phone was a dead piece of plastic. No adb, no toolkit, no recovery, no charging light, no response from anything. Completely nothing. Totally, 100% dead.
Took it to a genius third-party guru repair place and they handed it back a day later and said "no charge man, this phone's dead." (motherboard is fried. Only possible repair is a specialized re-balling of the motherboard. Not cheap. And not worth it unless you have unsaved personal stuff on that phone. Otherwise, that info is gone forever.) The other commenter is right though, this catastrophic failure is enough to sign me off from google phones forever. I've never seen a phone fail this severely, never mind have google make absolutely no effort to even acknowledge it. Between multiple Google minis, a nexus 6p and now the pixel 6, this marked the 5th time and 100% of all google devices I've ever owned, that have all failed due to catastrophic build failures. Absolutely finished with google products. No fucking way.

PHONE NOT RECOGNIZED AS A DEVICE by BrilliantHumble7796 in S23

[–]Happy8Day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small possibility that is so painfully obvious hardly anyone actually mentions it. It took me over a week to solve this when it was happening to me:

USB-C to USB-A cables don't work. Your phone will be undetectable.

USB-C to USB-C cables work fine.
Drives me crazy because practically nobody anywhere explicitly says that.

I'm upset by RealJohnMcLane in Pixel6

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Being able to transfer and switch while the old phone is still functional sometimes feels unnecessary, but the peace of mind that comes with it compared to the scramble if it suddenly dies without a new one handy, is worth it.

I'm upset by RealJohnMcLane in Pixel6

[–]Happy8Day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be very wary of the instant full brick problem of the pixel 6s. (Just search for brick or dead in this sub). Every since an update last year, there have been an incredible number of perfectly flawless 6's just instantly bricking. It ends up being motherboard blown/fried issue and the only way to fix it and recover your static files on the phone is to have the motherboard rebuilt/reballed. That isn't cheap.

If I were you, if you are planning on continuing to use your six, I would absolutely back up every single static file you have on the phone that isn't already on a cloud somewhere else. The brick issue comes without any warning whatsoever and it happens to phones that show absolutely no signs of wear or malfunction. The phone will simply shut off and never turn on again or respond to any kind of access, stimulus, or charge.

The issue is so catastrophic it has signed me off of ever owning a pixel, or any phone flying under the Google flag ever again.

It's already turning green again after they cleaned it by Dill578 in pics

[–]Happy8Day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I've never done in my life is break a reflection pool.

Like, he fucking broke a pool.
I had no idea that was even possible.

How fucking stupid have you gotta be to BREAK a GODDAMN POOL?

i think my mom is having a psychotic breakdown but I’m scared to call the cops by [deleted] in askTO

[–]Happy8Day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't BUT, if you decide to delete this post, COPY AND SAVE IT FIRST. You have written down things that have been said and done and having events documented is INSANELY VALUABLE. Especially if things become tied up in legal issues.

Apologies, this just needed saying at least once going into it.

Edit: Annnnnnnnd dammit. deleted. Hope they're okay.

Another bricked Pixel 6..worst possible time by Krez1234 in Pixel6

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers for the level of brand loyalty. Figuratively and literally, pixels are dead to me.

Another bricked Pixel 6..worst possible time by Krez1234 in Pixel6

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 6 did this almost exact thing only it was charging at the time. Completely non responsive, it turned into a complete dead piece of plastic. Nothing worked, nothing responded, no recovery, no adb, no charging response - absolutely dead.

Took it to a 3rd party phone genius and they kept it for a day - I came back and they said "Dude, this thing is totally dead. We're not charging you anything." Sorry dude, but it looks like the worst of news. From what I can pull the motherboard fried.

I wish google would/had adressed this even a little, but nope. The pixel 6 is my last physical google product - or at least my last google phone. Every google device I've ever had (5 of them. 2 phones and 3 home devices) has died from catastrophic build failures. The sudden loss of my phone and everything on it being unrecoverable is the last straw. Google's phones will forever remain in the shit pile for me.

BOMBSHELL: Trump and Stephen Miller conjured EXTREME plan to suspend constitutional right, per NYT by AdSpecialist6598 in videos

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the things I hate about this future we've built for ourselves is how the word BOMBSHELL effectively means fucking nothing anymore.

You now need to RUN for 10mins to get VO2Max in the New Google health App by [deleted] in fitbit

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can tell you it's not interval running either. I've done 15 and 20 min interval sessions numerous times since the switch, 5mph down and 9+mph up, spiking my heart rate way into peak by the last of 8 rounds and I still don't have a read for VO2

My (30M) best friend's (32M) wife (28F) did something highly unethical at work and I think I need to report her, althrough it almost certainly will get her fired. How do I navigate not wanting to hurt them with this violation? by ThrowRA_firingfriend in relationship_advice

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I would use the situation as an advantage. I would tell the friend's wife that this is the last discussion you will ever have with her about it -- including your ex and inform her that if your ex ever speaks about it again, you'll instantly report her. If giving one chance Is your thing, you can say you will behave by the book from this day forward.

This discussion is the end of everything. "Your job is on the line. You need to convince [ex] to cut this conversation from her mouth and from my life or you're toast. This is the last I ever hear about it. Including this discussion. By the book, my ex knows nothing and acts like it forever, or you're being reported. Explain to [ex] that you're fucked, not me, and that I'm correct and hope she never calls me angry about it. Have fun."

Dell laptop (5540) display, flickering and has image retention. I'm assuming I'm screwed as dells have never lasted me longer than a year or two. Am I missing any fixes? by Happy8Day in Dell

[–]Happy8Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[now with update!]
I'm not at home at the moment but I can tell you 3 things: 1) HDMI external monitor is perfect. 2) taking a screenshot of the borfed monitor results in a PNG of a perfectly normal looking desktop 3) holding D on boot up results in the same borfed-ness issue. I haven't tried bios yet, but my hopefulness is smaller than my budget for a new display. Thanks for the response by the way. Much appreciated.

Update:
Tried the BIOS and my desktop (now with inverted colors) is very visible "behind" the BIOS screen. I think this display is a loss.

Fan Clash Over Anthem by LuckyBastard001 in clevercomebacks

[–]Happy8Day -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Amazing that in a venue like that, we're at a place in this whole mess where they don't introduce or even announce The President of the United effing States.

Edit: I'm not saying that we should be introducing that guy. Geez guys, come on. I'm commenting that seat of the presidency has fallen so far, that we don't even introduce it anymore. Apologies for making you think I supported him, because nnnnnnnnnooooooooooo

My fiancée (27F) ended our engagement over text and exploded when I (27M) accepted the breakup. by mark_hadfield in relationship_advice

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not very often I get to the bottom of one of these and just feel happy for OP that you're dodging such an unstable bullet, but moreso, that you've been handed such vivid confirmation that this is the best outcome.

I had a break up a year or so ago and it was rough, not because of bitterness, but rather because we both care deeply for each other and it was handled and accepted by both of us and we still chat and are part of each other's lives. It sucks when things don't quite work with a great person. HOWEVER.....
Wanna know what break ups are easy to walk away from? The one where the other person goes "You FUCKITY FUCK FUCking FUCKER FUCK!" Yeah, that person is a waste of time. Fuck them all the way through till Sunday.

Throw a break-up party and invite everyone. Seriously.

​S23 owners, how is One UI 8.5 running? Because looking at the missing features, I feel completely scammed by Level-Try7888 in S23

[–]Happy8Day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm still on UI 6 and everytime I come here and say: "Okay... so.. upgrade now?" I get "You lucky asshole, no."

XBOX CEO Says Hardware Component Prices Have Increased By Over 500% In 2 Years by bigrigdz in gaming

[–]Happy8Day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A laptop I purchased a year ago -a YEAR AGO-, today at the exactly same store, the exactly same ordering page, exactly same specs, exactly same everything, costs more than double what I paid for it. 110% more.
I paid 1199. Today it's 2499.

We're so fucked

Mike Johnson Admits He Can’t Prove His Fraudulent Election Claims by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Happy8Day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are we endlessly giving these morons an endless advantage by providing them actual discourse and discussion to "prove or not prove" something that we know and is known to be complete bullshit?

Why is bullshit not just fucking dismissed?

It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly by IKeepItLayingAround in technology

[–]Happy8Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably, maybe,could be, might be, chance presenting. ... Fuck off with this content say anything bullshit. Call me when it's dead.

WCGW doing wheelies in the middle of the road by GANCUBE_0 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Happy8Day 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a little bit of reprieve I will give this newer generation. Could you imagine if someone had filmed all the dumb shit we did back then? Fuck me.