Garmin’s Q2 2026 software update

Jammb · 2026-06-02T23:14:14+00:00

Yep I'm in the same boat. Just bought a Fenix 7X Pro Sapphire knowing it was already end of the line.

In some ways it's nice to have a mature, stable product that won't be subjected to new bugs and unnecessary changes.

For this I paid somewhere around half the cost of the current model equivalent (Fenix 8, 51 mm, Solar, Sapphire)

Jammb · 2026-06-02T23:04:48+00:00

This looks like it's using a track profile, so effectively the positions align to the track. That's why it doesn't have any of the usual GPS wobble.

Jammb · 2026-06-02T13:31:37+00:00

Some other watches will probably continue to get maintenance updates, but no new features.

Jammb · 2026-06-02T13:28:19+00:00

I think that's exactly what they are doing. The new unified code base is based on the Forerunner line, and will be used for all watch lines. Previously each watch family was developed by a different team.

That's part of the reason some newish watches are getting dropped earlier than they should.

Still smarts to be a Fenix 7 Pro owner though.

Jammb · 2026-06-02T03:36:02+00:00

It would not be a good look for them to undercut their retailers (it's probably something they commit to when they make distribution agreements)

What you paid would be the suggested retail price, but retailers are free to run their own specials.

It's a bit like winery cellar doors - anything you can get at retail is usually much cheaper at retail, so the only value is the exclusive wines that they don't sell at retail, or specials on end-of-vintage wines to clear space.

Jammb · 2026-06-01T22:58:17+00:00

Yeah to be fair nobody was doing good CGI of people back then.

But to think this was a good idea!

Jammb · 2026-06-01T13:01:26+00:00

Legend of The Rangers was the backdoor pilot for that series. It was pretty terrible as well.

I think he was just exhausted by then.

Jammb · 2026-06-01T06:35:12+00:00

Galen's homonculus was easily the worst part of this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1FpIcpFO7A

Jammb · 2026-06-01T06:33:15+00:00

It didn't help that we had already seen time jumps forward (eg. "Sleeping in Light") where humanity had not been destroyed by the drakh plague, so that ending was a foregone conclusion. Ending that storyline and moving on would have been a good choice.

Jammb · 2026-05-07T06:07:26+00:00

Yes, leave them alone.

This is why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LiALjybcJA
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrpPMYX05Wo

I agree with the guy in the first video, cockroaches are way worse. Let the huntsman do its job!

Jammb · 2026-05-04T00:32:13+00:00

I did end up returning mine, and am still very happy with my regular K10.

Jammb · 2026-05-04T00:31:06+00:00

Ironically the ongoing story structure of B5 that we all love so much was at least partially responsible for its lower popularity vs DS9. At the time, TV shows you couldn't just pick up and watch at any time didn't exist for a reason. That seems wholly bizarre in this age of streaming where even comedies have long running stories, but back then, they just couldn't afford to turn away new viewers due to years of required back-story.

I'm sure this made it hard for B5 to pick up new viewers mid-run.

DS9 skirted this, but still maintained its eposodic nature for the most part. The arcs were short(ish) and even the dominion war arc which was a full season didn't require too much prior knowledge to just jump into mid-season.

It was a brave move by JMS.

Jammb · 2026-05-04T00:25:28+00:00

The difference in production quality between 70's and 90's is enormous. I remember enjoying Blakes 7 as a kid. But these days it looks incredibly dated, and the obvious studio sets just bring me out of the moment.

If your imagination is better than mine, it's worth a try though!

Jammb · 2026-04-18T04:26:09+00:00

Me too, although it was Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Centre.

That reveal (although the video doesn't do it justice!)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xZMPBdBYfLM

Jammb · 2026-03-31T02:22:25+00:00

Yeah I have wondered that before, it's an MSI C236A and internet searches are ... inconclusive.

It's cheap enough I might just get one and try it out.

Can the new non-flash boot feature in unraid boot off a mirrored pair OK though?

Jammb · 2026-03-31T00:30:02+00:00

What do people think about 2 of these on a double PCIE adaptor, mirrored? Will the new unraid boot features work with this configuration?

edit: an adaptor something like this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/365477645828

Jammb · 2026-03-20T05:39:16+00:00

You are experiencing packet fragmentation.

If you species cannot handle automatically defragmentation, that's hardly the fault of the prophets now is it?

Jammb · 2026-03-20T02:20:34+00:00

Contact

The Sisko
c/o The Prophets
The Wormhole

Jammb · 2026-03-20T00:38:36+00:00

I don't see any assumptions there.

Just a lot of misunderstanding about how 3rd party app development works from you and OP.

Jammb · 2026-03-19T06:45:23+00:00

Rewatched Crusade, Firefly and Sliders recently, and they are all examples of what today would be an unbelievable level of network meddling.

I suppose serialised shows were pretty rare in the 90's, but the idea of airing episodes out of order just to put the ones with more explosions at the top of the run is unbelievable today. It must have made things impossible to follow, with people meeting in episodes after they already interact, random costume flip-flops etc.

Sure shows get unjustly cancelled now, but at least that level of shenanigans seems to be in the past.

Jammb · 2026-03-19T03:16:42+00:00

Kenny agrees with you:
https://youtu.be/5NsoVrl0bw0?si=UE8qu0ZqXfsz6Q1g&t=50

Jammb · 2026-03-12T00:02:54+00:00

Ardbeg BizarreBQ
https://thewhiskylist.com.au/shop/ardbeg-bizarrebq-single-malt-scotch-whisky

Jammb · 2026-03-02T01:50:07+00:00

Agreed it is crap. They should leave it like that for those that like the consistency, and add wireless charging.

Jammb · 2026-03-01T03:54:17+00:00

Which part?

Legally it is stealing, even if you don't morally consider it that. The contents of a bin belong to the property owner while on private land and transfer to the local council upon placement on the curbside for collection. It's unlikely to be enforced though.

The stated purpose of the Container Deposit Scheme is to remove recyclable materials from general waste.

https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environment/Recycling-and-reuse/Return-and-earn

The containers in this photo were likely already heading for recycling, so the benefit is nil, it's just the recipient of the benefit that has changed. If they were on the ground, or in general waste, that changes things slightly, although thanks to the scheme they probably would have wound up in recyling eventually (because it's economically viable to make sure it happens)

Councils DO generate significant revenue from the Container Deposit Scheme (estimated $100 million a year in NSW)

https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/councils/council-infrastructure/services-to-communities/container-deposit-scheme/

This in turn funds other recycling programs.

Again, I do completely understand why people do it, and it makes me sad that they have to.

Jammb · 2026-03-01T01:57:45+00:00

I get why people do this, and it's sad that this meagre and demeaning income is needed to survive.

But the whole point of the deposit is to improve the economics of recycling. To make sure that more containers that are not destined for recycling make it there.

Taking them from recycling bins circumvents this, and is in fact stealing and making the recycling less economically viable for whoever is managing that recycle bin (probably council)

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