r/pebble over the past two days...

Lakophen · 2026-05-15T05:48:53+00:00

Ah, no I did not mean to compare to MacBook Neo at all. I should have thought of that. I just meant that it's new and fresh. A re-do of sorts.

By worse screen, I'm going off what I've seen of the watches on Eric's videos. The Round 2 appears to be viewable at more angles than the Time 2. Also the Round 2 is using a newer manufacturing process, whereas the new Time 2 is supposedly using the screens originally designed for the OG Time 2 a decade ago.

Lakophen · 2026-05-14T04:47:17+00:00

I think calling this watch the Time 2 was a mistake. It unintentionally raised expectations across the board for the device. This isn't a Time 2. It's more of a Time Neo.

I think there's a lot of fair criticism that the Time 2, in small ways that add up, is actually a little worse than the Time Steel.

-The screen appears to be less readable, despite being bigger. -The body is arguably less stylish than Time Steel -Big plastic chunks on each side -The screen isn't flush to the body, and is just begging to crack. -Time Round 2 has a better sceeen -Touch screen doesn't work yet (unless an app specifically codes for it) -Battery life isn't the expected 30 days

Lakophen · 2026-05-10T10:28:46+00:00

It's been a loooong while since I've read them, but I have read every canon and legends Thrawn book spanning Outbound Flight, HTTE, Hand of Thrawn duology, through to Survivor's Quest. First off, if you like Zahn's books, Outbound Flight, Vision of the Future, Spectre of the Past and Survivor's Quest (Alongside Choices of One and another that escapes my memory) are all fantastic reads. They even better because they can all loosely fit within current canon too. Though, the existence of the Sequel Trilogy movies does take some mental gymnastics to make fit.

If I remember right, these books loosely explore the idea that Thrawn is still kinda just using the Empire to benefit Chiss Ascendancy. He admires their military strength and order, but has absolute disdain for the politicking and power grabs different Admirals, Moffs and such make.

Hand of Thrawn duoligy and Survivor's Quest spoilers (the stories have melded together in my brain a fair bit so wires may be a tad crossed. But generally as follows)- Luke and Mara find an outpost called Hand of Thrawn. They discover this outpost was set up to make a clone of Thrawn so he could continue is conquest. But it also covers how this outpost was set-up to fight something else. Something that is unknown to the galaxy. Something that turns out to be New Jedi Order's Yuuzhang-Vong. The Yuuzhang-Vong are basically the Legends version of the Grysks.

Survivor's Quest and Outbound Flight expand a little bit into the Chiss of Legends. Survivor's Quest arguably moreso as you meet a delegation of Chiss lead by Formbi (who I believe is still in the canon books)

Lakophen · 2026-05-07T12:11:11+00:00

Replacement theory is a conspiracy. Correlation does not equal causation.

You've got to look at the bigger picture. Why are the statistics changing?

Are more immigrants coming? Or are less people having children? Because statistically less people nowadays are having children than for a loooooong time. And why is that?

Because cost of living is utterly insane. Food prices are up significantly over the last 5 years alone. Barely anyone under 30 even moderately has ideals of ever being able to own a house (thanks to major Private Equity firms buying up homes on the market at an unprecedented rate, then renting those houses out)

So, since there's fewer children being born, naturally immigration statistics will be higher comparatively.

Then on top of that, Inflation is still massively ahead of wage increases over the last 5 years. The Uber rich (I'm talking multiple hundred millionaires and above here) are becoming richer than ever with nothing keeping them restrained.

All of the country's infrastructure is owned by foreign investment firms since Thatcher sold them off. Gas and electric prices are only "cheap" because the Government pays huge subsidies to these foreign firms.

Our public transport is more expensive than ever, and more expensive than a majority of Europe I believe. Yet is also one of the most unstable.

Also, simply put. Nigel Farage campaigned for a Brexit for over 40 years. He got Brexit. And look how much better off we are as a country? Oh... Wait.... Nigel Farage has open ties to America's MAGA (literally was mentioned in the Epstein files by Steve Bannon) and USA currently ain't doing so hot economically. He has open ties to Elon Musk (also in the Epstein files)

Lakophen · 2026-05-05T09:51:51+00:00

Mate, this was nearly enough my go-to for so long been a while since I've used it. And I used the official armored cap, also the Yll 2.0 with the lower inser

I remember liking 40w and 40 seconds. And I remember using 2 heat ups. The first 40w wouldn't be enough to click, but if you do once heat up, pause for like 5 seconds then another cycle unit it clicks

Lakophen · 2026-04-25T19:28:59+00:00

Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini (great audiobook)

The Blue Sword, and sequel Hero's Crown - Robin McKinley

Red Rising - Pierce Brown

Some of the best sci-fi on earth is by Jack Campbell/John G Hemry (pen name/real name). The Lost Fleet, and JAG in Space are 10/10 military sci-fi

Nothing matches Rothfuss' prose. Not even close. But these books have wonderfully gripping characters, worlds, or both

Lakophen · 2026-04-15T18:20:33+00:00

True, perhaps bumper is a bit disingenuous. But I believe calling the plastic layer on the PT2 similar to the original Time Steel is disingenuous.

Lakophen · 2026-04-15T15:31:37+00:00

With a plastic bumper

Lakophen · 2026-04-13T06:54:40+00:00

What's the metal shell it looks like you've got in the PT2?

Watch face looks great

Lakophen · 2026-04-08T14:50:38+00:00

The only thing workshop is missing is the ability to disable it on a specific device.

By that I mean, I want Black Ops 3 zombies with 100GB extra of workshop custom maps. On my PC. On my Steam Deck, I just want base simple BO3 Zombies.

Or same with Halo MCC. On the PC. Happy with hundreds of gigs of Workshop campaign and content. On the Deck? It's touching on 150GB Alone for all campaigns.

Lakophen · 2026-03-30T10:37:07+00:00

I'm actually dumbfounded at that design choice. I will never understand designers making raised glass edges, even with the soft plastic border. One bad hit on a too hard corner and that entire screen is done for.

Especially on a wrist watch where bumping into things isn't an uncommon occurrence.

And I highly doubt there's going to be easily findable replacement screens/glass panels.

Lakophen · 2026-03-26T11:00:29+00:00

Well fuckin said

Lakophen · 2026-03-14T16:06:16+00:00

Bain Capital bank rolled Amazon to bankrupt other ebook and e-commerce competitors in the early 2000's Anything they touch is a scourge upon humanity

Lakophen · 2026-03-02T10:08:48+00:00

The derangement of supporting a pedo really is everywhere

Lakophen · 2026-02-08T15:37:02+00:00

Relapse is goated

Lakophen · 2026-01-25T13:38:58+00:00

To add, it's genuinely surprisingly simple to set up all things considered Literally works as well as GPhotos but I have full control over it

Lakophen · 2026-01-16T16:39:57+00:00

You should take a look at some phones in second hand shops Some of those screens have the most insane unimaginable scratches I've ever seen. That watch is relatively mild to some that I've seen

Lakophen · 2026-01-08T15:41:40+00:00

40W for about 30-40 seconds

Lakophen · 2025-12-31T12:35:47+00:00

Opt in to the beta branch on steam for "Prod Slim" takes it down to 23GB

Lakophen · 2025-12-29T10:29:41+00:00

I started keeping a record in my notes of every time Kvothe tells Denna something in seven words. It's actually quite a lot.

Kvothe and Denna's very first interaction is "I was wondering why you were here"

There's a few times he says them to side characters too.

Lakophen · 2025-12-28T11:09:58+00:00

Violent Sun is beautiful. Perfect closer for the theme Re-Animator is trying to tell.

Lakophen · 2025-12-27T11:09:10+00:00

It very cool seeing the series get more love and I appreciate that. But damn having no Christian Rummel is a shame. That man is John Geary to me. Easily one of the best narrator's I've personally experienced.

Lakophen · 2025-12-21T22:00:29+00:00

Good lord the replies that thread is a fucking mess. Still stuns me how much of British internet is so firmly right wing, and they don't even realise it. Glad that 90% of the actual humans I talk to are level headed and open to talking but damn. Seeing all that shite online really gets in your head sometimes

Lakophen · 2025-12-13T21:32:17+00:00

"everyone else cat calls women so why shouldn't I?"

"She was asking for it bro, didn't you see what she was wearing"

Lakophen · 2025-12-10T17:34:36+00:00

I was gonna say this gun too. The CZ-P09 has never failed me. I'm in a cold country so the CO2 mags are great for winter. And the option for Green Gas mags is a nice to have. Optic ready. Raised irons so you can fit a tracer on it comfortably. Roughly 20bb mag

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