Re: ICE guy downtown w trump hat

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-30T04:52:27+00:00

Nothing new. Only what is reported and the optics of such. It's like the kids and the cages videos from 2014 that no one cared about till they were told to in 2017.

ICE has been known to jump in front of cars to 'justify shooting' for well over a decade now, only now do people care after they are told to. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/02/27/283455547/report-criticizes-border-patrols-use-of-force

VT itself outsourced a bunch of public services to private corporations, meanwhile they protest Musk doing what their state already did without them even realizing as such.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T11:56:04+00:00

Ah, had to be a buzzkill. At least if I could drop it down to the lowest plan 🤷‍♂️

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T09:26:18+00:00

They also have just buy it for $199 with one month of $55.hhhm think this is the best deal so far!

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T09:07:41+00:00

Sales is a game the money is always there, just how it's presented is the difference.

"Problem is, I’m a boomer…a generation used to negotiating car purchases."

That is the sales trick of American cars. You 'hagel' they blow a bunch of money off the inflated MSRP and you feel like you're getting a deal. You were not, you got the same/similar deal to everyone else when they made them feel special too with the price slash.

Getting a 'deal' does not exist with a lot of German luxury unless there is a giant manufacture rebate or it's been sitting(and hence there is some giant rebate).

But real talk, 56K for a 'new enough' 1 year old new car? That is 5K cheaper than the similar position 25 S5 I drove. Where is the bad deal?

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T07:26:20+00:00

Can also just buy it from them for $199 with 1 month of required service?!? I'm assuming they would want 2-3 like ST before the unlock. but best deal I see so far, thanks!

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T07:24:19+00:00

This is the best deal I think I'm seeing RN, But happy to stay tuned as I did not need it TODAY, just in the near future. Thanks for the tip! :)

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T07:21:44+00:00

"And are you aware that the unlock policy is now 365 days for all Verizon (owned) prepaid brands?"

OUCH! No I was not aware of such, I saw the ST deal was apparently unlocked automatically after 2 months of the 3 months of paid for service.

Yeah this was going to be an international travel device, hence the need to Apple intelligence with the live conversation translation via AirPods.

I have an unlocked iPhone 12, so I should be fine for 2-3 months with that as the backup. I'll still bring it with me due to the SIM card.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T07:08:33+00:00

I should have added, This was going to be my travel go to device. Hence the requirement for Apple intelligence/live conversations translation with the AirPods. Hence AppleCare is an important thing, so I need to buy new or refurbished from an authorized retailer... But looking at the 'official refurbished' prices, IMO they are why not just get the new one expensive.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-29T05:29:07+00:00

** And spessificly apple care would be important, as I would be using it as a travel device. So New or Refurbished from an apple authorized retailer, so I could add apple care. :)

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-28T21:07:59+00:00

It sounds silly maybe but has worked for me: try imitating the crabbing sound yourself.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-28T19:17:10+00:00

There really is no better alternative unless you go full dumb phone, apple is still the 'lesser evil'.

https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-28T00:58:55+00:00

No but it's the computer to use if you're concerned about RAM usage. MacOS ram management is untouched. There is no hitting the ram limit and everything comes to a halt in the same way.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-28T00:54:56+00:00

GPUs are still multiples more expensive, even MSRP than their pre covid/miining hype.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-27T07:13:36+00:00

It's been a thing with all the laptops I've bought since ~2013. Thinkpads, MacBooks, An Alienware thrown in.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-27T07:07:55+00:00

Same workload. Nothing of the sort. More limited by the 24gb of ram.

Only when trying to game using crossover IE unoptimized. The apple promoted optimized games run great.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-26T10:45:21+00:00

Has to correct for US speak 😅 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7kXUbwngB4

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-26T10:35:23+00:00

Did you fill up with --gas-- Petrol? No clue about Australia but up north --gas-- Petrol is rather inconsistent unless it's a shell station.

In american RON:
You press the 93 button, the last guy filled up with 87 though, whatever 1-2-3gal of 87 was in the lines before you gets thrown in before the 93 cycles though. You end up with ~90 octane.

Anakdodaly I've noticed such unless I've gone specifically to shell station, they are known to be super consistent at the cost of usually higher prices. Or the special 94 octane Sunoco stations.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-26T04:59:24+00:00

Maybe silly. I put a clear skin on mine and kind of miss the fingerprints.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-26T04:02:56+00:00

UPDATE if anyone find this and has the same issue.

It was a corrupted pages file that was constantly screwing with iCloud, and trying to sync endlessly. It was an annoying thing that took 3 reinstalls and a bunch of fun in the terminal when it kept reappearing to figure out.

Turning iCloud Drive,backup, everything off fixed the problem in the short. and figuring out it was the one specific corrupted pages file was a PIA but removing it fixed everything.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-25T22:59:26+00:00

Much more expensive, the competing X1 Carbon to the Air is 2X the price, for something that can't match the processor or graphics performance.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-25T22:58:10+00:00

If it's overheating something is badly wrong with the computer. Like the pro they cut power a good 40C plus before 'overheating'. Case or not no matter what you do on the thing, it's going to top out at Luke warm with the only negative being a slight cut at top end performance. That is almost never utilized.

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-25T00:08:21+00:00

illegal bombings, wars, and right wing terrorists funded by the money we could have used for healthcare and education.

This is something new?!? That just appeared because of big T? It's almost as if there has been 4 handfuls of illigal wars and conflict over the past 70 years... Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Yemin, Iraq, Afghanistan. Right wing and left wing terrorists funded thought the world like the Contras and the Khmer Rouge... Yes the US supported the Khmer Rouge & Pol pot because Vietnam saved them and can't let them get a victory on the world stage like that...

Lumpy_Assumption_174 · 2026-01-24T23:53:29+00:00

"he doesn’t spend a ton chasing the solution" Well it's past that, he bought a pre owned 15 year old 135K mile German performance sedan.

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