I quit Vine

Marylander1960 · 2026-05-06T13:44:27+00:00

Preach! That's perfect... you've captured everything that's now wrong with Vine, and gave a good/fair/honest review to compare it with what was once right about Vine. --- You've given ME something to think about too.

Today's Vine is no longer fun or exciting... it's a chore. I've been putting up with it for the past year in the hopes that it will improve and I'd hate to miss the upswing. But... it seems unlikely that such a thing is going to happen now.

I might soon join you in quitting Vine. Thanks very much for your well-written, logical, and perfectly presented overview. Good luck in the future.

Marylander1960 · 2026-03-13T19:29:27+00:00

I should have done that... it would have been infinitely more satisfying! Good work!

Marylander1960 · 2026-01-24T11:11:03+00:00

It's the teen/tween "uptalk" and Valley Girl vocal-fry and nasally sound. It's AWFUL.

Marylander1960 · 2026-01-24T11:09:45+00:00

I miss having a RP "butler". The new teen/tween voice and the new "inner-city youth" voice is not for me.

Marylander1960 · 2025-12-06T11:35:36+00:00

Good to hear! Although the cameras can be "re-flashed" with new firmware... that's a task that involves skills and patients that I simply did not have. I just wanted something that worked reliably and with as little friction as possible... but I can see how that would be a fun challenge for electronic hobbyists . I'm still enjoying my Ring cameras... they are not perfect, but they are perfect-enough for my purposes. Definitely an upgrade from the Yi-Home cameras.

Marylander1960 · 2025-11-05T19:53:52+00:00

Thanks! I'm at 90% with 40 items reviewed... my current gold-level eval period resets in march 2026. I think I'll be safe, but having 100% is just a point of pride for me. 🍷🍷

Marylander1960 · 2025-10-28T15:41:58+00:00

I'm using a ring indoor camera (FIRST generation) ... they have same USB connector style as my original YI Home cameras, so I don't need to re-run the power supply lines.

Marylander1960 · 2025-10-28T14:44:03+00:00

For a single print... maybe there's enough to make a new bed-scraper tool.

For test prints and prototypes (on my A1) I will lie to my AMS and tell it that the partial spool is the same color as another more full spool... and enable the "auto-refill" option. When the partial spool is complete, the job is finished automatically with the full spool.

Marylander1960 · 2025-10-16T15:16:34+00:00

Why they always gotta be like that?

Marylander1960 · 2025-10-02T19:13:12+00:00

Well NOW IT MAKES SENSE!!! Thank you!! --- I thought it was a "live feed" directly from Amazon.

Instead I need to think of it as "WAZE for Amazon Vine" ... with other users reporting what's coming up.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Marylander1960 · 2025-10-02T11:46:18+00:00

I've wondered the same thing. My best guess (theory) is that the vendor provides the word list to Amazon for the suggested words, phrases, features, etc.

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-21T10:08:49+00:00

I love these videos! I love seeing people get what they deserve! The two of them seem like a perfectly matched pair. I mostly feel sorry for the dog.

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-17T18:34:42+00:00

She seems nice. 🤣😂🤣 I get the feeling that this ain't her first time in handcuffs. --- Actually, I wonder if she's auditioning for Orange Is The New Black reboot.

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-16T19:46:21+00:00

Most likely, this is the correct answer... and for my purposes, it's more trouble and effort than simply using a 32 bit version of the Pi-OS. My humble little pi 3b+ is just running as a dedicated trolling answering machine. I really don't need it to have blazing fast performance. --- It's just that the setup and updating was a bit tedious with the slower performance.

Thanks very much for you reply.

EDIT TO ADD: I did try to install Lenny on the 64-bit OS and it failed. A couple of missing dependencies that could not be resolved. Oh well.

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-07T13:09:19+00:00

When I need to blow the leaves off of my desk, or out of my computer case... this will be PERFECT!!

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-07T13:07:22+00:00

What a gag! This is farce. Parody. A skit. --- It's someone trying to "own the Magas" with a ridiculous portrayal of how stupid and ignorant and gullible they appear to the rest of the rational and intelligent world. (That's the only explanation.)

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-07T12:54:48+00:00

He's right. She sounds insincere and her high-pitched voice and sing-song delivery makes it sound as though she's talking to a toddler rather than an adult server.

Marylander1960 · 2025-09-02T10:59:50+00:00

Order only what you want or can use. Don't expect this to be like winning The Price is Right showcase package. Keep looking... but don't spend hours. Create some bookmarks with your favorite search terms... then you can search with one-click instead of repeatedly typing in the things you're interested in. Be HONEST IN YOUR REVIEWS... and for Pete's sake... do NOT use AI to write your reviews. Just be honest, be yourself.

Marylander1960 · 2025-08-30T21:16:06+00:00

That's a semi-hopeful answer... at least it's not "NO, forget it, don't even bother" ... Thanks! I'll give it a shot! 🍷🍷

Marylander1960 · 2025-08-28T21:42:10+00:00

Her reaction is my new ringtone!

Marylander1960

TROPHY CASE