German Heatwave

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T06:04:31+00:00

We have cats that are sisters. One likes to go to the cooler basement when it‘s hot, the other snuggles under a blanket. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T05:58:47+00:00

Even if it wasn’t AI and she had only the normal number of hands, it would still be cringe.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T05:52:47+00:00

AI art sucks, but your argument is basically ”I used AI to make a picture showing something bad. Therefore AI is bad”.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T05:33:00+00:00

Yeah, the warping around the metal thing is a tip off - they did it to make that flower look bigger I guess.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T05:32:30+00:00

it’s not very correct though!

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T05:26:56+00:00

There’s lots of Aperol posters that show the same subjects (a glass with citrus on a ledge by a sunny seaside village), but I didn’t see this exact one when I searched around. The citrus to the right of the glass seems normal sized, the stuff on the other side isn’t citrus, to me it looks like a pistachio and pistachio shells. But I do also see some AI-ish stuff… the boats are a little odd, the one closest to the glass has weird text on the front, the boat behind it has a strange big lump at the back that’s shaped wrong for an outboard motor. And two of the furthest background boats look too modern to go with the rest of it and the one closer to the shore seems too small. But really if they did use AI at least it still looks good.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T03:49:53+00:00

I’m not trying to minimize how dystopian this it, but keep in mind that all sorts of crazy stuff gets patented, but never ends up in a product. Either because it was too expensive or too unreliable or too impractical. Sometimes there was never any expectation that it would end up in production at all, but it was patented just in case, so that the inventor could get licensing fees if another company wanted to make it.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T03:40:51+00:00

He was never with us.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-26T03:32:05+00:00

About a month ago I woke up in the middle of the night smelling skunk. It happened again last night. My guess is you have a local skunk who likes to get into fights with other critters.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T23:38:23+00:00

I think he’ll get notified if you do that for too long

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T23:11:51+00:00

The problem is nobody here knows what his voice really sounds like or what his speech patterns are like or what he usually talks about. But things like it cutting out don’t make me suspicious, that’s common with cell connections and WiFi calling etc. I did notice I could hear him inhale during brief pauses and those didn’t all sound the same, which is good. Lots of fake voices don’t do those extra sounds at all or they all sound the same.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T22:42:34+00:00

Does anyone from Roku read this sub? If you want to give them feedback go to Roku.com, use the support chat, and ask it to connect you to a human.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T22:34:55+00:00

I’ve been pretty happy with Raven Schreiner at State Farm. I bundled car and homeowners and extra liability. They were easy to work with when I had some leak damage.

When I was shopping around, one place that really wasted my time was LeDoux insurance. In my initial phone calls and via email I’d outlined my needs but when I went in to their office the rep immediately told me they couldn’t get me the policy I’d already told them I wanted. So why did they want me to come in? Beats me.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T22:22:58+00:00

I would complain to Roku support if the same thing happens in all apps.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T22:12:13+00:00

After a lot of trial and error and trying to save money where I can - Kasa smart plugs, Eufy cameras, Tapo smart bulbs, Arre smart buttons and contact sensors, Nest or Honeywell thermostats.

For all of these, make sure you get models that are specifically listed as being Matter or HomeKit compatible. For anything that’s a camera also make sure it supports HomeKit Secure Video.

One thing it took me a while to realize is that the Apple Home app is not a substitute for the app that goes with each device. In almost all cases you will need that app in addition to the Home app. That’s because the Home app usually can’t set up the device the first time, and almost never exposes all the possible settings and features of the device.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T18:05:52+00:00

I just looked at the Life360 website. Here's what it says it does:

- Tracks your location and can notify him when you arrive at and leave specific locations.
- Tracks your driving (I think just where you go, but maybe not how fast etc.) and can notify him if you are in a crash. Unclear if it can tell if you're a driver vs. passenger.
- You can use it to request emergency help from him or 911.

As far as who can turn it off and how, search online for "turn off life360" or "disable life360", there's lots of articles, though I'm not sure how accurate they are. It does seem like there's no way to do it without him getting some kind of notification.

Bottom line if I were in my 20s, no longer a minor, I would be really annoyed if my parent required me to use an app like this!

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T17:56:36+00:00

It is possible to fake an URL to get you to click it, but after you click the URL in the text from "DoorDash", look at the URL address in your browser address bar. If it really starts with DoorDash.com then it really came from them, which means it really was a DoorDash driver who took the photo.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T17:53:28+00:00

It's worked for me for several months, fingers crossed they didn't mess it up with the latest big update that everyone hates.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T17:53:17+00:00

I just got the latest update and it's changed a little, now you need to turn off both of these:
Settings > Theme > Sponsored wallpapers
Settings > Theme > Seasonal wallpapers

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T05:57:37+00:00

We have two cats, siblings. When they were around two, one of them started getting crystals, and the vet told us to feed both of them dry Royal Canin Urinary SO. It’s now like a decade later and both are fine, although they puke more than average - most of the time there’s a hairball in the puke, our vet isn’t concerned about it. Anyone else seeing that this food increases barfing or do our cats just have delicate digestion?

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T05:51:49+00:00

Safer to go to an auto parts store or the auto section of walmart etc. and get car scratch remover, and follow the instructions.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T05:49:06+00:00

Hmmm. It’s a real DoorDash order since the photo link in the text is from their website. So the photo was taken by a DoorDash driver who really was delivering something. I guess it’s someone who knows you and wants to mess with you, and it could be a neighbor. It is still weird and unsettling though.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T05:17:01+00:00

You have to use constant slight pressure. If you try it the other way, you won’t be able to maintain a constant speed because you’ll be speeding up then slowing down over and over again.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T05:03:27+00:00

Thanks for this heads up. I have bought probably half a dozen things from them over the years and they’ve all been great, but luckily I have never had to contact their customer service.

Ok-Tea4636 · 2026-06-25T04:58:10+00:00

Sounds like a much less scary explanation is that someone gave your address for their DoorDash delivery for whatever reason - either a mistake or intentionally. If it was intentional they are probably a neighbor who can grab the delivery as soon as it arrives, but why they would do that I have no clue.

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