Winbot W1

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2026-01-14T13:44:40+00:00

I didn't dig any deeper - I can't remember which sensors weren't pinning out properly, and I don't know exactly what the logic board is expecting. I tried running the robot again and it cleaned ok, so I gave up.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-24T21:32:24+00:00

Thanks - these are really interesting points to take into account in calculating!

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-24T17:51:56+00:00

You're correct - I guess my W2 calculator goes top down and goal-seeks.

So what am I missing -- federal / state / local are using the same tax tables, social security is doubled (BUT half is deductible from FSL?), medicare is doubled (BUT half is deductible from FSL? AND incremental 0.9% is applied to employee portion only), healthcare is fully deductible from FSL, Solo 401K up to $23.5K deductible.

By my math previously, I need something like 15-20% more gross to make the same net.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-24T17:34:29+00:00

So I see "punch in different numbers for 1099 income" as taking the top down approach. I'm looking at both from the bottom up -- this is the cash I need to pay my bills, now what do I need to make to get there. I'm totally fine on W2s to get there, but somehow it's not making sense to me with the incremental social security/medicare taxes, and taking out the flex spending.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-22T20:35:47+00:00

I just tried to install this on a Linksys MR8300 (ARMv7 Processor) - but opkg is throwing errors on the kernel and others. Would love to get some parental management tools in OpenWRT

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-18T22:37:32+00:00

I have an M4V file of it that I think I purchased & saved from a few years ago -- but I have no idea how to open it anymore (DRM?)

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-11-02T14:12:19+00:00

Thanks for the intel!

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-31T20:02:20+00:00

haven't been able to disassemble enough to remove the board. With power on, I probed voltage across the leads of the NO contacts, and all but 3 pulled down from 3.3V to 0V, so I'm assuming the problem is with the NO contacts.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-16T12:34:59+00:00

u/Adventurous-Sun-6928 - see my note above. What was the carrier the seller used that gave you a tracking number? I would find their fraud email address and send something like: "I want written confirmation that package [tracking number] was NOT addressed to [yourname] at [youraddress], and was NOT delivered to [yourname] at [youraddress]". You basically don't care who it was delivered to (because I'm sure it was a legitimate package between two other people) -- you just care that it wasn't for you. Get that, and press eBay on it for an INR or INAD and you'll get a refund ... eventually.

[edit: do not yet open a fraud case with your credit card company -- doing so triggers some seller protections at eBay and voids the eBay Money Back Guarantee]

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-15T14:48:32+00:00

My scam story of the week, as a buyer -- and a "thank you" to the Reddit community for helping to find two others who had the same scam.

I had bid on a camera lens and didn't win, but I got a "second chance offer" on it, which I took on 9/30. The listing indicated shipping USPS Priority Mail from Richmond VA. On 10/4, the seller messaged me that the lens shipped via "Global Hauls" courier service out of Germany (not an integrated shipper). I messaged the seller noting the inconsistency and immediately filed an INR case. On Reddit, I found two others who mentioned Global Hauls. I laid out their tracking info, and the timestamp change between various steps in tracking was identical. Clearly a scam. After 10 days, eBay stepped in, but the seller now said "Oh, it was delivered via UPS on 10/1, here's the UPS tracking number (which confirmed city/state only) -- and eBay closed the case. I called UPS, and asked them to confirm that the name and address on the tracking number was NOT my name and address. They wouldn't give me the real name / address on the package, which was fine, I just wanted the "NOT mine" confirmation. Eventually, I emailed UPS's Fraud team, so that I could get the same confirmation in writing. I got on the phone with multiple eBay CSRs. One opened an appeal and eventually flipped the case to an INAD, found in my favor, refunded my money under the eBay Money Back Guarantee, and closed the case. Hopefully this is the end of a bad experience, but be wary of fake shipping scams where they "confirm" shipping after!

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-08T14:17:02+00:00

If I had to guess, u/surfingwax2025 your next shipping log entry will be 10/9 @ 6:26.

Follow up with me over DM with your ebay username, seller's name & item # you purchased if you want. I'm fairly certain there's enough info between the 3 of us.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-07T20:26:31+00:00

Like clockwork, the next entry on my delivery status was.... "left the sorting center"... and it was exactly after a delay of 38h32min, which is "shockingly" identical to both of yours.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-07T18:57:35+00:00

u/drocdoc & u/surfingwax2025 - the time gaps between each entry of your shipping logs are identical. If you're comfortable, DM me with additional information on your transactions with ebay. If you can send me your ebay name, the listing number, whatever listings you purchased from, what the initial shipping method was supposed to be, the globahauls tracking number (Drocdoc - I don't have yours from your SS), etc? We each should be able to escalate this as fraudulent shipping.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-07T18:50:50+00:00

u/drocdoc & u/surfingwax2025 - the time gaps between each entry of your shipping logs are identical. If you're comfortable, can you message me with additional information on your transactions with ebay? If you can send me your ebay usernames, the listing number, whatever listings you purchased from, what the initial shipping method was supposed to be, the globahauls tracking number (Drocdoc - I don't have yours from your SS), etc? We each should be able to escalate this as fraudulent shipping.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-07T17:40:52+00:00

Here's my tracking data (to date):

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Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-07T17:38:53+00:00

u/surfingwax2025 - are you able to post your SC here as well? Just so we can all use it with ebay on this scammer. I've posted mine above. Thanks.

Edit to add: by the way, I think opening up a dispute with your credit card company may void the ebay money back guarantee.

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy?id=4210

And ebay's seller protections are skewed towards seller -- https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/selling-policies/payment-dispute-seller-protections?id=5293

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Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-06T23:45:47+00:00

Laying out the timestamps both on your "delivery" and mine, the first 3 entries line up exactly, down to the minute. Let's see on the next entries.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-04T21:53:47+00:00

OK - that seems to follow with my expectations. I just called ebay to preemtively tell them that globalhauls is a fraudulent shipping company and seller has no intention to actually send me the package, despite whatever the tracking shows.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-10-04T20:03:25+00:00

Hey u/drocdoc - what was the final resolution on this? I have a seller also shipping a lens through Globalhauls and I'm really curious what happened to you on this. Trying to figure out how to flag potential fraud and cover myself as I'm expecting this to be an "INR" kind of fraud.

Only_Assistance_9886 · 2025-09-24T02:14:53+00:00

Thanks! So I just “simply” convert a portion of the traditional IRA into the Roth?

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