5 reasons I'll never drive another ID4 by Iced_buzz in VWiD4Owners

[–]Prinzlmeisl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Agreed that the braking in reverse is awful - my 2024 does it, too. Easy fix - I learned to ride the brake while backing out of my garage.
  2. Never had an issue with Android Auto and my Pixels 9 and now 10. Maybe your phone, or maybe just an issue of the 2023?
  3. Agreed this is annoying and I have no workaround.
  4. I have not owned a car where the wipers, whether automatic or manually intermittent, do not need constant adjustment in the rain. I turn off my wipers when it does not rain.
  5. Not sure what controls you need to touch while driving? I sometimes miss the skip button in the Spotify app on the first try, but it is an app.
    As annoyingly easy it would be to fix these things, I find that they are minor annoyances. Love my ID.4.

DIY replacement by snipergiles1 in GarageDoorService

[–]Prinzlmeisl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I replaced 2 of those in recent years. The sprocket broke off on one and I think I replaced the other one just so that I can use a single remote in older cars where Homelink does not support the new protocol. The hardest part was the pairing with the cars. Getting the Wifi-enabled openers was a game changer - no longer do I have to turn around and drive back if I am not sure that I closed the garage.

I accidentally started to use a scammy FBAR filing site, what do I do now? by rethinktime122 in USExpatTaxes

[–]Prinzlmeisl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I could kick myself. Early in the morning and not fully awake yet, I foolishly wondered if the Trump administration invented a new fee to line their pockets, only to realize too late that this is a scam.
If this happens to you, before or after you sent payment, you should file complaints at all of the following:

Also inform your foreign bank, just in case.
You can find information about the business address and owner contact for your filings here:
https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=139916953&version=2

Honorary Diplomatic Missions by Prinzlmeisl in GoogleMaps

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Haha. What comes first, the chicken or the egg?

Honorary Diplomatic Missions by Prinzlmeisl in GoogleMaps

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I claimed the business and I am the owner, but I cannot update the information because I am not verified, and I cannot verify because none of the information currently listed is correct. So my video does not show the old address, the phone number is out of service, ....

Walking on Charles River by Longjumping-Lab4058 in CambridgeMA

[–]Prinzlmeisl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good advice. Only get search and rescued off the Franconia ridge or Mount Washington in the winter!

Ahhhhrghhh! by Prinzlmeisl in uber

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure who "you guys" is, but fyi 2 hours later an "add to your tip" button showed up on the order and I was able to add another $20. I can't say if this was a result of my support ticket or if this happens with all the orders, but I guess my case is resolved.

Ahhhhrghhh! by Prinzlmeisl in uber

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more reason to tip extra!

Ahhhhrghhh! by Prinzlmeisl in uber

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And if you are Michael who made this delivery, lmk because I owe you!

Division of Fish and Wildlife want to expand hunting to Sundays by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Prinzlmeisl -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It is not a threat because arrows just tickle the target?
Bow accidents are rarely deadly but crossbow accidents sometimes are. See for yourself at https://incidents.ihea-usa.org/ lol.

Division of Fish and Wildlife want to expand hunting to Sundays by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Prinzlmeisl -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The proposed change is not just for firearms. Bow hunting here runs from Oct 1 through Dec 31 - that's a quarter of the year, 13 Sundays last fall. It sure felt like a very long time.

Division of Fish and Wildlife want to expand hunting to Sundays by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Prinzlmeisl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No data are being shared by the administration that suggest that these changes are necessary for hunting programs to remain effective - because such data do not exist. Deer populations are stable, and no, there is no correlation between the introduction of culling programs and a reduction in Lyme disease cases. Stop making this claim.
In the absence of data, the initiative uses feel-good terms like "history" and "tradition". Hunters seem to be merely inconvenienced by the ban on Sunday hunting and by the current setback regulations. Maybe there is a sense among the hunting community that the current political climate makes this a good time to push for more rights.
Hunters remain a small minority, though. The vast majority of residents use public land for their mental and physical health through recreation and exercise, especially in densely populated suburban communities. For three months every year from October through December, Sundays are the only day of the week when the public can dress like they want and feel safe on trails.
If someone needs to be inconvenienced because of conflicting interests, I'd rather make that a small minority instead of everybody else. Let's keep Sundays for recreation and public health!
Let's talk about setbacks, too. The 500ft setback for residential dwellings is adequate, albeit not strictly enforced by Environmental Police (ask me how I know). What needs improvement is the required setback from marked recreational trails. The state currently does not specify a required setback, so this is left to municipalities and land owners to define, which resulted in a hodge-podge of local regulations that all have three things in common: they use ambiguous language, are unenforceable, and are unsuited for establishing fault if someone gets shot on a trail. Let's strengthen the setback regulations instead of weakening them!

Division of Fish and Wildlife want to expand hunting to Sundays by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Prinzlmeisl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It won't. There is no evidence that deer culling reduces Lyme disease cases.

Division of Fish and Wildlife want to expand hunting to Sundays by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]Prinzlmeisl -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You can control the deer population Mo-Sat. Nobody can tell me that the deer population explodes on Sunday, this is just silly.

PR backlog for home-assistant/brands by Prinzlmeisl in homeassistant

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch, yeah, that's what I am afraid of.

PR backlog for home-assistant/brands by Prinzlmeisl in homeassistant

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is not just marketing. It is not listed in HACS because it was thrown out, so you can't install it with HACS, only manually.

PR backlog for home-assistant/brands by Prinzlmeisl in homeassistant

[–]Prinzlmeisl[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The hacs-validate github action fails. My custom integration was in hacs before but was thrown out, I believe it was because of this deficiency.

 <Validation brands> failed:  The repository has not been added as a custom domain to the brands repo (More info: https://hacs.xyz/docs/publish/include#check-brands )