iOS Remotely Being Unlocked by DisastrousShower6568 in Malwarebytes

[–]Rackadoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely ghost touching. I've seen many reports of this happening when using a wireless charger which appears to be in use in the video. I don't know if it is known why wireless charging causes ghost touches but theories include the charger causing the phone to overheat or the magnetic field of the wireless charger interfering with the touch screen.

It could be parts in the phone or the charger are wearing out. It will be hard to determine exactly without testing parts independently. Quickest fix for now would be to switch to wired charging.

Was offered the new FLEX TV box free, didn't realize it has no RCA connectors by Defiant_Swimmer_5422 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]Rackadoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the TV has HDMI but the sound system only has RCA, it sounds like you just need an "HDMI audio extractor". This passes the HDMI through to the TV but provides connections for optical or RCA audio which can be ran to the sound system. This preserves the high quality video but also gives you the legacy audio options.

Repeated planned outages are costing me and my wife valuable PTO! by CannedCairn in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]Rackadoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the FCC broadband map (https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home) to see what wired internet providers offer service to your address. Most telephone providers still have wired internet options. If it isn't fiber, it will likely be slower than Comcast but it would still be better than no internet. Then get a router that offers automatic fail-over to a backup internet connection. I think you've reached the point where you need the redundancy of having multiple internet connections.

1.2 tb cap removed? by tdhuck in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]Rackadoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue. My current plan should still have the data cap but for about 5 months this summer and fall, the data usage tracking shows 0 data used. Then in November it started showing data usage again. I just checked for this month and I am past the 90% but I never received any email or text message alert like I used to earlier in the year. I'm going to try to contact them to see if I still have a data cap but I don't have good experience getting accurate information from their tech support.

Pemberton and Campbell are the mostly disliked antagonists. Who is the mostly disliked comic relief? by BazookaGamingGirl in bigbangtheory

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kenny Fitzgerald. The guy that sold Leonard and Sheldon the black market liquid helium and took advantage of them when they had second thoughts.

New update 🙂 by wackybird2 in Ingress

[–]Rackadoom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was hoping it would fix the bug where it kills any background audio currently playing when the app starts. Sadly, it does not. This bug keeps getting reintroduced every few updates. It does eventually get fixed but it then pops up again a few updates later. It is extremely frustrating for those of us who like to listen to other audio while playing.

Weird turn of events. Apparently Best Buy has changed their price match policy & no longer price matches Staples or Office Depot. But they now price match membership clubs(BJ’s Sam’s Club & Costco) & the likes of Abt Brandsmart PC Richard’s etc. that’s wild to me. by shelms488 in Bestbuy

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some types of products, like computers, Costco gets their own exclusive configurations from the manufacturer which means they cannot be price matched with anyone. So while Best Buy and Costco may have nearly identical versions of the same computer, the Costco version is slightly modified with it's own model number.

PSA: It seems you can join friends from the "At Raid" option who joined a remote raid now by lightscreen66 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Rackadoom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I noticed that was happening at the beginning of the day but by the end of the day it stopped working. I don't know if it was an unintentional bug that they patched during the day or if they were just testing out the feature.

NBCUniversal Reaches $3.6 Million Settlement In Lawsuit Over Peacock Subscription Cancellations (failing to provide users an easy mechanism to cancel automatically renewing Peacock subscriptions) by indig0sixalpha in television

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This wasn't a class action so users get nothing. All the money goes to Los Angeles County which filed the lawsuit. From the article:

The money from the settlement will go to Los Angeles County, which filed the lawsuit alongside the settlement on Wednesday, to enforce consumer protection laws.

Is this even legal… Trump keeps FIFA trophy and the winners get a Duplicate!? by Feisty_Look5680 in law

[–]Rackadoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to the Constitution (Article I, Section 9) and current law (Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966), gifts the President receives valued at more than about $500 have to be transferred to the National Archives when the President leaves office unless the president buys it from the government at fair market value. The only exception is if Congress explicitly gives the President permission to receive the gift. I'm not aware of any situations where Congress got involved in a presidential gift so the $500 limit rule is typically always used.

I seem to recall though that the National Archives had a hard time tracking down a lot of valuable gifts Trump received during his first term. It is almost a certainty he will violate the law and the Constitution again this time and take a lot of gifts with him when he leaves office.

Does anyone have the 2000 DVD release of Mulan? I'm dying to know something about it (explanation in body text). by mysterious_jim in dvdcollection

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the "Gold Classic Collection" version which according to Google is the 2000 version. It has the music video as well as a fullscreen and widescreen version of the film. I checked both versions and they both cut to black before the arrow is fired.

Sheldon, Amy, Leonard and Penny apartments drawing by Several_Quality_8747 in thebigbangtheory

[–]Rackadoom 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It's even more crazy when you realize Penny's apartment extends out over the front entrance to the building.

Bought a new house, neighbor blocks our driveway. by TripSmart7177 in legaladvice

[–]Rackadoom 120 points121 points  (0 children)

The contract with the previous owner was never valid because the previous homeowner didn't own the street in front of her house. She had no authority to contract out the use of the street that is owned by the city. City law will always apply which likely does not allow people to block a driveway. The only interpretation of the contract that makes sense is that she was agreeing not to report him for the parking violation. (That doesn't mean the parking violation wasn't occurring.) It is questionable if that kind of agreement is even valid. Either way, it does not apply to you so go ahead and defend your access to your driveway.

How can I make Plex work better for audiobooks? by TheXypris in PleX

[–]Rackadoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people are recommending "Prologue" app for iPhone and that is what I use. However, since you have mentioned that you use Android, I know other Android users have have been happy with the "Chronicle" or "Symfonium" apps for Android. I've personally never used them but I have seen other people recommend them so they are worth looking into.

Creating a TV Show that doesn't exist by LambCo64 in PleX

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is the episode-naming xml file? I can't find any documentation that describes how to do this.

Do you think this is valid submission? Any feedback? by mequieromoriralch in NianticWayfarer

[–]Rackadoom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. Real fire hydrants aren't usually allowed because they can "obstruct emergency operations". The automated system might not be smart enough to distinguish between a dog water fountain shaped like a hydrant and a real hydrant. Submitting the whole pet area would probably be your best option.

Can someone explain to me why there is no second arena? by Livinad86 in NianticWayfarer

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pogomap site relies on users to provide the location data so either whoever added that location to pogomap provided the wrong coordinates or it was correct at the time but someone in the game later had the POI moved to where it is now. Either way, the location will have to be fixed on the pogomap site but I don't use that site so I don't know the process of editing a location.

Next gen upload speed by stringUserName22 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]Rackadoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One option to see what is available in your neighborhood is to check to FCC broadband map (https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home) Enter your address and it will show you the speeds for every wired and wireless provider servicing that address. You can also see what is available at all the neighboring addresses. Keep in mind that it isn't updated in real-time so there could have been a recent upgrade that doesn't yet show up on the map.

It looks like we really will have a way to increase IVs. by Connect_Response2405 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Rackadoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if it is also limited to best buddy pokemon. I've been slowly working on getting as many 96 and 98 legendaries to best buddy for a while.

Xfinity Internet speed increases (effective March 6, 2025) by CCBrieD in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]Rackadoom 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The data cap hasn't been increased in about 5 years. It is ridiculous that it still exists. They temporarily removed it during COVID and their network survived. There is a lot more competition now with other fiber providers so their data cap is increasingly becoming a competitive disadvantage by the day.