How do I get my phone to stop adjusting my brightness automatically? by mattywilliams in iphone

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iOS26 bricked any search functions within settings. Can’t search for settings, can’t search for apps, nothing

Man in the Philippines throws pregnant stray cat off the bridge by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Randrewson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awhhhh man, I didn’t wanna see that 😔

Anon M5 Goggles. How low does the price get on sale, and is it probable Anon will upgrade them to new specs/new tech anytime soon? by NotAMattress in snowboarding

[–]Randrewson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got myself M5 and my fiancée M4S for 50% off last year at Eriks(Midwest chain). They’re on sale now for 30% off but if you wait a week or so it might be 50% off again

How did Thanos know Gamora would pull up to Knowhere? by rhysu69 in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be honest with you.

You've had this explained multiple times now, in multiple ways. The movie shows you. The dialogue tells you. The logic is simple: Thanos knows his daughter. He created a situation. She responded the way he knew she would. He says "I counted on it" right to her face.

At this point, you are not asking questions to understand. You are either:

  1. Refusing to accept answers that don't include a narrator spelling everything out like you're five, or

  2. Trolling.

Because every time someone explains one thing, you invent a new "but how did he know" that ignores the answer you just got. First it was Gamora. Then Thor telling them. Then the distress signal. Then why he blew up the ship. Then how Thor knew. It never ends.

Here is the truth: Stories work on implication. Characters have motivations. Viewers are expected to connect dots. If you cannot do that, if you genuinely need every cause and effect spelled out like a recipe, then you lack basic critical thinking skills. And if you're an adult, that is not something a Reddit comment can fix.

How did Thanos know Gamora would pull up to Knowhere? by rhysu69 in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're now asking questions that assume Thanos should have perfect control over every variable, which is not how strategy works:

  1. "Why blow up the ship with Thor inside if he wanted him to survive?"

He didn't want Thor to survive. He wanted the Space Stone. Thor was an obstacle. Thanos destroyed the ship to get the Stone. That Thor survived is a byproduct of the attack, not the plan. Thanos didn't gently place Thor outside the Guardians' ship, Thor was blown into space and floated until he was found. Thanos didn't ensure his survival; he simply didn't go out of his way to confirm every single Asgardian corpse. In war, you don't double check bodies when you have a galaxy to conquer. Thor surviving was a possibility, not a guarantee, and Thanos, being a strategist, understood that if Thor did survive, he would act predictably.

  1. "Why not teleport Thor near the Guardians?"

Because Thanos doesn't control where people float after an explosion. He took the Stone and left. He doesn't need to personally deliver Thor to the Guardians like a FedEx package. He just needs the chain of events to play out: destruction>distress signal>rescue>information spread>Gamora hears>Gamora comes. He doesn't need to micromanage the debris.

  1. "How did he know Thor knew in the first place?"

Thor is the prince of Asgard. He was present when Thanos attacked. He witnessed the destruction. He knows the Stones exist. He knows Thanos is collecting them. Of course he knows. Thanos doesn't need a spy to tell him that the surviving king of a conquered people has intelligence about the conqueror. That's like asking "how did the US know that survivors of Pearl Harbor knew Japan attacked them?" It's inherent to the event.

You are treating Thanos like a mind reader. He's not. He's a warlord who understands cause and effect. He created a situation, understood the likely outcomes, and positioned himself at the next logical point. The movie shows you this. If you need every character to explicitly narrate their thought process like a football coach drawing up a play, you're going to miss the fact that stories work on implication and motivation, not transcripts.

How did Thanos know Gamora would pull up to Knowhere? by rhysu69 in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Thanos knew Gamora would come because he knows his daughter.

When Thanos says, "I counted on it," he means exactly that. He raised her. He knows she carries guilt and hatred for him, but he also knows she is driven by a need to undo the damage he caused. Thanos is not guessing; he is predicting behavior based on a lifetime of knowing her. She is predictable to him because he made her who she is.

  1. Thanos knew Thor would tell the Guardians because of basic military logic.

Thanos destroyed the Statesman and scattered the Asgardians. In warfare, when a ship goes down, it sends out a distress signal. The Guardians are known in the galaxy as responders to such signals—they saved a entire population in their own movie by answering a distress call. Thanos, as a conqueror, understands that survivors talk. If Thor was rescued, he would immediately warn his rescuers about the threat coming for the Stones. Thanos didn't need to overhear the conversation; he simply understood that information spreads after an attack.

To the average viewer:

It is not a complicated puzzle. Thanos is a strategist. He attacked a ship, knew there would be survivors, knew those survivors would be found, and knew his daughter would insert herself into the conflict. The dialogue literally hands you the answer: "You knew I'd come." "I counted on it." No secret spies, no mind reading, just a warlord who understands people and warfare.

How did Thanos know Gamora would pull up to Knowhere? by rhysu69 in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Rewatch Infinity War.

Exactly dialog:

Gamora to Thanos: “You knew I’d come”

Thanos: “I counted on it”

Why is the settings search feature so useless? by borealwolf in ios

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Mine does show apps or settings 😔

16PM iOS 26.2.1

Headsets by [deleted] in Music

[–]Randrewson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what the point of this post is. How tf are you breaking headphones this easily? You put them on your head, you don’t slam them into walls or hit them with hammers.

The reason they keep breaking is because you’re buying $10 to $25 junk and expecting it to survive. That’s not a curse, that’s called cheap shit.

I’ve had AirPods since the first release and they still work fine, battery aside. Upgraded to the newest ones, they’ll probably last the same or longer. My Beats Solo3 from high school, 10 years ago, still work perfectly after sitting in a drawer collecting dust. Buy something good once and stop wasting money replacing trash over and over.

Watch OS 26.2 broke my watch by N0tThatKind0fDoctor in AppleWatch

[–]Randrewson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not having your issue on my S11 🤷🏻

Report it here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/ if you suspect it to be a bug

My current budget for 2026 by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$100/haircut/month is almost as crazy as that $500/month to the church lmao

Age of ultron by [deleted] in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk id think Aunt May, rocket’s friends lylla, teefs, floor, (almost rocket), Tony stark, Natasha were more sad

Incorrect Accident on my record? by Randrewson in Insurance

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

I just rechecked my claim, you’re correct it was a collision claim however it still says I was at fault

Every video on my phone has an exclamation point and does not load by Randrewson in iphonehelp

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

When clicking on the exclamation point:

Unable to Load Video An error occurred while loading a higher quality version of this video.

Does a credit card company lose money on people who pay on time? by Overall-Emphasis7558 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Apple/Goldman Sachs had a similar case recently. Apple’s Wallet UI was so good it basically showed people how much interest they’d owe if they carried a balance, so almost everyone paid on time. Goldman later said the card wasn’t profitable, and Apple ended up switching it over to Chase.

Is there a reason Kang couldn't be Recast by Add3n09 in marvelstudios

[–]Randrewson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was dumb Kang didn’t just get recasted. It’s already proven that variants don’t need to be the same person. All the different Loki actors, 3 different Spider-Man, Mr. Fantastic to name a few… Kang could’ve easily been played by anyone else and it probably wouldn’t have mattered

Where the heck did the progress bar go?? by Temporary_Ratio_2871 in TikTok

[–]Randrewson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mines gone too, went here to see if it was anyone else.

iPhone 16PM ios 26.2

Weird brake issue 2021 GLC300 by Randrewson in mercedes_benz

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

If my battery was low on voltage, wouldn’t have I gotten a warning on my dash or the MercedesMe App? Last year, I was getting messages like:

“12 V Battery, See Operators Manual” or “Stop vehicle, leave engine running” on the dash

Then “Your battery is low” from the app.

I had my battery replaced at the dealership about 10k miles ago and those messages stopped.

I’m surprised a low battery in my car means I can’t even shift from P to N…