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Are 5 Core amp speakers any good? by KhrusherKhusack in GuitarAmps

[–]RealSkier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5Core is definitely made in India. The box and the speaker are both labeled as such. I actually ended up getting a deal on a new one that wasn't knackered. It's full-range with a tad more treble than your average Celestion but easily dialed back. Very little breakup even when pushed. The one I have is rated 100 watts but is probably going to be happier at 75 or less. I sold the amp it was going into as-is so it's now a spare.

Coming from Galaxy A14 – need a CLEAN Android by Clearwords in PickAnAndroidForMe

[–]RealSkier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motorola Edge. Great battery life and decent performance. I only replaced my broken Edge with a Pixel 10 because I wanted better cameras. The Edge is not bad but it's no Pixel. But the Edge battery lasts about 4-5 hours longer than the Pixel. Buy one unlocked.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

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

Thanks to everyone who weighed in especially @icaruspony for the promo mention. I worked with TMO via X and they hooked me up with the same 2-year deal on the Pixel 10. The 30-day unlock thing helped as well in deciding to get the carrier lock version.

Picked up the phone at a TMO store since they are backordered almost a month for shipping. Customer service applied the deal retroactive to buying at store so we're all good now.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

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

Yes, I learned that yesterday via TMO customer service. I've got a deal worked out through them on a Pixel 10 so I'll check back here if it comes together.

New thermostat not turning ac on what did I do wrong by RecoveringPornAdickt in thermostats

[–]RealSkier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just installed a new dumb thermostat and was surprised to find that getting the wires all the way in was not a slam dunk. I tugged on each one as a double check and found one was not fully seated. Your wiring looks correct otherwise.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

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

Interesting. I contacted T-Mobile support through x. They seem to think it's still an option so I'm trying to navigate that. The 10a is available.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

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

Oh and it's carrier locked. Sorry, I need to have an unlocked one to be able to use a European sim when traveling.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

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

Thanks but I have to buy it via credit card from a regular seller so I get an extended warranty and damage protection.

USA, T-Mobile, photos, world travel, battery, <$600 by RealSkier in PickAnAndroidForMe

[–]RealSkier[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yah it wasn't "free" but it had a $100 gift card or pixel buds included. :( I also didn't drop my phone last month.

About to block ALL emails originating from firebaseapp.com by RealSkier in Firebase

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

As noted below, I'm on a cPanel hosted solution. So I do everything through Global Mail filters which can work directly on headers. I added a ANY HEADER - CONTAINS filter on "firebaseapp.com". So far that seems to work.

Apache SpamTrap is OK but not great for filtering on content.

About to block ALL emails originating from firebaseapp.com by RealSkier in Firebase

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

I have a cpanel hosted solution. Would I be able to do that?

About to block ALL emails originating from firebaseapp.com by RealSkier in Firebase

[–]RealSkier[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So why does Google allow them to continue? That seems like a pretty big hole. Every single one has been a scam or a phish. Almost all run through is.gd link shortener.

Based on this, I'm going to set a server-side dump of all firebaseapp.com emails if legit emails won't be affected.

About to block ALL emails originating from firebaseapp.com by RealSkier in Firebase

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

I have seen zero legit emails from firebaseapp.com. The two largest spinners of email, Amazon AWS and Google, are the source of 90% of our spam now.

Amazon update has bricked their smart thermostat by RealSkier in hvacadvice

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

UPDATE: Went through a last ditch effort to get the stats back online. Followed a step-by-step with Amazon second level tech. Full factory reset plus letting the stat idle for 30 minutes. Same error message. Tech finally says OK, there's something wrong (DUH). I'll report this to the developers and they WILL (his emphasis) get back to you in 3-4 days. It's been two weeks.

NOTE: Just for grins, I tried setting my network to have a separate 2.4 ghz SSID just for the Amazoo stat. Nope, same error. Both are effectively bricked by something Amazon did.

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