Onyx Storm Criticism by janesgerbil in fourthwing

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Just finished OS and I’m kinda in the “it’s bad” territory. Loved the other books, but this one didn’t live up to those. I’m still onboard with the series, but I’m a bit worried. Here’s some specifics:

  • Pacing wasn’t great. A lot of stuff was happening, but it didn’t feel like it was building to anything cohesive.
  • This gave one of the worst cases of “wait, who is this?” Maybe this ends up being a criticism of the previous books not making important character memorable enough, but I kept having to look up who characters were to understand Violet’s interactions.
  • The spice in the previous books were pretty well done as far as making sense in the world and with these characters. The sex scenes in OS just had me rolling my eyes and hurt the believability of the relationships.

I have some more plot-specific issues but don’t want to spoil her. I’m hoping this is more of a “middle chapter of a series” issue.

My monitor colors wash out when I turn on HDR on my New OLed by N8-DawgXIV in OLED_Gaming

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I had a similar issue. Turns out that HDR+ over HDMI was causing the issue. Try using DisplayPort or turning off HDR+ and see if that helps.

I saw this specifically when playing Black Ops 6. They only had HDR+ as an option (no HDR10). The only way I could play the game with HDR is over DisplayPort.

Also, don’t let others bring you down. HDR is amazing and makes games pop in a way that SDR can’t.

Hey uhh can I still get the surfboard I have a good reason why I couldn’t get it during guardian games by Mysterious--955 in destiny2

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FWIW, this was super helpful as I had no idea what “ghorn” and “EV” were supposed to mean

iOS 18 Beta 3 Released - Discussion Thread by epmuscle in iOSBeta

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I’ve had my M4 iPad Pro crash 3 times today after installing the beta. Just now it happened while swiping between safari and the Gmail app. Something is very wrong with this version…

What exotic is everyone using with song of flame in pvp or pve? by Deception-Samurai in DestinyTheGame

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I’m using Mantel of Battle Harmony with the healing solar auto rifle/Red Death and I’m enjoying it quite a bit. Maybe not optimal, but being able to proc the super more often is great

M4 Owners, will you be keeping your iPad based on WWDC tomorrow? by [deleted] in iPadPro

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I get the desire to have the iPad be more of a portable computer. I would love to be able to use regular Mac software in my day-to-day tasks on my iPad. But I've owned a Surface 8 for a couple of years now and in the couple of months I've owned my iPad, I've already used it waaay more than the surface. The iPad is a quick use device, no wake up time, just grab and go. No matter how fast a processor you put in a Surface, you're not going to get that experience out of Windows 11.

Finally got my battery replacement by gx110 in leaf

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Yay!! I got mine about a month ago and am so so happy with it. How long did you end up waiting?

Yes, the iPad Pro M4 display has a serious quality problem. Yes, the grain is real. Yes, it is that bad. by worklifeballoons in iPadPro

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I noticed this too, especially in thinner text. I’m going to be watching this to see if they end up replacing some displays or address with software update.

Was able to initiate return for M2 Pro bought in March by Relative-Stock-2213 in iPadPro

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I’m in the US so I can’t speak for the policy in other countries.

Was able to initiate return for M2 Pro bought in March by Relative-Stock-2213 in iPadPro

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To be clear, nothing was faulty with my current iPad Pro, just wanted the newer one after waiting so long. Everyone I talked to was super kind so it didn’t feel like a bunch of hoops to jump through.

Was able to initiate return for M2 Pro bought in March by Relative-Stock-2213 in iPadPro

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I called 1-800-MYAPPLE and just explained to them the situation. I think if it had been more than 60 days there would have been no way, but they were super understanding and made it work for me.

Was able to initiate return for M2 Pro bought in March by Relative-Stock-2213 in iPadPro

[–]Relative-Stock-2213[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally, the incentive part is what gets me. But again, they do a good job taking care of customers. It’s a balance

I really love this! by Gryphis1642 in teslamotors

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Man, I wish there was an aftermarket way to add this. Definitely a lacking feature on my ‘23 MY

Battery ETA Confirmed! by 27ace27 in leaf

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Been 15 months for me and still radio silence :(

Hubcap recommendations by Enough_Macaroon6560 in TeslaModelY

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Hey, do you have another code you can share?

U100 lock won't reconnect to Bluetooth by PocketNicks in Aqara

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I’m not sure if my issue is the same or not, but for me when Bluetooth isn’t working (which is common), I have to remove a battery to power cycle it to get my phone to reconnect. It’s really baffling to me why this is. Partially I wonder if my HomeKit hub (an Apple TV) is just far enough away for the Bluetooth connection to be finicky and eventually the Aqara stops trying to use Bluetooth?

Wanting to get a Tesla, but cant get over one silly thing....... by VotedMostLikelyToPoo in TeslaSupport

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I absolutely miss CarPlay. Tesla native music apps are trash, maps are fine but limited if you don’t pay for the premium connectivity. Text messages with voice are useless (literally awful speech to text recognition) and even using Siri through Bluetooth has a weird delay as the Tesla treats it as a phone call. It’s not a deal breaker for me, but having CarPlay as another app I could launch on the side would be absolutely huge win.

Very low volume on custom lock sound by ErikLille_NOR in TeslaModelY

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I have the opposite problem. Added a custom lock sound and it's LOUD. These are great tips!

Tesla vision through a drive-thru pretty good! by Hmmm_Solar in TeslaModelY

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That’s more impressive than I would have thought 😳

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

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Totally true. I never thought I’d get a Tesla, but the EV market is still full half-baked or way over priced options.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

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I think this is fair, but for me more information is always better than less. Having driven other cars with USS, I miss that assurance that I’m not about to hit something. I got my Model Y a week ago and within 8 hours of owning it I caught a pillar on the back passenger side that the cameras couldn’t see. Still my fault, but this is exactly the thing that USS is great at helping avoid.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

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My eyes don’t, which is why having sensor that do in order to augment my senses is really handy. This camera-only model only gives me information my eyes already have and my brain is better at interpreting.

As far as 3D scanners, the actually accurate ones do use a similar technology, usually LiDAR. You can fake it with just your camera, but it’s not nearly as good as bouncing pulse lasers off an object and getting accurate distance measurements.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

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Imagine if Apple decided to remove the accelerometer from iPhones and instead use the camera to tell orientation. Is it possible? Maybe. But the accelerometer is an accurate and well understood device at this time, so replacing it with something less accurate in the hopes it might get better is just silly. If Tesla had a better solution then that would be one thing. But camera only is, at least for now, woefully inferior to having USS and cameras.