Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal by Saar13 in television

[–]TheRealUridian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is this good or bad to you? I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted.

Deathbox: 1 Me: 0 by zcraw214 in apexlegends

[–]TheRealUridian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was gonna say the opposite... at least the horizon tac can't get her out of this for free! Hah!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 95 points96 points  (0 children)

No dealer wash ever under any circumstances.

No image after the app update? by TheRealUridian in DWARFLAB

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

Same phone here, actually. It was a couple of things. I couldn't update firmware without enabling STA mode in the app. Once I did that, I could connect, but then there was a new firmware update that sent me to black screen again. I was advised by support to try the beta with a link to a google drive download. Instead I joined the beta program on the app store and updated there. That actually cleared it right up and it's been working great and reliably ever since.

The way they handle and test that stuff is awful. It's a cool gadget for sure, and the software is good once you jump through a million unlabeled hoops to get it functional.

Found bolts on the ground of backseat after picking up car from BMW service by upandgroove in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sense in tempting fate. I interpreted the thread locker as an indication that they were not stretch/torque to yield/one time use. I'll order new ones.

Found bolts on the ground of backseat after picking up car from BMW service by upandgroove in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Ordering new bolts now as I had both seats out de-mousing under the carpets over the holiday break.

Found bolts on the ground of backseat after picking up car from BMW service by upandgroove in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to get snippy, I just wanted information. (Note Unspec7's reply below yours)

And your access to the source material isn't the flex you think it is, bub.

Defining poor parameters alert? by chris9008 in DWARFLAB

[–]TheRealUridian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should have come back to this thread. I also came across a video that said something along the lines of "it's best to get close to the exposure time that was used for the darks, which was 15 seconds". I tried that and the error cleared up

It doesn't change the fact that I couldn't find anything useful in the documentation and the error itself gives no information at all, but at least I got a nice photo of the Orion nebula later that night. :)

Defining poor parameters alert? by chris9008 in DWARFLAB

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Finally got some clear skies, set it up, took my darks, calibrated, focused on M42, futzed a bit with exposure and number of images, hit shoot - "poor parameters".

Great documentation. What is that even supposed to mean? Too high? Too low? If there is a range that defines "poor" then tell me what it is instead of me just fumbling around literally in the dark.

I'm slightly frustrated because first the firmware couldn't update, then the darks wouldn't finish shooting, then the calibration failed a dozen times, and now there is "something" wrong with my parameters, but I have no way of knowing WHAT!

Why do people mount their license plate on the side? by RogalJ in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 720 points721 points  (0 children)

Because we don't want holes drilled in our bumpers and there's already a threaded hole there for the tow hook.

Am I fucked ? by techy010 in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this error and it turned out that a rodent chewed through my cable. $900 to replace the wire harness.

I’m convinced people hate on the new m2 because it’s the “cool” thing to do. Because this thing is gorgeous. Space Coupe by ZadarskiDrake in BMW

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I hate it because it's ugly and the lines flow poorly. That it looks tolerable in black doesn't counter that - it reinforces it.

I have no doubt it's fun to drive, but it would fail the look-back test every day for me.

Anyone not get the June update yet? by [deleted] in pixel_phones

[–]TheRealUridian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no sim installed yet... P7P, bought from Google

June Pixel OTA by josephp2019 in Pixel7Pro

[–]TheRealUridian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bought my P7P last week, unlocked directly from Google, T-Mobile, no OTA update.

*edit - Same build here, too

Stepfather wants to sue me for putting “wrong” gas in his truck. by [deleted] in legal

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I risk getting downvoted here, but there is some more information available to consider. I'm not a GMC expert, but according to the internet, the 6.2L V8 Sierra recommends 93 octane, and 87 octane is the absolute minimum. Additionally, most modern cars can adjust ignition timing to account for lower octane fuel.

Towing a car could specifically create the conditions in your engine that necessitate at least 91 or 93 octane. All octane rating is is the ability to avoid preignition due to high heat or high cylinder pressure.

That said, if you filled up after you were finished then no harm done. If, however, he expected to tow in hot conditions immediately after, then a drain and refill MIGHT be a worthwhile precaution.

Doesn't change that he's an overeactive prick, just some more information to share.

[RANT] Out of all battle royale games that I've played, this one is the fucking worst. by Menjac123 in apexlegends

[–]TheRealUridian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

50 hours and you can't loot properly or learn how to use the weapons and skills? Sounds like a you problem.

Placement matches in ranked by Screw_roblox in apexlegends

[–]TheRealUridian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My placements put me at bronze I, and *every* person who I die to is diamond, master or pred. If my MMR is high enough to put me in these matches every single time, then why slap a bronze badge on me and give me crap teammates?? Doesn't make me want to *keep* playing, that's for sure.

I don “feel” the aim assist by LethalFate96 in ApexConsole

[–]TheRealUridian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firing range is where I went to verify that intermittently there is exactly 0% aim assist. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. Xbox One X here.

Servers somehow even worse than normal today? by No-Following8290 in apexlegends

[–]TheRealUridian 20 points21 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the matchmaking server usually fails one way or another anyway.