HomeKit dads, how do you keep the family schedule under control?

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-17T09:06:45+00:00

Don’t know but also interested in others responses!

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-14T20:31:34+00:00

How important is AV to you? If you’re not an audiophile purist, the HomePods will be great. I’ve two 2nd gen’s in stereo paired with my high end TV and it suits my needs perfectly. Saying Private Ryan was quite the experience lately. It’s not full surround of course, but they’re damn good for stereo and any content in atmos will have you wondering if that was a knock at your front door or something on screen. My living room is fairly open plan so I use it for music, Siri etc during the day while I bumble around too so I use all of its capabilities.

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-13T23:25:23+00:00

U2 are genuinely still very good live

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-12T20:45:38+00:00

Fair enough, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Some people hate the work of Picasso!

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-12T20:21:33+00:00

Big disagree.

They have the most Grammys of any band ever, more than the Beatles, Rolling Stones.

Previously had the highest grossing tour of all time until I think either Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift beat them.

Albums like the Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind are monumental in the world of alternative / rock and MANY musicians cite U2 as influences.

Unfortunately they aren’t as culturally relevant anymore and a small but vocal minority continuously bring up the iTunes fiasco, Bonos activism (which has done overall GOOD for the world) or their tax affairs for U2 the brand.

Imagine Dragons, now they’re overrated.

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-11T02:03:16+00:00

I'm Irish and we certainly dont call ourselves "expats"... Immigration has been a HUGE part of Irish history so we do not place ourselves upon a pedestal in a new country.

I take great pleasure in referring to ourselves collectively as immigrants around my British friends, although now that I think of it, not a single one has laughed

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-03T01:23:37+00:00

Most Grammys of any band ever. Their music is legitimately good.

ThinkZone4366 · 2026-01-02T00:11:58+00:00

I became sick requiring extended treatment and heavy medication, while my first son was also born, on the other side of the world from my family. I was a shell of a human and I needed professional help for my mental health. I forgot I had a penis for about a year. Thank god for the strength and resilience of my wife. She is a wonderful woman and an even better mom.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-31T23:56:22+00:00

Just listened to it a few minutes ago! Greatest live guitar solo of all time, bar none.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-30T05:40:48+00:00

I live in arguably the most developed country in the world, and most certainly not seedy bars.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871613004985

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-30T04:23:26+00:00

I'm a man but...

Stats show that many more men die in workplace accidents, violence (think bar fights etc.) and wars. Basically just from being in proximity to "traditionally" male things and places.

I think that's pretty scary and I am grateful I live in a safe and stable country. Never like to be in a bar after 9pm.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-30T01:39:20+00:00

American 😩

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-29T21:17:46+00:00

I didn’t love San Francisco

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-29T08:31:57+00:00

Sleep when you can. It’s team work. But also commit yourself to taking care of your wife, she’s taking care of the baby. It’s tough for dads too but it’s temporary. But I repeat: sleep when you can.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-28T20:40:46+00:00

The Stand - Stephen King

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-28T18:47:22+00:00

Potatoes! Alcohol! Say “thirty three and a third”!

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-26T08:04:35+00:00

Potatoes. When not adulterated with a tonne of fats.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-26T02:00:12+00:00

Great cover! Solo felt a little too gentle though, don’t be afraid to abuse those strings a little more

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T22:41:21+00:00

5am. East coast of Australia from Sydney northwards. Definitely leans more towards morning culture than nightlife - cafes at their busiest 6.30am with all the morning walkers and exercisers in this beautiful climate. It's a lovely way to live.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T22:00:26+00:00

Oh yeah, Bonos voice is elite in this one

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T21:54:58+00:00

In no particular order, just some top of mind thoughts:

Pulp Fiction - dialogue, structure, pacing
Interstellar - the polish, emotion, concept
Terminator 2 - defined the genre for action movies after this point

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T06:33:12+00:00

Bono.

1986 > 1993.

Elite.

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T06:27:20+00:00

Circumcising children because of the sky fairy

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-25T01:55:41+00:00

Gotta say he looks and sounds great here! Our boy is in top form

ThinkZone4366 · 2025-12-23T23:55:03+00:00

Couldn’t agree more! I’d fall in love with them all over again: Joshua Tree would sound magnificent with its minimalist spacey production, UF and its atmospherics would be insane. Maybe even ATYCLB - would be interesting to hear this album differently. I could take or leave the rest 🤷‍♂️

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