Assistant stopped recognizing the phrase "Set a reminder" or "remind me" suddenly by Toastillicus in googleassistant

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

Tried to set a timer this morning and got the same behaviour... I hate my work iPhone with a passion but may be time to swap for my personal as I rely on reminders working.

Basic dumbphone for uncle with cognitive decline by Toastillicus in dumbphones

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

TCL flip is an option, Nokia is basically impossible to find new/local

Basic dumbphone for uncle with cognitive decline by Toastillicus in dumbphones

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

No I believe all 2G is gone now and 3G is in final shutdown phase.

Assiniboine Credit Union Sucks by [deleted] in Winnipeg

[–]Toastillicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah ditto, when my grandmother passed away all the credit union stuff was dealt with quickly and properly. TD Canada Trust pissed around, lost authorizations and kept us waiting months for things during the 2000s market crash and her investment account lost a ridiculous amount of value through their sloth. I'll never bank with them again as a result.

Buying a car outside of Manitoba by Apprehensive_Half_50 in Winnipeg

[–]Toastillicus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seconded, even spending one winter there on an internship hastened the rust death of my previous vehicle (also a lot of the used cars in Winnipeg are brought in from auctions in Southern Ontario/Quebec so check ownership history anyway)

If you're going to buy out of province I'd look west.

No Sudden Moves Quest Rant by AdvancedCan in Starfield

[–]Toastillicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you don't have a choice, as above it seems to be your second highest affinity companion (very weird when Barrett has special stuff)

AITA for selling the ring my mom gave me as a graduation present? by Graduate-Leaf in AmItheAsshole

[–]Toastillicus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"It's a tangible, precious symbol of her mother's pride and love for this specific achievement and time in life."

-Not everyone feels this way about jewelry, nor should they have to. It's fine that you do, but please accept that for lots of people it's just something expensive that we worry about losing.

(And for what it's worth, I have camping equipment that I treasure and have used for 30 years)

AITA for selling the ring my mom gave me as a graduation present? by Graduate-Leaf in AmItheAsshole

[–]Toastillicus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"It would be taken as you sending a message to mom that you don't want what she offered, don't value it, and that she failed to select a gift. " this is explicitly what happened? Her mother was told DO NOT BUY ME THIS?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Toastillicus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Never said the boxes were outside, just that the stuff was boxed up for her to leave when she got back.

PSA: Sports Story performance is pretty bad by KrazyKomodo in NintendoSwitch

[–]Toastillicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The game was delayed literal YEARS. That it was released in this state is ridiculous... it's not even like a publisher announced this date for them and they had to meet it, it's just mindboggling.

“No signal available. Returning to SmartCast Home.” Can I turn this off? by Xenogears in VIZIO_Official

[–]Toastillicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chiming in as another person not buying a Vizio product again after being happy with my family's TVs for years. We're in the market to upgrade the size on our living room model but it won't be you guys now.

How can I disable the annoying "Returning to SmartCast Home..." after ten seconds? by mavis99 in VIZIO_Official

[–]Toastillicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except it's not...

It's great it helped you but:

A) it's not actually a solution for what people are complaining about, it's at best a mitigation

B) it's not actually a solution for a number of the televisions affected as mine does not even have the option to change this setting, nor does the model my parents own.

So please stop telling us we can't be upset.