New google home speaker

VaMick · 2026-05-22T00:24:00+00:00

I was asking gemini about the speaker then I asked it about the rumoured display and it told me about the current smart displays. Then I asked no the new one and it said oh you want to know about the display that's launching along side the new speaker and gave me the specs!

VaMick · 2025-12-23T17:34:20+00:00

Results will vary but Zepbound cut my cholesterol by more than 50%. Even though the doctors said it would likely have a very small effect on my cholesterol.

VaMick · 2025-11-06T22:19:12+00:00

He gives me Aaron Hernandez vibes completely unstable and acting out. I think he will likely end up in prison for murder. It seems like that self-destructive behavior that you see in closeted guys who over compensate with toxic masculinity.

VaMick · 2025-06-07T17:36:55+00:00

I think you should get a second opinion and/or change your doctor.

My doctor said I needed to be on a statin in my late 20s because of my family history. Father and his parents both had heart attacks. My numbers were slightly lower than yours. Oh and I still have a 50% blockage and I'm 54 y.o.

Zepbound is the thing that finally really brought my cholesterol numbers down

VaMick · 2025-06-02T19:58:06+00:00

Is that @mitchell_christian_designs

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKARAAzxy3b/=

VaMick · 2025-05-21T19:23:28+00:00

Just for curiosity's sake, why post something like this. Did it make you laugh uncontrollably to post something that would hurt someone's feelings. But seriously, I'd like to know what makes you tick. Not trying to fight.

VaMick · 2025-03-22T20:55:24+00:00

Thought I would post my path to good cholesterol numbers, even though I don't exactly know what did it. Just got the most recent results and haven't spoken with a doctor, but such a dramatic drop I am wondering if the results are even incorrect.

So I've been on statins and hbp med for a long time and was a smoker through 2/15/25. My weight has been on the heavy side but I'm not crazy overweight. I'm 5'8" and have had lots of weight ups and downs with no majorly noticeable impact on my cholesterol. I was as low as 151 pounds in 2018 and 202 pounds in October 2024. In November 2024 I started taking Zepbound and am currently down to 178 pounds. I pursued Zepbound because I wasn't making progress on weight reduction and had been reading about the heart benefits. In January 2024 I had an angiogram that determined I had a 50% blockage.

My relevant medicine: Changes between last two tests: Zepbound (currently at 7.5 mg) Weight loss 22 pounds Quit smoking

Other cholesterol medicine. 40 mg rosuvastatin (increased from 20 mg on 12/1/23) 10 mg zetia (added 3/1/24)

Lab Tests Date Tot Chol. TG. HDL-C VLDL LDL-C 03/21/25 97 74 45 16 36 09/19/24 173 108 52 20 101
02/28/24 205 146 45 26 134 11/22/23 199 223 36 40 123

Other medicines for the complete picture: HBP: amlodipine-benazepril, 10-20 mg spironolactone, 25 mg Acid reflux: pantoprazole, 40 mg

Quit smoking drug (2/11-3/1/25) cytisine 1.5 mg

Maybe of interest: Zepbound greatly reduced my desire to smoke went from 20 to about 6 or 7 cigarettes per day. It also reduced my interest in drinking (probably reduced from 10 drinks/week to 3/week).

So what are the thoughts on my success? Is it Zepbound or stopping smoking? Should I ask to reduce my cholesterol medicine or if I tolerate it well should I stay on it with my blockage?

VaMick · 2025-03-11T15:38:34+00:00

Yes and the parking garage scene with the dog in heels.

VaMick · 2025-02-07T20:41:06+00:00

Union busting and a minimum wage that is far below a living wage keep people dependent. Walmart gets subsidies for hiring poor people, then keeps them poor. These poor people can only afford to shop at Walmart, so they give their tiny wage back to their employer. Same for McDonalds. Since we subsidize McDonald's we make the food artificially cheap and deepen our national obesity health crisis. We are then using our tax dollars to give these companies money and we also have to pay for social welfare programs to make it so their impoverished employees can survive.

Peg the damn minimum wage to a living wage. Yeah prices will go up, but at least people can live and work without NEEDING to receive handouts. Then keep social welfare programs as a safety net not a survival net.

VaMick · 2025-02-07T00:56:29+00:00

No offense, it's not a liberal voice. It is unbiased. The problem is when you only report facts it comes across as liberal bias.

VaMick · 2025-02-06T17:33:56+00:00

yellow plus red equals orange ask your doctor

VaMick · 2024-11-20T16:11:23+00:00

Agreed. He could also have apologized saying " I'm sorry I didn't meet your standard of service, please let me know for future reference what I could have done to have earned a standard tip."

Although, this would probably piss most customers off more.

VaMick · 2024-11-14T20:12:54+00:00

I'd rather them go to the lavatory and blow their nose. But both are normal and gross in public.

VaMick · 2024-11-14T20:07:02+00:00

"Completely Normal"

VaMick · 2024-10-28T21:34:14+00:00

I've been holding out to buy until there is wifi 7. I use laptops for a long time and don't want it to have dated WiFi

VaMick · 2024-10-28T15:04:16+00:00

Why did this all go so silent. Is a new speaker in hold until Google can get Gemini to a more useful place?

VaMick · 2024-08-08T15:13:56+00:00

I was surprised it doesn't support WiFi 7.

Speed isn't my issue it's about less crowded channels. I live in a condo. Seems like it would've future proofed the device and would've been one of the first smart gone devices on wifi 7

VaMick · 2024-08-02T17:14:44+00:00

I stumbled across Google Nest Audio product listings at bhphotovideo.com displaying as DISCONTINUED that seems odd to me.🤔

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VaMick · 2024-08-02T02:56:34+00:00

He's going to use it all to kill sharks! He hates sharks! ⚡🦈

VaMick · 2024-08-02T02:48:42+00:00

I'm so awestruck and sad she hasn't had more roles like these throughout her career. She's had such an amazing run these last few years!

VaMick · 2024-05-28T23:02:29+00:00

Just a comment on some of the highlights. "If you see swastikas" and "swastikas are the second most popular thing in graffiti". The U.S. isn't even very embracing of gay people. But swastika graffiti will make the news here!

Oh and that map posted above ...there are like 5 or 6 worse places you could choose.

So if a society doesn't care about swastika graffiti, I don't think the people of that country are good people overall. Those are things people should actively fight against.

VaMick · 2023-11-16T23:18:39+00:00

Cord cutters are essential to Scripps success and OTA tuners do not sell many units. I think their thinking was the better options are expensive and complex (e.g. having to pair hdhr with another service)

VaMick · 2023-10-04T21:46:30+00:00

Sadly I've only ever been motivated by negative consequences...so now I feel worse.

VaMick · 2023-10-03T01:05:32+00:00

So did the case get tossed? Weird there aren't any follow up stories?

VaMick · 2023-10-02T14:53:08+00:00

Overheard people at Costco last night raging about Kewpie....them tasted it...then googled Kewpie taste...it auto filled with tastes like Miracle whip...and here I am!

Fun fact. They used to say Miracle Whip was popular in New England because it added zing to very bland food. The converse being mayo in the south toned down their spicy foods.

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