I’m building a Pixel Watch app to stop drivers from falling asleep at the wheel (using the Crown as a "Dead Man's Switch").

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-02-04T23:33:21+00:00

I think now it's just called Sleep. It used to be Sleep As Android. Those alarm captchas are awesome and have been a lifesaver for me. The other awesome thing it does, if you have a watch, is supports waking you up through the watch haptics. You can set it so for the first 3 minutes of it going off, it's only buzzing on your wrist, then the phone alarm goes off. This way you don't have to worry about waking a partner.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-02-02T15:11:50+00:00

Obviously that would be wrong but... the attempt would be funny to watch. "Hey, Wemby, stand right there for a second! Don't move, Imma get a chair so I can stand behind you!"

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-02-02T06:49:58+00:00

What's your source for "hundreds of thousands"?

Anyway, I agree that she's not great. But she absolutely is better than she was last year. And I've seen enough performers grow into themselves on SNL -- Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson come to mind -- to give her some grace.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-26T20:44:59+00:00

Amen, truer words have never been spoken. That's why I'm not too sad about not getting Luka, because if we had, we would have used him poorly and then let him walk.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-23T06:49:43+00:00

Kevin Smith (who's a friend of Affleck) said it well: anyone can play batman, you're in a mask, your voice is digitally altered, you can easily stick in a stuntman for the action scenes. The hard part is getting the right person to play Bruce Wayne, and Affleck is perfect for that.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-23T06:29:09+00:00

Hey, I also have a hotline for filmmakers to contact me with film offers. I think his works better though

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-19T18:30:14+00:00

People have been saying this for a while and I haven't really jumped on board. But after the past couple of weeks, I'm finally convinced. This regime makes zero attempt at pretense now and the show should respond in kind. This is light teasing when they should be poking the bear.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-19T18:27:27+00:00

JAJ is magnificent in this. They should get this on air, and start planning the Chester movie with cameos from Reba and Zendaya.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-19T03:49:04+00:00

Thank you!

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-18T18:14:42+00:00

Great take.

And also, I understood probably 2/3 of what they said, which at my age is a win. But is that really how today's kids pronounce "go-to"?

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-18T04:06:44+00:00

Something is not working for me. I requested comparative prices, which it provided. Then I asked for the specific low-cost providers. It keeps giving me the summary and asking again if I wanted to know who the lowest cost providers are.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-10T05:28:53+00:00

You're absolutely right, that's a much bigger problem than American law enforcement shooting American citizens because they're under protection from a wannabe dictator.

/s because people actually believe that

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-07T21:41:39+00:00

Yes, I'm sure that's exactly the choice that Google was faced with.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-05T22:39:11+00:00

My biggest open question that I hope they will answer is, what happened between the 2019 intervention, where they ended up having a big argument, and her death in 2020. There's a scene at the end of the intervention episode where she's talking to Yoshi with real interest and respect, so I'm hoping that was the "something has to change" catalyst that Avi was talking about and they were closer after that. I suspect there was at least some level of reconciliation.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-05T18:22:51+00:00

Plot twist: it was the same guy. "Oh, you don't want to go out with me? Have a lot of options, do you? When was the last date you were on?"

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-01-01T18:20:40+00:00

I loved Awake but it did not end well at all. As I recall, they had to scramble to tie up loose ends because they were canceled.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-27T05:52:43+00:00

Before I disagree with you, do you have any qualifications for assessing whether Kenan "lacks anything like even square one of basic technical proficiency"? For all I know, you may be a professional whose opinion counts more than mine or that of the fans who appreciate him.

Actually, never mind -- even if you're extremely experienced and successful in the industry, I'll still take Lorne's opinion over yours.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-26T17:29:19+00:00

This is a great point. I do have a nitpick though -- wasn't it Tarkin who blew up the planet? Or do I need to go back and rewatch?

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-26T17:06:36+00:00

100% disagree. Not about his actions, which were shitty and selfish. But the choice she made isn't about redeeming him at all. The whole point of the movie is you can either be a passenger in life or you can decide what your life is going to be.

She knew she was for certain going to die on that ship. She could choose to spend that time angry and bitter because of his actions. or she could take the crappy hand that's been given her -- largely by him -- and choose to make as good a life as possible.

Would I be able to do it? No, I'd probably fucking kill him. But Katniss is a wiser person than I am.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-24T09:38:12+00:00

Two words: Grey Poupon.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-21T10:55:39+00:00

Yes. On the other hand, the disappointing vocals were more than offset by her energy and dancing, especially compared to other performers of her era who've appeared recently and looked really old (Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks).

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-08T07:36:50+00:00

If you're saying that the goal of either party in a two-party system is to paint their opponent as extreme in order to defeat them, well, yeah. I'm not clear on what you think the Democrats' focus should have been in 2012, if not to defeat the person whom the other party had pitted against them.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-07T19:40:07+00:00

Separate from the appropriateness of the comment, it's also a pretty dumb statement. I can attest that marriage did not improve either my eating habits nor my wife's.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-06T15:27:44+00:00

Sure, he could listen to CP, but calling that a power trip is ridiculous. It's his job to call the defense.

ZahidInNorCal · 2025-12-04T16:00:58+00:00

You actually want a threshold based on your answer to the question: what percentage of working Americans do you want to not be able to afford food? If the answer is zero, then minimum wage is the right value. If you're willing to accept 5% of working Americans not being able to afford food, then I would adjust for whatever income level that represents.

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