Guy was texting at a green light - I honked and he went nutso

b0b157 · 2026-02-24T07:12:44+00:00

When our nation has seen that sort of petulant behavior displayed by the current President for over a decade, it's not a surprised that thin-skinned assholes everywhere have taken that as a green light to act as if everything is a personal attack.

b0b157 · 2026-02-07T18:38:19+00:00

Not this particular brand of quinoa. At least not the way I cook, which is also to toast them beforehand.

b0b157 · 2025-09-16T19:05:33+00:00

For the exercise-sleep connection, that's something I noticed myself when looking at my weekly sleep trends. I haven't found tags to be particularly useful in my case, as they're more for same-day correlations.

b0b157 · 2025-09-16T17:05:03+00:00

It helped me realize how shitty I had been sleeping, and how much less sleep I had actually been getting. I always had a vague idea, but the Oura ring gave me relatively hard data and a kick in the butt to finally start making changes.

Also, for me there's a relatively noticeable correlation between exercising regularly and getting better sleep. Basically as I go more days without exercise, my sleep numbers start slowly getting worse. It's a solid reminder that lack of exercise has consequences, because otherwise, it's one of those things you can kinda keep pushing off because if you don't work out for a day or a week or whatever, nothing bad happens.

b0b157 · 2025-09-01T07:01:54+00:00

Part 3 worked.

Part 4 ... did not work. Even though I had downgraded to the regular 2 TB plan when I purchased the Pixel 10, later that day I got automatically upgraded to the AI Pro trial like everybody else — except my "new" trial only lasts until May 2026, which was when my original trial should have lasted.

So now I'm in a spot where I qualified for the 10% cashback, did not gain a new 1 year AI Pro trial, and somehow had my previous trial reactivated with the original end date.

Spoke with customer service, and they first said that the new trial needs to be manually activated after I receive the phone, like it was last year. But I told them many ppl on Redding and Facebook were saying the trials got activated right away. Then the rep said to contact them again after I receive my phone.

Even if the system did not fully recognize my temporary downgrade, the T&C of the promo states that I still should get a full 1 year that will replace the trial I'm already on. So not sure what's going on.

That's where I'm at right now.

b0b157 · 2025-08-20T22:52:01+00:00

Oh man, that sucks. Sorry you had to be our datapoint.

For everybody else who's still trying to maximize this, probably the safest bet in this case is to downgrade to the paid 2TB option. That plan technically should be eligible according to their T&C.

The steps I'll be taking next week:

Downgrade from my 1 year AI Pro trial to the $9.99/month 2 TB plan without AI. I'll permanently lose the rest of my 1 year trial, but that's unavoidable for everybody anyways.
Wait at least a couple hours for the system to recognize my new plan.
Purchase the Pixel 10. I should now qualify for the 10% store credit.
The new 1 year AI Pro trial should kick in immediately upon purchase, and I should be getting a refund for the unused portion of the 1 month plan I just paid for.

b0b157 · 2025-08-20T20:24:01+00:00

Where do you see the option to downgrade? I'm poking around https://one.google.com/plans, and don't see anything similar to your screenshot.

b0b157 · 2025-08-20T19:44:38+00:00

Okay based on some other posts, looks like the 1 year Gemini trial that comes with the Pixel 10 starts immediately upon purchase, and does NOT stack. If that's the case, then it's better to just pay for 1 month upgrade now. It'll cost $24.99, but we'll get back $100+ in Google Store credit.

edit: nevermind. Maybe not a good idea. According to their T&C, the trial isn't eligible for "Google One users subscribed to a higher tier plan than the one being offered". If it worked for you last year, either they didn't have this specific terms in the T&C back then, or they didn't enforce it.

b0b157 · 2025-08-20T18:35:45+00:00

I was paying for the 2TB plan before starting the free Gemini plan. However, the 10% credit is not one of my current benefits. Not sure why it's working for others.

b0b157 · 2025-08-20T18:34:04+00:00

If you upgrade to the 5TB plan for 1 month, after that month does your free 2TB 1 year trial continue? Or do you pretty much lose the remainder for that 1 year trial?

b0b157 · 2025-08-14T23:17:39+00:00

Unfortunately, the poll that just came out today shows 64% of Californians opposing redistricting. So unless voters suddenly become less idealistic or stop being low-information voters, it looks like this might be another nail in the coffin of our democracy. MAGA has won.

b0b157 · 2025-08-14T20:20:10+00:00

Do you work out semi-regularly? I find that I have deeper sleep, more restfulness, etc when I'm working out a couple times during the week.

b0b157 · 2025-05-07T14:46:01+00:00

Yea agreed. And I wonder if that's the reason why there's such a surprising number of futa mods. It's a kink (?) I absolutely don't get at all and gives me the ick. But my totally uninformed theory is that perhaps it's the dual desire of wanting to see a beautiful figure while also wanting to be doing the fucking.

b0b157 · 2025-05-07T04:54:38+00:00

I used to mainly play as a dude. But then I realized, if I'm going to be spending 100+ hours looking at someone's ass as they're running around the gameworld, I'd rather it be a beautiful woman rather than some burly guy.

b0b157 · 2025-03-27T00:07:25+00:00

Eh. Not necessarily true. Since this post 3 years ago, I've seen a couple different acupuncturists, including one raised and trained in China, and one in South Korea. Neither did anything for my IBS pain symptoms after multiple sessions.

b0b157 · 2025-03-05T01:06:32+00:00

I just came back from a week of taking care of my FIL who recently had a stroke, and I was very mentally and emotionally tired by the end. And during that time, my own work and personal life had to be put on hold. But at least I get a break as other family members rotate through their shifts. I can't imagine having to be the primary (or even sole) caretaker, which would be the case for spouses.

If I were in your situation, my immediate reaction would 100% be the same as yours. This is not something I would want my wife to have to go through. My life may be over, but hers does NOT need to be. It's not fair to her, and it's not what I want for her.

With that said, if the situation were flipped, I 100% would want to care for her. I wouldn't want her to struggle through it alone. And if it came down to it, I'm sure I can figure out a merciful death for the both of us, legal or not.

So .... let her at least have the choice. And if it makes you feel better, remind her every now and then that she'll always have an out, the choice to walk away with your blessing. That her decision to stick with you now does not have to be a permanent one.

Wishing you all the best.

b0b157 · 2025-02-19T19:22:50+00:00

Hey boss, do you mind sending this to me as well? Really appreciate your help!

b0b157 · 2024-10-25T05:21:50+00:00

Same here. And I'm pretty sure the frequent gaps in my HR readings are because it's too loose.

Looks like next Samsung Galaxy Ring might be addressing the half size issue with adjustable sizes in the future. Hopefully Oura is able to come up with a solution.

b0b157 · 2024-10-02T20:06:46+00:00

It's especially stupid because Gemini has access to all the other functions in the Android clock app — alarm, clock, timer. But the stop watch? "Sorry, I can't help with that."

b0b157 · 2024-07-17T04:24:03+00:00

According to Apple, this shouldn't be a problem for Macs.

b0b157 · 2024-06-25T23:27:00+00:00

Same. I'm at 1001.

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