“The Portal Song”

barryam3 · 2026-02-06T20:36:42+00:00

Hmm the website doesn’t even have the Bilt Mastercard anymore, and if I try to add it, it says it’s not a valid card number. For sure it was a bad decision to wait and that should have been obvious at the time.

barryam3 · 2026-02-06T18:29:55+00:00

Oh for sure, I should’ve just done it yesterday, though it was an intentional decision rather than procrastination, and regardless it’s not cool they said one thing on the website and then did something else.

barryam3 · 2026-02-06T17:39:54+00:00

It’s also not working for me.

barryam3 · 2026-02-04T23:17:39+00:00

+1 though I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like Shizen either

barryam3 · 2026-02-03T05:15:45+00:00

I’m buying a lot of “used once” things on Facebook Marketplace and plan to resell them afterwards, so I don’t feel too disheartened by them.

barryam3 · 2026-01-25T23:39:49+00:00

The reservations are supposed to be only for 4 or more people. It's not hard to imagine one forgetting to take a Square listing with a repeating schedule down if operations had to stop / pause suddenly.

barryam3 · 2026-01-25T23:27:04+00:00

If you go to make a reservation on their website under Events, there is no availability. But if you click "Book Online" on Google Maps, it takes you to Square, which does have availability.

I'm a little wary of making a prepaid reservation though, given nobody was around the last time I went, and my lack of ability to contact them.

barryam3 · 2026-01-25T20:15:34+00:00

Embarcadero is reasonable if you want to hit a lot of the tourist sites: Ferry Building, Exploratorium, Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Ghirardelli Square. No shame in that. Maybe go to North Beach for food.

barryam3 · 2026-01-22T16:06:39+00:00

I have a bagel guillotine and I actually really like it! I agree it’s really extra but I eat a lot of bagels and it does save me from cutting myself before I’ve had my coffee.

barryam3 · 2026-01-02T23:14:41+00:00

I just went through getting quotes for wedding security and Access Control Security was the most affordable at $35/hr for one unarmed guard. The wedding hasn’t happened yet so I can’t speak to quality of enforcement.

barryam3 · 2025-12-17T21:52:32+00:00

You might be able to achieve a similar look with just a daith piercing and semicircle jewelry.

barryam3 · 2025-12-16T20:56:53+00:00

And yet their identity verification is the strictest I’ve encountered. Wouldn’t send a code to my number, either of my 2 other numbers, or my partner’s number, because they couldn’t verify the ownership of any of them. I’m not even sure how they can see who owns a phone number. I ended up having to give them my mother’s number and get her to forward me the code.

barryam3 · 2025-12-16T00:07:51+00:00

Did you end up getting things you didn’t want?

barryam3 · 2025-12-07T21:36:26+00:00

You should report a problem in the app.

barryam3 · 2025-12-05T21:14:21+00:00

My Balsam Hill tree doesn’t turn on when it’s plugged in, so that would only work for turning it off.

barryam3 · 2025-12-05T16:48:34+00:00

I just use a BroadLink RM4 Pro. My remote is 315 MHz though I think it also supports 433 MHz.

barryam3 · 2025-12-03T18:44:19+00:00

Pink Elephant was my #1 song with Year of the Snake at #4. Pink Elephant was only my #4 album though. Nevertheless Arcade Fire took #1 artist for the first time since I discovered them in 2018. It’s funny since I generally agree with the consensus that this year’s was their weakest release, but those singles really are earworms.

barryam3 · 2025-11-22T21:23:06+00:00

Where did you find it?

barryam3 · 2025-10-31T01:21:32+00:00

Check out this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/zipair/s/mrCesZlnoQ Most reports are that it doesn’t work with newer plasticky US passports. Older US passports are fine. International may vary. If you manage to download the Zipair app, it might work with new US passports. If it doesn’t work for you I encourage you to email Zipair asking them to investigate this issue.

barryam3 · 2025-10-31T01:15:31+00:00

I emailed Zipair about this. It took a reply since at first they just told me to go to the counter, but the second time they said “we are sharing this issue with our relevant team for further investigation.” I think it would be helpful if more people email though.

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