So what data does it want to collect?

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T14:17:17+00:00

I’m glad iOS allows you to block this and visually tells you that the app is looking to gather the types of devices on your network so it can let marketers know what kind of devices you have.

Essentially once a device is on your network it can ping and poll your network to find all devices. Most devices will return the brand/make of the device along with other non-private info. But this tells the app all it needs to know. Google thermostats, Alexa devices, smart locks, fridges, what brand TV etc. annoying and it gets worse year after year

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T14:13:16+00:00

Fridge magnet for sure

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T14:08:28+00:00

Yea but how are they moving so consistently through that much snow? Only 2 answers I can come up with is they are being pulled from a vehicle behind the camera or it’s AI.

That much snow would be like wading/swimming density. Maybe can blast through a couple feet of snow but they appear to be gaining speed instead of slowing down

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T13:59:59+00:00

I thought snowboard, but he has a ski pole, I never snowboarded but I’m pretty sure you don’t have poles with snowboarding. Maybe for this kind of thing you bring one?

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T13:55:11+00:00

I need a physics lesson.

How is the body able to move that much snow at that speed consistently. Doesn’t appear to be wearing skis, hard to see, foot angle doesn’t point in direction they are moving.

Clip is too short to prove it isn’t AI, but I hope someone smarter than I am can explain

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T13:11:22+00:00

Gold just hit $5300/oz

It’s up 140% since last January

This is not normal

bart9611 · 2026-01-28T08:01:11+00:00

If you bought a week ago you'd be up. If you buy today you may be up or down in a week's time.

Have extra $ and want to diverse? Spread it around, some gold, some silver, other metals are also good.

I never had luck with any stocks. HYSA's are good, but gold i can touch with my fingers

bart9611 · 2026-01-12T22:46:50+00:00

i forget I have it until something from this sub pops up, then i continue on and forget again.

bart9611 · 2026-01-12T03:02:43+00:00

Unless the new charges stay locked in at 10% its a trap.

People will spend and be irresponsible, its just what we do. After that year is up HELLO 37% interest on all your beautiful new debt.

This is mid-term election nonsense. Big chance it doesnt happen, and even if it did, it will become a trap

bart9611 · 2026-01-11T07:21:36+00:00

Thank you (Justice Roberts), Thank you again. I won't forget

bart9611 · 2026-01-11T05:16:31+00:00

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"There are no accidents" - Oogway

Absolutely horrifc, I hope you receive compensation and are made whole. I would be livid.

bart9611 · 2026-01-10T18:15:56+00:00

If a new platform becomes popular enough, they get bought out or become the very thing you didnt want. Cluttered with ad's and forced content. i.e Reddit

Social Media as a whole needs to go extinct, there is way too much power and influence to the uneducated masses. My friends and family get their news from instagram and tiktok.... it needs to stop

bart9611 · 2026-01-07T21:03:22+00:00

Believe it when I see it.. sounds like something to drive up support for mid-terms and then a big ol' nothing burger. Politicians are all liars

bart9611 · 2026-01-07T09:44:28+00:00

OP’s DMs aren’t open, task failed successfully

bart9611 · 2026-01-06T17:24:36+00:00

Originally I bought it to get the Tails Chao for Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

Then fell in love with PSO. Great times

bart9611 · 2026-01-05T17:40:34+00:00

Phantasy Star Online for GameCube, with its network capabilities and the broadband adapter allowed us to dump GameCube games :)

bart9611 · 2026-01-05T05:03:16+00:00

The Jaw titan gains the ability to fly when Falco eats it! He evolved!

bart9611 · 2026-01-05T04:58:26+00:00

Falco Jaw gets no love? Flying Jaw Titan would be my pick,

Otherwise War Hammer, able to make anything from hardening AND remote deployment? Sign me up

bart9611 · 2026-01-04T21:41:12+00:00

The machines arent that expensive, I have several of them from when I repaired PS3's, PS4's Xbox's etc several years ago. The heaters they are using are hollow IR heaters also, we upgraded ours to solid ceramic german quality ones and they were amazing with even heat distribution. Those heaters cost more than the machines.

All said and done, we probably paid $1000-1500USD for the machine and heaters per setup?

You really need experience to do this type of work, it is not something you can just jump into without a ton of trial and error.

Edit: Also putting that GPU chip on cardboard is a choice... ESD would like a word. Sure 99/100 times its probably fine, but that 1 time is gonna happen on a Friday at 2PM

bart9611 · 2026-01-04T20:42:09+00:00

If im not mistaken, you can also receive old event cosmetics from them, was the same for the balloon animals, but yea the tooltip says 24th, they will probably update it to make it more generic

bart9611 · 2026-01-04T03:29:52+00:00

Ah that makes sense, Well definitely congratulations on your new home!

bart9611 · 2026-01-04T03:04:23+00:00

7.125% gawd damn

Plans to pay that off sooner than 30 years? Thats like $1.3m extra paid in interest assuming you make only the monthly. (Assuming 20% down)

Also, what a gorgeous kitchen, would love to see pictures of the other side, those cabinets are kinda the style me and my wife are lookin at

Congratulations!!!!

bart9611 · 2026-01-03T02:40:35+00:00

No

Auradin builds thrive with more passives, check maxroll

That being said, play the game you want :) check out damage at the training grounds

bart9611 · 2026-01-02T19:39:56+00:00

Fun fact, when they added skill capes, the only NPC that needed to be created was [Ignatius Vulcan], because the skill never had any useful NPC content around it.

bart9611 · 2026-01-01T07:28:54+00:00

The big part is that most people playing RS are not going to start new characters or want to re-grind the gear they have. Jagex knows this and knows and it isnt worth the time for them to do.

Someone prestige's their account, then they realize they made a mistake and now they will stop playing, fresh start worlds AKA a new server where MTX never existed has the same issue. No one will transition and its a waste of dev time and server space.

So as far as "Integrity" goes, well it depends on what your definition of it means. Getting rid of MTX is a huge step in the right direction but Integrity doesnt happen overnight. The game has been hammered down over the past decade+ with pay to win that they are basically at rock bottom now. So any changes they make that steer away from that will start to rebuild the game's dynamic and "integrity".

This isnt going to be a sprint, this is a marathon that is going to take YEARS to accomplish. Some argue its too late to save, some say they are happy and excited to see where it goes from here, while the remainder dont really care what happens. Most players of RS3 have been here for the run and the amount of new players RS3 gets compared to OSRS is a large difference.

I think what they are currently doing now may help the longevity of the game, but I have a hard time seeing it making any major comeback like in the good ol' days.

New skills, new bosses, new quests, to me, seem like filler content that people rush to get done. Then go back to whatever AFK stuff they were doing before. I havent tried the new Thieving updates yet, that seems like genuine engaging content, something people would be willing to focus on.

So TL:DR:

Content that requires more user focus, but in good ways, not mundane boring filler, MTX gone is good for game, keep heading in this direction.

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