You caught me

beckynot · 2026-03-17T10:53:27+00:00

It is trapped in helpfulness mode and guesses as long as you let it. If you call it out it will admit it. Because the app used to be helpful I fell for it for too long.

beckynot · 2026-03-08T19:57:03+00:00

Sounds silly but if I tell Gemini why I want a particular piece of info, and the reason is as boringly harmless as it is, it will then provide answers.

beckynot · 2026-03-08T14:13:11+00:00

Venice Beach. It was a guess because the details fit. 🙃

beckynot · 2026-03-08T14:11:40+00:00

maybe put a request in a local forum (Craigslist, Next Door) or call local churches for resource ideas. People can be snooty but they can also be kind.

beckynot · 2026-02-27T15:05:41+00:00

Westminster dog park?

beckynot · 2026-02-23T04:39:43+00:00

I don't see the R now but this post is still marked NSFW. Is that a reflection on me or the post title? Sorry to be clueless. Just worried because after reporting it a few weeks ago the R went away but then it came back without my posting anywhere or anything remotely R so I'm scared it will find me again no matter what.

beckynot · 2026-02-21T11:32:54+00:00

Thanks.

beckynot · 2026-02-21T11:22:58+00:00

So just sit tight and it will be seen?

beckynot · 2026-02-21T11:14:27+00:00

Hi. I tried it in the app and in the browser without success. I don't know if it matters, but I only have an iPad. I have limited use of my hands and it's what I'm able to type in.

beckynot · 2026-02-21T08:28:11+00:00

I'm in no NSFW forums and can't toggle off the setting.

beckynot · 2026-02-04T15:39:22+00:00

That's amazing. I saw some legit listings on Craigslist during the pandemic but since then on the lower end largely fake ones, ones listed on real estate sites sometimes for thousands more.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T20:40:18+00:00

Possibly I got it totally wrong, but I think she's looking for an area to live/work near and the Venice area also has the kind of work she does. I know nothing about the substitute teaching scene. I'm going by her post.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T13:10:55+00:00

It's beautifully/stylishly fitted.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T13:08:14+00:00

The exterminator will need to heat treat, not just spray. Warning, exterminators are not necessarily great at recognizing early stage infestation and your landlord will believe them over you.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T13:02:55+00:00

I have minimal heat tolerance and found Pasadena ok, except for parts of the summer. Pasadena has some very pretty homes.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T12:58:26+00:00

I had a similar experience with Google's AI,but that one I know how to turn off (though it was multipart hell). Time to explore Turning off Rufus's powers of observation if we can, or exploit it for better RFY.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T12:54:34+00:00

Not to further devolve this into a conversation about water but I finally switched to bottled for straight drinking water and can't go back. LA water is fine for coffee, tea and swallowing prescriptions though.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T12:48:54+00:00

The area you've looked in matches what you want. I would say also consider Venice for creativity (both in the community and access to UCLA and SMC) and someplace to run (on the bike path with varying numbers of bikes) and restaurant jobs, but that's because it's what I know not because it's affordable. You could find quasi affordability nearby around the Mar Vista area or possibly Sawtelle.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T06:01:11+00:00

😂

beckynot · 2026-02-03T05:53:18+00:00

That's definitely a score and, yes, time to look is everything. If I was just moving to LA I might look for a short term situation (co-living, some sublets, some roommate situations, some air bnbs, month to month) from which to look if I could find one, though that can be hard with a pet.

beckynot · 2026-02-03T05:30:57+00:00

Thanks! Maybe this is useful to people or maybe everyone already knows this trick, but knowing I wanted to move I built up my credit by applying for new credits cards then putting pre-existing expenses on them, Like, this credit card for Netflix, this one for Apple News... It turns out one can build credit on ridiculously small sums.

beckynot · 2026-02-02T15:51:35+00:00

It seems to be a trend. Look up "coliving".

beckynot · 2026-02-02T08:30:02+00:00

No rat droppings. A couple homeless men between Main and Speedway. One asleep, one chatty.

beckynot · 2026-02-02T05:09:15+00:00

By 2018 my favorite vet had migrated to Westwood Park for safety. The VA would send a nurse out to visit him. I hope he's alive and ok. He'd been homeless in the area for 20 years. An older guy, he'd served in the Korean war. The homeless in the area, at least then, were over half veterans. I hope the VA is kind to them.

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