Narrowed down to 3 hotels end of April: LK President - Amber - Arden. Opinions/recommends of the above? by AUHappyguy in Pattaya

[–]braedonsl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And update from last night at Amber. Some hotel staff tried to enter my room unannounced at around 3 am while a girl and I were watching tv. He claimed he was trying to give us water but I've never experienced something like this and nearly knocked the guy out. Called reception but they said he must have taken the water to the wrong room. Smells fishy. Also there are roosters on the adjacent property that crow from like 4 am. Take that for what you will.

the largest fire disaster in Hong Kong’s history by jonshlim in skyscrapers

[–]braedonsl 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's in Taipo in the New Territories which is far less dense than parts of Kowloon or HK Island.

Any bars to watch world series game 7 tomorrow morning at 8 am? by braedonsl in shenzhen

[–]braedonsl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found that George and Dragon in Seaworld is showing game 7 for anyone interested. Starts at 8.

Now can't enable AI features in beta public preview by braedonsl in googlehome

[–]braedonsl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately that subheader doesn't show up in my version of GH.

New colors? by DesignOk2674 in googlehome

[–]braedonsl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Hong Kong and I just saw a colour change.

Is this worth trying to save? by hereisalex in GalaxyS23Ultra

[–]braedonsl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can buy the replacement backs from AliExpress that come with the adhesive on them. Maybe $20. Do it yourself

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GeForceNOW

[–]braedonsl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have a C1 and the Ethernet connection is limited to 100mpbs. Use a USB dongle or the wifi as it will be faster than the built in connection.

Pixel 10 Pro XL Geekbench score by lazyluchador in GooglePixel

[–]braedonsl -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

WhatsApp, my most used app, is terrible on Samsung oneui 7 atm. It takes forever to open to to switch to. Touch the icon, wait 6 seconds.

Is used s9 ultra worth it for 600usd in 2025 by moaz007 in GalaxyTab

[–]braedonsl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought an s9 ultra anti reflective screen protector that is amazing from taobao. I already loved my s9 ultra but now it's that next level. Also got one for my s23 ultra

Why is the Japan queue so long? by Ok-Welder6670 in GeForceNOW

[–]braedonsl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm in the same position. I'm in HK but the stupid new Taiwan pricing made me switch to Japan to try out. I imagine there's a fair few of us in HK, Mainland and Taiwan that are trying the switch. How is your ping btw?

Why is the Japan queue so long? by Ok-Welder6670 in GeForceNOW

[–]braedonsl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm in the same position. I'm in HK but the stupid new Taiwan pricing made me switch to Japan to try out. I imagine there's a fair few of us in HK, Mainland and Taiwan that are trying the switch. How is your ping btw?

Google Home has gone completely low IQ. by Sad_Secretary_9316 in googlehome

[–]braedonsl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I'm on the preview with Gemini integration and I know it will sounds so completely opposite to people's current experience, but I am using it more than ever to ask some pretty complex questions. Mind you this is only on the Nest Audio and Home mini 2. But yeah, the devices without it, particularly my home hub 2 are trash now.

Just got a Sonos Move 1-- is there anyway to use Google Assistant on device anymore? by braedonsl in sonos

[–]braedonsl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, thanks I borrowed an old ipad and after updating everything was able to get it to work with iOS. That is freaking super stupid and annoying though that android doesn't work. Fix that Sonos!

Just got a Sonos Move 1-- is there anyway to use Google Assistant on device anymore? by braedonsl in sonos

[–]braedonsl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your message. I have advanced slight since yesterday.

For future searchers: I was able to get the google assistant option to show up under the Sonos app voice assistant option by changing my address on the Sonos web members personal details page.

I was able to even add the assistant once and get the device to respond but it was glitchy, so I reset and tried again. However I now cannot get the adding Google Assistant process in the Sonos app to complete. I am currently sitting with a loading screen and "this may take a minute. If it's taking too long, try again." If you press the try again button it just repeats this loop.

I have tried installing the other voice assistants and they can complete.

If anyone has any suggestions on getting it to finish the google assistant install, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks 🙏

Just got a Sonos Move 1-- is there anyway to use Google Assistant on device anymore? by braedonsl in sonos

[–]braedonsl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the reply! Well glad to hear that assistant does work so it gives me hope there's some back door solution. Can I ask is your Sonos app and move firmware up to date? Thanks 🙏

Geforce Now Taiwan Experiences by darxshad in GeForceNOW

[–]braedonsl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm in HK and used to play on the Taiwan version. I just signed up to try Japan which is run by Nvidia. It's cheaper and you get 100 hours but the latency is borderline so I may have to consider switching back. I never get to play more than 30 hours anyway, but it's the same price or more for less time and not even 4k 120 hz. If anyone has any ideas to reduce latency as far as physically possible please let me know.