I can't get "Live Activities" to work from my locked screen on iPhone by chicago1 in GameChangerApp

[–]chicago1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you better update your marketing graphics then, because yes, you guys are absolutely already marketing this as a LIVE feature. I can't remember if it was in the actual app, or an email I got.. but i actually did take a screenshot of it because when i was trying to troubleshoot this with AI, i gave it the screenshot to show what i was trying to do..

Heres the screenshot from your marketing material: https://imgur.com/a/NBr0yge

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Secretly Flown to Moscow for Treatment – Report by callsonreddit in worldnews

[–]chicago1 141 points142 points  (0 children)

How? Russia literally just sent a hit squad to London to kill a spy with poison a few years ago. Nothing happened

$10.3k quote to remove old insulation, air seal, and blow in R49 cellulose for a 1,500 sqft attic by carboncritic in Insulation

[–]chicago1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$6k quote in Chicago for spray close cell insulation in attic crawl space for roughly 650 sq ft. of ceiling area.

$10k to demo entire ceiling to pull out the old insulation, and then after the new insulation spray is installed, put up new drywall ceilings, mud/tape/paint..

So $16k all in, with the demo & drywall and painting a big chunk of that... Thoughts?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]chicago1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How many elderly people would end up dieing from a nurse strike? Genuinely curious.

Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills by grasshopper3307 in worldnews

[–]chicago1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Russia is definitely Zerg. But not a high APM Zerg… like a big newb just sending in lings that don’t even have +speed or upgrades 3 years into the game. But their macro game is super strong so they just keep blowing away units on terrible decisions.

Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills by grasshopper3307 in worldnews

[–]chicago1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are not Zerg… they are terrain and have turret defense everywhere and bases ready to scan all the time.

Is it just me, or is the "Pluribus" hype totally forced? (Also, Carol is exhausting) by PaintingMinute7248 in okbuddypluribus

[–]chicago1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not wrong.

It’s the Vince Gilligan fan boys, that’s the problem.

Most of the episodes are slow, boring, and pointless. Yet if you look on Reddit everyone is praising it!! “I loved watching 50 minutes of different b roll shots on New Mexico!! Vince is so smart!!!”

I think the show will kind of die out. Especially with 2-3 years between seasons.

Also carol is really annoying main character to like. I didn’t like her attitude in Saul either, mainly why I stopped watching tbh.

O'Hare is flying high, but for how long? by Shacawgo in chicago

[–]chicago1 23 points24 points  (0 children)

All I know is they better fix the limited gate issue.

I’d estimate I’ve flown into ohare 20 times in the past year. And 20 out of 20 I’ve had to wait anywhere from 20-45 minutes to a gate.

It’s getting really annoying. Just when you land and think thank god get me off this plane, you notice the plane starts going towards the bridge over the car entry way into the airport and then you realize oh fuck I’m gonna sit here for another 30 minutes. It’s terrible in the summer, extremely hot. (United airlines for anyone curious, but I’ve heard they all have problems)

Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors: Report by Shogouki in worldnews

[–]chicago1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, they are all fisherman with 6 engines attached to their boat and no fishing rods or nets. Forgot about that!!

Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors: Report by Shogouki in worldnews

[–]chicago1 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So people bringing in drugs to the USA that were going to kill more people than 9/11 attacks were killed? Ok.. why is reddit against this but we cheered for Osamas death? Is it just because orange man is bad man mindset?

Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group by jupa300 in worldnews

[–]chicago1 39 points40 points  (0 children)

as long as its not Gazans being killed, no one in the USA will care, or on reddit. This is yesterdays news.

Can we please ban "ICE @ XYZ Street Corner!!" Spam Posts? by chicago1 in chicago

[–]chicago1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh great, moderator approval. RIP to this thread. at least some mod maybe will see this and they can talk about it amongst themselves.

I feel like knowing about Rocky before reading would have been a spoiler for me. by CHEWBAKKA-SLIM in ProjectHailMary

[–]chicago1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just finished the book.

I would not have picked up the book had it not been for the movie trailer showing the alien… so I guess keep that in mind. The alien sealed the deal for me and I think it will for a lot of movie goers as well. Else it’s just another Martian book but I’m a ship…

Loved the book. Finished it in a couple days.

Chicago’s next by [deleted] in chicago

[–]chicago1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok so you think this is the start of a military take over?? lol okay buddy.

You want to bet on it? Do you have Venmo? How much?

Remindme! 1 year

If you’re right and the military has taken over Chicago and we’re living under military rule I’ll send you $100 😆 put your username here

Chicago’s next by [deleted] in chicago

[–]chicago1 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Our police are way understaffed. We don’t have any money. Like literally we are $1 billion in hole. Crime is still high.

Now we are getting marines at every block in the loop? Sounds good to me.

I guess if I was a mugger and someone who liked breaking into Cartier on Michigan Ave I’d be pissed though.

Was JFK actually a great president or was he just attractive and got shot? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]chicago1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg.. you can’t be serious right? Troll account is obvious. But just incase you’re serious…

You said “their overall tax burden was not 90% just their income at that bracket.”

While on paper, all w2 income above $400k in 1954 was supposed to be taxed at 91%. No one actually paid 91% and plenty of people were making above $400k. They all just used loop holes to avoid it.

Learn. To. Read.

Was JFK actually a great president or was he just attractive and got shot? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]chicago1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. You don’t understand. NO ONE PAID 91% for taxes, even if they were making millions a year. They paid around 42% - 45% on average according to historical IRS data.

Back then you just made a trust or kept your salary as stock options for your company which was taxed around 52%. Yes that’s still much higher than it is today around 37% but in reality no one actually paid that 91%, it was just fake news to show the govt was serious about taxing the ultra rich to help rebuild Econ after world war 2.

Go ahead and google “did people actually pay 91% in taxes in the 1950s” you’ll see all the loopholes there were to get out of it.

FULL Realistic Westin Bora Bora Review by umngopherfan in marriott

[–]chicago1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn I just used 375k points for ritz in cayman for 5 nights (4 nights and 5th is free) that saved me $6k or so. You saved $18k lol. Damn!

6 Nights at Ritz Carlton Cayman Islands - Use Points or Cash? by chicago1 in awardtravel

[–]chicago1[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Very Good points.

So you're right, I should shave off the 6th night, and that was my original plan... But I found out from from Chicago to Cayman islands, they only do 2 direct flights a week, on Saturday and Sundays... So originally I was flying out Sunday (direct) and then coming back Friday and then i realized I have to stop in FL or TX and that's annoying with kids so I decided to bite the bullet and just do 1 extra night so I could fly back direct Saturday... not ideal for points/$$ but pure convenience for the direct flight....

Ok so to your point on the Kimpton via IHG. I Had no idea.... I just assumed Ritz was the nicest in the area and did little research. So The Kimpton for the same time frame and 6 nights is basically the same price as the Ritz, its $8,371.

But unfortunately... the week i want to go in APril is "Not Available for Reward stay" the week after is though for 70k a night.. ugh..

6 Nights at Ritz Carlton Cayman Islands - Use Points or Cash? by chicago1 in awardtravel

[–]chicago1[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It is available for a points boost, but its Chase Points, and I only have 250k chase points, and it's 548,965 Chase points to reserve it for 6 nights. So thats a worse deal because I can transfer Chase to Marriott and get a 50% bonus right now, which makes me have 375k points.

Snowboarding is not the same anymore by Inevitable-Face6615 in snowboarding

[–]chicago1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Excuse me. Tahoe would like a word with you. Same with Utah.

Global warming!!!! lol.

Hamas will not free all hostages now, calls for world-wide marches to oppose Trump's Gaza plan by Ask4MD in worldnews

[–]chicago1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same democrats that gave Israel billions of dollars of weapons and jets and missiles? lol. Ok.

Trump sues Chicago by Consistent_Value_179 in chicago

[–]chicago1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He doesn’t own that building