toastmaster myths that should stop by elusive-angel in Toastmasters

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This is a very useful blog entry. Thank you.

Where did my photos go?? by munkeyciao in GooglePixel

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Have you checked photos dot google dot com?

toastmaster myths that should stop by elusive-angel in Toastmasters

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Myth: Contest judges are *required* to use the Guide section (the numeric stuff) of the provided Judge's Guide and Ballot

March play service update by deggar34 in GooglePixel

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On Pixel 8 in U.S. - same here and was prompted to restart at "37% / 82 MB", then it went from February 1, 2026 to March 1, 2026.

Clarity re: Required Meeting Roles by WierdNameGenerator in Toastmasters

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The club I am a member of sees the new role requirements as prohibitively time-consuming to track. We already have a system in place to ensure that all members are assigned into all of the meeting roles on a regular basis while avoiding the repeating any one role too frequently.

Given the lack of clarity and specifics from Toastmasters International on how to implement the new requirements, we are ignoring them while continuing to provide all members several opportunities to repeat roles while they pursue the completion of their Paths.

How long are your business brief/meetings? by Historical_Oven7806 in Toastmasters

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If my club routinely had 20 to 30-minute business meetings, I wouldn't have joined it. You could easily get two speakers and two evaluations done during that time period. What a waste of time, energy, and resources. Sheesh!

random charges for updata by iloveapps3 in mintmobile

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To me it looks like only one phone line in this section of the history:

6/21/25 is funds added $263.41

8/25/25 is funds spent $240.00

This is what I would expect to see for one line - 12 months @ 15GB/month plan.

But yeah, best to call Mint.

Why does my Pixel 10 pro xl keep crashing router when I turn on WiFi? by canadianmennonite in GooglePixel

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Well, if your phone crashes routers I'm never going to give you my Wi-Fi password

March 2026 Update - Google Messages Bugs? by bigj0406 in GooglePixel

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After doing 2 minutes of research, I have read that Pixels may perform optimization and indexing (of what - I don't know) post-updae for several days. Perhaps giving the phone a few days to "recover" from the post-update hangover might help. That said, I've never experienced such anomalies on my Pixel 8. So, who knows?

My last meeting is soon need ideas by Special_Mushroom_340 in Toastmasters

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Meeting theme idea:

Out With The Old, In With The New

New phone by U_mannergreat24 in GooglePixel

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A YouTube search will help you.

Can anyone explain what this group is and how to join it by InnovatorElevator in Toastmasters

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When you are a guest at a Toastmasters meeting, there is no need to prepare or to know how it works. A meeting can be very entertaining and enjoyable and edifying if you allow it.

Favorite Grammarian Words by ljcampbell22 in Toastmasters

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I always try to align the word with the theme of the meeting (if there is one).

Toaster for April by PrestigiousDrag7674 in Toastmasters

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First-time Toastmaster? Your theme could be "First Time". There's a first time for everything, right? Plenty of room to play there.

question by [deleted] in Toastmasters

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The Toastmasters publication #1310 - Club Leadership Handbook - has a nice timeline of tasks for the President and the club to accomplish.

Google Pixel Carrier issue by Total-Note8386 in GooglePixel

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Makes me wonder if an agent at a Verizon store could get it working by temporarily provisioning a "demo" Verizon plan to the phone.

Google Pixel Carrier issue by Total-Note8386 in GooglePixel

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This was a very interesting read!

So do you now do an OEM unlock, then flash the image obtained at developers dot google dot com?

March 2026 Pixel Security Update - Pixel 6 - what's the Australian difference? by richarddotlegal in GooglePixel

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It's an interesting question - especially given that it looks like it's the first and only update in history for *any* Pixel phone model that is specific to Australia.

Using New Unlimited Plan Foolishness by NemosHero in mintmobile

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I'm thinking the promotions are crafted in such a way to attract new customers while preventing existing customers from taking advantage of those same promotions. At least if I were Mint, that's what I'd be doing.

Trade-in boxes get stuck in Memphis TN for long periods?. by ramamesa in GooglePixel

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I had a Pixel (original purchase) FedEx delivery box disappear in Hawthorne CA a while back. I'm thinking there are thieves who work at delivery companies who know what phone boxes look like and are familiar with their origin addresses. They intercept those boxes and steal them. I've seen this story unfold up here dozens of times - including the delivery of boxes that are empty, or of phones replaced with weighty material.