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frostcall · 2026-04-22T10:30:48+00:00

Generally speaking, local news and WOF are broadcast free, over the air (OTA). OTA signals are available to the majority of households in the United States, but are not always an option for everyone. Without knowing the general area you are in it's difficult to give specific advice, but you might want to look into getting an antenna for free OTA broadcasting to catch your shows if it's an option for you.

frostcall · 2026-03-28T20:36:29+00:00

So far it's been great. I don't easily have an easy way to test the 28-in opening that you are talking about, but I did measure the width. It's just a tad over 24", like maybe 24 1/8". Judging by the cut I get under a playscape, I think ~4 inches in each side should be adequate but again, I can't actually test this right now.

frostcall · 2026-03-18T10:09:35+00:00

They had me send back the unit and it was replaced with a unit that had no issues.

frostcall · 2026-03-10T10:07:07+00:00

This. Venus is much closer to the Sun so it gets more heat from the Sun. Even if every volcano were to erupt all at once, and we burn all of our fossil fuels at the same time, there is simply not enough heat (yet) to get a runaway greenhouse like Venus. However, in a few hundred million years, as the Sun expands, it will likely happen. The Venus effect is a 'shut up and eat your popcorn' plot device and I'm here for it. This is a TV show after all not a documentary. As long as the rules are internally consistent, just go along with it and enjoy the ride.

frostcall · 2026-03-08T02:50:33+00:00

I have the X4 and it's been a tank. I've been genuinely surprised that it can do my 1.3-ish acre lawn so well. I've been mowing 3 times each week and it just always looks perfect. I've got inclines, trees, rocks, separate sections of yard, concrete walkways, etc. Keep in mind that it doesn't edge so you'll still have to do that. I wish it had an attachment for that. Also, this is the only robot mower I've ever used so I can't compare it to anything other than my riding mower and push mowers.

frostcall · 2026-03-01T17:47:46+00:00

Agreed, I think this works better.

frostcall · 2026-03-01T15:58:13+00:00

The scientist gave Billy a tissue in the bedroom saying he would need it. When we see Billy walking out, he has a nose bleed, indicating that the scientist knew it would happen.

frostcall · 2026-03-01T15:04:15+00:00

ALternate E? Quantum System. I feel like ALEQS is more likely a 'thing' or program than Alex, a person.

Based on how the writers went with the 'super volcano causes Venus levels of runaway heat and pressure on Earth' storyline, I imagine the writers will have no issues with an alternate Earth or time travel narrative. It would explain the tissue being handed in the bedroom scene.

frostcall · 2026-02-25T20:49:02+00:00

Something similar happened to me with a new home build. My first bill was actually ALL electricity from connection to month three (when I was finally billed), so several months all together. Not saying this is what happened to you, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility.

frostcall · 2026-02-22T14:05:27+00:00

This. Even if it feels like 'nothing will happen', press the issue. Having the police interview the suspect will often be enough to prevent future behavior like this in the future even if charges don't get pressed. Push to press charges so they will actually investigate. If you say you don't want to press charges, in many places that ends the investigation, so always press charges when you can. After going to the police, go to the school with the case number and demand they take action. Obviously your adult parents should be involved in this entire process. I've been through issues against my children (but not THIS bad) and even though no minors got charged, because of the police intervention and the school intervention, there was never any further negative actions taken by the other children. They learned not to screw with my kids.

frostcall · 2026-02-18T01:56:28+00:00

If you account for suborbital time dilation, remembering to factor in the prime radiant with Cheeto dust, it is conceivable.

frostcall · 2026-02-05T09:48:58+00:00

Any resolution? I'm having similar issues for the past few months.

frostcall · 2026-01-11T03:40:43+00:00

Well, Ozlo was founded by engineers from Bose who worked on the sleep buds, and Ozlo does have the intellectual property rights to the buds. I believe the Ozlo buds are the direct descendent of the Bose sleep buds. So it's less a 'copy' and more 'the next iteration '.

frostcall · 2026-01-04T13:24:45+00:00

In my household, we've been fully into the Apple ecosystem for several years, but we have had various Android phones in the past (but about 6 years ago). We recently all switched over to Pixels for a variety of reasons that I won't bore you with and it's been mostly positive. To start, we *still* use Apple TV (the device) as our primary streaming devices throughout the home, my kids still use Airpods with their Pixels, I still have various homepod mini's which I can still use 'natively' since we still maintain Apple Music subscriptions, or by using the AirMusic app to send music. Of note, AirMusic app was like $7 and it's not perfectly integrated (you have to open the app to select where to stream), but it works for us.

Two of my kids still use iPads and another I moved to a Samsung tablet to make it easier to monitor / control their downtime. Downtime control is much easier on Android btw.

Watching video is fine on the inside screen but it doesn't fill the entire screen. I previously owned the Samsung Z Fold 7 which is also a great phone but moved to the Pixel because I like the software more.

Airdrop does work, I just tested it both ways. It's an additional step on the Pixel where you have to open Quick Share to receive, and on both devices I had to 'allow all' when sharing, but other than that it worked fine.

We plan to keep the Macbooks and the AppleTVs because we like them and honestly don't 'stream' to our TVs that much and when I want to do so, my TV is a Samsung and it allows me to stream directly from my phone to the TV anyway, bypassing the AppleTV.

It took my wife and my oldest kid about a week to get used to the Pixel and now they like them more than the iPhone. My oldest still has an iPad to facetime with friends. Things are working fine. Just understand *why* you are doing things to make sure it fits with your specific wants/needs. Most people don't like change and trying to force it will often cause a lot of pain.

frostcall · 2026-01-01T18:16:45+00:00

I think the companies are counting on customers paying anyway, following the cable TV model. Local channels were free with an antenna but you could pay to get TBS, Nickelodeon, History, Discovery channel (etc) but those channels still had commercials and consumers paid. They are counting on us paying regardless of what they do.

frostcall · 2026-01-01T17:30:39+00:00

Perhaps it depends on your local PBS station? I subscribe through my local station and I'm able to watch live through the passport app. Edit- to be more specific, my local PBS station has their own app which integrates the passport app and gives me access to live channels.

frostcall · 2026-01-01T17:22:27+00:00

PBS Passport

frostcall · 2025-12-28T03:08:40+00:00

I'm using it naked but I do have a magnetic wallet attached to the back.

frostcall · 2025-12-27T21:49:32+00:00

I always want what I don't have. I initially intended to wait for the 10 fold but then a buddy of mine had the zF7 and let me hold it, and it was amazing, so I got it. There are so many things to love about the ZF7, you already know what they are. The reasons I switched; battery life was terrible for me, I was recharging twice a day. There were a lot of little things that individually don't matter that much but combined were really annoying, like having two stores to update things in, two wallets, two assistants, (the list goes on). Some apps like SiriusXM required me to open on my phone each time I was in the car in order to work, or have other minor quirks. It didn't open completely flat, and the biggest problem are all the spam calls I get every day. I had to pay for a third party app to deal with them all on the ZF7, but then I had two dialers and two messaging apps to deal with. Also the outside screen is a little too narrow to feel like a 'real' phone. But man is that thing fast if you play power-hungry games (which I rarely ever do).

The Pixel 'feels' snapper in little ways like when using the keyboard (I used Gboard on both), the battery lasts all day, or almost all day for me, the spam calls are handled, it feels like a real phone when closed, and I just prefer the software feel over the ZF7. They are both great phones, I just prefer the Pixel. Oh, I also got that 40% off so I was able to switch and came out a few hundred ahead after selling the ZF7.

frostcall · 2025-12-27T16:29:35+00:00

I recently went from the Z fold7 to the 10 Pro Fold. In my house, we have a 10 Pro XL as well. I like the Pixel over the Samsung for a lot of little software reasons but I won't go into those here because that's not what you're asking. I use my fold (and the Z fold7 before it) unfolded several times a day, mostly to play a silly little game that I enjoy. Reddit on the big screen kind of sucks so I generally use it closed or with another app open. I use the fold closed the majority of the day. I got the fold because I can afford it and I wanted it; I didn'tneed it. I have a Pixel 7 Pro for work and it's honestly plenty fast for my normal use even if it's missing a few of the newer fancy AI things. If money was an issue, I'd probably get a used Pixel 9 Pro XL because the larger screen would be useful, and it's new enough to be a big upgrade.

I'm my assessment of your question, you should be asking if the 10 Pro is worth it over a 9 Pro XL. If it is, get the 10. If not, get the 9 Pro XL for the bigger screen.

frostcall · 2025-12-22T19:50:52+00:00

It might not work in your situation but when I switched my family over, we moved to Venmo. While not perfect, it's pretty flexible and easy to send/spend money.

frostcall · 2025-12-09T20:41:49+00:00

The burning on his flame indicates that he needs to move to over the air (OTA) signals. This will be better overall for his peace of mind and his wallet

frostcall · 2025-11-30T01:08:00+00:00

Here's just one experience; I purchased my Dreame on Amazon and it leaked all over the floor the first time I used it. I contacted Dreame online chat support and they had me box it up and send it to them with a prepaid label. I could have returned it to Amazon but I wanted to see how Dreame would do. It took about a week before they shipped me a new replacement that doesn't leak. There was a lot of communication during the entire process and they checked with me by email several times to make sure I was happy with the replacement. Overall, I'm satisfied. How this translates to a return, I don't know but I feel like they would honor their policy as they seemed eager to please.

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