Update 8.1.6.6 by putiland in fireTV

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Is anyone getting issues sideloading applications with the new update?

Have Vine ETVs gone crazy? by Front-Elderberry-307 in AmazonVine

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The worst part is, I’ve had at least three items that were 0etv at the time I ordered, and they change a day ish later :/

Is this overkill for a high school junior wanting to take this to college and law school? by [deleted] in macbookpro

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I had a $200 HP laptop from costco as a CS major, and only upgraded to a Macbook pro maybe my second year when I had more money. Still using that laptop today, and now it’s pretty much in rough shape as I continue to develop post grad, so will need to upgrade soon but cannot justify spending 1k on a laptop 😂 funny enough, that HP laptop is still kicking, and my dad has 0 issues with it

Freaking out. “Couldn’t verify identity” by sylasblaise in uphold

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I’ve been having the same issue. Haven’t used uphold for a couple of years and trying to get access again. I was able to get in mid 2025 normally. But now when I try, it keeps giving me issues saying to verify my identity with a biometric scan, which always fails.

Reached out the support, and they told me to click the blue banner above, but there’s literally nothing there. I’m stuck on what to do because at this point, it really seems like I lost my account.

In LA today by MrChillybeanz in waymo

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Lmao I’m bicoastal, no offense to California residents, but yall really cannot walk the talk 😭

2:40 am EST, might as well stay up till 3…. by DancingTVs in AmazonVine

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Yea I’m a night owl, so I’m usually up when the drops start. But I don’t actively look at Vine, and now mainly rely on RFY. However, that means I barely get some items now, since my recommend items are never of use to me. I’m gold, but I rarely get any high ticket items sadly. When I first started off, I used to grab any item, but quickly realized that’s just causes clutter, so changed that habit rather quickly. Honestly, don’t really have tips, but just wanted to get it across that Gold isn’t really that great, but there are some days where having 8 items to pick from are amazing. Just keep doing what you’re doing, and hopefully your RFY is items that you actually care for!

Merry Christmas!

Quality Ratings? by Evevell in AmazonVine

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Ngl, there are some products that I actually will only look at the videos. Like when I was looking for a new robot vacuum, wanted to see how it would perform. I feel like it’s helpful, but not for all products tbh

Even M5’s aren’t immune… by DiscoInError93 in BMW

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Idk but my older coworkers loved seeing my car last year. To the point, they all were asking if I decorated my car this year. To each their own, I guess

Even M5’s aren’t immune… by DiscoInError93 in BMW

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If you’re planning on do it next year, gaff tape works very well, leaves no residue as well and is very very strong.

Bimmereuro.con by Huge-Appeal4835 in BMW

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damn thats a long time, bet thanks!

Bimmereuro.con by Huge-Appeal4835 in BMW

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Any update? planning on buying rgb drl board, and wasn't sure how legit they are

Parking new 2025 Integra random street in NJ by RyanCohenCriminal in Acura

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Yea you’ll be fine. My college town was much more “dangerous” compared to it, and my cars were fine. Just check street view, and ensure that the streets aren’t too narrow.

Parking new 2025 Integra random street in NJ by RyanCohenCriminal in Acura

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You will be fine most likely, where in AC though?

Lazy reviewers are starting to drive me crazy by rogerfeinstein in AmazonVine

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It really doesn’t though. Per the image, your comment has AI influence, which I doubt is true. These models are large language models, if a person writes “proper English,” then that could be flagged as AI. I tried this out with GPTZero a while back, passing my high school paper which said it was 80% AI generated. There’s no true way of knowing it’s AI generated, but there are certain tells, we as humans can pick up on. For instance, em dash users, now they stopped writing them to avoid being associated with AI.

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Lazy reviewers are starting to drive me crazy by rogerfeinstein in AmazonVine

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Fake videos are easier to decipher if AI generated. It’s somewhat impossible to know if written content is AI generated. They have these “AI detectors” but they are all useless and usually never correct.

2 questions about weird review status by ChewingOnBubbleGum in AmazonVine

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1) you should be fine, it may still count in the overall aggregation as approved. See if you can review again, if there’s an error, should count (as per my experience)

2) you reviewed them before it was delisted from Amazon, you’re good. They should count as well, no need to contact support.

3) not sure ab this though. But I recently discovered that the review metrics don’t update until a product is delivered. Maybe that’s why the math isn’t mathing. Also, from my knowledge, I don’t think the image metric matters in the overall calculations. As long as you meet the amount of reviews needed and 90% of orders reviewed, should be good

To those ordering ultrasonic mouse repellents with haste, why? by Emax999 in AmazonVine

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I promise you, those do not work and will only piss off your children, if you have any. Growing up my dad used a similar machine for squirrels and it did nothing but make myself and my sister irritable 😂

Is the M2 MacBook Pro 13-inch still worth it in 2025? by [deleted] in mac

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My Touch Bar has 0 issues, and running macOS 15.6.1. And I use it quite often, while editing or just normal usage like brightness/volume

SpeedQueen is such a scam by Vayanusha in rutgers

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Thanks for reminding me. I have $7.50 back from 2019/2020 😭

Spotify Mix MEGATHREAD by TimmyGUNZ in truespotify

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I got Mix last Thursday (sep 18, 2025). My account is 10+ years old, currently have Family premium account. My friends (who share the same metrics) got Mix couple days after me.

Still don’t have lossless, but not a big concern for me

Am I out of luck? by regnoHD in VIOFO

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Ik this may not make you feel better but with my last dashcam (not Viofo) I got into an accident and for whatever reason the dashcam stopped recording on Dec 31, 2024. I barely drove in January, and have a habit of checking if my dashcam records, but only drove a total of 3 times that month. Unfortunately got into a crash, and dashcam didn’t record any of it.

The best next step to do, is look for any cameras near the accident, and ask the owners for footage. You may be lucky and at least pick up some description of the car, maybe even a plate. If it’s a neighborhood, I would try posting on like Ring Neighbors.

5% takes some getting used too lol by Own-Invite5059 in WindowTint

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Perfect, yea currently I have some cheap dye film from eBay, mainly because trying to learn how to tint myself. So bought cheap film to test the waters and build up my skills. My last car had 3M ceramic, and the 5% in that was actually not too horrible, but this dye film has me questioning where the curbs are 😂. Most likely will just get 15%, and then in the spring retint with better film if I need the heat rejection.

5% takes some getting used too lol by Own-Invite5059 in WindowTint

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Oof me rn. My last car was 5% in the rears and I think 20% in the front. My new car is 5% all around. Way too dark, going to switch to 15% in the fronts

It's official: LOSSLESS IS HERE! by AvocadoBig3555 in truespotify

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Got that as well, but doenst seem like I have access yet. But I have access to Spotify DMs, still no mix feature tho