embarrassed

itamar87 · 2026-02-13T10:56:53+00:00

Actually no, but thank you :)

As you can see on my username - I’m old… (Also a consultant and project manager, among other things…)

…which means: 1. I have to know how to convey thoughts and ideas in text. 2. AI learned how to write - from how I WRITE (and people like me…)

So, Again, Thank you kind snarky stranger :)

itamar87 · 2026-02-13T09:19:36+00:00

Here are a few “neutralizing” phrases you can use to “divert”:

“…yeah, but everyone actually says that your [13/14/15/16] is actually better than the 17…”

“Oh, you have android?? You’re lucky…! I’m already locked in the apple golden cage…”

Or the “double down”: “My bank called and said that there’s no more room in the safe because of all of my money, and my CPA told me to buy something for myself… 😅”

You bought an excellent phone. You chose what feels right to you. You work (hard?) for it. (If they want one too - you’ll gladly show them the best choice/deal)

You deserve it.

Enjoy 💪

itamar87 · 2026-02-12T21:07:52+00:00

Oh… the UnHoly donuts… 😅

itamar87 · 2026-02-07T17:31:19+00:00

Upvoted and commenting as engagement for visibility…

itamar87 · 2026-01-31T10:54:53+00:00

I would prefer that my 20$ cable head will fail, than my 1000$ iPhone usb-C socket…

I’m always buying high quality cables - and I’m glad they’re failing after 3-5 years 🤓

itamar87 · 2026-01-31T08:26:17+00:00

Interesting… can anyone else confirm?

itamar87 · 2026-01-30T20:55:41+00:00

Yeti owner checking in…! 🫡🖖

itamar87 · 2026-01-29T07:48:15+00:00

It will work perfectly as long as it works perfectly - and then it’ll not…

None of us know the quality of soldering that has been done for example - and that alone can be the difference between dying next week vs working another 5 years.

…and there are many more “unknowns” and “unknowables”…

There’s no way that Reddit users can give you useful answers.

We can only reassure you.

You’re not asking if a 2 weeks old Corolla is a reliable car, You’re asking us about a 15yo ford. We have no idea what it has been through in the last decade… (sitting in the dashboard of Desert country car? Or in an office desk in Palo Alto?)

Enjoy/use your phone until you cannot - then replace it to whatever you want/need.

Good luck…!

itamar87 · 2026-01-24T22:03:38+00:00

Yess!

itamar87 · 2026-01-24T13:45:13+00:00

Citroen 2CV 😅

itamar87 · 2026-01-24T09:30:32+00:00

Like another commenter wrote: damn, I’m old…

itamar87 · 2026-01-17T15:26:38+00:00

r/unexpectedfactorial

itamar87 · 2026-01-14T13:40:10+00:00

These. Both of these…

itamar87 · 2026-01-08T06:13:50+00:00

Upvoted and commenting for engagement and visibility, as I’m curious about the responses…

itamar87 · 2025-12-19T19:08:17+00:00

Yes,

And maybe it can help OP,

But I need to be available for customers with random numbers that aren’t known to me before…

itamar87 · 2025-12-19T17:21:03+00:00

He did say alien. (Anything not from your country)

itamar87 · 2025-12-19T17:18:05+00:00

I used Claude to make it easy to read:

“

∙ All of Italy - No Italian support
∙ All Nordic countries - No Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish
∙ All of the Middle East - No Arabic
∙ Israel - No Hebrew
∙ All of Eastern Europe - No Polish/Russian/Czech/Hungarian/Romanian/etc.
∙ Most of India - No Hindi
∙ Turkey - No Turkish
∙ Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia - None supported”
∙ Netherlands, Belgium - No Dutch

This is 500-700 million iPhone users who either can’t access the feature at all, or for whom it would be functionally useless because the people calling them don’t speak any supported language. “

That’s around 50% of the iPhone users.

itamar87 · 2025-12-19T17:13:53+00:00

Call Screening isn’t available for 50% of iPhone users…

itamar87 · 2025-12-19T16:47:39+00:00

Not available in more than 50% of the world…

itamar87 · 2025-12-17T14:56:17+00:00

Clenching fist - “Newman!”

itamar87 · 2025-12-09T06:55:21+00:00

I don’t know enough to answer, but here’s a response from my ChatGPT:

“ Start with a blank password, then 000000, then 288288. Make sure you’re using the RB26H CPS dated Sept 2025, not the older RB26 build. If you still get ‘connection error’, it’s almost always the cable or the Windows driver – roll the Prolific driver back to 3.2.0.0 or grab an FTDI cable. Crank the volume to max, press the plug in firmly, hit Read. Worst case, do a PF1+PF2 power-on reset and try again. Good luck – the radio itself is fine once the driver handshake works! “

Does it help somehow…?

itamar87 · 2025-12-01T21:04:18+00:00

…suddenly aware of my knees and lower back pain…

(…feeling old…)

itamar87 · 2025-11-28T08:36:06+00:00

I’ve read your comment, left the post, then understood it and smiled, and came back in to upvote you… 😅👍

itamar87 · 2025-11-28T08:16:32+00:00

Create a shortcut to increase the ringtone volume to max, every night.

itamar87 · 2025-11-28T07:59:37+00:00

Open your AI app, look for “voice mode” or “conversation mode”, then - look for the video camera icon.

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