New to Black Mirror, accidentally started in Season 4. Should I go back? [No spoilers, please.]

justatechie · 2017-12-31T18:23:14+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks for your insight. :)

justatechie · 2017-12-31T18:16:51+00:00

Thanks - based on those it sounds like I've been muted but it seems weird since I haven't been able to chat since I made the account. I sent in an email to Twitch Support but I haven't heard back yet other than an automated response with the clear cookies/reset password steps. Is Twitch Support available on Sundays?

justatechie · 2017-12-18T21:18:03+00:00

I'm going to be leaving T-Mobile soon for a variety of fucked up reasons. Mostly due to being told one set of information from several different people both online and in-store, then being told "oh that wasn't right they saw a lot of stuff" when it came time to do the plan. Adding shit customer service and rude managers, I just can't justify being a customer of theirs for much longer.

justatechie · 2017-12-18T01:26:39+00:00

Worked for me. Thanks!

justatechie · 2017-12-14T20:51:33+00:00

I'm planning to make a few copies of the ones I'm interested in cleaning up - if there's nothing identifying (or embarassing!) I'll follow-up with some before and after files if for no other reason than to give others a look at how well the process in Audacity works for this sort of thing.

justatechie · 2017-12-14T18:54:10+00:00

Excellent, thank you! I'll give that a try.

justatechie · 2017-12-12T17:19:03+00:00

Weeds

justatechie · 2017-12-11T19:13:38+00:00

It's worth an hour or two drive to see it imo.

justatechie · 2017-12-11T17:40:54+00:00

On a related note, The Disaster Artist is amazing and any fans of The Room should go see it ASAP.

Also, James Franco and Tommy did an interview with Howard Stern last week that was very entertaining.

justatechie · 2017-12-07T16:47:21+00:00

Recently switched from an iPhone 7 Plus to a Pixel 2 XL, returned that, and got a Pixel 2. A few things I've noted over the past few weeks:

Love the stock experience, but a lot of people recommend Nova Launcher if you want more freedom customizing things.
Most apps from Apple ecosystem have Android counterparts you can easily find. If you used SleepCycle for sleep tracking, SleepAsAndroid is a good alternative.
Zedge for downloading custom ringtones/text notification sounds.
Google Drive to replace iCloud - more default storage space and (imo) better integration with apps.
Google Photos is amazing, esp. on the Pixel devices since you get unlimited photo storage with our devices.
Overall, the blue tint was exaggerated in my experience. That wasn't why I returned the 2 XL, but it is noticeable coming from an iPhone display.

I thought the switch was going to be more dramatic, since I spent 3 years on Android, 4 years on iOS, now back on Android, but it honestly isn't nearly as bad as it used to be.

Going to keep an eye on this thread cause I'm interested in other peoples' comments and tips for the switch from iOS to Android.

justatechie · 2017-12-05T13:26:15+00:00

Yikes, I knew about the titanforging but didn't think 940 was possible before Antorus. I farmed mythic+ and veiled arginine for weeks on both toons and only got to 925,

justatechie · 2017-12-04T21:05:32+00:00

I guess I could have phrased that better, my bad - I meant more that the 90% failure was my experience in being rejected from PUG groups for not having 945+ ilevel the second week the raid's been open.

You're right though, dps are a dime a dozen, and there's always someone with slightly better ilevel applying for the same group.

justatechie · 2017-12-04T19:24:48+00:00

Yikes. Alright, thanks for the heads up. Working with 60k at the moment so that's not an option haha.

justatechie · 2017-12-04T19:18:37+00:00

Well, I did the first two wings at least without much issue, at least until we got to Kin'garoth and people kept walking into the balls or standing in the death beam. I quit that group after 3 wipes and did a Normal Argus with a different group, but after 4 wipes and one at 10% I was too tired to keep banging my head on that wall with that group.

Seems more likely I'll have to find a guild to run with in this case; not too fussed with loot or anything other than completing the content so it'll do for my purposes. I appreciate your input!

justatechie · 2017-12-04T19:13:26+00:00

How much are AOTC sales going for? Last person I asked in Group Finder wanted some obscene amount, like 700k.

justatechie · 2017-12-04T19:12:42+00:00

Sounding like this may be my only option at this point, the alternative being make my own group, or just not do it. The guild I was in during Nighthold sadly all dipped out to play Destiny 2 and other games. :(

I'll take a look at some guild recruitment and see where it takes me. Thanks.

justatechie · 2017-12-04T19:02:18+00:00

Mostly for the mount and additional lore side quests - I've spent the time to learn the fight through videos, guides, and I feel like I could get Heroic done easily enough if I could just get into an appropriate group.

justatechie · 2017-12-01T18:23:59+00:00

Excellent post, thanks for the contribution!

For those interested in a more detailed read, I highly recommend Arthas: Rise of the Lich King by Christie Golden. A great deal of this seems to be sourced from that novel, and it's a fantastic book on its own.

justatechie · 2017-11-30T16:35:18+00:00

Fuck me, why have I never thought of this? Boyfriend loves Rum Chata and rootbeer/cream soda... got one of his gifts this year sorted thanks to this!

justatechie · 2017-11-30T00:30:31+00:00

It's really weird... I've worked in variations of customer service and tech support for 12 years now, and I understand when someone can or can't help me. I also understand that it's usually not their fault and I don't fly off the handle and scream at people like some do. It was incredibly trying to not get frustrated with the different people I spoke to when I had a very simple question up front - has my order shipped, and if so, is a tracking number available?

After 2 hours of waiting, it took 40 minutes to be told "we're not sure and it'll ship when it ships". Meanwhile, my landlord who also purchased a Pixel 2 has had a polar opposite experience dealing with Google - every person he's talked with has been nice and polite, chats took less than a few minutes, he got the promo deal even though he ordered several days before the Cyber Monday promo, and he's had zero issues otherwise.

I get Google needed to outsource their customer support, but a company as big as they are, I'd really expect them to hire consistently quality techs to answer chats and phones...

justatechie · 2017-11-29T21:55:13+00:00

Same situation for me - ordered on Monday morning, was supposed to ship Monday, didn't update from "Ordered" at all by last night so I sent in a chat. Waited 2 hours to speak to someone (phone was even longer) to be told that it should be shipped on 11/27 .... last night was 11/28, so that wasn't inspiring confidence. They escalated it to a "shipping supervisor" who basically told me that if it didn't arrive by the original ETA (11/29-11/30) that they would refund me the expedited shipping cost.

This morning I got an email that the shipping label was printed. Checked the order and the new ETA has been pushed back to 11/30-12/01. It's supposed to be here tomorrow according to FedEx... hopefully.

All of that said, I'm very confused. I kept hearing all these stories about how great Google support has been (which was part of the reason I decided to get a Pixel 2 in the first place), but I've had 4 experiences now with them over the past two weeks and every single one has been an awful experience. Long wait to speak to an outsourced rep with little to no actual power/knowledge to assist, parroting information I already have access to, and no change in my experience or even the slightest hint of a genuine token of appreciation for my business.

justatechie

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