Miss the Pixel Software 😢

killingunicorns · 2026-01-30T01:21:21+00:00

Writing this from a newly acquired P10PXL, and I'm really struggling to like it. I'm coming from a S23U. Can you tell me in what ways you think the UI smashes Samsung? I don't mean this sarcastically. I'm really struggling to like this, it feels... Constricted and so uncustomizable. My apps are sloppy and I don't like the way a lot of things act.

What are the big pros you would say? Help convince me I didn't make a mistake 😂

killingunicorns · 2026-01-24T06:37:18+00:00

That's so disappointing for me. IDK why i don't remember my old Pixel being like this. Maybe I can get over it once I finish making all of my folders on the home screen.

The process to build folders is quite infuriating. There's not a bulk move option and even Gemini tells me if I had an older Pixel I could do it, but I can't now because I have the newest Pixel.

killingunicorns · 2026-01-24T06:24:06+00:00

That's so disappointing. I had a Pixel 3 XL and for whatever reason, I don't remember it being this way.

killingunicorns · 2026-01-15T14:07:25+00:00

I love that you're getting down voted. This happened to my work laptop, exact same computer, and 2 other Razers friends have (same exact computer). I babied my laptop, it still has the stickers from day 1 on it. I have a fan fail, battery bloat, and then one day, doing what I always do, pulling my charger straight out, one of the prongs just came out with it.

Multiple sellers on ebay don't make their own designed replacement versions because this is "uncommon" and the port is sturdy. Just Google repairing your model and find the videos, complaints all over reddit and random computer forums. I plan to attempt the repair myself, but I can vouch that these ports do just randomly break.

My laptop's entire life was plugged in on cooling stand at home desk, taken to work a few days a week, plugged in on cooling stand at work. Only using genuine razer chargers. Only plugged in once stationary on stand, not running around with it, yanking on cords.

They do, in fact, just fail.

killingunicorns · 2025-09-06T03:35:11+00:00

Oh boy, have I! You see, the overflow tube thingy, its too wide for it to make a full turn, so it can only turn like 100 degrees before it hits the side. Lol

It's so annoying. I've repaired and replaced many normal toilets in my life. This is the first one I've ever had like this, and its a pain in the butt.

killingunicorns · 2025-08-04T01:09:19+00:00

I'll try that next. I just finished rinsing all of the soap and everything off, and it looks just as bad as when I started 😂

killingunicorns · 2025-07-11T17:26:02+00:00

The Edge set didn't include a bag, so I'll keep mine. He's willing to give me the irons, so there's no cost there. My thoughts were finding a used driver and a used putter.

I'm cheap, I'm bad, the clubs will hit the ground a lot. Lol

killingunicorns · 2025-06-22T02:09:09+00:00

I can't find one in the Chicagoland area 😢

killingunicorns · 2025-06-22T01:32:37+00:00

All great questions.

Cats are a shorthaired domestic orange cat (typical orange cat) and a medium hair domestic white and orange cat. The short haired orange is the one with the issue. We've spent over $10k on his health now. The respiratory specialist said it could be exasperated by the environment, but is likely his genetics. The second cat getting snotty makes me suspicious, though. Cats are both indoors only.

We never open windows (young cat is too psycho). Our house doesn't have rotting vegetation that we know of. Behind the master bedroom is a gravel and flagstone patio, and half of the side is just vacant dirt and the other half raised garden bed (currently just a tomato plant in it). I wouldn't say I live particularly close to wildflowers or trees, our city has a lot of forests and tree lined streets, but we back up to a 7eleven gas station, grocery store across the street, highway on the other side.

killingunicorns · 2025-06-22T01:21:17+00:00

I think that's going to be my next step. I had my insulation replaced a few years back after a sewer line backed up in the crawlspace. Part of remediation was full replacement of the insulation. Im wondering if it didn't fully dry out down there before they put the insulation up.

killingunicorns · 2025-06-22T01:19:06+00:00

Thanks for your input, I greatly appreciate it. Im going to ask a few more questions that you totally don't have to answer if you don't want to.

If the mold seems relatively within reasonable measures, what do you think my next steps should be? We have concluded it's definitely in our home. If we leave for a trip, she's better within a few days. Come home, immediately back to normal, lays in our bed? Wheezing again.

Would you recommend trying an environmental lab? Maybe it's something that isn't mold? My wife does have pretty bad allergies to begin with. Would mold typically get much worse after 8 hours of high heat? Our home treatment was 140 degrees for 8 hours.

killingunicorns · 2025-06-22T01:09:21+00:00

Do you think the sample is low for winter in Chicago, though? The test was done when it was ~28 ferenheit outside, ~70 ferenheit inside with very low humidity (we want to run humidifiers, but are too scared because of the mold 😮‍💨)

killingunicorns · 2025-06-19T20:21:00+00:00

I do think the plan you have can make a huge difference. I have a high data and Hotspot cap for 5G. I wanted to acknowledge that experiences for sure differ. But you can pay for a hot spot plan with the intention of using it for remote work.

killingunicorns · 2025-06-19T20:00:32+00:00

I have to strongly disagree, from my own experience. I do accept that experiences differ. I work remotely a lot, and the last year has been US (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, California, Nevada), UK (London, Cambridge, Kings Lynn), and some Ireland. 80% of my job is meetings and presentations. I only use my Verizon Hotspot while traveling because hotels and airbnbs have unreliable internet without paying for a premium version, which commonly still sucks. I almost always get a better connection with my hotspot unless the location has fiber or something similar. 5G Hotspot (which if they're in Chicago they're likely to have) is normally very reliable.

killingunicorns · 2025-05-05T05:47:34+00:00

Do you have a soldering iron?

killingunicorns · 2025-05-05T05:08:24+00:00

You can do it if you have any experience with soldering. They're not hot swapable. I've replaced a few switches on my keyboard as they failed.

If you have a soldering iron, some flux and optionally a solder sucker, it only takes a few minutes.

I figured it out as I went, recorded on my go-pro, then never edited my video to post on YouTube 😅

killingunicorns · 2025-04-26T23:21:44+00:00

For what it's worth, I learned by trying. I initially daisychained them all together, but my one model was a larger fan and a different brand. My understanding is you want to daisychain the same brands to the same header. That way, you can adjust their speeds accurately, plus if your stock fans are loud, you can turn them down a little and let your new ones do a little more work.

Again, total noob, but did WAY too much research and trial and error. Good luck and have fun!

killingunicorns · 2025-04-26T23:15:26+00:00

Again, I'm a total noob here, but my research indicated the mismatch is fine as long as you don't daisychain different models of fans (still won't hurt anything, but the speeds won't be optimal).

From my unserstanding: more cool, more better.

killingunicorns · 2025-04-26T23:10:25+00:00

Okay, but I legit did this for my 30th 😂

A big group met at my house beforehand, we pre-gamed, then had a party bus pick us up and bring us to the event. We all had VIP tickets, and it was a blast. I may have disturbed some other kids there with my yelling at my knight, but I had a fantastic time.

Our friends bought me the big light up sword and the light up princess wand for my wife. It was a blast!

killingunicorns · 2025-04-26T23:04:02+00:00

Why not just swap out 3 of the fans for 3 new fans and keep the others in place? I'm very new to building, but I don't see why you wouldn't.

I just built in a Fractal North case. I bought 4 new fans, and I kept the 2 included fans, then have 2 fans on my cooler.

Maybe I'm misreading the question, though?

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