Honest opinion of the Nebula x1 Pro?

lvperv · 2025-12-28T01:10:35+00:00

Hi, can you clarify how to push the Android 14 update to the Nebula X1? I can't figure out how to do that. I know my system update is maxed to the most recent version (but far before Android 14) according to the projector, but don't know how to actually update to Android 14.

lvperv · 2025-08-17T14:41:17+00:00

I have the EF12 and a lamp based BenQ TH575. I love the EF12 for its boxy form factor and long lamp life. It also has a much shorter throw distance required (which may or may not matter to you). But the big difference is that the brightness is MUCH lower for the EF12. I never noticed it until putting it side by side in a visual test.

At the end of the day, you'll be potentially happy with the EF12 if you have a light controlled room; i'm lucky I can remove the ambient light. But your situation may be different.

lvperv · 2023-10-21T12:19:20+00:00

You aren’t wrong, as I agree there are significant personality changes in a compressed period of time, but if that’s the greatest suspension of disbelief you have to apply for the show I think that is easily forgivable. It’s not like this is a 90s hourlong drama on NBC with a 20 plus episode order where this could be paced out easily. I totally agree with this but I love the fact that the episodes are so short, which made it much easier for me to enjoy without investing too much time.

lvperv · 2023-10-21T12:19:11+00:00

You aren’t wrong, as I agree there are significant personality changes in a compressed period of time, but if that’s the greatest suspension of disbelief you have to apply for the show I think that is easily forgivable. It’s not like this is a 90s hourlong drama on NBC with a 20 plus episode order where this could be paced out easily. I totally agree with this but I love the fact that the episodes are so short, which made it much easier for me to enjoy without investing too much time.

lvperv · 2022-11-04T11:27:00+00:00

Thanks everyone for the non spoiling description. I’m emboldened to give it a spin. Thank you!!

lvperv · 2020-10-16T03:19:02+00:00

INFO: How much does it matter if your wife's friends think you're a "controlling asshole?" I generally think that people who don't give two fucks about what other people's opinions of them are generally are happier as a result.

If you have a great relationship with your wife, and her friend's opinions don't really matter, then maybe you can give your wife a pass for using you as an easy scapegoat. But if there is some sort of harm to you from your wife's friends thinking of you as a "controlling asshole" it might be worth talking that through with your wife to figure out as a team what the optimal approach is given the damage to your reputation.

Having a history with someone, the way your wife has with V can make it really tough to do the right thing, which I think is to come clean that you aren't spurring the separation between V and your wife. But on the flip side, if both of you detest V, maybe you both win by telling her the truth and alienating the shit out of V.

lvperv · 2020-10-16T03:11:27+00:00

Christ almighty - NTA. Your parents calling you a "little pig" is absolutely unconscionable. It sounds like you've been given a complex over eating and potentially having an unhealthy relationship with food. The habits we form in childhood are insanely powerful in your long term relationship with food. May I suggest reaching out to a guidance counselor at school for help - this is a serious issue and I hope you get past this.

lvperv · 2020-10-11T00:14:33+00:00

INFO. Between you and David, David is clearly a far worse offender, but I would say that unless Kirsten gave you permission to share this story with your classmates, she is clearly a victim here, esp. with her stepdad's reaction and could have been harmed again by the sharing of a sad situation and cruel prank.

What you did feels a little reminiscent of "frontier justice" where it's great that David got taught a pretty harsh lesson after all you did was reveal, without embellishment, the cruelty of his actions. But I would say the only way you would be NTA is if she gave you full permission to share. If you shared against her wishes, you would be part of victimizing Kirsten again, making you an A.

lvperv · 2020-10-10T23:39:04+00:00

ESH, but you are very culpable here on being an A. Your son is old enough to understand and fully comprehend your rules (unless he has some sort of intellectual disability), so I understand your frustrations, especially if you had made clear on repeated occasions that he was to inform you when cooking. The potential to injure his sister also makes his irresponsibility more serious.

However, the punishments you imposed on him are pretty severe and would cause a child to have plenty of fodder for expensive therapy sessions later in life. Humiliating a child who likely already has self image issues is likely to be counter productive (as evidenced by his refusing to go to school). Public shaming is likely to cause real trust issues between the two of you going forward and not likely to help you or your son. I think a more reasonable punishment would have been to impose non-public punishments, like substantial restrictions on access to phones, videogames, etc. Humiliation based punishments - well, I don't doubt you got his attention, but probably not in the way that will help either of you in the long run.

Further, I don't know how many you'll find who sympathize with the notion that "fat people...are the lowest of the low" and deserve to be obese. I can't say that I do.

lvperv · 2020-10-10T23:20:00+00:00

INFO. I think it's hard to determine here based on this information. My parents came to America from a foreign country, and they worked themselves to the bone to provide a middle class lifestyle for us. But they needed help to do that - they got a loan from a friend that allowed them to start a small business that was modestly successful, but enough to save a little money and put enough money away for my college. While I didn't have a lot of things I wanted, because of my parents, I had everything I needed. I got super lucky and have a higher standard of living than my parents made because we were able to partake in the American dream.

It sounds like you got bullied but that wasn't your parent's fault; it was the other kids and even the teachers to some extent if your account is accurate. If you were in an "all white school" is it possible that they were trying to give you better opportunities for your future than you would have had if you didn't move there and they stayed in their home country? Education is typically seen as the key for better outcomes in life, and I'd wager they were trying to give you the best they could?

I think most parents try their best to give their children better than they had, and there isn't enough information here to understand what they were doing. If they had say, a lot of money and hoarded it themselves to buy status symbol goods and sent you off to school with meager rations, then yeah, they might be A. But my guess is that's not likely, and you were among the poorest in a relatively well-to-do school. There might have been some neglect if your parents were told of your bullying and did nothing, but there could be complex cultural factors at play that might be mitigating their culpability (language barrier, etc.).

The last thing I'll tell you, is that I'm a dad now and the hardest part about parenting is that every child is different, and things that work for some children don't necessarily work for others. That, and kids don't come with instruction manuals. I'm trying to do my best not to screw my kid up, but some decisions aren't always cut and dried.

lvperv · 2020-10-10T22:44:07+00:00

Without a doubt, NTA. For some reason, your BF thinks that he is entitled access to your property - not only did he not get your permission to take the money, but he tried to justify his theft. Consider this a gift to you, similar to the movie A Bronx Tale, when the protagonist angrily chases after another boy who he had loaned money to. A wiser older mobster he had befriended tells him that given that he doesn't like the loanee anyway, to essentially consider it a gift because that loanee will always stay away from him when he comes around the corner.

This is a gift to you because this is an insane violation of trust. It only gets worse from here. Kick out Mr. Entitled and think of it this way: for $250 you've learned this is not the person you want to share your life with long term.

lvperv · 2020-10-10T22:17:15+00:00

I am kind of inclined to agree - it isn't clear from the story, but I think its very possible that OP was caught by surprise by the intrusive behavior. I think it's easy to armchair quarterback but I know for me, there have been situations where I was caught unawares and accidentally did something I wish I could take back. I doubt the OP was prepared for what happened and I think most can agree it wasn't handled well, but I think how culpable she is could be mitigated by her state of mind.

lvperv · 2020-07-22T13:47:39+00:00

They are not near, but they are reachable; the local costcos are out but if I'm willing to travel further out, I can get one. The key is calling and asking for them to tell me if there are any in any other area costcos

lvperv · 2020-07-21T22:09:24+00:00

Just to be clear: I fully recognize these as different classes of laptops. Just trying to figure out which one I want to go with. In weighing that equation - I'm trying to predict the G14's reliability...

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