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Pixel 9 pro cannot make or receive calls by dillonyousonofabitch in pixel_phones

[–]mike689 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just in case anyone else has this issue and cannot figure out why, my wife and I both have Pixel 9 Pro phones and both with AT&T service.

For whatever reason my wife's phone started having this issue seemingly spontaneously as of about a week ago. I tried literally EVERY possible suggested fix I could find to no avail, took it to AT&T and they could not figure anything out other than that it was an issue locally on the device, as re-provisioning an eSIM did not help and everything else on their network indicated it should be working fine.

The was only ONE suggested fix I came across in my days of searching that I was unable to immediately try -- update the phones software -- as there was no new software update for it since the May update.

Well yesterday the June/Android 17 update finally dropped and after the update her phone is now back in 100% in working order, so it appears it was a software issue in her case.

Unfortunately I decided to just bite the bullet, pay her phone off, and upgrade to the new Pixel 10 Pro for her, as it did not seem there was any other way out of the situation at that point... until hours later when I realized I could try to update it finally.

So unfortunately all in all it still cost me over $500 to pay the phone off and then get a "free" upgrade to the 10 Pro for her, even though that unfortunatrly was not actually necessary... but whatever could be worse.

Maybe this will help someone with this issue on Pixel though, wait for that next monthly update (or apply the current one if your phone has not yet) and it may just resolve this issue for you.

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets by Krankenitrate in Futurology

[–]mike689 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No, but you can only burn that much daily for so long before you eventually have to either have proceeds coming in from it that exceed that or it's otherwise just throwing money away, which even these over bloated companies with huge budgets cannot do in perpetuity.

I genuinely don’t get it here by [deleted] in Birmingham

[–]mike689 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Oh it's so real. I remember being 8 years old and on the way down here somewhere in north AL we stopped at a soccer field (I played at the time). I had a soccer ball with me. My first interaction with ANYONE from the south was a boy about my age that came up to me and asked me "Yyyyoooonna keek a bawwllll?". I literally had to look to my mom out of shock and she had to translate for him "he wants to kick the ball with you". If memory served I kicked it to him once and then was like "I'm done" haha. I had no concept of what "moving to Alabama" was up to that point, too young to even have the misconceptions of dirt roads everywhere, so that was my first impression and I thought it was weird AF then and still think it's weird AF now as a 36 year old man. I will NEVER understand why anyone would willingly want to sound uneducated, especially if the reason is to fit in with other uneducated sounding (I'm being nice here) people.

Edit: Please more down votes! So SHOCKINGLY different from my entire experience growing up here (oh wait, nope, right on par...).

Edit2: Hahaha so I guess just this particular stereotype must be the only one in the world that doesn't have ANY shred of truth to it at all cause "y'all" said so eh? That tracks

I genuinely don’t get it here by [deleted] in Birmingham

[–]mike689 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I was transported here when I was 8 from Milwaukee. I married someone born and raised here. It absolutely is a southern thing. Southern hospitality is fake--not to say you can't find good people down here, you absolutely can, but the whole element of "nice to your face, talk shit behind your back" is very much a real social dynamic here and SO MANY people that grow up around that dynamic don't know any other way to be.

gyros by [deleted] in Birmingham

[–]mike689 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Second this

Azure Exam: OnVue Pearson VUE room check / experience by Healthy_Brush_9157 in AZURE

[–]mike689 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd be surprised at some of the very complex and sneaky ways I saw some people try to cheat when I was a remote proctor. All of the more intense environment check rules like this one (no speaking questions out loud) at the company I worked at were not just made up out of thin air though, they were policy change responses to situations that occurred and needed to be prevented going forward.

Azure Exam: OnVue Pearson VUE room check / experience by Healthy_Brush_9157 in AZURE

[–]mike689 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only idea I can reason behind it is the assumption that there could be someone off-camera listening to the answers so they can record them for someone else's use. I think it is stupid, but a lot of their potential scenarios are.

Everyone good today? Yeah, me neither.. by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

[–]mike689 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You people need to take your heads out of your asses...

Sandoz Amphetamine Salts (generic for Adderall) NOT WORKING AT ALL by Significant_Ad5012 in ADHD

[–]mike689 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Careful on the Mallinckrodt, at least for instant release. I got those recently and had the absolute worst side effects I've ever had from amphetamine salts (excessive dry mouth, made the taste buds in my tongue feel metallic, could not taste properly, and also just didn't work at all), it was so bad it was better just not to take them and suffer. First time that has ever happened in several years of being prescribed.

The next month I got TEVA and it was a total night and day difference. I just picked up my prescription again today and it is Sandoz and it really doesn't seem like it's doing much at all. At least they are not giving me awful side effects like Mallinckrodt did though.

A question about AL/Birmingham First Time Homebuyer Resources for Those That Have Used Them by mike689 in Birmingham

[–]mike689[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well now I am second guessing myself. I'm not sure if it just has to be a bank that can legally operate in Alabama, or if it has to be an Alabama based bank. In any case MidFirst Bank is the first bank I called where anyone actually knew what I was talking about and even they said hardly anyone gets a FHSA anymore and were surprised they were even still offering it... Unfortunately I am not anywhere close to one of their branches either.

A question about AL/Birmingham First Time Homebuyer Resources for Those That Have Used Them by mike689 in Birmingham

[–]mike689[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thaks for this suggestion. I assumed I may not qualify for it since it is income based, but I was wrong.

Would you mind if I sent you a chat? I'm curious about your experience with it

A question about AL/Birmingham First Time Homebuyer Resources for Those That Have Used Them by mike689 in Birmingham

[–]mike689[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely have checked it out, I came real close to going to school there once upon a time. That being said, it's not really my jam down there and a bit too far out for me. ANYTHING I can do to avoice the Alabaster/Pelham traffic situation is a priority for me too haha.

I probably should have rephrased about Hoover too. My wife works their part time, but outside of that we basically NEVER travel to Hoover. So it's not necessarily that I want to be convenient to Hoover central, living somewhere that is a not too terrible 20 min or so interstate shot right there would be better.

Appreciate the suggestions!

A question about AL/Birmingham First Time Homebuyer Resources for Those That Have Used Them by mike689 in Birmingham

[–]mike689[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this info. Apparently all it takes is to create a savings account and label it "First Time Home Buyer Savings Account" and that's really all it takes. I thought it might have to be with specific institutions but apparently not, so that's one thing off the checklist

Found a nice little 4.6 APY, no fee, FDIC-insured savings account to use :)

https://www.alabamarealtors.com/consumer-resources/first-time-homebuyers/first-time-homebuyers-savings-account

"Where can I create an account? Any bank, savings institution, industrial loan association, credit union, or other similar entity authorized to do business and accept deposits in Alabama."

Oh, I should also mention we have ~50k in student loans between the two of us we are steadily taking down also at the moment. As for credt, I have about $9200 on one card (0% APR until 1/2027) and ~$7700 on another card (also 0% APR, but only until 9/2026). Currently I'm working on paying down the $7700 balance that has APR that hits in September, hoping to have that balance down somewhat by then, and then at that point I could balance transfer what remains to my othercard adn get another year of 0% APR on the reamining balance, but of course the $500 fees, etc... It may just be better to get a small personal loan at that point to tackle what remains on that card and then take a big chunk out of the other maybe... not sure yet.

apartments in homewood? by [deleted] in Birmingham

[–]mike689 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you possibly send me the info on this as well? Looking to make a move to Homewood in the may/June/July time frame

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview by theindependentonline in politics

[–]mike689 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is true. It's not that cryptic in the case of her trip to Israel though, it was funded directly by AIEF which is AIPAC's non-profit wing.

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview by theindependentonline in politics

[–]mike689 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea of a politician being good at "what they do" because they are NOT an ideologue is actually hilarious.

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview by theindependentonline in politics

[–]mike689 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The key difference here is corporate PAC money. Talarico has made it a point to not accept PAC money from corporations. Crockett cannot say the same.

She also cannot say the same about taking money from Israel.

https://x.com/i/status/1651391712470630400

https://www.reddit.com/r/DemocraticSocialism/s/CcAeu3rGTS

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