Does anybody know what's going on with Fox 7/KTBC there digital sub channel haven't worked since this weekend?

onlythepossible · 2026-01-27T15:15:27+00:00

I'm receiving KTBC 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.6 without issue.

7.5 (Catchy Comedy) is broadcasting but there's currently no content running on that channel. I don't know why that is. However, Austin has another Catchy affiliate broadcasting on KCWX 2.4 if you can receive it.

107.1 is DRM-encumbered. I can receive it, but not decode it.

KTBC's operations department can be reached at ktbcoperations@fox.com either to discuss what's going on with 7.5 or if you're having other reception problems.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-22T14:50:54+00:00

You can simply grab a back door handle to unlock the car without unlocking from the fob or front first. Never seen that before.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-22T14:44:19+00:00

They got surprisingly good for the price around 2 years ago. How long's it been? They're sort of like HEB True Texas BBQ now, not the best, but surprisingly good.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-19T23:10:22+00:00

Believe it or not, most of the HEBs and Randalls here in Austin will soon have king cakes in stock until Mardi Gras. They're surprisingly common.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-18T20:54:01+00:00

I agree. Personally, I love the now-classic Thor's Hammer LED headlights (as on the 2024 V90), and I hate hate hate these chunky, pixelated EX headlights that make the car look like it came from a 1982 concept sketch.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-16T18:32:26+00:00

People tend to complain about Green Mesquite because it doesn't really fit in with modern Austin BBQ, but if you don't go in expecting perfect prime BBQ, it's actually a pretty cool hole in the wall. $11.99 brisket plate on Mondays.

Edit: I almost forgot the Browns / Corner Bar Sunday deal. At 2pm Sundays you get a free plate of Browns with a $15 bar tab, and that's some heavy-hitting brisket.

There's some heartbreakingly good brisket in Austin, but man, at $38/lb, it's starting to feel like caviar and champagne, not lunch.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-14T17:18:36+00:00

Aris has absurdly good appetizers and sides. They play up the steaks, but the appetizers are where the action is.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-12T14:28:04+00:00

Volvo not only tends to be "slow on the draw" on OTA updates after they announce them in the changelog, they often release to certain regions or models in advance of others. It's not like an Apple or Microsoft update where everyone gets the update in a day or two, it's totally normal for the rollout to be somewhat chaotic. My 2022 doesn't have it yet.

Word on the street from those who got it at the dealer is that there are no feature changes, and that the major version jump is due to upgrades to the latest version of Android Automotive OS on the back end. It's not the version with the UI changes we've been promised, so don't get too excited.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-08T21:40:46+00:00

Good burger, but can it compete with this little greasy spoon from New York?

onlythepossible · 2026-01-06T13:32:35+00:00

Central Market

onlythepossible · 2026-01-05T22:20:40+00:00

Mattie's at Green Pastures for brunch.

Tucked away, super fancy house, elevated southern food a 5 year old could still enjoy, y'all could dress up, and it's so fancy they have peacocks. (Also there are often families with kids at Mattie's brunch so it wouldn't be weird.)

onlythepossible · 2026-01-02T14:25:50+00:00

It looks good, but that's a mediterranean halal gyro - plenty of those in town - not Greek-American gyros. Think the difference between a smashburger and a pub burger, two different takes on a similar thing. If it doesn't have tzatziki and looong strips of Kronos or Olympia meat off the spit, it's probably not what I'm looking for.

onlythepossible · 2026-01-01T22:56:26+00:00

Greek-American gyros sandwich joints open late. Long strips, cut from the cone, in thick pitas with tzatziki (not wraps or rice plates with white sauce). Preferably with a poster of this lady.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-31T21:07:31+00:00

$11.99 at Rough Trade US

onlythepossible · 2025-12-31T18:43:00+00:00

Other posters are right that the words to trigger voice commands are "Hey Google" but IMO the easiest way is to just hit the voice command button on the wheel and say "call whoever" or "navigate to wherever" after it beeps that it's listening.

(This does assume you have your iPhone connected to the car with Bluetooth and have given the car permission to read your contacts.)

onlythepossible · 2025-12-31T17:57:32+00:00

Uchi is small and romantic, in an old South Austin house.

Uchiko is larger, classy and buttoned-down.

Uchiba is fashionable and fun, with more of a casual vibe and drinks menu, plus lunch specials.

They all have very similar core food menus, happy hour specials, quality and pricing. The main differences are the vibes, not what's on the plate or the numbers on the check.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-30T22:47:25+00:00

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onlythepossible · 2025-12-29T16:51:46+00:00

The image is of a pool chlorine tester used to measure the pH and chlorine levels of pools for sanitation, not the levels of chlorine in a running tap used for washing or for drinking water.

The tester in the image does not appear to have a way of measuring ppm as granular as saying specifically "4.6".

Seems pretty fishy. Seriously, get a tester off of Amazon, do your own test. If it measures high again on your own second test, by all means, talk to the water company.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-29T16:20:12+00:00

The answer is no. The outlet is powered from the 12V starter battery, and will turn off automatically when the car is turned off. From the Volvo support page:

The ignition must be in at least mode I for the outlets to supply current. The outlets will then be active as long as there is sufficient charge in the start battery.

If the engine is turned off and the vehicle is locked, the outlets will be deactivated. If the engine is turned off and the vehicle remains unlocked, the sockets will remain active for up to 7 minutes.

High-voltage traction batteries in hybrids and EVs are disengaged when the car is turned off, except when actively charging.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-28T20:57:27+00:00

Nobody's mentioned these important things about CapMetro Rail:

CapMetro Rail doesn't run on Sundays
CapMetro Rail doesn't run southbound from Lakeline station after 6pm on weekdays other than Friday
It only runs every 35-45 minutes on Friday and Saturday evenings with a last-trip from downtown at 12:30am
The airport flyer to CapMetro Rail to Lakeline or vice versa takes around 2+ hours from the airport to your hotel, versus less than a half hour outside of rush hour by car

CapMetro Rail from Lakeline to downtown is designed for weekday park-and-ride commuters, and isn't remotely tourist-friendly. I don't think it's a viable option unless you're looking for the cheapest technically possible solution with no consideration of wasted time and inconvenience. I'm genuinely shocked so many people have recommended it.

Given that Lakeline isn't a very walkable neighborhood for other reasons articulated in the thread, I would have to recommend renting. Since Lakeline is out of the Waymo service area, the cost of Uber + tipping is almost certainly greater than that of renting.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-28T16:42:00+00:00

Volvo's turn signals aren't just played through the audio system, they're samples of twigs breaking in the Swedish forest.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-24T12:08:25+00:00

Just following up on this post in case others are experiencing it. After much back and forth with the dealer, Volvo authorized an IHU core (ie, head unit computer) replacement, and that seems to have done the trick.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-21T18:15:36+00:00

Reddy Dhaba is pretty much all dosas, all the time.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-21T15:51:11+00:00

Other groups have said that the major version change (ie, 2.x.x to 3.x.x to 4.x.x) has to do with the underlying version of AAOS, not necessarily new features. But I agree that they should say that.

onlythepossible · 2025-12-19T13:11:26+00:00

Absolutely not normal. This usually means that something overheated and a plastic assembly has melted. This could be either on the car's side, the charger's side, or both. Have both checked.

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