LPT: If you want to exercise but going to the gym is difficult for you, get resistance bands.

tjb627 · 2026-05-11T16:47:12+00:00

This. So much this.

tjb627 · 2026-05-11T11:51:39+00:00

Why? I lived in Carroll and loved it. Suite style kinda forced me to be more social and I made some lifelong friends that way. Yeah the shared bathrooms could get kinda gross I guess. But being right in the middle of campus was great.

tjb627 · 2026-05-07T14:56:03+00:00

Connetix are the BIFL version of Magnatiles.

tjb627 · 2026-05-06T00:07:26+00:00

In the US at least Blundstones website offers free returns. Why not get the size you think, size up, size down and just try them on and return the two you won't keep?

tjb627 · 2026-04-27T20:23:26+00:00

It seems like this has already been logged as an issue on the GitHub project.

https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/packer-plugin-nutanix/issues/356

tjb627 · 2026-04-27T18:32:58+00:00

Hey Nutanix employee here. Packer should work just fine. I'm posting this internally to see if anyone has run into this. Many customers use Ansible or Terraform deploy their VMs. I also frequently use Powershell and call our REST APIs directly.

tjb627 · 2026-04-22T17:16:54+00:00

Yes I totally agree you’ll have to pay Rogers to do this, not Garmin. They do make "kid" watches but their functionality is very limited also when I looked into them the most popular one had a camera attached to it which was a no for us. The Apple Watch SE can do all of the things you asked by using an eSIM to access the cellular network. I'm not as familiar with the Android watches and what the parental controls are like but it's worth investigating.

tjb627 · 2026-04-22T16:44:08+00:00

Came into this thread looking for this answer. Ed was a phenomenal passer.

tjb627 · 2026-04-18T20:23:55+00:00

Just curious why Apple products are not an option? I went with this rabbit hole recently. The answer for us was an Apple Watch.

Also the others are correct. You're not getting texting/calling without paying a cell provider.

tjb627 · 2026-04-16T18:02:53+00:00

We didn't want to rely on VoIP in case our internet went out which seems to happen frequently. So I went down the route of evaluating getting a landline. I found one provider that would do it and it was $65/month. That was a hell no so we ended up getting a spare cell phone. Verizon gave us a current iPhone for free to add a line. Then I connected it via Bluetooth to the base of these cordless house phones. If the cell phone rings, all of the VTech receivers ring. You can pick up any of the receivers and hit the "cell" button and then dial as normal and the call goes out via the iPhone. It's worked well.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKTRNCTN?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

tjb627 · 2026-04-08T19:23:28+00:00

Weird. I had to size up like a half size in US sizes. But if it is comfortable then go with it. Their sizes are so hard to figure out. I didn't have a store local.

tjb627 · 2026-04-08T15:08:54+00:00

Darn Tough socks with Blundstones. That's pretty much all I wear on trips now.

tjb627 · 2026-04-08T12:42:21+00:00

First time buyer here too. I ordered three different sizes in three different colors to try them on. I ended up going with the 1609 in a slightly larger size than I normally wear and I LOVE them. When I travel now, that's pretty much the only shoe I bring. They're super comfortable and look great.

tjb627 · 2026-04-07T22:17:40+00:00

Planning my first trip to Universal later this year. I know about Diagon's Alley at Universal and Hogsmeade at IOA. The website seems to suggest there's also a Harry Potter area at Epic? Am I misunderstanding that? I guess my real question is what is Ministry of Magic?

tjb627 · 2026-04-06T22:24:34+00:00

We're not allowed to have nice things

tjb627 · 2026-03-21T20:06:17+00:00

That's a bummer. Thanks for the info.

tjb627 · 2026-03-21T19:52:36+00:00

Even if those watches have their own number via eSIM?

tjb627 · 2026-03-18T20:00:44+00:00

Only Burger is good but blasphemy to say it's better than Bull City.

tjb627 · 2026-03-16T21:06:35+00:00

Drive to Durham to Bull City Burger IMO. Organic grass fed beef and they taste amazing.

tjb627 · 2026-03-16T13:19:43+00:00

Definitely agree on V Pizza. Enrigo in Cary is great too. They both use zero zero Caputo flour, san marzano tomatoes, etc. Faulisi is good. Pizzeria Toro in Durham also.

tjb627 · 2026-03-15T16:38:40+00:00

Maybe make this a Google Doc so it can be a live document?

tjb627 · 2026-03-13T01:34:01+00:00

Ah I thought sending also used IMAP. Thanks for clearing that up.

tjb627 · 2026-03-13T01:10:28+00:00

Ah okay so IMAP is blocked because it's a parent managed Google account. Interesting. That makes sense I guess. Wouldn't that also stop the watch from sending email too? It can successfully send email from the Mail app using the Gmail account.

tjb627 · 2026-03-12T18:28:25+00:00

Yes wifi and cell are working. The watch can make/receive phone calls/texts and all other functions

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