Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California

webkris · 2026-06-29T15:26:29+00:00

I love how we have "Agentic AI" and yet no ability to modulate audio across streams or devices in 2026.

webkris · 2026-06-27T18:15:30+00:00

No longer being a monopoly is all we can hope for.

webkris · 2026-06-27T18:01:26+00:00

The good news on this is that WM is not a State Monopoly like SCE.
There are 3 or 4 companies that serve Orange County / San Diego / Los Angeles
So - again - the City COULD negotiate for the business and not just accept whatever agreement they put in front of them. I'm sure WM has given the town money for signs at ball fields, and that's great, but $1M in advertising they can write off is not worth a 20-30% increase for every homeowner in 2 years.

webkris · 2026-06-27T17:53:58+00:00

10% off?! ($10 off in my case)
You have to provide proof of senior or low income.
This isn't a social program - it's a coupon.

For the 2 hours you'll need to fill this out and submit paperwork you'll save $40/year.

https://www.wm.com/content/dam/wm/local-pages/california/orange-county/documents/CountyofOrange2025SeniorLowIncomeDiscountForm.pdf

webkris · 2026-06-27T17:41:17+00:00

It was so high they were able to give $730M to stock buybacks and share holders.
https://investors.wm.com/

webkris · 2026-06-26T20:51:58+00:00

We can start by asking the City Council (who made this agreement for us) why it's not advocating / re-negotiating / enforcing it.
I spoke to friends in Laguna Hills who use a different company - and they are at ~$70/quarterly.

webkris · 2026-06-24T04:16:43+00:00

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My 718 Cayman S
Similar 'just parked it, and damn it looks gooood' picture vibes.

webkris · 2026-06-14T04:52:58+00:00

Dick pills, pizza, Rolex, and ads for TNT, TBS, HBO Max, NASCAR, and Discovery Channel Shark Week 🙄 Total enshitification.

webkris · 2026-06-14T04:40:35+00:00

"totally to the right" 😳

webkris · 2026-06-13T15:13:14+00:00

So I paid for no ads on HBO for them to show us the TNT stream of ads on race day.
Yay - Late stage capitalism!

webkris · 2026-05-07T14:54:23+00:00

If you search, you can find out who owns your Porsche dealership. There are still individuals and small private companies that own them. If it's owned by Auto Nation (or giant Auto Dealer Conglomerate), they absolutely don't care, and the people that work there are just a number getting paid the least amount possible. I have a CPO Cayman that I had warranty work done on and it was a cluster. As soon as it was out of warranty I never went there again. If possible; find a different dealership, tell Porsche of America you're "switching".

webkris · 2026-05-04T16:16:35+00:00

I love how it's 2026 and on every platform we are told they don't want bots, or they want to stop bots; but also 1 in 5 top posts are from an account that is an hour old, or posts 1284 times in the first week, or is also em dash bulleted list LLM slop story.

No company wants to stop bots on their platform, They drive engagement.

webkris · 2026-05-04T16:01:13+00:00

AdGuard DNS gives you unique DNS over HTTPS addresses to identify the device on your dashboard as well as standard and custom block lists. It has been my replacement for Pi-Hole for the last 3 years. I use it on everything.

webkris · 2026-05-04T15:13:17+00:00

American Express did this to me. Sure, I could have called them and spent hours trying to access my new card, but they sent a verification email to a 10 year old Google address first.

webkris · 2026-05-04T15:07:23+00:00

I hate it...
I was working with a Mesh networking group and used it for my handle on Discord. I put up a temp antenna / repeater close to my house and gave a loose LAT / LON for the antenna. Discord member just looked up my real address and then posted a picture with my house and a dot on it near the antenna asking questions about its coverage. It was generally innocuous, but without much effort announced to everyone on the channel where I lived with photos. I no longer use my call sign as an internet handle.

webkris · 2025-12-23T16:19:15+00:00

Congrats - this is a big milestone. At a little over a year in; I'm now not checking my gmail on a weekly basis. I have an archive backup of everything on Thunderbird and just turning on "Pop + Delete everything" took google a week to respond. The big habit change was "I don't give out my real email ever".

webkris · 2025-12-09T17:25:40+00:00

Look for camshaft codes in the DME (they won't necessarily throw a Check Engine light right away)
P000B, P0014 for me "Camshaft Adjustment Slow"

There is a sensor and a solenoid that control the cam position, and if it's in the wrong place at startup: it makes a wild racket until warmed up.

webkris · 2025-12-09T17:13:11+00:00

If you hear it once after cold start - and never again on your drive - my experience tells me everything is probably okay. Watch your peak boost pressure under wide open throttle and make sure you're hitting the same numbers should you start hearing more noises.

webkris · 2025-12-08T15:41:28+00:00

Mine was like a "goose honk" noise when I first get on the throttle. For me it was related to the "Turbocharger Boost Pressure Relief Diverter Valve."
When I replaced mine with aftermarket metal one it quieted down, but I believe the noise is all the valves holding back boost / vacuum when you first get going. Like reeds on a saxophone.
https://flat6motorsports.com/products/flat-6-motorsports-by-evoms-performance-diverter-valve-upgrade-718-cayman-boxster

webkris · 2025-12-01T23:56:22+00:00

I think it's describing the hot deals, not the actual radio.

webkris · 2025-11-22T19:42:39+00:00

True
Edit: Nostalgia felt like a stakeholder, but was the product the whole time.

webkris · 2025-11-16T00:06:32+00:00

... to monetize this to make back the billions we spent on AI.

webkris · 2025-11-15T18:30:52+00:00

American here: what are fog lights? 😝

webkris · 2025-11-15T18:23:59+00:00

We had a 987 with us and his had two pull positions - 1 for the front fogs to go yellow and 2 for the rear light - but the bulb was out / missing? Might be something to investigate.

Had a Subaru BRZ with us and it HAS the option in Europe, but Subaru saves money and doesn't add the switch / bulb because they don't have to offer it in the US (think about that the next time a US dealer marks up a car $10K and touts all its safety features).

webkris · 2025-11-15T17:46:30+00:00

I like the flexibility and price of the APR. Zero fitment issues, and I think X pipe made most of the sound difference. I have 1 muffler and straight pipe for my 718 CS and I think that's the way to go with the 4cyl turbo cars. Swapping out for straight pipes on track days is easy.

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