Dashcam: Sunday July 28, 2024
Memory Box: Dual Powered USB Cable
We have been sorting out storage and found a lot of parts, components, cables, etc.
Some devices requires more power than a single USB (1.0) can provide. Therefore a Dual Powered USB Cables were needed.
So many memories…
Idiots in Cars: Riskin’ It All on I-405 Freeway
This dash cam footage was captured on July 28, 2022 at 5:31 pm; on Interstate 405 South (I-405 S) and California Route 73 Junction.
The black SUV was rushing from I-405S to 73 at the last moment and hit the orange cone.
This is not the firs time a car hit those plastic barrier.
Please, don’t do this. I’ve seen the aftermath of an Idiot in Car hit the concrete barrier on a different freeway junction. If you’re about to miss a junction or an exit, keep calm and go to the next exit.
Warnception: Twitter Hellscape, Sensitive Content Edition.
For some reasons, Twitter has added the following to each and every post on @37prime account:
We put a warning on this Tweet because it
Twitter
might have sensitive content. Appeal this
warning
I do not get warning at all on my personal Twitter account. I wonder why Twitter suddenly flagged this account. Could it be a mistake or something else such as someone reporting 37prime to Twitter.
I took the screenshot above and posted it on Twitter. Knowing what I knew then, I expected Twitter to automatically put the same warning to the post. Boom there goes the sonic!
I “appealed” to Twitter regarding the warning on the original post and haven’t from them at the time of this post.
So, I took screenshot of the second post and made a tweet about it, expecting the warning to appear.
Yep, the warning is there. I could keep going on and on and on and on…
By the way, this post will be automatically tweeted, and most likely will get the same warning.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
An Hour and a Half at Apple Genius Bar
It started with a text at 6:21 am on Saturday morning.
Please fix, possibly today. (Referring to an iPhone 11 Pro with broken screen.)
First I thought I should rent Apple Self Service Repair kit (https://selfservicerepair.com/), but t needed to be done today. So I made an appointment with Apple Genius Bar.
Even though it was a Saturday, my schedule was not surprisingly full. I was working on one MacBook Pro failing to start. At the same time, I was trying to figure out why Microsoft Outlook on a particular Windows PC kept crashing.
A few emails and texts came in for appointments. I also was tasked to pick up a birthday present at a particular retailer. It was indeed a busy Saturday.
I went in to the Apple Store 5 minutes before my appointment, and promptly seated at the Genius Bar. Finding out that the AppleCare+ had already expired, I knew it was going to be an expensive repair; $279 Out if Warranty repair vs $29 with AppleCare+.
Knowing this I made a call to get confirmation for the pricing so I can proceed with the repair; it was approved.
One hour later I went back to the Apple Store to pick up the the iPhone 11 Pro, with new screen. I paid $279 + Sales Tax and went on to my next destination.
July 3, 2021: The day before the Fourth
One day before the so called “let’s set off tons of firework day” in the United States, which is also known as one of the worst days for house pets. I could hear fireworks throughout the day. It started peaking around 21:00 hour, or 09:00 PM for most, as a local firework show started. One of the pets at home started panicking. One way he was coping with the absolute torture to the ears, is to rip apart one of the throw pillows from the couch. Tomorrow night is going to get worse.
Speaking of fireworks, some of you might have heard about the “controlled-explosion” of illegal fireworks seized by Los Angeles Police Department; that went out of control.
Anyway, I finally got to break the seal off Japan exclusive of Helloween self-titled CD.
It contains total of 14 songs on 2 CDs, with “We Are Real” as Japan exclusive track. Each Packaging comes with one out of seven randomly selected sticker featuring illustration of Helloween mark VII band member. This pack contains illustration of Andi Deris, on of three current vocalists, of Helloween.
The Fourth of July is coming up, and I have to find ways to calm all the pets in the house.