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The Siri Remote for my Apple TV 4K started to register right clicks as two clicks. It also would get stuck clicking up by itself. Very annoying.
I searched around and found this to be a regular issue with these Siri Remotes. A replacement is $60 with a good chance the issue will reoccur.
I got the less expensive One For All Apple TV remote instead for $40. It does everything the Siri Remotes does via Bluetooth including access to Siri. And the keys are backlit too!
The only two things that are drawbacks are that there’s no touch-sensitive area, it’s all clicks. A minor issue is that it’s not rechargeable, it takes two AAA.
So far it works well. It doesn’t feel luxurious like the metal Siri Remotes, but I’d rather have something that lasts.
https://www.oneforall.com/en-us/universal-remotes/urc-1110-one-all-apple-tv-remote
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Miffy x Stormtrooper.
#photography #fujifilm #fujifilmxm5 #xm5 #miffy #stormtrooper #starwars
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Californians don’t forget to vote in the special election on November 4.
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Gotta love that white, red and green Tom’s Supra.
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9000 people without power in South San Jose. #ssj #southsanjose #sanjose #pge #poweroutage
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Huge power outage in South San Jose.
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I put my Lumix S5ii in a cage. 😅
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Today is a GMT kinda day.
#watches #watchesofmastodon #watch #watchgeek #tudor #blackbay #gmt #opaline
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Monster Taco from Jack in the Box.
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It's all about where you measure.
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Tonight's race in https://lowfuelmotorspot.com was on Oulton Park (Island layout) in a Formula Trainer. There were only four racers and I got on podium. Yay! I also drove safely and increased my Safety Rating.
#racing #simracing #automobilista2 #lowfuelmotorsport #lfm #oultonpark
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More racing at the Interlagos Circuit tonight in my Porsche 911 GT3 R. The AI racers in Automobilista 2 are fun to race against, they try to stay safe, yet are aggressive too. Around lap 9 I had a fun battle with P1 and P2.
#racing #simracing #automobilista2 #interlagos #brazil #porsche #porsche911
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I raced at the Interlagos Circuit tonight in my Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3. I played around with the free camera system afterwards and took some snapshots.
#racing #simracing #lemansultimate #interlagos #porsche #porsche911 #astonmartin
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Deep thought of the morning.
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Tonight's race was in #iRacing. In a field of 19, I qualified P11.
I was concentrating on racing a clean race and avoiding first lap antics -- which there were a lot of in this race.
I ended up finishing the race P9! Not bad for a casual simracer.
#racing #simracing #iracing #virginiainternationalraceway #mazda #mx5 #miata #gaming #videogames
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Well would you look at that, I came in fifth! Top 5 baby!
This race was crazy though, my computer decided to stop sending sound to my TV, so the start of the race I was trying to race without sound -- very hard since I couldn't hear the gears. There was a huge pile up at the start -- I didn't cause it, but was part of it. That's why my Safety Rate went down.
I took the time to get the sound going again, I had to visit the pits for repairs and then I just concentrated on finishing the race. I'm glad I did.
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A five minute race at Spa-Francorchamps.
The number 10 car, whose bumper I staring at most of the race, was a right bastard. 😁 What he did at the end of lap 2 and also at the bus stop in lap 3 were meh. His Aston Martin definitely had more straight-line speed than my Lexus.
Still, I started P5 and finished P4 with no spinning out.
#racetrack #simracing #lemansultimate #spafrancorchamps #lexus
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A quick five minute race in Le Mans Ultimate at COTA in my Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3. It was an exciting race because of the AI.
The AI in Le Mans Ultimate is natural, makes minor mistakes and fun to race again -- they are challenging and I should up the difficulty for more challenge.
It was fun fighting through the crowd.
#racing #simracing #lemansultimate #cota #porsche #porsche911 #porsche911992 #gaming #videogames
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My son and I went karting tonight. It’s such a rush! We did two races and for fun, I wore my Apple Watch Ultra 2 to track the sessions as a workout. I didn’t realized how much of a workout kart racing is!
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Tonight's race was in Argentina! The Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo is quite a fun track. I drove my BMW M4 GT4 for this race.
The race started off pretty good! I worked my way up to P8 and then I spun out in Lap 8. It all went downhill from there with a couple of more spins, two track limit warnings and a couple of track re-entries that I'm not proud of.
At one point I was dead last, but eventually by the 25th and final lap, I had worked my way back up to P34.
I finished the race after the first spinout so that I could get more practice. And because I'm a stubborn dude who was determined to finish the 25 laps.
#racing #simracing #automobilista2 #ams2 #bmw #bmwm4 #gt4 #argentina
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I just did a bunch of laps using SteamLink and my Quest 3 in both Automobilista 2 and Le Man Ultimate. Crazy intense, especially when in a crowd of cars. The situational awareness that VR offers while racing is astounding.
It's rather warm today, so strapping a big heavy piece of electronic gear to my face is not the most pleasant thing.
Still what a rush.
#racing #simracing #gaming #videogames #automobilista2 #ams2 #lemanultimate #quest3 #vr
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Karting in Automobilista 2 is rather awesome fun!
Today's race had all sorts of shenanigans, mostly unintentional. False start, spins, crashes, unsafe re-entries...this race had it all.
I did a full race weekend with a five minute practice and a ten minute qualifying.
I qualified on pole, but I'm like Lando Norris. Heh.
https://youtu.be/CSCycsuIATg#simracing #racing #gaming #videogames #karting #automobilista2 #ams2
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Two minutes left in my 20 minute race on Brands Hatch and… I ran out of gas. I forgot to adjust before starting the race. 🥺😭
#simracing #gaming #videogames #automobilista2 #ams2 #brandshatch
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My Moza R9 is a 9nm wheel base that is considered mid-range in price and power. There a wheel bases that go up to 25nm.
I came from racing for years on a Logitech G29 which has a peak torque of around 2nm.
So, I was surprised this morning when I crashed my BMW M4 GT4 into a wall at Brands Hatch and the wheel got away from me, but my right thumb was still hooked into the thumb hole on my GT wheel. Ouch. That hurt.
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AI acting like jerks on the track.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ScqY6yEuiHI
#racing #gaming #videogames #automobilista #automobilista2 #ams2 #bmw #ai
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My new wheel arrived yesterday. It’s a Moza GS V2P. The Moza FSR2 I had is going back because it’s a bit much, it’s heavy and I found I wasn’t really using the screen. And it was expensive.
So far the GS V2P has been great with my Moza R9 V3.
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I had signed up for a race on Le Man Circuit Bugatti on LFM. While waiting, I setup a 20 minute race with AI to practice on the track.
I ended up having so much fun that I unregistered myself from the LFM race. Plus, there were only three people signed up for the race and that's too small of a group to be fun.
Le Man Circuit Bugatti is a joy to race on. It has a lot of turns, but also some nice long segments to get lots of speed. The straightaway where the race starts goes into a slight right-hand turn that is a bit exhilirating.
I am really liking this BMW M4 GT4, it's really fun to drive and handles well.
I raced as clean as I could, there was an situation where an AI driver decided to swerve in front of me and I avoided it. But, there was also an incident in which an AI driver brake checked me and that was not nice.
This was a really fun race.
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Tonight's race was with a new car (BMW M4 GT4) on my favorite track (Laguna Seca).
I mostly kept it consistent on each lap, I drove as cleanly as I could and I did not spin out.
In the last few laps, my pace dropped because I was afraid of spinning out or losing it into a wall. The pack caught up with me, but I had enough buffer.
#racing #gaming #videogames #automobilista2 #ams2 #lagunaseca #bmw
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I used a Steam gift card that my kids gave me for my birthday to help buy Le Mans Ultimate. I practiced for a bit and then tried an online race which was super hard. LMU is an intense game. My son tried an offline 10-minute race and he agrees.
After that, I did a 10-minute race in Automobilista 2 with 47 other AI racers. I started in the back of the pack and got all the way up into the teens before making a few mistakes and ending up in the back of the pack again. I eventually worked my way back to P28.
I tried to race as cleanly as possible, but accidents happen.
#racing #gaming #videogames #automobilista2 #ams2 #lemansultimate #lmu
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And then Mookie discovered the Photo Mode in Automobilista 2.
#gaming #videogames #racing #simracing #porsche #automobilista2 #ams2
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Tonight:
One LFM race in Automobilista 2, I got on podium... But, there were only three racers including me. Ha. But, I guess a podium is a podium.
Then a race in Automobilista 2 with my son and AI. Him on his gaming rig with a Moza setup. Me on my gaming rig with my Moza setup. We raced on Laguna Seca in GT3's with 30 other AI racers. It was a crazy fun race.
I've become a huge fan of Automobilista 2. It's a fun sim racing game. The AI provides a lot of challenge and makes natural mistakes. There are so many cars and tracks to pick from -- not just current cars and tracks, but historic ones too.
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I discovered that this site https://lowfuelmotosports.com supports Automobilista 2 with competitive racing with ranks and safety ratings.
What makes LFM interesting is that it does it for free, which I appreciate because as a casual racer, don't have the time to sink into something like iRacing which is a $13/mo subscription.
I did my first race weekend with LFW today. It was a sprint race and I qualified dead last. 😅
I went on to finish 19th out of 24. So not dead last and I am happy with that. Racing with real humans is so different than racing game AI. Humans are so unpredictable and make some hilarious mistakes -- and also take some dirty tactics.
It was a fun and exciting race.
Here are the race results:
https://lowfuelmotorsport.com/events/730/race/226661
Here's replay if you want to watch the 20-minute sprint.
#racing #automobilista2 #ams2 #gaming #videogames #lfm #lowfuelmotorsports
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Bored because of the #F1 summer break? Here's two 10-minute races I did in Assetto Corsa Competizione today for your entertainment.
The first race was at Laguna Seca and it was the more fun one because of competition. I started on pole position, but lost it because of a few mistakes.
The second was at the Kyalami track in South Africa. I really haven't driven on this track at all except for a few laps last night with my son.
#racing #gaming #videogames #assettocorsa #lagunaseca #kyalami
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I'm getting used to driving sequential transmission and with left-foot braking. In real life, I went out to pick up some stuff and drove my Toyota Camry. It was a boring drive.
Two laps on Laguna Seca in my Porsche 991 GT3 RS (2019).
Two laps on Spa-Francorchamps in my Porsche 991 GT3 RS (2019).
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I upgraded my wheel. This is a Moza FSR2 Formula Wheel.
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Of the three official Cloverfield movies, I only really like one of them: 10 Cloverfield Lane.
Of the three official Cloverfield movies, only the first was actually a Cloverfield movie. 10 Cloverfield and The Cloverfield Paradox were not until they were added to the franchise.
The movie Overlord was supposed to be a Cloverfield movie from the start, but was changed to be a standalone film. I liked Overlord, it's an underrated movie that is also a Wolfenstein movie without being a Wolfenstein movie.
Underwater with TJ Miller (from the first Cloverfield film) and John Gallagher Jr. (from 10 Cloverfield Lane) was rumored to be a Cloverfield film and it really could be. But, there's no actual tie-in. This is also another underrated movie that I really like.
The video mentions that the Quiet Place franchise could be part of Cloverfield, it's an interesting idea. I'm not sure I agree though.
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Obi-wan tells it like it is.
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Update: I complained loudly in the chat with customer service and Uber ended up doing the right thing (and going above and beyond) by refunding the whole ride.
That’s good.
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Update: After complaining loudly in chat with customer service, Uber ended up refunding the whole ride. I am glad they chose to do the right thing. I just wish it didn’t take so much work to get them to do so.
Uber would rather keep some money than make things right for a customer.
Yesterday’s ride had a tire fail about 30 minutes from our final destination. The driver, who was really nice, had to cancel the ride before getting us home. My daughter and I had to call for (and pay for) another ride to finally get home.
Uber charged me for the full ride even though we were about a dozen miles from the destination.When I asked for that to be reviewed and get a partial refund, they said no.
I don’t use ride share much, I am glad there is still competition because I will be using other ways of getting around instead of Uber.
The shortsightedness of Uber customer service to cling onto a money instead of making things right has lost them a customer and garnered them negative social posts about the experience.
I’m sure that me not using their service occasionally won’t hurt their bottom line. Nor will this post do much damage — though you can help spread it with a boost.
That’s the sad thing about large corporations, they don’t feel the repercussions of their bad behavior. It sucks.
But, I will still vote with my money and not give Uber any.
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This is a first. Tire ripped off the wheel of the Uber we are in.
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The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland. Very cool!