everdave posted:

I am not one to begrudge someone buying anything they want but the SE does come in 256, I just got one. Upgraded from my OG 6+ (not the S) been using for 5+ years.

Wish the SE had the bigger screen but I needed the camera (really, for car sales pics) and the 6 wasn't getting updated anymore. I only paid something ridiculous like $350 for the 256gb with a $40 upgrade fee added because I had the same phone so long.

I also had a customer pay me with a walmart gift card and I splurged and got the Apple Watch series 3 bc it was just $209 (GC was for $200). So far I like it. Never had one before.

Alarbus posted:

Australian prices and supply are hosed up to start with, though.

STR posted:

UGH

Ferremit posted:

In other news, Went to the butchers tonight and couldnt pass these up.

Grass fed local T bone steaks





And decently thick cut too.

So I cooked them the only appropriate way. To medium rare, with salt and pepper, over fire.



Yes, that is the slow combustion stove inside my house. Yes, it did cover the stove with fat and fill the house with smoke. No I dont care about either of those things because...



It was loving perfect.

Ferremit posted:

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

not to be too like, 2020 sjw woke bullshit or whatever but whenever anyone has a username like Das Volk i kind of uhh have some questions

meltie posted:

expensive phones are expensive.
The same company has less expensive options in their line-up that you could have chosen.

Ferremit posted:

I got stuck in a perfect storm of a phone thats properly dying, Corona virus and upgrading my cars head unit.

Ive got a 64gb 6s, but its properly at end of life- battery lasts around 18 mins on LTE, 20-30 mins on wifi without being tethered to a battery pack and even on a battery pack or a charger it can reset if you ask it to do a high load task because theres a few other issues with it, and it also has a broken screen. Corona virus has also absolutely hosed supply of phones here in Aus, and our carrier choice is a lot more limited so trying to find a phone that suits you thats in stock is a pain in the arse too, plus changing carriers isnt really an easy option if you want coverage in the more remote parts of the country which I need for work. The upgrade of the head unit in the car to CarPlay meant that I couldnt use my 160gb ipod any more so i've had to shift all my music to my phone, so the 64GB of storage on the old phone wasnt really enough any more. I can stream the music, but im often in places where theres crappy or zero signal reception so I need to store it locally on the device so I can actually listen to music instead of just getting nothing due to poor reception.

Iphone SE only comes in 128gb and I wanted a 256gb phone.
Theres no stock of iphone 11's in 256gb in Australia atm.

So If I want that capacity, in an Iphone, im stuck with an 11 Pro or an 11 Pro Max.


Exactly- When I got my 6s, it was the flagship phone at the time and it wasnt a $2K device. Phones have gotten so expensive in Australia that all the carriers have had to introduce 36 month plans because people are baulking at the idea of paying $80 a month for the device + a minimum of $50 per month of service cost. For example if you want a 100gb a month plan because your a heavy user and want the Iphone 11 Pro in 512gb but only want a 24 month plan, your going to be forking out $177 Australian dollarydoos a month for the experience!

mariooncrack posted:

I believe it stops getting security patches in October. Say what you will about Apple, there's nobody who supports their phones longer than them.

FAT32 SHAMER posted:

As an android developer for connected vehicle stuff,


Please don’t use android anymore. Some of the unpatched security exceptions they have leftover + the amount of stuff I can programmatically gain access to even after their clamp downs makes my skin crawl

KillHour posted:

I don't use a grill - I sous vide or reverse sear the steak and finish it off on a ripping hot cast iron.

Humphreys posted:

Just did this privately myself and next time, its clothes and harddrives. Then burn the rest.

Darchangel posted:

STR:
Completely. Be done with it.

Also, I need to go play in the mud with our Outback, just so it's not a complete poser. Have to turn the VDC off, though, or it won't be entertaining. That poo poo actually worked really well when I went to slide it around a u-turn in the wet. It said "nope" and straightened the car right up.

Mustache Ride posted:

CommieGIR posted:

Its okay, just send a text to an iPhone to do the same thing. Apple's entire security model is obscurity, they often go after security researchers and the tools they use to make doing proper audit of those security flaws difficult. Android, at least, can be done easily. I'd rather have the vulnerability I know about than the one I don't.

Outside of its good privacy policies (void in China), Apple isn't any better, it just has an air of security due to its black box/walled garden methods. Apple would have the same issues as Android if it had as large a number of hardware/OS fork vendors as Android, that's just part of having an OS licensed for general platform use rather than restricting the OS to only hardware supplied by the OS vendor.

All Tech Is Bad, but at least don't support a company that openly lobbies against Right to Repair.

MomJeans420 posted:

Zerodium currently pays up to $500k higher for an Android full exploit chain with persistence (zero click) than it does for iOS, which doesn't speak highly towards iOS being more secure. They also aren't accepting any new iOS submissions for three months because they already have enough. And from what I've seen, iMessage is an absolute mess of code so no wonder there are semi-frequent exploits just involving texting an iPhone.

blk posted:

Anyone have stickers or magnets on their car? I know they’re generally considered distasteful; but I’m curious (dealer badges don’t count).

Sometimes I want to put something on my Miata that’s a statement against unnecessary crossovers and SUVs - I get a lot of commentary on how impractical it must be from people driving an empty 5000 lb battering ram without a clue.

McTinkerson posted:

My winter daily RX-8 is getting a full JPS x Boss Coffee vinyl decal kit.

The back window of my truck has two big decals and the wife's daily has a full Martini kit.

So yeah, decals all the way. They're worth 5kW each after all.

Safety Dance posted:

Share a picture of your wife's car!

McTinkerson posted:

Ask and ye shall receive. I never need a reason to spam this thing really.

taqueso posted:

let us know when you pick it up!

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

nobody gives a gently caress about your lovely opinions so don't put some Deeply Clever Look At How Intelligent I Am sticker on your car

blk posted:

Anyone have stickers or magnets on their car? I know they’re generally considered distasteful; but I’m curious (dealer badges don’t count).

Sometimes I want to put something on my Miata that’s a statement against unnecessary crossovers and SUVs - I get a lot of commentary on how impractical it must be from people driving an empty 5000 lb battering ram without a clue.

Elviscat posted:

WTF are you trying to suggest here Google?

cakesmith handyman posted:

I want a "Deeply Clever Look At How Intelligent I Am" sticker, where can I get one

I have English heritage and national trust stickers on the car, you get free parking at their sites when there's not an apocalypse on. I think that makes me deeply middle class.