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Emblazon last won the day on December 30 2018

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  1. I absolutely prefer the dimensions of the Fold over something like the Pixel. I don’t want an outside screen that’s more useable, if you want that, get a slab phone. I love that the Fold is truly one handed when closed. The keyboard can be a bit tricky to use, unless you use swipe exclusively. I’d say I used my Fold open probably about 80% of the time. It was a pocket tablet for me. And the multitasking! Whoa baby! Technically, you can have as many apps open at once as you like, but 5 is the usable limit. I frequently had FB, a baseball game, and an Instagram chat open at once, then popped out the calculator as a fourth app floating on top. Zero performance hit. I hate that the Pro Max has zero multitasking. Outside of having a video playing while using the phone. Why the Pixel is limited to two apps automatically makes that a no buy. I also loved that the fingerprint reader was the sleep/wake button. It’s instant. I could go on and on about the Fold… but there’s also things I definitely prefer about the iPhone (other than the customer support). And the Watch Ultra really is in a class of its own. Anyway, enjoy the Fold 5! Here’s to hoping Apple releases a folding phone some time in the next decade. Lol.
  2. Funny thing about that… the Fold 4 still remains the best phone I’ve ever owned, and I was planning on keeping it for a second year, probably the first smartphone I’ve ever owned where I was willing to keep it past a year. Then something funny happened. But before I get to that, I’d like to bring up the hazard of a perfectly flat folding phone, as it’s already causing issues with the Pixel Fold - if any large piece of dust or sand gets stuck on the screen, and then you fold it closed, there’s a chance it could crack the screen. That’s what the gap in the Fold 4 prevented. That gap is now gone, so you have to be extra careful when closing the phone. Now, I sit here typing this on my few weeks old iPhone 14 Pro Max, not because of the Fold 4… but rather because of Samsung Customer Support, or lack there of. I’ve been paying for Care+, at 11/12 dollars a month because I knew folding phones were more fragile, and I didn’t want a $2k investment to get lost because I didn’t have proper phone insurance. About a month ago, I went to open the Fold, and the phone just powered itself off. So I closed it, powered it back on, checked it was working fine (it was) and then opened the phone again… and it instantly powered off. Then I plugged the phone in, closed it, powered it on, it worked, I opened it, it still worked, then I unplugged it, and it powered itself off. Instantly. I couldn’t use the phone when opened. The fact that something inside the phone broke wasn’t the problem. Things happen, phones break, I get that. It’s what happened after that I just couldn’t bear to ever stomach again. Long story short, Samsung placed the burden of fixing the device on me, the customer. And refused to use my Care+, that I had been paying for since day one, because I was still under the Manufacturer’s warranty for another month. First they sent me to a service center that didn’t service Fold 4 phones, then I talked to no less than 8 different service reps, and then they wanted me to ship the phone to them so they could “look at it” before confirming if I needed a replacement. They were like “don’t you have a second phone?” And mind you, my phone is also my car key. My response was, that I’d be more than happy to ship my phone to them… right after they shipped a replacement phone to me first. They refused. At this point, the only way I could initiate Care+ was if I “accidentally” broke the phone myself. And since a replacement phone was only a $100 fee, I was like fuck it. I called up Care+, said I had broken my phone and would like my next day replacement. The rep said sure, it would just be the $100… plus a $900 hold. He said because people were abusing the policy, they updated the contract for 2023. Problem is, my contract is from 2022, and I checked - there’s no mention of a hold in the contract. If I didn’t send my broken phone back within a specific amount of time, I would be charged in full, but nothing up front outside of the $100. He refused. Just like every other Samsung rep I had talked to, they did everyone their power to NOT do their job. After working with my closest Assurant center for about a week, they replaced every screen and the entire hinge mechanism. As soon as I got my phone back, it, along with my Watch 5 Pro, were up on Swappa to be sold and I was already back on iPhone. What happens in the same scenario with Apple when you’re under warranty? You walk into an Apple Store, and walk out with a new/refurbished phone. No questions asked. That’s customer service. So, even though I preferred the Fold 4, I’m happy with the peace of mind knowing if something goes wrong, Apple’s there for me. Well, that and the puffy stickers in iOS 17.
  3. See, from an impartial bystander, that shit right there, makes it NOT bullying - it makes it deserved. There’s zero reason, whether you feel that way or not, to include that word. It’s you being petty, and loses you any good will or sympathy you might have had. Unrelated, I’m still waiting on @stepee’s 9”. He’s all talk. Edit by Nokra - Edited quote to reflect redaction. - Nokra
  4. Final standings and answers are up! Congrats to @Brick & @EternallDarkness with a tie for the win! Let me know which coaster set you would like, and send me your address in Messages and I'll get your prizes out to you.
  5. Winner winner chicken dinner. Honorable mention goes to The Room.
  6. One final push before I close it out. Anyone who hasn't yet submitted their answers, now's the time!
  7. Full wide release, too. I just really hope they come full circle on the plot points they introduced in part 2. Leone has also said he's already got the big kill sequence in mind.
  8. I'm the exact opposite. X is the far superior film. Pearl might be a better character study, but X is definitely the better horror film.
  9. I don't think it's possible for anyone to have not seen that movie. Seriously.
  10. For #3, take in every part of the image - there are definitely parts that give away exactly what it is. I will say, it's probably the most difficult one for the week.
  11. Here is the link to the Final Week: Movie Game - Week 8 FORMS.MONDAY.COM Guess what the movie is from each image below. There are 10 different movies total, each image represents one movie. There is no theme for this week - every film stands on its own. SUPER close race for the top 4 spots: EternalDarkness: 65 Brick: 64 Lazy Piranha: 63 Kal-El84: 62 Good luck!!!
  12. Week 7 is live! Another double theme week! Also, I messed up in this week - there's one image where I'll accept two different answers as correct. Movie Game - Week 7 FORMS.MONDAY.COM Guess what the movie is from each image below. There are 10 different movies total, each image represents one movie.
  13. All good. The same reason you don't do something early in the morning is the same reason you don't do something late at night. Errors. Funny fact, everyone else's I added up using a calculator, to prevent thinking, but yours, because of the two 10s, I subtracted from 50, but my early morning brain counted the last 9 as a 10. Number tunnel vision?
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