[00:04] <_stink_> OHRLY [00:05] yarly [00:05] RLY [00:11] Woo hoo! [04:30] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFr3K2DORc8 [13:38] <_stink_> look what i dug up [13:38] <_stink_> http://users.adamlincoln.org/~adam/CHC_May2009_1.jpg [13:38] <_stink_> http://users.adamlincoln.org/~adam/CHC_May2009_2.jpg [13:38] <_stink_> cmaloney jcastro rick_h__ waldo arg, isn't here [13:46] Yeah, he pops in from time to time [13:47] Hah, good ol' CHC photos [13:47] or was this a bug jam? [13:47] I miss that caribou [13:47] s/that/all/ [13:48] Still have that shirt [13:48] (and I think that jacket) [13:49] Not that laptop though [14:03] So who stayed up last night to watch the big game? [14:33] rick_h__: http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/2016/03/from-hi-to-fi-to-goodbye-to-invites.html [14:33] rick_h__: so google is retroactively giving discounts, which means I'll get my money back for the difference [14:34] jcastro: That's awesome [14:34] Saw the discount and it almost got me to try fi [14:35] I just switched Jill and I [14:35] our family plan from tmo was like, 120 a month [14:35] Ting offers TMo service for $6 a month [14:35] + usage [14:35] Their GSM is TMo [14:35] the brilliant bit is the software though [14:36] like, you no longer need a carrier app, which is like +1 from me [14:36] Carrier App? [14:36] and like I had to have a seperate app for visual voicemail on tmo + 2.99 a month [14:36] the app to track usage, billing, etc. [14:36] it's always a piece of shit [14:36] Ah, right [14:36] Ting's isn't, but I rarely use int on the phone [14:36] but the real clever bit is the wifi assistant [14:37] the thing that transparently puts you on wifi for everything without user intervention [14:37] Right [14:37] so like, when I go to target [14:37] Sprint's was a steaming pile of shit [14:37] usually I have no signal [14:37] but there's a starbucks in there [14:37] and it transparently puts me on their wifi [14:37] I thought most Android phones will connect to anything you've connected to before? [14:38] but for us it will save us a ton of money, though people will need to do math to see if Fi works for them financially [14:38] They're promiscuous like that [14:38] yeah but they won't transparently route voice through there [14:38] Yeah, I'm glad Google is getting in this [14:38] Ah [14:38] like for me, tmo never charged me for music streaming [14:39] if I do that on Fi it's like, a significant usage [14:39] so all I need to do is be a bit smarter about caching music and playlists etc. [14:39] and things like making photos and videos only sync on wifi instead of LTE [14:39] yeah [14:39] but like, this drops our bill $70 right off the bat [14:40] I picked up the 5X [14:41] it has one flaw, which they're fixing like right now [14:41] ? [14:41] the camera app is a laggy piece of shit, but they just pushed out an OTA like today [14:41] Ah, I hadn't noticed. [14:42] https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus5x/comments/49n4lh/mhc19j_build_performance_improvements_noted_by/ [14:42] I'm coming from 2012 where everything is laggy. [14:42] it doesn't affect me but on jill's phone it's kind of crap since she instagrams a bunch [14:42] This phone is much snappier than everything [18:25] anybody here have/recommend amazon echo? [18:25] I don't have one, but Dan Bejamin and Merlin Mann have them and like them [18:26] they mention it in their latest podcast. [18:26] (Back 2 Work) [18:26] http://5by5.tv/b2w [18:34] man everyone loves theirs and you hear nothing but good things [18:34] but I can't past that price tag for what looks like "ok google now, what time is it?" [18:44] rick_h__: agree. I have "hey siri" on my ipad, so its not just on telefon, and i feel like its an echo. [18:53] yea i keep balking at the price [18:53] i was pretty excited for the sub $100 version called the dot but it turns out you need to use an echo to buy the thing [18:54] i've heard the echo has much better far field voice recognition than anything offered on android or ios (obviously a hardware constraint on a phone) and it has integrated many more 3rd party services [18:55] mrgoodcat: agree on all points [18:55] I just don't use the voice on my phone, that didn't cost me anything extra enough [18:55] and the phone is with me across the houes [18:55] i use it on my phone and watch [18:55] all that being said, folks LOVE their echos [18:55] multiple times per day [18:55] so there's something to it [18:58] echo seems like a nice toy, like Paulie's robot in Rocky IV [18:58] yea [18:59] +1 [19:59] my neighbor has one [19:59] the only problem is it's tied to amazon-specific things [19:59] which means it'll never work if you use say, google music [20:01] though there's really no independent third party one afaict that does what it does [20:08] amazon, spotify, pandora, google, audible, iHeartRadio, TuneIn all supported by amazon echo [20:13] mrgoodcat: I think you need to take one for the team and get one [20:13] ;) [20:14] ooh, it looks like it can control bluetooth devices [20:14] so technically, I think I can pair it with my google device and control gmusic that way [20:20] that's close enough for me [20:20] cmaloney: i might when i find a good enough excuse like a discount or something [20:20] $gf doesn't really approve of random expenditures of 200$ [20:22] s/girlfriend//g [20:22] ;) [20:22] haha [20:39] jcastro: Does Google Fi route you over a VPN when it connects to any wifi? [20:41] brousch: yes [20:41] cmaloney: you can do a monthly payment of $36 for 5 months, interest free! [20:44] I already have a phone. :) [20:44] That is awesome then