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Re: The Best Wireless Earbuds

Aaron Traffas — Sun, 20 May 2018 12:30:50 -0000

I couldn't agree more. I've tried many different models of these and actually ordered the Phiaton, but it was so bad I sent it back. I got the latest set of MPow Jaws for a fraction of the cost and they're simply amazing...much better fit, excellent sound and great range compared to the LG Tone sets I've tried.

Re: The Best Wireless Earbuds

Aaron Traffas — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:22:06 -0000

It's the only form factor that works well with one earbud in. Its rare that I listen with both ears because I need to also hear my surroundings. The single earbud battery life is only a couple hours and I want something that works all day. Is it large and uncomfortable? I don't really notice it. Does it look ridiculous? Yeah, but it's worth it for the required functionality.

Re: The Best Wireless Earbuds

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:24:36 -0000

I just bought the Phiaton based on the recommendation here and am returning them. They were really comfortable and I liked the aesthetic, but the sound was awful, both wired and over Bluetooth. There was even a wonky distortion in the voice that said "power on". I'm going back to my collection of HBS-730s until I can find something better. I was really hoping for a comparison that included several LG models since they seem to be extremely popular.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:34:55 -0000

Take off the earpiece. Look inside - if it looks like a flat screen, use a pick to remove that flat screen. Without that screen, there's no protective barrier between the speaker and your ear, but at least you can hear it.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:48:26 -0000

I did comment about how they sounded relative to one another. The Infinim definitely sounds the best. While I'm a musician and audiophile, I don't generally listen to music on a Bluetooth headset. When I do, the sound quality of all three is sufficient. Sorry if you didn't find what you're looking for.

Re: Wireless Qi charging with Zerolemon battery on the LG G3

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:44:04 -0000

I try not to ever let my battery get too low since it's really hard on it. The few times when it did run completely down, I didn't time the recharge cycle. I'm using a Nexus 6 now until I start farming again, but from what I recall, I was usually down to around 20% when I got home (11 p.m.) and it would be charged back to 100% by the time I left the next morning (6 a.m.). The phone doesn't ever fully understand the huge battery, so when it does run completely down, it'll go down to 3% and then sit there for a long time before finally dying, so 20% is probably more like 35% if the whole cycle discharged evenly from the phone's point of view.

Re: Wireless Qi charging with Zerolemon battery on the LG G3

Aaron Traffas — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:17:38 -0000

I don't notice it. It's a really thin sticker and a really big case.

Re: Wireless Qi charging with Zerolemon battery on the LG G3

Aaron Traffas — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:23:12 -0000

Thanks! Glad it helped.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:24:04 -0000

I also had a Moto Buds for a while. After a few weeks of sweating on the fence line, it broke in the same way the old Moto S10 headsets would - the controls simply stopped working. I'm done with Moto because they can't make stuff that lasts in an industrial environment.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:19:56 -0000

I didn't really test the mics, unfortunately. I never had complaints, but I also don't make a ton of calls so I can't say reliably.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:19:14 -0000

I don't really make calls much, so giving the headsets to someone else so that I could listen to mic quality wasn't a test I performed. I never had complaints when on calls with any of the headsets.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:17:52 -0000

I've had a couple problems with one ear cutting out, but I've also found that sometimes what I thought was a problem with the cord was actually a plugged barrier in the ear piece itself and removing that barrier makes that side of the headset work again.

Re: LG Tone Bluetooth headset comparison

Aaron Traffas — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:29:35 -0000

I honestly didn't really notice much difference in range between them. They all seem to start to cut out about 30 yards away indoors and 40-50 yards line-of-sight. I have noticed that some of the knock-offs that can be found on eBay will cut out significantly sooner to the point that they're not worth getting.

Re: The LG Watch Urbane is a beautiful smartwatch

Aaron Traffas — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:32:43 -0000

I didn't comment on battery life because I didn't really test it. I'm farming now, so I only wore the Urbane when I'd get home and have something non-farm to do in the evenings. My ZenWatch battery lasts most, if not all, of the day and I didn't notice the Urbane battery behaving noticeably differently. If anything, it seemed to last longer than my ZenWatch. Android Wear won't ever last as long as Pebble, obviously, but they all seem to get a day's worth of use.

Re: Podcasting hardware

Aaron Traffas — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 07:33:38 -0000

I only use it with Windows. It's been a few years since I've used Linux outside of a VM.

Re: Wireless Qi charging with Zerolemon battery on the LG G3

Aaron Traffas — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:04:02 -0000

Working great.

Re: Fourth Wave auction software

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:19:10 -0000

I doubt it. Auction Flex and WaveBid are pretty dominant in the space, and it would be a hard sell.

Re: The folly of the artificial bidding window

Aaron Traffas — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 08:05:54 -0000

That's a great point. In that particular instance, the lot remains undefined until the survey is completed so the bidding definitions can be determined. I think we should hurry with the survey so that we could start the bidding sooner than later.

Re: Callan Traffas

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:49:25 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Today’s quackery: osteopathic manipulative medicine

Aaron Traffas — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:33:43 -0000

Read my article. I specifically stated that modern DOs in the US no longer use the ridiculous practices nor accept he absurd beliefs on which the discipline was founded. I'm actually switching to a DO as my primary care doctor soon.

Nowhere did I call science quackery. In fact, it's the lack of science that makes fundamental osteopathy quackery. I've been called a lot of names, and have had fun counting the logical fallacies in these comments, but have yet to be provided with a reputable, peer reviewed scientific study that lends credibility to any value existing in this wing of alternative medicine that doesn't exist in modern medicine.

Re: Farming

Aaron Traffas — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:54:56 -0000

I'll take a more in-depth look at farmerfeeds. I looked at it a year or so ago and then recently in my quest to find ag content, and found it good but lacking in content that was geographically (many from other countries) and topically relevant to my needs.

Re: Today’s quackery: osteopathic manipulative medicine

Aaron Traffas — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:35:24 -0000

Hi, Mike.

I don't call Dr. Jadick a "bullshit artist" - if you'll read the article, I make the distinction between the D.O. given in the United States and those given elsewhere. Dr. Jadick received his degree from an accredited institution in New York (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... ) and thus likely saved so many men by using science and not by trying to crack their backs or manipulate their bones. I wasn't familiar with Dr. Jadick until now, but he sounds like a hero to me. Politics doesn't enter into my opinions about science, but thanks for increasing my ad hominem count by one.

Re: QR codes kill kittens

Aaron Traffas — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:37:35 -0000

That's one of the few appropriate uses of QR codes I can imagine. A real estate sign would also be a good use. So long as there is text that explains exactly where the QR code leads or what it does, and as long as it goes deep within a site to a specific item rendered in a mobile way, it sounds right to me.

Re: Legalized gambling with penny auctions

Aaron Traffas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40:51 -0000

I haven't seen a "bid-to-buy option" and am unfamiliar with it. However, it's not an auction if it has a fixed price. I also think that it's not an auction when the purchase isn't based on the total price paid by an individual and, instead, relies on the last action made by a particular person. The only thing I can come up with that is similar to that model is a slot machine.

Re: Uninstall Adobe Flash

Aaron Traffas — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:07:08 -0000

Opera. I use all five of the major browsers regularly, but Opera is my go-to for standard browsing.