Experiment
Dec. 19th, 2025 11:34![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bill_schubertI've had Google Home Premium (what they call it today.. used to be Nest.. then something else.. Google randomly changes products to be sure we don't get too interested) since we first moved in. I've got the fore and aft Google cameras and have always had a time line across the bottom and could go back in time and see what just happened. It costs $100 a year for that and I use it a couple of times a month. So, maybe five bucks every time I want to see if that was just the Amazon guy that tripped off my doorbell cam (which also no longer has history).
So I let it expire as of today. Now I get to find out if I really care. A hundred bucks is, after all, not nothing. And do I really NEED to know what happened? It was nice to be able to go back and shoot screen shots of the Haloween kids but I can recycle those pictures from the last two years and no one will know. Or I could open the door and use my phone.
We'll see how it goes.
I do so hate Google's products. There is invariably 20 things I could care less about and one thing I want. GoogleTV is a good example. As is GoogleOne. Their explanations require more explanations and I end up going to Reddit to get an explanation of the second one. They are so wrapped up in their genius of marketing that I buy less and less from them. I don't think they care.
Makes me miss Microsoft.
Today was another typical Friday pickleball. There were 21 or so on three courts. I so suck at remembering names that of that 21 I can pin down maybe half. And these are people I see for a couple of hours 3 times a week.
But we have fun. I played OK. As usual flashes of brilliance but no consistency. I don't ever get much better and only occasionally care. I played two hours for three days in a row and feel fine. I could play tomorrow. That is a very good sign and, I think, much due to my not carrying around an extra 40 pounds.
As for my 'job' now days, I got this from Prolific:
It woks out to about $12/hour which is way better than it was a couple of years ago and many of those studies were pretty interesting. I did a lot of AI training (me training them) which was fun and interesting and, hopefully good for the world.
It will be interesting to see how this changes next year. I'm kind of in the rhythm of doing more studies now and I'm getting better ones so it feels worthwhile.
So I let it expire as of today. Now I get to find out if I really care. A hundred bucks is, after all, not nothing. And do I really NEED to know what happened? It was nice to be able to go back and shoot screen shots of the Haloween kids but I can recycle those pictures from the last two years and no one will know. Or I could open the door and use my phone.
We'll see how it goes.
I do so hate Google's products. There is invariably 20 things I could care less about and one thing I want. GoogleTV is a good example. As is GoogleOne. Their explanations require more explanations and I end up going to Reddit to get an explanation of the second one. They are so wrapped up in their genius of marketing that I buy less and less from them. I don't think they care.
Makes me miss Microsoft.
Today was another typical Friday pickleball. There were 21 or so on three courts. I so suck at remembering names that of that 21 I can pin down maybe half. And these are people I see for a couple of hours 3 times a week.
But we have fun. I played OK. As usual flashes of brilliance but no consistency. I don't ever get much better and only occasionally care. I played two hours for three days in a row and feel fine. I could play tomorrow. That is a very good sign and, I think, much due to my not carrying around an extra 40 pounds.
As for my 'job' now days, I got this from Prolific:
This year, you’ve: |
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It woks out to about $12/hour which is way better than it was a couple of years ago and many of those studies were pretty interesting. I did a lot of AI training (me training them) which was fun and interesting and, hopefully good for the world.
It will be interesting to see how this changes next year. I'm kind of in the rhythm of doing more studies now and I'm getting better ones so it feels worthwhile.