Sat Sep 24 2022

Sleep 0430 to 1230. (8 hours)

• Recently started listening to podcasts and watching Twitch VODs at x1.25 speed. Still very understandable and saves a bit of time. At x1.5 speed understandable but have to concentrate more. At x2 speed understandable if I concentrate but defeats the purpose (I'm usually doing something else while listening/watching).

Sun Sep 25 2022
Sleep 0530 to 1230. (7 hours)

• One week left before I'm unemployed. Really need to do a résumé and look at the internal job site.
• I've definitely gained a bunch of weight recently. My scale's batteries are dead so need to buy new ones next time I'm grocery shopping.

Mon Sep 26 2022

Sleep 0700 to 1400. (7 hours)

• Another one of those "couldn't get myself to sleep" nights.

Tue Sep 27 2022

Sleep 2330 to 0100. 1100 to 1630. (6 hours)

• Finally got around and wrote first draft of my résumé. Deadlines spur action.
• AirPods Max stopped even after connecting to multiple devices. Found this article: UpPhone: My AirPods Max Won't Play Sound! and step 8 is resetting them by pressing both Noise Control and Digital Crown buttons until the status light starts blinking amber. That fixed it.

https://www.upphone.com/fix/airpods-de/airpods-max-wont-play-sound-fix/

Wed Sep 28 2022

Sleep 2330 to 0500. (5-1/2 hours)

• Checking to see if my iPhone is carrier locked. Top hit lifewire had incorrect info. Second and third hits both had it correct (check Settings > General > About > at bottom, Carrier Lock = No SIM restrictions).

Thu Sep 29 2022

Sleep 2330 to 0030. (1 hour)

• So my AT&T cell phone bill is $97 per month. Nice that the base is $90 even though the web site said it's $85 because I guess there's an add-on you have to include. $7 in fees.
• I'm probably going to switch to Mint Mobile which is a virtual cellphone provider using the T-Mobile network. If you prepay for a year it's $25 per month for 15 GB data (cellphone + hotspot). Even with fees it should be 1/3rd the price of AT&T for a pretty much equivalent plan (Mint allows you to overage data at reduced speeds no extra charge). The only question is if I happen to be in a T-Mobile dead spot.
• $15 per month for 4 GB data is probably fine. Even with my Internet down for two or three days I think I used 6 GB that month and you can get another 3 GB for $20.

https://www.mintmobile.com

Fri Sep 30 2022

Sleep 2000 to 0415. 1 hour nap. (9-1/4 hours)

• Went to HQ and picked up my stuff. I forgot I left a 4 TB hard drive there. Extra cables and power adapter, Studio Beats Pro (Wired), a bit of snack food, a couple of books.
• Was wearing my Beats Studio Pro (wired). Actually I guess not more vice-like than Airpods Max but they are on-ear headphones and that gets uncomfortable after an hour or two. Over-ear headphones much better.
• Turned off AirPods Max Automatic On-Head Detection (you do it from BlueTooth control panel > AirPods Max > Options). It's trying to be convenient but if you have multiple sound sources playing it only pauses the "main" one. Also if you're watching a livestream it'll pause it so that's less useful in that scenario.