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I got an email with the subject: Unlock up to 8x more miles with an exclusive member offer.

Usually these are related to buying miles and receiving bonus miles, but when i look at the fine print, I'm confused.

The body of the email and text on the linked web page says: Boost your Miles and get your award faster CHRISTOPHER, boost the 5,645 Miles you've recently earned by up to 8x and receive up to a 30% discount. Simply select a boost amount below and take off.

Ok, still sounds like this is for buying miles and receiving additional miles at a discount.

Fine print (bold are my highlights)

Special Promotional Terms This Accelerate discount offer is an exclusive, non-transferable

When I am arriving at the airport, my android phone opens the Alaska app. It's been annoying the past few times because I was picking up or dropping people off, so I've been trying to coordinate with people or see what their location is. I looked through the settings and didn't see anything. I suppose I could turn off location access, but I'm not sure if it's used for anything else.
I don't like fiddling with my phone when driving, especially when in traffic and a crowded area with people and cars darting in and out of lanes, so I'd prefer the app not auto open on top of whatever else I already had open.

I have a F150 with Android Auto and with all my phone traffic being routed through ZeroTier, it won't work. My phone gives both a giant red full screen popup saying to disable VPN, and a drop down notification whenever I start it up. My truck has a giant popup saying that Android Auto is unavailable because of a VPN. (I think it uses Bluetooth to initially connect to the phone, then uses wifi to connect to Android Auto.

I can get Android Auto to work by plugging my phone in to the USB cable, but it's annoying if I don't remember to plug it or am just doing a short trip and have to acknowledge the in dash popup to see the Ford map to see upcoming street names and such. Incoming texts also

Got the "spend $1000 or more, get $1000 back" offer. Terms on the Autonomy site show the details as "One-time statement credit of $1000 to Card Members includes a $500 refund of Subscriber’s security deposit and $500 savings off the cost of a Subscription".

I don't need another car at the moment, but a good deal is a good deal!

Has anyone used this or Autonomy yet?

I have a covered patio in the PNW with a hot tub on my back patio. There is a house under construction behind me that looks directly into my backyard, patio, hot tub, and kitchen. I've seen the custom screen options like Magnatrack, but all are sold via authorized distributors/installers. I live in a vhcol area and usually get quotes 3-4x "normal" pricing because of it. For context, Lowes and Home Depot are usually at the low end of the quotes I received where I hear they are typically higher than most.

I've looked into online custom options but most don't get to 153" width that I need to span the opening.

Does anyone know any custom options online that I can install myself?

Has anyone used a FLIR or similar thermal camera with Blue Iris? Had a thought the other day and when searching this sub, didn't find anyone mentioning it.

Could be a cool way to enhance intrusion detection, especially at night.

Sanity check - there is no OEM setting to display boost like on the higher models, right?

Any decent aftermarket options anyone recommends?