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The S26 Ultra camera island bugs me. Maybe it doesn't bug others, but it really bothers me. I've tried Spigen Tough Armor (my former favorite for the S21U - it wobbled. I tried the Nillikin case with the cover for the cameras - it didn't wobble, but it was unevenly bulky. I tried the Pitaka Cairn - horrible wobble, really awesome case.

Then I tried this simple, old school style case. Zero wobble. No magnets, but I didn't use magnetic stuff on my S21U either. Traditional wireless charging pads and stands work (no magnet required). Lays perfectly flat. Dirt cheap.

This is the one I ordered: "ONOLA Phone Case for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Case with HD Screen Protector, Heavy Duty Shockproof &

The cameras are great.

The UI is blazingly fast. I didn't even realize my old phone was slow until using the new one. It's like going from a ICE car to a Model S Plaid. It is a level of speed I did not think possible before.

The transfer process is smooth. I hate changing phones, but this worked out well. I have not had to grab the old phone since the night of the upgrade.

Privacy display - I'm not looking at inappropriate content or messaging nuclear launch codes. The privacy display feature works, but the image quality drops like a rock. I can't see myself using this feature... ever.

Screen - Reds do not pop as much as they did on my S21U. I can live with it, but bright red is now

Under Settings-Display-Screen Mode do any of the sliders or choices make any change to the appearance of your screen? Mine do not.

This is with Adaptive Color Tone disabled and Eye Comfort Shield disabled. Privacy mode is also disabled.

It doesn't seem to matter what I change, the screen appears the same.

NES released updated restoration schedules at 9PM on 1/31 that contradict what they published at 1:30PM. I have shifted to using their updated schedule, but am calling out the changes. Moving the goalposts makes it difficult to rely on, or trust, their data. The new data is also internally inconsistent - they simultaneously claim that 100% of customers will be restored by 2/9, yet have moved the max restoration date out as far as 2/11 for some zip codes. Which are we to believe? Their new restoration schedule is also not monotonically increasing in terms of number of total customers restored by date - they forecast 5,078 customers remaining on 2/6 and then jump to 6,799 customers remaining o

If you go to the NES website right now you will see a graphic on the main page (https://www.nespower.com/) that shows estimates of percent complete by date, and when each zip code will be complete. This post is a discussion of that data and how it applies to individual customers. I am attaching the image with the data in the first comment.

Let's talk about these numbers. I've been tracking the outage data and publishing updates for several days now and have compared this info from NES with our existing observational dataset. They are aligned, but further narrative is required to go from "NES finishes in my zip code on X date" to "when will my power be back online?"

NES says:

~95% by 2/6

Your linemen are hard at work, but your customers and city leadership still want answers. Do a Reddit AMA. Gather your executives and a bunch of Gen Z folks that can type fast and make it happen. Listen to us, interact with us, engage with your customers and be a part of the community.

I've spent all week analyzing your data and trying to narrate the work you are doing. I'm not your enemy, I'm not angry, I'm just a random customer that wants to see my own service, and that of all of your customers, restored. Let's talk about what happened, what it's going to take to fix it, and what can be done to keep it from happening again.

The gauntlet has been thrown. Pick it up.

For those of you that have 100 lb propane tanks (like for a fireplace or stove), who do you use for filling or exchanging them in Nashville?

We aren't out of the woods yet, but that's OK - we're in the thick of it and it is top of mind. What have you learned from this storm? What worked? What didn't work (aside from our power grid)? What tips would you give yourself if you could travel back in time a week and have a quick one on one with your earlier self? What would you do different if the weather forecasters called for a similar storm in the future?

There are thousands of storm prep and disaster prep resources. That's not what this is about. This is about what got you through, or what would you never do again. What advice would you memorialize for the near eternity of the internet to be passed on to future generations?

For ex

If your power is out, please share an estimate of when it went out (e.g. 1/25 5AM), what the interior temperature was at the time (e.g. 68F), and what the temperature is now inside your home (e.g. 48F). I'm trying to gather data to calculate temperature drop in Nashville area homes, as I'm getting only so far with publicly available data and AI. Forecast data is relatively consistent across the greater Nashville area, so I'm not concerned about specific zip code or neighborhood.

The purpose for gathering the data is to use it to build a model of how quickly low temperatures affect homes here in the Nashville area. Not all homes are built the same, obviously, but by gathering localized data

If you can't find ice melt anywhere around Nashville right now, you can still find water softener salt pellets or crystals at almost every Lowe's and Home Depot in Middle Tennessee. The cost is $8 - $11 for 40 pound bags, and it will melt ice. These products are sodium chloride (just like table salt) and don't have the addition of magnesium chloride or calcium chloride, so they won't work as well when the temps drop below 15F, but it is better than nothing.

Examples:

[https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diamond-Crystal-40-lbs-Bright-and-Soft-Water-Softener-Salt-Pellets-100012420/100614653](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diamond-Crystal-40-lbs-Bright-and-Soft-Water-Softener-Salt-Pellets-100012420/1006

This post is for those that come here looking for guidance on the effect of snow on Nashville and the surrounding community. It will not come as news to those of us that have been here for decades.

Snow is not the same in Nashville as it is elsewhere. Let's start with perspective on how much snow Nashville has gotten in the past. There have been only 7 recorded snowfalls of 10 inches or more since 1871 in Nashville, TN, and only 33 recorded snowfalls of 7 inches or more in that same time period (source: Weather.gov). That means that we get a snowfall of 7 inches or more only once every 5 years or so (rounded up).

What this means is that we are woefully ill prepared to deal with heavy snow

Let's examine the scene.

1. At 46:30 remaining (sorry, Netflix gives time remaining instead of play time) you can clearly see El's hands. No blood. If Kali bled out, El's hands would be covered in blood. Or maybe there was a wet wipe in the truck, so let's call this "plausible" but not definitive.

2. El is unaffected by the hurricane force winds. Her clothing isn't blowing in the wind. She isn't struggling to stand up. She shows zero signs of experiencing the forces surrounding her. But wait, El is a bad ass and maybe she is using her powers to make some sort of protective force field.... keep reading.

3. At the same time you can see that El's nose is not bleeding. This is important fo