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basamson commented on a post in r/cincinnati
basamson 1 point

If you're interested in software testing, take a look at this page that shows a couple options provided by a non profit called Per Scholas. It's a free 8 week program if you financially qualify, and multiple companies are lined up to provide interviews and possible offers during the last week of the course.

basamson commented on a post in r/cincinnati
basamson 21 points

I've used the Android version of the WCPO app for several years, as I've found it to be the cleanest interface and most-updated. When WCPO moved to the "Insider" model, the app was updated to identify up-front which stories required the subscription. Since I'm not an "Insider" subscriber, it was easy to skim past them and read the stories that were available.

However, an update sometime during the summer removed that indicator, and now it's become a roulette of whether I'll be able to read the story. It's become a significant-enough pain that I no longer use the application, and now rely on another local station as my primary source of Cincinnati news.

I also now find myself watching the other local stations on TV more than Ch.9 now, which means that my advertising revenue was lost both from the App and on the air.

What would you say to a member of the Cincinnati public who, like myself, is not open to becoming a subscriber, and who is losing connection to WCPO because of these (in my opinion) invasive tactics used to encourage the "insider" subscription model?

Thanks for your time in considering a response, Mike!

basamson -2 points

Mike, I wish you provided a response to this question, especially given that it's ranked high for others as well. I was hoping that as digital editor, you'd indicate that you heard our frustrations and would work to re-establish some story-level indicator. ... And if it's not in your direct domain, that you'd provide the input to the right people.

Without a response to this concern, I'm left feeling that the design of the WCPO app is now designed to be "clickbait" for the subscription model, and will uninstall it this evening, leaving WCPO out of my digital library.

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tubby0 1 point

Did they improve the camera with a software update, I remember it being terrible when I first got the phone then it got better over time

basamson 3 points

I used the stock app with 5.0.2. In bright light and no zoom, the camera on this trip was surprisingly effective. However, most of the indoor shots and all of the zoomed shots were barely usable.

CheezGrater 1 point

Stock app? I've been using Google Camera but it doesn't do panoramas for some reason.

basamson 1 point

Yup, stock camera on stock, unrooted software.

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basamson commented on a post in r/AskReddit
basamson 1 point

My balding head. Not bald... balding.

Enough hair to have me think that I'm being overly sensitive and it's not noticeable to others.

Enough hair to have me think that shaving it all off is too extreme.

Enough hair to have me think I could still be in the "above average" category for above - the - shoulder looks...

Until I see a picture of the back of my head, and how thin it truly is up there.

Where's my hat?

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senatorskeletor 1,587 points

The rule I heard was "never ask a woman if she's pregnant unless you can see the baby coming out of her."

basamson 323 points

Corollary: Never show surprise when a large woman lets you know she's going on a leave of absence because she's being induced tomorrow.

"You're pregnant??"

Lesson learned.

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