Nihilism 2023

Dysthymia has set in (probably permanently), obviously due to a combination of issues including the “twilight years,” the persistent miserly ways, the “existential vacuum,” and general malaise. The topic has been discussed ad nauseum in Notes, so there’s no desire to regurgitate the tiresome rhetoric. Nothing has changed.

Lahaina Mau’i - Aftermath

The situation on the island of Mau’i, specifically the Lahaina area, is evidently dire. News on this island is limited to the same kind of propaganda being disseminated globally. Only people who are in touch with survivors know some semblance of truth. Outside of that small circle, there is now all kinds of nonsense like climate change was the cause, or a climate “weapon” was involved, or arson as a precursor to a mass “land grab” by filthy predators. Only the “land grab” tidbit is actually based on some facts.

Edward Dowd, who resides on that island, has not revealed much. Larry Johnson has stated on his “blog” that he received information from a very reliable source (connected to the local emergency services). Supposedly, the casualty figures may creep up into the thousands. Yeah, there are still that many people unaccounted for.

At the other extreme, Waikiki is booming. Lots of idiotic tourists running around acting like they own the place. There’s also been a surge in Japanese tourists, many of whom are assholic like their empire counterparts. Obviously, the mRNA bioweapon was not as effective as originally assumed. Can’t the Fascists get anything right?

On a side note, the iPhone 14 Pro line has recently made the news … in a bad way. Apparently, battery health for a large numbers of owners has dropped significantly in less than a year. Some people are reporting figures as low as 88 percent. The personal iPhone 14 Pro is down to 95% but battery life appears to have shortened. The battery drains quite fast now during the day, even with all services disabled.

There were hundreds of comments in the various articles covering the battery health fiasco. What could be ascertained is that the iPhone battery health data is bogus. Personal experience also confirms the latter (i.e., iPhone 12). It is supposedly based on full charge cycles, but what most people are reporting seems to negate that premise.

The only way to really know what’s going on with the iPhone battery is to download a shortcut to the Shortcuts “app” from this article and carefully follow the instructions. Doing so led to a very unpleasant discovery. Even though the iPhone 14 Pro only racked up 133 full charge cycles (which correlates to the 95% battery health), the actual battery health (read: capacity) is down to 90%! Incidentally, at 80% battery health (500 full charge cycles), the iPhone may/will become unusable.

What caused this drastic battery degradation? The only possible explanation is the two recent occurrences of the camera”app” being opened inadvertently via the lockscreen. The device was unwittingly placed in the gym bag for an extended period. Upon later discovery, the iPhone was extremely hot. That’s what killed the battery. And, that is probably what happened to many other people, too. Of course, a shortcut was created to solve that problem, as mentioned previously in Notes. Too little, too late. Is the iPhone 14 Pro really a $1,100 “piece of shit”?

Well, the Summer season is nearly over and nothing has been accomplished. No attempt has been made to schedule any medical, dental, or optical appointments with the Waikiki Health Center. Heck, face masks may still be required. Evening outings have been sparse. Too much time is being spent is the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki. Yeah, nihilism and dysthymia go hand-in-hand.

Miscellany: Notes has adopted reusable titles in the quest to return to basics. These are the “twilight years” and the goal is to wind down Notes.