1/9/2024

Salutations.

It is now 11:42PM EST for me.

Sorry for the delay. I said 10:00PM, and it’s now 11:43PM. I wanted to eat, and I wanted to prepare the recycled boxes a day before.

I’m going to explain how I will install the Tile Mate and at least another Tile device in this list. Since I’m doing this now, I want to also explain a related idea. I’ll type in that related idea 1st, and then I’ll install another Tile Mate that I have. I’m only using one right now for keys. For now, I’m going to look very quickly for a music video and trailer for this idea. I’ll still probably finish preparing them in an hour and a half. It’s 11:48PM for me now, so about 1:00AM tomorrow I should start typing again. If you are there, I’ll see you then.

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It is now 12:45AM EST for me.

Before I recommend the music video, I want to explain how I found it. Yeserday, I recommended ‘Sunny Day’ by Beabadoobee. I noticed that, on the right side of the screen, when you are watching it using ‘Default view’, vertically, youtube.com offers other related? music videos to watch. One of them was from publisher ’88rising’, and the group name was ‘(G)I-DLE’. I saved that yesterday in my youtube’s ‘Watch later’ list. Today, I searched for ‘(G)I-DLE’s publisher, I found this, ‘(G)I-DLE (여자)아이들 (Official YouTube Channel)’, and I selected it, I selected ‘Videos’, scrolled down until I selected ‘(G)I-DLE – ‘Nxde’ Official Music Video’. It was published 1 year ago, with 275M views!

According to www.google.com, here are the current age of the singers:

(G)I-DLE Members Current Age
Profile Name Age
Profile Minnie 26
Profile Soyeon 25
Profile Yuqi 24
Profile Shuhua 24

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And here is a short quote from wikipedia.org:

(G)I-dle (Korean: (여자)아이들; RR: Yeoja Aideul; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua.

Since their debut, they have been considered one of the most successful South Korean girl groups outside of the “big four”[a] record labels.

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And here is a quote from link thehoneypop.com about their music video:

the music video pays homage to one of the most misunderstood women in media: Marilyn Monroe. Soyeon rips up a newspaper that has writing about Marilyn’s life and public scrutiny, Minnie’s pink outfit mirrors the one she wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Shuhua’s green gown recalls her saloon dress from River of No Return, and Yuqi’s white look references the infamous dress Marilyn wore in The Seven Year Itch, which blew upwards. One of Miyeon’s scenes sees her as an actress at a press conference, while the crowd simply takes pictures of her instead of truly listening to what she’s saying.

Interestingly, the ‘Nxde’ music video also celebrates Banksy, the street artist who has become a household name because of his unique style and intriguing concepts. One of his most famous concepts was a self-shredding painting that sold for over $25 million dollars – (G)I-DLE’s version is a painting that says “nude” across a figure of a woman.

In other scenes of the video, Soyeon and Yuqi pose as sculptures (perhaps a nod to the later track ‘Sculpture’) while people bid on them and take photos, possibly hinting at how women are sometimes valued for just their looks instead of being appreciated. Much like Banksy, (G)I-DLE want to subvert expectations and make an impactful statement through their art.

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And here is a quote from the lyrics, translated into English:

Whatever people say is not my interest
You’re welcome to throw your dumb popcorn
Rating is just the inverse of bliss
But my climax, those prejudice make me sick

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When I found it and was looking at short moments throughout the music video, I thought it was strange, but not strange in a way that I would not use it as a reference. After reading what the review said, it makes various culture references, making it, in my opinion, interesting to watch. That’s how I recommend you watch it for this advice. Plus, the music and music video itself, it’s vivid expressions, also make it entertaining to watch. I recommend that you start watching it 8 seconds into the music video, just before one of the lead singers start to dance, referencing a Marilyn Monroe movie, I think.

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The tv series trailer that I watched for the 1st time earlier today and recommend for this advice is called ‘Expats – Official Trailer | Prime Video’. I found it by searching in www.youtube.com for phrase ‘amazon prime video’, I then selected publisher ‘Prime Video’, select ‘Videos’, and then I scrolled down until I eventually selected ‘Expats – Official Trailer | Prime Video’. It was published 3 weeks ago, with 7.7M views. Here is a short quote about if from wikipedia.org:

Expats[2] is an upcoming American drama television series created by Lulu Wang based on the 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee that is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in January 26, 2024.

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Here is a short quote from www.imdb.com:

A look at the personal and professional lives of a tight-knit group of expatriates living in Hong Kong.

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And to give you an idea of what ‘expatriates’ means, here is a quote from link ‘intheseats.ca’ found by searching in www.google.com for phrase ‘expats tv series reviews’:

‘ Expats tells the story of a family tragedy that befalls Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Clark (Brian Tee), prominent Americans living in Hong Kong. But while Clark and Margaret’s heartbreak is the show’s inciting force, the event ripples through their community, impacting their wealthy expat friends. as well as the women who work in their luxurious homes as helpers. ‘

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I think the review quote explains enough.

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And here is a quote from one of the comments:

‘ I was an expat in Asia for 5 years, it came as complete and utter shock at first to this country girl. So many conflicting emotions and am looking forward to this movie immensely, NK is pure gold ‘

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All right! It is now 1:19AM EST for me. I’m going to take a short break. I’ll be right back.

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It is now 1:36AM EST for me.

Less than a minute ago, I just realized the time I am typing in now as it relates to the possibility that kids are reading this blog at this time. It looks like to me, from now on, let’s say 9:00PM-3:00AM will be the time I will type in this blog. I recommend to the kids that are reading this blog to read this blog at a time when you are normally awake, and at a time that is convenient for you. Well, it’s too late now, if you are a kid reading this blog at around that time, but from now on, I recommend that you read this blog during a time that you are normally awake. I recently thought of the possibility that there are kids that have been waiting for hours for me to explain how to use the Tile Mate. In a manner of speaking, ‘No pressure!’ I’ve been typing in this blog for a while. I meant 10:00PM yesterday, I ended up preparing other things, but I was mindful of the 10:00PM appointment/obligation. I didn’t forget about it, etc.

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The only way you can reasonably learn certain things is that it is taught to you:

OK. Here’s the idea I want to add to this blog. It is my belief, and you don’t have to use this idea, that the only way you can reasonably learn certain things is that it is taught to you. For example, if you want to get more out of your exercise routing, if you do exercise, you may hire a personal trainer. That reminds me of episode 34.2 ‘One Angry Lisa’ from animated tv series ‘The Simpsons(2022)’, when Marge hired a live video personal trainer to use her exercise bike. Thanks to the instructor, Marge was very motivated to use the exercise bike.

It’s not just exercise, it’s learning many things in general. Of course, people can learn things on their own, but there are things, in my opinion, that can be reasonably learned if it is taught to you, and as far as I am aware of, that is the only option that may be readily available if you want to learn certain particulars. For one example, there are certain details in learning that you just won’t do unless it is taught for you to do. The solution, easily enough, is to get someone to teach it to you. The problem, in my opinion, is that, if you choose to not use this option, to have someone teach certain things to you, then how would you learn certain things? I’m not saying that, for every situation, you would have to learn from specific people. The idea is that you allow yourself to learn from others, and not to absolutely remove such an option.

Here is an example, not exactly compatible: getting a 2nd opinion from another doctor. If you don’t agree with a specific doctor’s advice, you can always seek the advice from another doctor. You are still allowing yourself to be treated by doctors, but you are also allowing yourself to pursue which treatments to commit to by comparing various advice from other doctors.

What does that have to do about teaching kids to use their Tile Mates? For those that have waited, there may be kids that are interested in learning from me how to use their Tile Mates. This advice, that the only way you can reasonably learn certain things is that it is taught to you, this idea can be taught to those kids, and they can just choose to use it or not use it. In my opinion, it’s like taking advantage of a moment.

I made a story that involves a character from the tv series ‘Only Murders in the Building’, Oliver Putnam(Martin Short). Here’s the story: America is known for their talk shows. There are companies that have their own exclusive talk shows. They mostly talk about company related matters, but they also talk about subjects familiar to talk shows broadcased in America. One such company hired Oliver Putnam to be their talk show host because of his theatre reputation. This story is going to address one of it’s business relations, a Japanese businessman that also speaks and understands English as well as his native Japanese. When he notices something that that company has to offer, something that he can work with, he submits a proposal to show the topic that he invented using what he believes that company is offering, and he submits it to that talk show. If they accept his proposal, that talk show presented to that businessman when their talk show will talk about that topic. The company’s research team will hire the guests that will be in that show, and Oliver Putnam will use his standard talk show presentation to present that topic in the talk show. Every single time that company would agree to present such a topic, that Japanese businessman as he is learning from that topic being presented by talk show host Oliver Putnam, he would always agree to commit to a project involving that topic.

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So, in that example that I completely imagined, I am not actually aware that such a thing is happening, the businessmen would learn from the topics that they would request to be presented in those talk shows, and usually they would decide to proceed with that project proposal that they would present to that company.

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All right! It is now 2:22AM EST for me.

Finally, the Tile Mate. I know that I only encouraged you to buy the Tile Mate:

Tile Mate 1-Pack. Black. Bluetooth Tracker, Keys Finder and Item Locator for Keys, Bags and More; Up to 250 ft. Range. Water-Resistant. Phone Finder. iOS and Android Compatible.

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I just checked now, and it only costs about $20 dollars, with Prime shipping available. There are no shipping delays for this product. Since I’m using one now, based on my recent experience with it, I think I’ve only used it for about a week, there are no hidden extras. You just need that, a smartphone, and a key ring, something to attach it to your key(s). It already has a hole on it’s corner so that you can attach it to a key ring.

Even though I’m only using the Tile Mate attached to my key ring,

Tile Mate Essentials 4-Pack (2 Mate, 1 Slim, 1 Stickers)- Bluetooth Tracker & Item Locators for Keys, Wallets, Remotes & More; Easily Find All Your Things.

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I didn’t originally recommend this because, at the time, it went up in price for about $20 dollars, and I haven’t used it yet to make a more informed decision. I’m going to start with the instructions that came with the box that I bought:

It basically only had 3 things to say:

1 Download Tile app

2 Follow in-app steps to activate Tile tracker

3 Attach to your things

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I’m going to install the extra Tile Mate. The way I am going to install it, I don’t have a Bluetooth device. I only basically have my laptop and my Iphone 12 mini. The good news is that my installation worked, even though I don’t have an additional Bluetooth device.

As far as I know, all the work is done with the Tile Mate and your smart phone, mostly with your smart phone. When I originally started installing the Tile devices, I think I had them too close to each other. I recommend that you only have one Tile device nearby at a time before you start installing, to avoid certain complications. Right now, I only have nearby? the Tile Mate. The other Tile devices, I just threw it a few feet further away, but I think maybe 5 feet or more is enough. I just have the Tile Mate nearby. The ’tile’ app I already have in my smart phone, I’m going to delete it. I kept my finger on the app, select ‘Remove App’, select ‘Delete App’. select ‘Delete’. Now, I’m selecting the ‘App Store’ app, press ‘Search’ at the lower right hand corner, then search for words ’tile’, select ’tile’. Since I deleted it, I will select that cloud with the down arrow. For you, it’s either the cloud with the down arrow, or the ‘GET’ button, the ‘download’ button, press that. I recommend that you stay on that screen until the download is complete, which should be very quickly, then go to your normal smart phone’s display of apps, and select your ’tile’ app. Press ‘Get Started’. Select ‘Tile Devices’. Then enter your email address and password. If you have a ‘Passwords’ option, select that, and use one of the passwords that you already saved. I used one of my food apps password. Otherwise, just type them in. I recommend selecting a password that you use for other apps as well. That makes it easy to remember it. When I did it, it said ‘Unable to Create Account-Email already registered.’ I would then select ‘OK’, and then select ‘Sign In’.

Select ‘Allow Bluetooth’. If an advertisement covers your screen, press the ‘x’, probably at the upper right hand corner, to remove it. Select ‘OK’.

I couldn’t remove the ‘sign up now’ request, so I just typed in my number and selected ‘sign up now’. It’s just for text notifications.

On the next screen, select ‘Allow Push Notifications’. Then select ‘Allow’.

Select ‘Continue’ for Location Access, Step 1, select ‘Allow While Using App’

Select ‘Continue’ for Location Access, Step 2

For ‘Location’, if it says ‘While Using’, select it, then change to ‘Always’. After pressing ‘Continue’, the app should bring you there automatically. If it doesn’t, select your ‘Settings’ app, Your apps may be presented vertically and in alphabetical order. Scroll down to you ‘Tile’ app, and for ‘Location’, if it’s not set to ‘Always’, select ‘Location’, then select ‘Always’. Now, go back to your normal app screen and select your ’tile’ app. That should bring you to your ’tile’ homepage. If you think you made a mistake somewhere, just delete the ’tile’ app from your smart phone by pressing it, select ‘Remove App’, select ‘Delete App’, then select ‘Delete’, then start over.

On your Tile homescreen, select Activate a Tile’. select ‘Tile Devices’, and this message should appear:

Activate Tile

Click the Tile button once to begin activation — it’ll play a nice tune. Afterwards, tap NEXT to continue.

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If you look at your Tile Mate, it has a button on it with the word ’tile’. Place the Tile Mate near the phone, and keep your finger on the button. If it does not make a tune, press the ‘<‘ arrow located at the upper left hand side of the screen to start over, select ‘Tile Devices’, press the button, and the tune should play once. Then select ‘Next’.

Since your tile is already close to your smart phone, it should be very quick, a few seconds, for the tile to be activated. Then select ‘Next’.

For ‘Choose a Category’, you can change it later. Just for teaching, select ‘Keys’, and you can always change it’s category later.

Select ‘Find’ to ring your tile. Press it again to stop the tune.

After that, it offers a service. You can press ‘Skip’. You’re not obligated to subscribe to that service. If you want to later, you may choose to look at it again.

Now, it offers you to link to the Life360 app. Instead of using the ’tile’ app to link to it, select your ‘App Store’ app icon, select ‘Search’, then search for phrase ‘life360’. Select that app, then select the cloud with the down arrow, ‘GET’, the ‘download’ button. I’m going to delete the ‘Life360’ app I already have displayed in my smart phone to teach this. Various app selections will be displayed. Basically, like before, select ‘Always’, or ‘Change to Always Allow’, whatever gives it more access.

Now, you have an app that, for free, gives the location of your tiles on the map.

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What I am going to do now is remove the extra tile that I installed but don’t need. To make sure that it’s the one I’ll remove, I press the ‘Find’ button. I press the ‘Find’ button on the 2nd screen, then I press ‘Done’ after I hear that tune from the tile mate I want to remove. I select the ‘<‘ arrow, the one that allows you to go to the previous screen, I press the tile block that represents the one I want to remove, in this case it’s located with category ‘Keys’, I press that, I scroll down to ‘More Options’, then I select ‘Hide’, then select ‘OK’. Now, the only tile option presented is the one that I am using, the one attached to my key chain. If I want to bring it back, I can select the ‘Settings’ icon located at the upper right, select Manage Hidden Items’, then select ‘Unhide’ for the tiles that I want to be displayed again.

I think that all of the tiles have ‘Loud’ for volume. To change from ‘Loud’ to ‘Normal’, select your Tile Mate, let’s say it’s using the ‘keys’ option, scroll down to ‘More Options’, select ‘Volume’, then select ‘Normal’ for a less loud ring tone.(It only has ‘Loud’, ‘Normal’, and ‘Mute’.)

If you want to change the identity of your Tile Mate, select the tile from your homepage, scroll down to select ‘More Options’, to change the ‘Name’, select ‘Name’, and you can give it a customized name. Then go back to that screen, select ‘Category’, and you can change the image that it presents. For example, ‘keys’ presents a set of keys.

If you have other questions, search www.google.com for them. For example, use the word ’tile’ in your search. It may lead you to a youtube.com video to watch.

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It is now 3:49AM EST for me.

I’m going to close this list now. I think I was useful helping the kids use their newly purchased Tile Mates. And they could always search for more questions using www.google.com if they have more questions about how to use their Tile Mate. I will type in more around 9:00PM this coming Monday, to maybe around 3:00AM Tuesday morning, unless I change my mind again. Me typing today was extra, since I recommended the purchase of the Tile Mate. So, if you are there this coming Monday night-Tuesday morning, I’ll see you then.

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Rated TV-14 mature themes, animated violence, viewer discretion for tv series ‘The Simpsons’. Some viewer discretion for tv series ‘Expats’.(I’m assuming it’s not rated ‘G’.) Use only refurbished for advice references recommended. Throw away rest of episode, series, and movie. [Use mental bookmark ‘The only way you can reasonably learn certain things is that it is taught to you’ for reference, allocation, and prevention when needed.