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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 8h

2036 early republican primary polling:

Donald Trump powered by Meta AI (Appears in AR glasses overlay and promises to kill your coworkers): 44%
Donald Trump hologram powered by ChatGPT (Lets you call him dad, says he's proud of you): 43%
Sen. Donald Trump Jr (Running as right-leaning moderate): 13%

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 1d

Truly there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 1d

Stumbling across reruns of this show at like 1am after an SNF game was a delight, optimal content:viewing experience match

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 2d

I genuinely truly and unironically thought dan and phil dating had already been publicly confirmed

Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 3d

In Matilda’s papi we trust

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 3d

God I fucking hope so

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe that Panther’s podcast was the problem

Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 4d

Happy to hear the mariners-pilots agenda has taken another step forward

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 5d

there were two players that raced to hone plate to grab jp crawford and it was josh naylor and cal raleigh and i think that’s adorable

Circling Seattle Sports @circlingseasports.bsky.social · 5d

MARINERS WIN

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 5d

This is like edging but there’s a risk of passing the worlds largest kidney stone at the end

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 5d

I’m actually in hell. What the fuck.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 6d

guy in a legal advice reddit wants to know how to get out of paying google the money he owes them after vibe coding one of his apps into running 40 times a second for several days straight, but says it's not his fault bc they should have stopped him by making it harder to use

r/LegalAdviceUK u/ShavedAp3 • 3d
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Google want to charge me 7 k for API access what can I do as they are denying appeals
Debt & Money
Hi there and thanks for reading.
I tried to keep this brief and just ended up rambling on trying to get as much in as possible so here is my edited hopefully a lot smaller problem.
Google are charging me 7k for a mistake that I told them about within a day, the bill went from about £45 to 16k in a day! when I asked for help I was told "dont worry well reset it as a one off, you'll need to put measures in place and ill guide you through those after you agree" So i did he then said "I will monitor it for a further 24 - 48 hours and then tell you how to put the measures in place. " Less than 24 hours later the bill was now 23k and I found out how to stop it myself. Then came the long back and forth to get it reset.
Fast forward 5 months they have finally given me a 20k credit but with VAT the total bill at the time of the credit was 27k
The 20k would have cleared the costs at the time of making them aware they claim its both our responsibilities to monitor costs I feel I did that by contacting them as soon as I saw the irregularity.
I asked them to reconsider they said no the appeal has said that is their final offer so 1 now owe 7k.
Is there anything I can do here from a legal standpoint. I don't have 7k I barely have £45.
Thanks for reading I am in England if it helps.

Intentional or not, OP used either 36k (16 + 20) or 43k (16 + 27) of API credit. Obviously what API it is matters, but with google maps, 16k would equate to ten million pulls. Or two hundred thousand Gemini 2.5 calls with 1000 token input and 5k token output.
Those aren't numbers that something running correctly should run up for any average person or company. So either google screwed up something (which is unlikely that it would only happen to one person in the entire network) or OP has some app or something which isn't running properly and is sending too much to the API.
Edit: It was OP's app, polling google maps nearly 40 times a second for days.

tom_watts • 3d
According to other posts he ended up polling Google maps direction API 2300 times per minute for a few days. Looks like a combination of OP not knowing coding and asking ChatGPT to do it for him, and potentially Google's backend doing something weird in interpreting the janky code.
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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 6d

Well that is a pretty difficult one to top

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Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 6d

Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo are also going to have a multi-hour meeting after this game but it's just going to be them hitting wrestling finishers off the couch on each other

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JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.social · 6d

Skattebo run like Wildmutt

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 7d

It’s objectively the best chip flavor

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 8d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 7d

i would bet money the insanely scammy survival food kit commercials that walk viewers step by step through "what is a qr code" and "how do i scan a qr code with my dang phone" are the most profitable commercials in the playoffs

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t really believe in luck. Unfortunately however, luck doesn’t really believe in me either

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Brittney Bush Bollay @brittneybush.bsky.social · 8d

Extend Josh Naylor during the inning break

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 8d

A Closer Look season one

The Onion @theonion.com · 8d

Teammates Unnerved As Translator Begins Referring To Ohtani As ‘The Host’

LOS ANGELES—Describing the mood in the clubhouse as eerie and ominous, several members of the Los Angeles Dodgers told reporters Tuesday they have become increasingly unnerved since Shohei Ohtani’s in...

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Maureen Jice @jane.meangirls.online · 8d

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 9d

Curious what her mental map of the city looked like, since mine was pretty shaky before I moved

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POWERFUL CRAB FART🦀 @powerful.crabf.art · 11d

The year is 2025. There are three social networks remaining. They are run by Dweeb Lowtax, Tweaker Lowtax, and Girlboss Lowtax. You have to pick at least one.

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Maximillius @maximillius.bsky.social · 14d

Fun part of playing Millennium Dawn is selling enriched uranium to other countries. Why does Mozambique need reactor fuel? Not my problem, glhf