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Have the Killswitch and while that thing technically feels ok, it's too heavy and I had to take it off to prevent wrist pain. Only thing I missed after going naked is the kickstand which was nice to prop the device up for bed gaming or on a desk to watch media.

That said, has anyone found a simple attachable kickstand for the device that isn't a side feature of a bulky case?

I'm thinking something like those sticky ring things people get for phones that double as kickstands.

I saw this for the OG ally but it isn't a kickstand and just holds SD cards (who would buy this?): https://getmechanism.com/products/allymate-grip?variant=44027413364993&nbt=nb

I'm guessing not but would be interested to know if anyone found alternative kickstand solutions for the Xbox Ally.

A lovely summer we're having!

With a high temperature of 95° on Tuesday, Boulder has now registered 23 95°+ days this summer, a new calendar year record (passing 2007's 22).

Boulder already tied the 100°+ day record (6) this past weekend.

With 40 90°+ days so far, the city is well on the way to a top 3 finish in that stat as well.

July 2026 along the Front Range was relentlessly hot, dry, and devoid of storms, dominated by stubborn upper‑level ridging that fueled long, punishing heatwaves and pushed Boulder towards one of its hottest months on record. Occasional pulses of monsoonal moisture did break through, producing slow‑moving thunderstorms and localized flash flooding near vulnerable burn scars, while wildfire smoke from the West periodically dimmed skies and degraded air quality early in the month.

With meaningful rainfall largely absent, Colorado’s severe drought deepened in July.

If interested, there are more monthly and updated annual summary graphics in our July 2026 recap here: https://bouldercast.com/july-2026-graphical-weather-review-in-some-respects-boulders-all-time-hottest-month-on-record/

A NEW daily record high was set in Boulder on Sunday July 26th at 102°, breaking the prior record of 98° from 1935.

Additional "fun" facts:

• Hottest temperature recorded since 2012
• Tied for 4th hottest day on record (data back to 1893)
• 4th time with back-to-back 100° days (last was June 2012)
• 18th daily record high tied or broken in 2026 (totally absurd)
• 3rd 100° day of 2026, most in a year since 2012 (4)

LG G4 83". Started getting flickering the last couple days after the TV is on for a couple hours. Seems heat related. Just appears as fast flickering. Happens in PC, console, and webOS so it's not a specific cable, source or port issue.

The video is what it looks like slowed down greatly. It looks like it renders half a frame and shifted half up. This appears as a flicker at normal speed.

TV is probably about 12-18 months old. Hopefully the 5 year panel warranty covers this on the G series....

While the magnitude of the ongoing heatwave this week won't be historic in Boulder, the duration could be, with ~9 consecutive days reaching 95° or hotter. NOTE: The exact end of the heatwave is still in fluctuation, but it appears to be sometime between July 18th and 22nd.

Despite records being destroyed in parts of MT/WY/UT/ID, we recently discussed why this specific heat dome pattern isn't going to be that hot in Boulder, and just how close we may have come this time to experiencing similar all-time record highs as well: https://bouldercast.com/colorados-almost-extreme-heatwave-heres-what-may-save-us/

EDIT: The not "that" hot comment references the fact that Boulder will mostly sit between 95-100 degrees for this heatwave which isn't that uncommon here. Over the last decade, we average about 10 days above 95 degrees per summer, with our average highs this time of year right at 89 degrees. Getting over 100 degrees is much less common. Also throw in fact that many people seemed to believe based on media hype that we would see 105-110 degrees temperatures this week due to very early highly uncertain weather model runs.

Most of the Denver Metro area saw PM2.5 air quality spike to Unhealthy levels Saturday night as fireworks, both city-run and illegal private shows, lit up the skies. Firework smoke generally cleared out within a couple hours, returning to pre-firework levels by ~2AM in most cases.

Once again, on the upwind side of the Metro area and without any city fireworks, Boulder actually saw a PM2.5 minimum occur during the time when most other cities were breathing in the high levels of metal-rich smoke from fireworks.

This is something we discussed last year: https://bouldercast.com/cleaner-air-is-just-another-reason-that-official-city-fireworks-will-never-return-to-boulder/

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EDIT: Data /graph source: Purple Air cf3.4 conversion: https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?q=purpleair.com&opt=%2F1%2Fm%2Fi%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcALT%7C3.4&select=98051#10.11/40.0851/-105.1204 .If you want to make similar timelines, click some dots in your city/neighborhood and a graph will appear in the top left. Zoom to the timeline you want. Export to PNG.

Smelling smoke in Boulder? It's not from any local fires, but it is funneling in at ground level now with air quality tanking and campfire smells abound...

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcALT%7C3.4#6.2/39.604/-106.033

Seems like a bad bug...

No clue what gets me into this situation of having context menus stuck over games but nothing seems to fix it but a full reboot of the device.

Any tips?

Super annoying.

Boulder’s largest May snowstorms:

1. 23.0″ – May 5-6, 1978
2. 12.3″ – May 1-2, 2013
3. 11.3" – May 5-6, 2026
4. 8.7″ – May 25, 1950
5. 8.3″ – May 20-21, 2022
6. 6.8″ – May 11-12, 2014"

*Data back to 1947. There are some pretty snow Mays further back where daily snowfall data is not available to confirm single or multiple storms. Likely there were some big May snows in 1895-1930 timeframe that would make this list.

• Last big rainstorm (May 2025)
• Last big snowstorm (22", March 2024)
• Last big May snowstorm (8", May 2022)