They're Like Apples (Day 3367 - 2/12/19)

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The vlog starts out with Stephen singing "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" while filming his backyard. While singing, Stephen changes the lyrics to "it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, it's actually cloudy and it is rainy, it's not a beautiful day in the neighborhood." Stephen then talks about how they got up this morning and did Breakfast Stream. He said that as soon as they started the stream, frames started dropping. Mallory checked the speed tests on a wired connection which showed that everything was fine. Stephen says that the speed tests don't detect certain problems, so they decided to do an internet health test. They did the internet health test that checks the connections that are further away and it said that the speed was bad. Stephen says that the speed was struggling to hit 3 megabytes per second and he said that they normally stream with 6 megabytes per second. He said that they had to lower the speed to 2.5 megabytes per second so they could keep the stream going.

Stephen says that he called the ISP after the stream ended. He said that they actually called yesterday, but they weren't much help. Stephen said they told him the same things the people yesterday told him. The ISP said that they can send people there, but if they come out there and discover that it's not their problem (like if it's an electrical problem or a dog bit a wire), they will charge him for him. Stephen jokingly told the guy on the phone that if they can come and figure out the issue, then he will pay them double. The guy then told Stephen that they would call before they get here. Stephen then talks about how most providers have this issue where they say they will call you before arriving, but they never do. He also says that it's worse when they say they are coming sometime between this broad range of time and you don't know when they are coming.

Stephen says that on the day the ISP guys came he decided to take a shower and Mal needed a shower too, but Stephen told her to wait just in case the people come. He said that they have a history of just showing up without calling. Stephen says he was in the shower and heard them ring the doorbell and he was like "they didn't call". He said that the ISP people that came were very helpful and nice and they did a lot of tests. Stephen then talks about how back in December, one of the head line technicians came and had mentioned that there was interference. He said that the technician tried to resolve it but couldn't. Stephen says the 2 ISP guys who came this time weren't the same as the guy who came in December, but they were discussing this over the phone with the same head line technician who came before. Stephen said that they changed out stuff inside and outside just to cover the bases so they could say that they did everything they could. They also said that they head line technician would come sometime before 12:00 pm. They recommended that Stephen keep calling the ISP and complaining since they only have a small number of people working.

Stephen then talks about how the speed is fine for people who are just using the internet normally, but for Twitch you need consistent internet in order to stream. He said that this is how he and Mal make a living so it is really important that they get this issue fixed. Stephen then talks about how he is still feeling sick, but he feels a little better than yesterday. He also mentions that he started taking his prednisone.

The video then transitions to later in the day where Stephen says he reviewed the footage he shot earlier today and he realizes that it was just him being angry at the ISP. He also said that earlier when he went out to pick up mail he saw the ISP guys there, but they seemed to have not found the problem since the internet speed was still slow. Stephen said that he tried to upload an episode of Red Dead Redemption 2 which should've taken 45 minutes based on the file size, but it took 7 hours to upload. Stephen then talks about how Mal was also working on some stuff and that Mal's GH4 camera is now the "B" camera because they bought the Pocket Cinema Camera 4k. He also mentioned how the Black Magic Camera was now the "A" camera and it would be Mal's first time shooting and editing clips from this camera that only shoots a flat profile.

Kit Kat Flavor Tried: Sublime Milk Kit Kat

Mal said they were trying a milk Kit Kat and Stephen thought she meant a milk-flavored Kit Kat. Stephen then wonders how this milk chocolate Kit Kat differs from a normal Kit Kat. Mal says that she thinks that the Sublime Milk Kit Kat is made with a higher quality chocolate. Stephen agrees since the Kit Kat is in such a nice box. Stephen said that they would have to taste them back to back in order to compare the taste of the Sublime Milk Kit Kat and the Original Kit Kat. Stephen then tastes the Kit Kat and says that he doesn't taste the difference. Mal says the difference in taste is very subtle. Stephen says that he thinks the chocolate is just smoother.

Stephen then talks about how it is Valentine's day is in 2 days. He said that last year, his mom made them chocolate covered strawberries. Stephen said that he told his mom to only give them 1 chocolate strawberry each because they were trying to limit their junk food intake. He says that since he gave his mom those limitations, she gave them the 2 biggest strawberries they have ever seen in their lives. Mal said that the strawberries were as big as Kepler's head. Mal then gets a butter knife and lines it up against the 2 strawberries and the 2 strawberries were the same length as the knife. Stephen then compares the strawberries to apples. Stephen says that they were going to eat them before going to bed since they taste better fresh. Stephen briefly mentions how nice it is to have a proper C-stand.