DemBoSain

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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 points 3 months ago (7 children)

It's important to get stuff that lasts a long time. Make sure all your dried foodstuffs are stored in airtight containers. If it's spoiling or getting infested that's wasted money.

Stuff I bought while in college: dried soup (the cheap Mrs Grass crap) or Rice-a-Roni can be stretched by adding extra egg noodles/rice. And enhanced with meat/frozen veggies. Hamburger Helper, but only when on sale.

Buy meat in family packs, freeze it for use later.

Those little refrigerated tubes of dinner rolls are so versatile. Butter them and sprinkle with garlic salt before baking for garlic bread. Butter and cinnamon sugar for dessert. Marinara sauce/cheese for tiny pizzas.

Kool-aid instead of soda.

Pasta dishes. Spaghetti, macaroni, noodles. A pot of macaroni with just a can of diced tomatoes can be really satisfying. A pot of rice with just tomato sauce.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I can't say for sure. Where I work, the health insurance is 'self-funded', so they're always bitching about medical costs. It just feels like UnitedHealthCare would use different terminology for policy payouts. Like "unforeseen business costs" or some corporate doublespeak like that.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago

There are certified theological records that show Jesus only rode dinosaurs. Bears hadn't evolved yet.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It probably requires a subscription to a Usenet provider. ISPs used to provide this service in the states, but I haven't seen that in a long time. Search for USENET PROVIDER or NEWSGROUP PROVIDER to find a service.

You'll need a service that has 'binary' groups. It will also need to provide access to specific groups that people use for games. There are many, many binary groups, and not all providers give you access to all the groups (for good reasons). Something with 'gamez' or 'warez' in the group title is a good start.

You'll need newsreader software. I used Forte Agent back in the day. I'm sure there are better readers out there now. It should have NZB support, and PAR file support is important (you'll want to look up those terms to learn about them).

Usenet is more complicated than torrenting, but I wouldn't bother with a VPN on Usenet. Since you'll have a login for access, a VPN wouldn't help. But in this case the law enforcement target would be the Usenet provider, not the users.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 60 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Reputable VPN.

Strong anti-virus/anti-malware.

Common-sense when running cracks/keygens (are keygens still a thing?)

edit: a good backup plan, in case thongs go awry (yes, I see it. Yes, I'm leaving it.)

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

...higher-than-expected medical costs...

This probably means medical costs for employee insurance, not that they've been actually providing insurance to policyholders.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 59 points 3 months ago

If you don't dabble in Switch modding or anything like that, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about...

I shouldn't be worried that Nintendo can remotely brick my $500 console. For any reason. Or accidentally.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago

They all did. Don't look to the Catholic church for morality.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago

Holy shit. These are REAL WORLD EXAMPLES. goodbye.

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