EnsignWashout

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[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago

I don't know enough about it to confidently say they're going to lose all their money

It happened to my relative. They didn't lose everything, but they lost enough that they're shopping for a mobile home for retirement, when they previously could have bought a small house.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

Plausible explanation.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's a bag of parts I don't know what to do with.

Any leftover unused parts are worth extra points.

At least, that's what I tell my spouse.

Maybe I got it done with fewer parts because I found a novel improved solution...

Sometimes my spouse figures out what the extra parts are for... And doesn't seem to mind that using the parts correctly lowers the score I dreamed up...

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

Immutable distros can usually be set to mutable with the correct privileged command.

It's essentially security by obscurity. But I disagree with "no benefit". An infection miss through dumb luck is still a miss, after all.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 0 points 11 months ago

What hateful POS is against worldwide unification?

Vibrant ecologies have diversity. Fully unified government isnt diverse, and would be bad for at least some people. I hope all of our governments suck less, but still have each-other to compete with.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago

Where can i make such a bet?

International stock index funds are, in my option, the best place to make that bet. It's been a losing bet (compared to other index funds) for decades, but you might notice that lots of folks still buy a solid amount as a hedge, anyway, because they agree with you, or at least aren't willing to bet their entire retirement that you're wrong.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I used to always use Minecraft for this. Sure, they can't do everything immediately, but I put the game on peaceful and let them explore at their own pace.

I say "used to" because Luanti (formerly MineTest, an open source Minecraft Clone*) is finished and free.

(Okay, Luanti is a lot more than a Minecraft clone. But for this discussion that's all one needs to know.)

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nice. Minecraft used to be my go to answer for a first WASD game, too.

Lately, I recommend Mineclonia on Luanti, because it's free and has stronger optimizations supporting weak laptops and big multiplayer servers. (It's a popular Free Open Source Minecraft Clone).

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

This was really helpful. Thank you.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

I remember those days, as well!

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I bought a "fixer-upper" recently, so I fill most days off with minor home repair projects. I'm using it as an excuse to build a decent little project workbench, though.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

Just so you know, this isn't Reddit. You've just been blocked by everyone reading along here.

If you start to feel like no one replies here, it's actually you, in this case. It could help to try again with a new account.

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