sevan

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[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I don't really understand how Walgreens is still in business. I only go there when I need something that the grocery store pharmacy section doesn't carry and I'm not willing to wait 1-2 days to have it shipped from Amazon. Every time I go, its a ghost town with more employees than customers.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

Way back in the late '90s, my first apartment was a brand new development with a T5 connection (I think) that offered each unit 8 glorious Mbps. However, I needed to get that connection shared between 2 PCs in different rooms. Wifi was not an option (expensive and slow), even a router was a major financial investment for me back then. So, I bought an extra network card and a 100 foot crossover cable and ran it down the hallway.

It was so successful, that I continued to incorporate very long cables in my builds for the next 20ish years. Even today, my desktop computer is not wifi capable, but first I migrated to powerline ethernet and more recently mesh wifi with my PC plugged into one of the child nodes.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago

I don't like the Witcher because I want to be faithful to Triss, but as soon as Yennefer shows up, all my player choices are disregarded. 5/10, will not play again.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago (13 children)

I suspect its being banned because of people using it in public without headphones or earbuds. I was submitted to that experience for an hour+ in a waiting room one time and now I fully supported the ban to prevent it from ever happening again.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

I'm not sure I understand. You can stream music for free on Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, Bandcamp, YouTube, and probably several other services. Not to mention the thousands of radio stations you can stream. It seems like there are exponentially more music streaming options compared to video. If you're asking about sites where you can stream without ads, I'm guessing those exist too, but I suspect most people are either willing to listen to ads or pay for ad-free with one of those services.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

Since it sounds like you have younger kids, I'd take a decent sized portion of it (maybe 2-8k) and use that to make lasting family memories. Seeing everything of interest in a short range (zoos, aquariums, caves, gardens, museums, national parks, whatever), more frequent small vacations (driving distance or short flights to the beach/mountains/whatever), occasional major vacations (other countries, theme parks, cruises, whatever your family finds interesting). Or investing in lifelong hobbies that you can do together, like skiing, art, tennis, restoring cars, etc.

After that, the rest I would add to my FIRE plan. It would not necessarily mean retiring sooner (though it might), but it would be about adding flexibility to my life. If my savings were larger, I could always just to dip into that to pay for college or I be better prepared to deal with an unexpected layoff or emergency.

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think in 1995 my dad had pay by the minute internet access and I wasn't allowed to use it (and didn't really know what it was anyway). Somewhere around 1996/7 he got a dedicated ISDN line with unlimited internet and I stayed up all night talking to strangers in chat rooms or playing video games. Good times!

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Scale the Summit - The Levitated

I also dearly adore Whales from the same album. Its probably the better song of the two, but there's something about the character of the sound in the Levitated that just carries me away.

I'm also a big fan of Marcin and Ichika Nito, so how about a track with both of them? "I don't Write About Girls"

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

I had the good fortune of attending a university that used the APA style guide, which gave me the opportunity to break free from the horrible MLA format that I learned in high school. So, no double space after a period for me, despite my advanced age.

Note: I understand that this is a typewriter thing, but while I had occasion to use a typewriter as a kid and teen, they were mostly no longer relevant already and I was never really taught anything directly related to typewriter typing. It is ridiculous that MLA stuck with that rule for so long (I don't know if they have dropped it since).

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 21 points 7 months ago (9 children)

I'm with OP, year-month-day is the superior format. Its consistently sortable, even as a text field (like with file names).

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

I find it so frustrating that I have to wait until Feb to do my taxes. Let's gooooooo!!!!!

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

That's probably it. I get that many people enjoy overcoming difficult bosses by mastering the tactics, but I find it boring and repetitive. At this point in my life I enjoy games with an engaging story, cozy games, or open games where I can create my own story in my mind as I play it (like The Sims or Mount & Blade...such very similar games :D).

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