There’s always tomorrow, but you won’t regret doing it today. My 20s were a blur of not taking time for myself, grinding away at a shit job, thinking I’d have more time next week/month/year, and losing touch with friends as they went through the same shock of employment. I can’t truly say I had the resources to do more in my 20s, but somewhere in my 30s, I became notably less anxious and more willing to do things on a whim as I realized time was ticking faster and faster. Not everything needs a full plan. Not everything has to be perfect. Not everything has to be min/maxed. You don’t have to justify your entertainment to anyone.

You’re not out of time. You’re likely at a similar awkward time where you’re still finding your footing as an adult, as opposed to a student. Humans will always continue to party through catastrophe. We wouldn’t be here if our ancestors didn’t. Take a walk. See a concert. Start your cosplay. Try a ren fair. Try a punk flea market. See if anyone wants to meet up.

You have time. I’ve forgotten more than you’ve remembered and I’m still a long way away from being done with this place.

3. Detect and provide that AC power in phase with the grid power

there’s literally no reason to buy a smart TV so long as TVs have multiple Hdmi inputs

Stop tempting them. I’m already down to 2 HDMIs on most of the TVs I’ve touched in the last decade. Some 3, one with 4. That’s anything from a cheap 32"Roku to a high end LG LED 70". I expect to find a 1xHDMI soon enough.

Is that verified and were the ships actually in operation? All I saw was “inactive mine-laying ships”

He told me he was Mr 305

Need therapy, therapy, advertising causes Need therapy, therapy, advertising causes Need therapy, therapy, advertising causes Therapy, therapy, advertising causes

Tron: Legacy (that’s 2010) This is probably more driven by limited selection in the cable days than free choice, but I do enjoy these. Not everything has to be a masterpiece to be enjoyable

Demolition Man
Probably most Star Wars between 1-6 Probably Fast and Furious 1, 2, 3.
Jurassic Park 1 and 3 (I swear 2 never aired on cable) Spider Man, Toby maguire, 1 and 2 Probably half the Pirates of the Caribbean
Batman Begins, maybe The Dark Knight
Men In Black, definitely
Shrek
Elf

Honorable mention due to irony: I accidentally watched Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind a second time, forgetting I watched it already.

Fortnite Save the World (paid game mode) made a lot of vbucks originally, but the high-payout challenges (300 vbucks/day) are only available to players who owned that mode prior to some time in 2020. Buying STW now gives a one time pack of 1500 vbucks. So the alternative, given that the vast majority of players didn’t buy the game, play for free in Bottle Royale. It takes 4 seasons to gain enough free vbucks in battle Royale to have enough to buy a season pass. It’s 1000 for the pass and typically has 300 free vbucks (100 near the bottom, 200 around level 80). So then you’re talking like 40 hours of play per season, with strong encouragement to play daily for an easy +1 level. The actual skins are typically paywalled behind the battle pass.

Then there’s the shop. Buying separate skins are anywhere from like 500 to 2000 vbucks. If it’s a full season, there’s probably an extra 500 vbucks available if you hit level 150 or so. So now like 60 hours every 2-3 months to get the free 500 to accumulate after the battle pass renewal.

That’s not sustainable. It’s not supposed to be. Skins are nowhere near “affordable” with free bucks. They don’t care if it’s your money or your game time that makes the vbucks because it’s time and/or money taken from other games. So what if it’s their limited money? What exactly did you invest in as a kid? All I put it towards was, effectively, entertainment that didn’t last longer as a skin, be it a game, a toy, or candy. Maybe even less, given that fortnite has been running for what, 9 years?

And no, I really don’t give a shit about any complaints about them just being cosmetic skins. They’re kids. I’m sure you had your brand name demands when you were 12. It’s the same shit. Vans are just shoes. Mongoose is just a bicycle. Air jordans are just shoes. JNCO is just pants. Air Forces are just shoes. Louisville slugger is just a bat. Whatever must-have item it was, it didn’t make either of us professionals at the game or sport. Yet, somehow, it still was the most important thing that week.

Can phones read this chip? What if you’re on a standard computer?

It will forever irritate me that the “Ford F- Series” includes everything with the F-### badge (which, for the first time I’ve ever noticed, is stated outright at the bottom). It always seems poised to represent the F-150 daily laptop hauler, but it includes F-250 through F-450 pickups which are more commonly commercial vehicles than private, F-350+ conversion body commercial trucks like dumps and flats, and goes so far as to include F-750s, the biggest ones with air brakes and real 19.5" truck wheels.

Outspoken conservatives hate EVs. Outspoken liberals hate Tesla/Musk. Then there’s 100 million Americans don’t beleive they have power in elections and don’t vote. A significant portion of conservative voters don’t beleive they have anything to vote for besides “lower taxes”. Somewhere in this combination/adjacent group is the group of people who keep buying Tesla and do not give a shit about anything other than flashy tech and/or low fuel costs.

Humans adjust to lots of things as their shelter proves to be safe. People can sleep in cars, on planes, on trains, with music, with snoring, with white noise, with rain, with wind, with frogs, with crickets, with all different sounds. It’s only when the noises change that we awake. I can’t say my partner’s snoring is pleasant, but it doesn’t keep me awake. Other things can keep me awake and make me frustrated at their snoring, but that’s not fair to them as it’s not the true cause. So if you do find that snoring present, I hope it’s a sign you’re very comfortable with the person making the sound.

What exactly is “mental impairment” in that chart? Is it permanent impairment or does it include temporary impairment, as in, being high as intended? LSD and Mushrooms sure look enticing with the UK’s endorsement, but I’m not clear on their “health, mental impairment, and dependence” concerns

These video game ones now have me wondering if anyone else was told they could unlock extra characters in Super Smash Bros (N64) by clicking certain names in the credits.

We had various rules about how to do a “snow dance”. Something about wearing pajamas and walking around a pillow to get school canceled.

Could it be an onomatopoeia of the ringing/shimmering sounds sometimes used? Like an alternate of “ding”?

I somewhat recently found out my SO thought boofing was just chugging. The revelation and explanation changed the meaning of a decade of jokes in an instant.

Go sit at a Starbucks with your “just a plain, regular coffee, none of this Frappuccino half-caff double-whip soy latte crap” order. You’ll see plenty of men grabbing the same coffee milkshakes as women. They’re all attracted to it the same way they’re all attracted to milkshakes: for being a tasty drink. The only difference is some men are embarrassed to admit it’s fine to enjoy a Frappuccino. Or a sweet cocktail, for that mater. And yet, if you make a sweet, fruity, caffeine drink but put it in a scary container, suddenly it’s manly to drink Monster, right?

It’s really not that complicated.

Either not ready, not actually an appropriate oil, or being competitively marked up to compete with Iran

There is constant mental gymnastics to pretend these MAGAs are anything but actual MAGAs.

It’s news because Florida immediately publishes all charges and mugshots and people latch onto that. Florida doesn’t have an excessive amount of crazies, they just air their dirty laundry and people latch onto it. You’re seeing it because people are voting and commenting on the absurdity