BlackAura

@BlackAura@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xcoffee⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Iirc that rule was followed here… The cam was to let you know when the fresh pot was ready?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that Amazon has different prices for different people⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That explains why I see coupons more and more. Ty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Final Fantasy 9 Remake May Not Happen as a Single Title⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You know what’s fascinating about that?

  I’m pretty sure that every CD had the entire game and all the art assets for every town / place you could enter on the world map. Every enemy. All the music.

  The only difference between each CD was the FMV cutscenes contained on them.

  At least that was the story / rumor at the time. For optimization they could have reduced the art assets and music to only areas you could enter at that point in the game, and only enemy models you would see, but supposedly that wasn’t the case.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 3.1 saves the day during CrowdStrike outage — Southwest Airlines scrapes by with archaic OS⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah what a badly written article, with awful takeaways.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While you’re forced to use ticketmaster you can still avoid installing their app via am.ticketmaster.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK there is a condition that makes your armpits smell worse called trichobacteriosis that is common and easy to treat⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure I read about a study where they found people that “stink” are genetically close to you, like relatives and people you shouldn’t procreate with.

  People who smell nice are genetically diverse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had an Nvidia shield TV for like 6 years now. Very happy with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poignant post on the state of things⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Millennial here. Doing alright. SINK tech worker with no pets.

  Was sort of on a track to retire at as early as 45, though recent inflation has made me rethink how much I need saved.

  I bought my condo, 1 bedroom + office, in 2016, and it was within my budget and was slightly bigger than apartments I had rented in the past. Back home though I could use my parents garage when needed.

  Now I feel somewhat trapped because to get even a small place with a garage (I miss working on my car myself), is prohibitively expensive given how interest rates and house values have changed. Sure my condo is up quite a bit in valuation (something like 50% increase in the past 8 years), but homes have gone up quite a bit more, like 100% increase in some cases. Also my HOA dues just keep going up too, and we don’t have a pool or anything crazy. Not to mention developers in the area grab up small starter homes before they can hit the market, bulldozer them, and drop a mansion on the same land that is completely unaffordable for me.

  So my options are stay where I am (and it’s fine for now I guess), or move and expect to have to work much longer.

  Pretty much checks all the boxes you said. No debt except mortgage. Emergency fund. 401k. HSA. I’m not house poor. These days I can afford pretty much anything I could want in life except for a slightly bigger house :p

  But I look at how prices are changing and I’m still worried for the future. Ideally I live another 60 years. Statistically another 40 or so. That’s a long time for high rates of inflation and greed to change things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You notice some differences just from the air temperature too. Especially in a turbocharged car.

  Colder air means denser air. Denser air means more oxygen molecules in the same volume of air. More oxygen means the engine can put more fuel and produce a bit more power.

  Depending on your driving style, i.e. If you have a heavy foot, this means a bit more power and fun, but you’re burning a bit more gas too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fusion 360 increasing annual price by $190 USD⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Will need to look into this thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My LG TV updated to show ads in the input selection menu. I was pissed for a few months until someone showed me you can disable them in the settings. Maybe you can disable them on yours?