2017 lincoln MKZ. Got it used for about 26K, just before used car prices went nuts during covid. So comfy, huge trunk too. Glad i went with used luxury as opposed to something brand new, barely had 40K miles on it and was in great shape.

Glorified seagull.

SUUUUSE SUUUUUUUUUSE OPEEEN SUUUUSE

I havent had any issues or shady shit with Asrock. Straightforward BIOS, no bullshit settings.

… i should probably talk to a therapist, huh?

Maybe middle school? Or when i broke out of food service into IT like, 3/4 months before Covid hit?

Counterpoint: stop trying to make laptops thinner and implement realistic and functional air cooling

Ever accidentally made bread without salt? That flavor.

I like having the right ratio of flour to salt, so my bread doesnt have that awful paste-y flour taste.

Scale goes right next to the flour in a cabinet.

Disabling wireless when not in use

storage scope limitations for apps (random games don’t need full drive access)

fine control over USB-C port behavior (data and/or power while locked vs unlocked)

using passcode/password for device unlock while still being able to use fingerprint for individual apps.

I thought they abandoned SMS a couple years ago??

I’m a bit undecided on it even with it in my hands. Not a fan of how cases have to be more or less glued onto the device, and that hinge is a major physical weak point (I’ve got a Ghostek case with hinge armor right now). So when I finish getting the device set up how I want and finally swap my sim over, I’ll need new adhesive (the sim card slot is not accessible with the case).

That said, the crease isn’t that bad. I anticipate being able to view manuals on the bigger screen to be very nice. The outer screen is apparently the same display panel as the pixel 9 pro, so it’s not an ultra narrow display like the samsungs.

It’s physically about the same size as my s22u, just slightly thicker

Edit: honestly, the more I think on it, I’m leaning towards returning the fold in favor of a regular 9 pro. I just don’t feel comfortable carrying around a nearly $2K device in my pocket. It’s a very nice device, but for a bigger screen, there are much cheaper options (actual tablets), and there’s much better case options for more main-line phones anyway.

I just made the switch (from s22u to pixel 9 pro fold) over the weekend, the debloating and basic common sense security features are such a huge improvement.

Gonna give the whole “folding phone” thing a try for a while before I make any judgements on it, but im absolutely set on sticking with grapheneos.

I look forward to hearing how much malware they accumulate from this lol

Gen 4 or Gen 5. so much post-elite-4 content, and it’s not just “grind this arena endlessly” post-game content. Actual adventures in the case of the Gen 2 remakes and Gen 5.

Gen 3 holds a special place in my heart (Emerald was my first pokemon game) but the creature comforts of gameplay in 4 and 5 hold up a lot better

I enjoyed the gen4 remake for switch but it seriously lacked the amount of content in Platinum. They had a chance to greatly expand the distortion world and just… skipped it entirely instead.

I’m in federal IT and I’m looking to get TF out sooner rather than later.

Benefits for working for certain state governments actually look a bit better than federal at my first glance…

Yeah, the other instant messenger owned by Facebook

The taste is awful FWIW. not worth developing a taste for to begin with. Although amaretto is alright

I give it 48 hours before I’m a corpse.

Ohio. In a region with a high percentage of trump supporting retired military (how tf that is even a demographic is beyond understanding)

Sympathy for the CEO is nonexistent, the general vibe is “he had it coming”.