spankinspinach @ spankinspinach @sh.itjust.works

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I've developed a bit of a variation on this: Don't buy it unless you're willing to put that number again into savings/investment. A little more strict, but also forces a careful analysis of short term-wants vs. long-term goals. Caveat: obviously some major expenses don't qualify, but are necessary regardless.

Messy

I... I only learned about this on Friday and it already came up!?

I can't quote it offhand, but I know I've read an article recently about corporations phoning home and I believe Toyota was on the list. I'll see if I can dig it up.

That said, I agree about the Toyotas. Even if they DO phone home and we have to deal with that crap, they're bulletproof and deserve their reputation.

Edit: guess I never ended up reading the whole article, but it was Mozilla. Hopefully this helps: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

It is ambivalent

I need so much more context

I love that this is now a thing

This is absolutely the right approach. It creates a mental safety net so that your mind feels like it can let go, and as a result you do. After that it's just a trickle of occasional new thoughts, as opposed to continuous storm. Wonderful approach, can't recommend it enough

Just started chapterhouse yesterday, it's a wild series for sure

Spreading managed democracy.

I've done some shopping and I too would recommend a Steelcase. I have one in the office and want to get one for home - I find everything at Staples and other home office stores just comes close, whereas this one is wildly adjustable (I'm tall and need all the help I can get).

That's fair, maybe I misattributed what I disliked about what changed. But I like what you said about it going from being a stealthy assassin to being an open combat game - feels like it lost the heart of the franchise to me. Another element for me is that they went after being a bit more of a Skyrim-scale open world, which is not my preferred game type (I find them too long, which for me dilutes the punch of the story)

IMO the open world was a bad shift for the AC games, I haven't enjoyed one since Unity. Hoping Mirage is solid, but they lost my trust so I won't pay full price either

I'm 5'14", but find this irrelephant

I've got a batch 1 and, barring some of the issues you'd expect from a new manufacturer, it is exceptional

I was just gonna say Canada coast guard is hiring dozens of these haha

At the very least I imagine they will flag it with the undesirable features tag once someone gives them a heads up 🤞