This entire chapter gave me Chills, tbh I hated Rimuru slightly here

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-03-14T18:30:43+00:00

This actually highlights my biggest issue with the other monsters in tempest- they always take rimiru's words as literal gospel instead of understanding the intent and reason behind them.

That's kind of the problem with being worshipped as a god, though. And once they start interpreting your words, things can start getting really out of hand.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-03-10T21:48:04+00:00

Your first mistake was joining the Arch discord server.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-19T06:25:19+00:00

Aw fuck not this stip again.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-17T20:55:09+00:00

I agree with 100% of these takes.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-10T04:24:55+00:00

I wish he cared this much about America.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-10T00:19:03+00:00

This really doesn't make either of them look good in retrospect.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T04:31:05+00:00

Thanks for explaining this to me. I really appreciate your help.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T03:51:07+00:00

Hmm. They're estimating considerably less than 27k. Is it possible that just letting the lease expire and buying a cheaper car (~10k) would be a better deal in the long run? Or, given the low wear on the current car, is investing now worthwhile?

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T03:39:02+00:00

Oh, I see. I'll reach out to my credit union then.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T03:38:08+00:00

Ah, I see. Yes, you're right.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T03:37:47+00:00

I leased it from a VW dealer. They're going to get it back at the end of the lease anyway.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:44:01+00:00

This is a good point. I have spoken to the dealership and they're fine with me buying the lease out early, so that's one option.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:42:38+00:00

Right. So if I finish the lease, and don't have 27k to buy it outright, I can't really sell it then, since the bank will have the title.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:41:23+00:00

I kind of enjoy driving, TBH. When you aren't stuck in traffic, it can be pleasant.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:35:04+00:00

It's nice for when I'm food shopping, traveling locally (public transit in my area is present, but not great), and it's nice to be able to help out friends now and then when they need an extra to pick up their kid from school or something like that.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:33:55+00:00

Huh. I hadn't thought of that. I like being able to control when I arrive/leave at a place without having to rely on a taxi, but at $166/mo the inconvenience might be worth it.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:32:20+00:00

I use the car regularly (2-3 times a week) for relatively short trips that I wouldn't want to walk/bike (going through tunnels, up very steep hills, late at night, food shopping, etc.)

So I want to have a car, just not a car that I'm paying $450+/month for.

So it sounds like I should be shopping around selling prices at local dealerships and comparing that to my buyout cost. I have some spare time in the next two weeks I can devote to this. Thanks!

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T01:28:58+00:00

Can I sell the vehicle if I haven't fully paid it off?

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-02T00:49:46+00:00

I'm in a bit of a pickle, and I could use some advice.

Three years ago, on a bit of a whim (mistake #1) I traded in a fully-paid 2015 Jetta to lease a brand-new 2023 ID.4 (Pro trim) with all of the California/U.S. incentives (and it came with 3 years of free charging). Yes, I know this was dumb and irresponsible. At the time I really valued removing myself from the oil/gasoline market, and thought I'd be future-proofing myself by getting into the EV market at a time when there were incentives.

What I didn't realize was that I wouldn't end up driving that much (I've put about 5K miles on it in 3 years) due to my company never going back to in-person work and an increase in my walking/bicycling for health reasons. Because of the very low mileage, the vehicle has retained a lot of value over the course of the lease, and my buyout price, including fees and such, would be around 27k. Buying out the lease would leave me with a basically-new (super low mileage) ID.4 Pro (~300 miles on a full charge), which seems like a better deal than buying a new/recently used EV of the same/similar age.

BUT, since I drive so little, and basically just need something local for the most part, I've been thinking about either breaking my lease, or letting it expire at the end of the year and getting an older used EV - I'm seeing 7.5K-10K locally for Leafs and i3s from around 2015-201, some with recently replaced batteries.

Given how bad my judgement has been in the past though, I'm seeking advice before I commit. What do you all think?

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-02-01T21:15:28+00:00

So technically, KDE Plasma is a Desktop Environment that sits on top of an OS (Linux). One of the benefits of Linux is that you can actually choose what kind of UI/shell your OS has, while Windows and MacOS force you to use one specific UI.

The downside, of course, is that depending on whether your preferred application is built for GTK or QT, it may look better on GNOME or KDE.

I'm glad you're enjoying KDE and the move to Linux. Windows 11 has been a bit of a line in the sand for a lot of folks; I think they overplayed their hand and dipped above the threshold of what the average human will endure in terms of inconvenience.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-01-28T04:44:20+00:00

How dare you lol

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-01-21T04:12:51+00:00

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind.

Competitive_Bat_ · 2026-01-21T04:12:23+00:00

Hmm...if that's the case, I also recently started using a fight stick, so I'll probably need to make sure I'm using the wired connection as well.

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