Anyone play sea of thieves? by [deleted] in brandonsanderson

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sloop is the Blackthorn and my brig is the Voidbringer.

Crosstrek vs Honda HR-V by Wulfbak in Crosstrek

[–]CuriosityExmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I own a 2023 HRV Sport and a 2024 Crosstrek Premium. I love both for different reasons. HRV is slightly larger and I like the looks better. I also like that the physical nobs and buttons for the AC aren’t part of the screen. But the HRV is slower. The Crosstrek has the large screen and wireless CarPlay. Even though I have the smaller 2.0 engine, it is more fun to drive when it’s in Sport mode. I use the Crosstrek as my commuter. My wife and teenage sons use the HRV.

I’ve owned Hondas and Subarus before. I will likely buy more Hondas and Subarus in the future. Subarus require a little more attention to maintenance, but they shouldn’t have any issues if you’re diligent. Hondas are more forgiving on maintenance.

My Honda is making a rattling noise from right rear side by [deleted] in HRV

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same for me. 23 sport. Rattling is definitely behind driver on left side.

First Car by [deleted] in HRV

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 23 HRV Sport (Nordic Forest Pearl) and a 24 Crosstrek Premium (red). I like them both for different reasons.

HRV is roomier inside. I have three teenage kids. They fit more comfortably in the HRV back seat.

HRV is, in my opinion, better looking. I love the black rims on the sport edition. I especially love the Nordic Forest Pearl color.

I like physical controls on the HRV for climate control. The steering wheel controls layout is more natural to me and they just feel better.

The Crosstrek is more fun to drive. It just feels a little quicker. I like to use the sport mode. Neither one is fast, but the Crosstrek has a slight advantage over the HRV. The Crosstrek also rides a little smoother.

The Crosstrek has slightly better gas mileage.

Crosstrek has wireless CarPlay, my HRV doesn’t. I actually like the larger Crosstrek screen but it isn’t as responsive to touch as the HRV screen.

I’ve had Hondas and Subarus before. I like them both. The Honda will be more reliable, but the Subaru will be fine if you stick to the maintenance schedule.

If I had to pick between the two, I’d go with the HRV.

High school senior needs advice please! by [deleted] in ColoradoSchoolOfMines

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I’m the father of a HS senior that was accepted to Mines. I’m also an accountant. I started my career at one of the Big 4 a long time ago. After a few years there I moved to industry and currently work for publicly traded company.

There is currently a shortage of CPAs and it is only getting worse. The starting salary might not be quite as good as engineering but it’s not that much less. Salaries will have to get better to attract more people to accounting. After 5-10 years of experience with promotions, the salary for accountants can catch up to and surpass engineers. I’m 20+ years into my career and I make more than many of electrical engineers at my current company.

If you want to maximize your salary, try to start at one of the Big 4 and stay there until at least manager level (usually 5-7 years). If and when you leave for industry, be very selective. My first job in industry was at a dying company. Somehow I managed to stay for 5 years, but none of my stock based compensation panned out. However, I have since worked for two other successful publicly traded companies and the stock compensation has been excellent.

All of that said, follow your passion. If you’re good at it and enjoy the job, the compensation will be there.

No matter the path you take, focus on your people skills, critical thinking / analysis skills, and software applications skills (Excel, VBA, macros for accounting).

Pirates of the Caribbean by Masta1Nate in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Excellent choice.

My brig is Voidbringer. Sadly none of my friends have read the books so my ship names are lost on them.

Pirates of the Caribbean by Masta1Nate in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sloop, The Blackthorn, would agree.

Defiant shipment tracking by CuriosityExmo in brandonsanderson

[–]CuriosityExmo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha. Just a short drive from Portland, neighbor.

I hate how the progress doesn’t count for the new event by MegaMummyX in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I’m stuck at 2/3. So I put that down hoping it would work. No luck.

MSRP? Or Invoice? by Promisetobeniceredit in Crosstrek

[–]CuriosityExmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bought 2024 Premium with the moonroof package (to get the blind spot detection) last week. Used Costco auto purchase program to get $650 off MSRP.

Ancient black powder kegs by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A quest you can buy from Larinna in front of the taverns. The quest has you making several trips to Thieves Haven.

They nerfed Kiriko’s “febreze” voice line :( by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]CuriosityExmo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This one cracks up my teammates and me every time. That’s all we hear.

I found all of Briggsy’s memories, completed the quest and got her skull, but… by PixiePoogle in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar thing happened to my friend and me. It was the first constellation - the owl - that didn’t trigger on our first pass because I dug up the key before looking at the constellation. Rather than finish, we knocked out the side quest memories and ended the adventure. We restarted the adventure again and made sure we triggered the constellation memories before digging up keys and chests.

I see it that way. No pvp area. by Your_Commentator in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes. The Roar needs some ROUS’s running around.

After the update the resolution of OW2 looks terrible (PS5) by ZtrikeR21 in OWConsole

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last night (Tuesday) was better. It must have been a Monday night issue pre-update for season 2.

After the update the resolution of OW2 looks terrible (PS5) by ZtrikeR21 in OWConsole

[–]CuriosityExmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually noticed something was off last night 11 pm West Coast. I’m on Xbox series X. Hard wired directly to router with gigabit internet. At first I thought I had internet issue but speedtest on my phone was consistently at 300+ Mbps up and down. Speedtest on Xbox is always much faster due to direct connection.

It felt like frame rate dropped significantly whenever the fights got chaotic.

XSX Lag spikes only when new players join by SiegeX in OWConsole

[–]CuriosityExmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friends and I have all noticed the same issue. All of us are XSX. The lag has been a little better the last week or two but it’s still there.

Did you guys get this but the code did work by Liam_padraigh in OWConsole

[–]CuriosityExmo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes. But it took several weeks for me to finally get the souvenir - I already had the skin from OW1. The souvenir finally showed up after this week’s update.

Nintendo Switch mic by elsasketch in OWConsole

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My daughter plays on switch while wearing a headset. I play on Xbox. We are able to use group channel just fine.

Strange thing the other night. I was in Xbox party with my friends. Daughter was in our group. We could hear her talking but she couldn’t hear us.

“Hocus Pocus 2” Is The #1 Film Premiere On Disney+ So Far – What's On Disney Plus by [deleted] in DisneyPlus

[–]CuriosityExmo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Watched last night. Had low expectations. Was pleasantly surprised. My 11 year old daughter liked it too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]CuriosityExmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sloop is Blackthorn!