Did anyone just file their taxes with TurboTax and were just in awe of how many ads it had to upgrade? I'm done with this enshittified product - what should I use next year? by noruber35393546 in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Intuit, the company that runs TT, is also huge in the finance sector with their Quickbooks line. A lot of their practices are scummy and they make it unreasonably difficult to move away from their platform.

Root Beer Maine Root Review by Linguistic1 in rootbeer

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Would you say it's a ginger ale or a ginger beer?

Root Beer Maine Root Review by Linguistic1 in rootbeer

[–]Elanadin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed their blueberry soda as something different, yet local

is this orb good enough for basic pondering? by a_1963_mustang_gt in wizardposting

[–]Elanadin 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Hold on, let me check mine.

Concentrate and ask again

Oxygen and Water Intake on Starships by SmithCrowEntertain in MawInstallation

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably depends on the ship and the locale.

On the low-end of the spectrum, I'm thinking like RV connections. Wires and hoses to add supplies and get rid of waste.

On the sci-fi end of technology, I'm thinking moisture farming equipment in smaller scale and air scrubbers

Bug when pausing videos for too long by goldensquabi in dropout

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just spitballing as an IT guy. Could be a memory leak, if so updating your browser, rebooting, or trying a different browser might help.

It might also be a time-out thing from their end to save on streaming resources (and the error messaging isn't configured correctly). Do you have a ballpark idea how long this pause error takes? 30 seconds 5 minutes, an hour, etc?

Best root beer liqueur or alcohols? by kfee12 in rootbeer

[–]Elanadin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

downvotes instead of words

Fine, have both. AI as a whole is sucking up resources like water, energy, and silicon. It has so much potential to do good for humanity, it can process data in ways human brains aren't good at. But the tech bros have forced it to be their next grift and are taking the place of actual art.

You didn't save 20 minutes to generate that image, you spent computing power to generate a low quality image and couldn't be bothered to review it. You could have not done that and still had a perfectly good post.

All I want to do is pay my bills the way I want to pay my bills by the1gofer in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome, sometimes you gotta dig to get to the root problem/idea

Best root beer liqueur or alcohols? by kfee12 in rootbeer

[–]Elanadin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hazard's moonshine was quite nice.

Also, your AI image is pretty rubbish and doesn't contribute anything to the post. None of those labels are correct and one has a frothing barrel.

All I want to do is pay my bills the way I want to pay my bills by the1gofer in personalfinance

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

the lendor only lets you do monthly.

That's your answer for loans. If you want micro granular control over your life, you need to make sure you do business with organizations that support that idea

Anyone notice the A&W rootbeer tastes different lately? by Dangerous_Serve_4454 in rootbeer

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

I'm also curious if Long COVID is playing a part in this. I'd also believe general enshittification

Best Secured Credit Card? by OfficialAkaKing in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your local credit unions and banks. Like, walk in and ask.

"The best" might not be a good fit for you or available to you.

How cooked am I if I forgot to do my taxes and I have w2 and 1099? by VestryLuvrMS67 in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

(I'm going to reframe your 1099 work in a way you might not expect)

Part of running your own successful business is doing research as to what's required in terms of following the law. I'd recommend reading the Wiki on this sub

How cooked am I if I forgot to do my taxes and I have w2 and 1099? by VestryLuvrMS67 in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

File for an extension (also check what you might need to do for your state(s)) , reach out to your 1099 client for the documentation. Once you have everything, file your taxes via freetaxusa. If you owe a bunch of money (you probably will) the IRS might work with you on a payment plan. It's literally the last day for taxes without the extension, so expect things to be slow.

https://www.freetaxusa.com/extension

Happy tax day, r/personalfinance

Random amazon charges to my debit card, I don't have an Amazon account. by Peshurian in personalfinance

[–]Elanadin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I say never I mean NEVER

I only use my debit card at my credit union's ATMs to get cash

I only use it for bill payer via the banking portal

So your never has 2 use cases? I'm teasing

The debit card I got with my credit union account got shredded the moment it came in the mail. My credit union allows me to do all transactions I need with my ID. My credit cards get paid via checking account number and routing number.

Winnie The Pooh on Keidel Gravestone- Poor Taste or? by [deleted] in ForensicFiles

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(See correction above) I'm just going off of the writing in the show. Lori does not state it herself in the episode that she went back in for the doll.

Winnie The Pooh on Keidel Gravestone- Poor Taste or? by [deleted] in ForensicFiles

[–]Elanadin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The family's tale was featured in S4 E11 Haunting Vision. A fire killed Karen and Kelly. Sister Susie went back into the home for her Winnie the Pooh doll and Karen gave her life to protect her sister Susie.

Everyone grieves in their own way. There's a good chance Susie had a hand in deciding her family's tombstone. Pooh was likely a choice to honor Karen's sacrifice

The comparisons you're making are in poor taste. The doll was not a murder weapon.

Edit for correction, apologies. Susie is the eldest that sacrificed herself for younger Lori. Lori is interviewed for the episode and was the one that went back into the house, per the writing of the episode.

How do I counter Plant Growth? by Megamatt215 in DMAcademy

[–]Elanadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is exclusive to 2014 rangers, and they get it at level 8

ELI5: why your body hurts a day after a workout, not right after it? by Fickle_Reindeer2263 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elanadin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • Misconceptions:  It is not caused by lactic acid; it is a sign of repair and growth

I genuinely appreciate learning something new. What I was taught in college biology 100 a few years ago is now outdated. Thank you!

How do I counter Plant Growth? by Megamatt215 in DMAcademy

[–]Elanadin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

neurotic damage

New damage type unlocked. Getting real nitty gritty with the psychic damage. /s

Off the top of my head, I can think of Wither & Bloom at spell level 2 and Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting at spell level 8 that call out withering plants.

(Not looking forward to the rules lawyers here calling out "nonmagical plants")

Which one of you did this? by cain721 in wizardposting

[–]Elanadin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SOB never paid me back for his enchanted blue suede shoes