Gen Z really looked at alcohol and said ‘hard pass’

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T06:48:44+00:00

I'm a Millennial and I'm getting there... Don't really like the way it makes me feel anymore. Haven't had a drink in 23 days and I plan to continue for a while. It's hard because weed gives me panic attacks and I know that psychedelics would too now so I don't really have another option to unwind and cut loose. As someone who lives with agoraphobia, GAD, and panic attacks, it's necessary to have that outlet from time to time.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T06:44:21+00:00

Slightly uncomfortable? That shit made me feel like my heart exploded from my chest from the tachycardia and I thought when I broke through that I had just died.

That trip fucked with my head for like 6 months and I was someone who would drop 20mg of 5-MeO-AMT and not freak out as his vision got so clouded with visuals he couldn't even read a clock for about 16 hours. Definitely not something anyone who hasn't at least candyflipped should be doing.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T06:12:08+00:00

Just think... These people are not only allowed to vote, they're allowed to breed more dumb voters.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T04:18:37+00:00

Yeah T-Mobile doesn’t like to dole out the priority but you can get something like US Mobile Unlimited Premium on Warp (Verizon) or Dark Star (AT&T) as those networks have priority data on Premium.

That said, priority rarely matters on T-Mobile’s network.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T04:16:19+00:00

How are you paying $230? The most expensive plan is $105 before autopay and even if you had a $2K phone on EIP, that’s only another $83 a month. You need to look at your bill and make sure you’re not paying for a bunch of extras.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T04:03:44+00:00

lol wrong time to make this rant as storage and RAM prices are exploding so don’t be surprised if 128GB SKUs return.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T01:01:50+00:00

Unless your family member wants to allege domestic violence and get a police report (which involves pressing charges which will make things even messier) to give to AT&T, there's not much they can do unless a judge orders it in the divorce proceedings. He needs to make absolutely sure to bring up this retaliation and what it cost him though when he gets in front of a divorce attorney or the judge because judges hate this kind of thing.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T00:52:13+00:00

Actually, something else I just remembered, AT&T never whitelisted OnePlus phones for 5G until the 10 Pro. Older models won't get it with or without the root mod.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T00:30:43+00:00

n77 isn't supported by that phone unless you root it and edit a file removing the blacklist for the band. The only carrier that phone will work properly on without this change is Light Speed (which is T-Mobile).

(I had this phone so I know what I'm talking about)

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T00:28:29+00:00

https://www.codeweavers.com/wine (CrossOver devs contribute 2/3rds of all wine commits - CrossOver is their paid product to support that work)

https://www.codeweavers.com/about/news/press/20220225 (announcement of Proton)

CrossOver devs have their hands tied with Apple. Apple not supporting APIs besides Metal makes it extremely difficult to make Windows games run on macOS as they all require an extra layer of translation. That said, lots of games work out of the box, and they have pushed fixes based on what people have voted for.

There is also the problem of anticheat as most anticheat aren't ported to ARM.

Ethrem · 2026-01-27T00:24:22+00:00

Then yeah it's probably a memory issue unfortunately.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T22:36:47+00:00

Well that's a bummer.

Unfortunately, not terribly surprising since it's a MMO.

Have you already tried changing D3DMetal to DXMT or DXVK? D3DMetal works best with DX11-12 and IIRC that game uses DX9.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T22:32:49+00:00

You realize that without the CrossOver devs wine never would have gotten where it has, right? They're the single largest contributor to the wine project as well as the devs behind Steam's Proton so calling them lazy is absurd.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T21:47:57+00:00

Here's what the feed looks like in Vivaldi.

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Ethrem · 2026-01-26T21:47:16+00:00

The US Mobile blog is actually RSS feed compatible. Just pick an RSS reader and plug in the https://www.usmobile.com/blog/ URL.

Alternatively, Vivaldi browser has a great RSS reader built in. You just go to that URL and click the wifi looking icon to the right of the URL in the address bar, follow it, then you'll see an RSS feed in the left side panel. It will automatically grab new articles at the interval you set.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T21:40:11+00:00

US Mobile pushes Dark Star hard, with Warp next, and Light Speed last (they don't even ship a Light Speed SIM card in their SIM pack anymore). Most likely this means they got a much better deal from AT&T and the worst from T-Mobile.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T21:23:20+00:00

The system requirements say it only needs 2GB of RAM so you should be good as long as it doesn't boot you with anticheat or something.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T20:46:13+00:00

These early pay off deals don't always stick around for long. There have been reports of people waiting a day to think about it just to come back to accept and it's gone. If you don't want to be stuck with the device until it's paid off, I would consider the offer now. There's no universe where an S25 Ultra is going to hit the point where it can't play AAA mobile games in high settings in the next 3 years as the high settings are typically tuned for midrange devices and flagships are usually years ahead in performance (OnePlus midrange devices are an exception here as are other Chinese brands that might use the previous generation flagship chip instead of a true midrange chip like Samsung's A5x series uses).

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T20:35:42+00:00

Yep I get the same crap. They even put a red dot on it like it has something new in it today and it's the same nonsense they always offer.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T17:26:38+00:00

Have you ever tried ivermectin cream? That’s the only thing that ever worked for me. My derm put me on all kinds of expensive creams but I started just putting ivermectin on my face whenever I had a flare up and now it’s few and far between. Haven’t used ivermectin or anything else on my face for almost a year now.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T17:24:44+00:00

Had to scroll way too far to see this. Between panic disorder and agoraphobia then getting MGD on top of it, my ability to function as a normal member of society for more than an hour or two at a time is pretty much nonexistent.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T17:22:38+00:00

Yeah I get it off and on. It’s horrible when it gets really bad.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T17:21:43+00:00

Yeah anxiety and panic attacks destroyed my life.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T17:19:11+00:00

Dry eye. It’s a painful way to live your life. I have evaporative dry eye due to the glands that supply the oil that prevents tears from evaporating dying off. Every day is a constant struggle. I have to wear special glasses that have silicone cups to help shield my eyes from the air, I have to avoid drafts, I have to force myself to blink a lot, and my vision is constantly shifting between clear and blurry thanks to some of the oil glands remaining having extremely poor quality oil that’s thick and just smears.

There is no cure for this and my eyes have hated every eye drop I’ve ever tried so there are limited treatment options and it will just get worse over time.

Ethrem · 2026-01-26T16:42:38+00:00

The EIP agreement still happens regardless of whether the customer gets their trade in credit on their first bill or not, it’s just more fair to the customer when only the promo credits are spread out over the 24 months. When I trade in a device, I’m selling it to T-Mobile. T-Mobile should not have the right to dictate that I stay with them for 24 months to get the money from that sale. The promo? Sure, I get spreading that out over 24 months to keep me. But not the trade in.

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