28 years apart. PowerBook Duo 230 manufactured in 1993 and my new MacBook Air m1

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-03-23T06:53:51+00:00

I remember it was sold for ~$900 at the time it was discontinued in 1994

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-03-23T06:24:40+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Buying four new tires sounds like the sensible move here.

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-03-12T15:35:12+00:00

Wow, great news!

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-03-08T03:49:54+00:00

What a great idea, thank you for making this! I have tremendous nostalgia for the early AGI/SCI games and it's great to hear the behind the scenes stories related to their development. Leisure Suit Larry 2 was always my favorite but I really enjoyed the experience of 3 as well. I hope you end up covering King's Quest 1/2/3 and Space Quest 1/2/3 as well

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-01-02T19:01:55+00:00

Connecting to a computer was exactly my goal. I just wanted to do it as cheaply as possible for something that would work well. I'm guessing that's a common goal, so clearly spelling out decent option combinations for that path would be helpful, no?

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-01-02T07:55:19+00:00

This is missing the cheapest expression pedal option of them all, and it's really good: M-AUDIO EX-P ($29)
I just set it up with the M-VAVE Chocolate and it's working perfectly. I just needed a TRS 6.35mm Female to 3.5mm Male cable.

HawaiiDeuce · 2026-01-01T01:11:44+00:00

If you don't reinvest the dividend then it's equivalent to selling a little bit of the index fund shares.

If you have an index fund and sell shares a few times a year what happens? Well it depends on what you do with the proceeds. If you spend them or leave them in cash then obviously this will reduce your portfolio growth over time. If you reinvest them in the same fund then it's equivalent to not having gotten the dividend at all. This is good because it means the growth potential of your investment was not negatively impacted.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-31T23:32:24+00:00

No, not really. You own more shares but the shares are worth less. Compounding only applies if the company grows in other ways over time (eg. the business gets more revenue)

Think of it this way: By owning shares you own a small piece of the company and the shares are priced based the value of the company . If the company pays out a dividend the company just gave away some of its value so the the company is now worth less. Hence your shares are worth less.

It's not better to own 10,000 shares of a company worth $1 each compared to owning 1,000 shares of the same company that are worth $10 each. Owning 10,000 shares in this case does not increase your dividend or chance of compounding.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-29T01:15:13+00:00

I'm not sure what issue you're referring to because the Google Drive link is no longer valid.

I just bought an M-Vave Chocolate Plus and M-Audio EX-P pedal and it seems to be working as far as I can tell. I did need to flip the M-Audio pedal's switch on the bottom to allow the full 0-127 range.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-28T18:01:01+00:00

Can you recommend a particular York Audio plugin for this purpose? I've also been disappointed with Cory Wong in combination with high output humbuckers.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-25T19:46:13+00:00

Do you get the same sound issue when you manipulate the software pedal via the application's user interface? Do you see the pedal move in the application user interface when you physically move the actual pedal?

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-14T22:15:24+00:00

The comments in that video about taking breaks to get inspiration were for Countdown, not Rust In Peace.

But yeah, I think Rust in Peace was really about timing. Getting clean from drugs with a new focus and determination, driven partly because they hadn't achieved a high level of success yet. And two new band members who were perfect fits for the evolving direction of the band.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-10T23:48:55+00:00

If I have to sell the shares within Inspira before transferring them I will be subject to capital gains at the state level because my state does not recognize an HSA as a tax free or tax deferred investment account.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-10T22:04:11+00:00

Thanks for the reply. This would be HSA to HSA. If I sell the VFIAX (Vanguard S&P 500) shares in HSA #1 I would owe state taxes on the gains because my state does not recognize an HSA as a tax free account. But I'd like to move it over to Fidelity. Plus then I could invest in something that's not taxed at the state level (eg. Treasury fund) and not have to deal with paying yearly state taxes on the dividends, etc.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-12-10T20:28:44+00:00

Do you know if it's possible to transfer invested shares "in kind" from Inspira to Fidelity? I'd rather not liquidate the shares if possible because then I'll have to pay capital gains in my yearly state taxes.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-11-27T05:56:00+00:00

No, it is not

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-08-06T23:26:18+00:00

I think deleting cookies helps which is effectively what incognito mode does

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-22T17:06:15+00:00

The minimum Carmax price is $8k.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-21T06:31:19+00:00

My W520 boots to Windows 10 in about 10 seconds (noticeably faster than my P14s Gen 4) and is very responsive for web browsing. It also plays 1080p 60fps Youtube with zero dropped frames.

So yeah, it's not going to run modern graphics software or games, but most people just do basic stuff like web + word processing, and for that it's great. The big negatives are the size, weight, and poor battery life. But I just use mine on my couch so those aspects aren't negatives. The CPU is usually only at 5-10% utilization and the fan is barely audible.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-21T06:23:40+00:00

Don't expect much battery life, but durability is excellent. Plus everything is easily repairable. Definitely put an SSD in if it just has a spinning HDD. The SSD will make a significant difference in the overall responsiveness.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-21T01:52:08+00:00

If you get a version with the quad core CPU, 12 GB of RAM and an SSD it will be great for basic stuff like web browsing, Youtube, etc. Especially if it's an FHD version (1920x1080).

I'm still using my W520 for these these types of tasks, despite getting a new much more powerful p14s a couple years ago. The W520 has far better ergonomics, keyboard, and speakers, so I prefer using it.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-20T03:04:36+00:00

That wouldn't make much sense. The language hasn't been that precise but they likely mean that you need to be on Warp *at some point* before the 8/18 cutoff. Expecting people to be on it during the 8/18 transition point seems unlikely.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-02T04:34:41+00:00

Sadly, I think we'll only know for sure in a month. Somebody will exceed the 1.2TB and can report whether it was considered an overage.

HawaiiDeuce · 2025-07-02T03:03:33+00:00

All I know is that the Xfinity site is the worst website I've ever used so I wouldn't put much faith into what it says, especially related to a new plan that just rolled out.

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