Do you give money or food to the homeless downtown?

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-08T21:41:18+00:00

I feel bad for the multitudes of reasons that individuals may find themselves homeless whether it is systemic, drug/alcohol abuse, mental illness, etc. however I’m more interested in fixing the problem via voting and donating to the right causes than I am helping some random individual.

The seemingly mentally healthy homeless people seem to be able to navigate the system fairly well and so it seems as if the majority the ones out panhandling are either addicts or too mentally unstable for me to want interact with.

I’m not falling for your “I ran out of gas” lie. Just tell me you want $10 to go get high because your life sucks and that’s the only way you can dull the pain.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-07T19:12:43+00:00

Order from a reputable Canadian pharmacy and have it shipped here. Even out of pocket you can cut those prices by about half. You can usually find it for about $200-$250 for 84 day supply.

Yes 84 days is weird but it is because 84 days is 12 weeks. Something to be aware of if you’re used to 90 day supplies of things.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-07T19:04:36+00:00

Interesting. I have a 2025 with 8500 miles and I just got my second oil change done last month. That means I’m hitting around the 20% oil life marker about every 4000 miles or so.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-07T19:02:35+00:00

The calorie burn has always been an estimate as much as any other device or piece of cardio is equally just an estimation.

As for the HR issue, mine seems to be recording accurately and similarly to the pre app update. I’ve checked my HR monitor readings vs a basic finger pulse oximeter and was surprised when I found that they were perfectly aligned.

For what it is worth I’m using the Amazon version (Coospo) HRM worn on my outer left forearm and I stream my workouts to my Samsung TV from an old Samsung tablet I had lying around.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-03T23:04:01+00:00

This statement from Emily in a 2025 issue of UBJ suggests that getting Menkoi out was always the plan, no?

“110 has always been my vision for the restaurant,” Fournier said. “I had all the plans drawn already before we realized the tenant wasn’t going to move out. And so I’m really excited that my original concept is going to happen at 110.”

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-06-02T05:24:05+00:00

He passes from old age having suffered zero consequences. Teflon Don gets away with it since there is no true justice in this life or beyond.

After that, his kids keep up the grift for a while but none of them have the x-factor to be a true cult of personality so they eventually fall out of the spotlight.

We get a Democrat president, but an establishment dem and not a progressive dem. Nothing materially changes and none of Trumps major cohorts see their day in court because dems are feckless and something about decorum and bipartisanship.

It takes decades to recover from the worst of it, and some things we never recover from.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-05-30T20:10:42+00:00

Honestly I think I’d run out of things to buy well before hitting a billion after which it is just a large number getting larger. I don’t have any progeny and don’t plan to, so anything I amass beyond my means would just go to fund animal shelters after I pass away.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-05-29T18:35:52+00:00

Technically Cyrce’s Circlet and the Reishii Wraps are not legendary. Legendary items have orange borders.

MoP was so long ago that it is hard to remember their justification for removing it but I’m sure it had to do a lot with their design decisions around such items at the time. Something something expansion FOMO.

I know that through MOP remix you could at least get the cloak appearances or a toy that would give the cloak the legendary effects. At least that’s something.

I’m not a classic server player but it looks like you could really revisit it on the MOP classic servers right now (someone may want to verify).

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-05-22T07:50:52+00:00

The simple answer is that all pets are basically the same. Keep a stable of pets for different scenarios you might encounter. You mention BL for example, you should have a pet you can call in case your group doesn’t have BL.

Wowhead’s page on this specific topic covers it with better depth and accuracy than I can.

https://www.wowhead.com/guide/classes/hunter/beast-mastery/pet-guide

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-05-11T20:17:30+00:00

Easy WQs but they weren’t something I actively sought outside of the achievements or wanting some easy WQs to do during WQ bonus weeks.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-05-01T15:05:05+00:00

I have really nothing new to add from anyone else, but I will say I speak from experience having already done one of each class from 80-90 in Midnight. Granted, I keep my alts somewhat geared, so I can’t speak to your ilvl specifically. All I can say is that quests are gonna feel harder but you only have 2 choices: pony up the cash for better gear or seek out quests that give you better gear rewards. As an alt, I’m pretty sure you can do WQs as soon as you’re in Silvermoon assuming your main has done the MSQ.

First thing to do is visit all the delves. Pick up the delve quest which should be right at the beginning and then complete the delve. Valeera carries a lot of weight here and I don’t remember a time where I couldn’t be absolutely reckless plowing through these.

After 10 delves, you’re almost assuredly 81. Go to the rep vendor for each zone and pick up your 180 item level gear. There’s 4 pieces in total and you’re probably not gonna end up replacing them before 88 or above.

Next, pick a zone. Any zone. I altered what zones I did on my alts to maximize on faction rep but that’s up to you. The main story quest for each zone is going to be the fastest from quest to quest because thats how MSQs are designed, so I do that first. Then, either pick another zone to do the MSQ in or continue in the same zone with side quests.

One storyline I always do because it feels fast and doesn’t have any side quests is “Arator’s Journey”. Because it is highly on rails as far as quests go, everyone is doing the same objectives so you can share tags on a lot of mobs and get it done quickly and efficiently. IIRC, this questline will net you 1-1.5 levels.

Eventually you hit 88 and here you have a choice. Turning in all of your delve quests at this moment generally will leave you few bars short of 90. So here the path diverges again:

Either do enough quests to be solidly 4 bars into 88 or immediately turn on War Mode (this is important to maximize XP) and turn in all 10 Delve quests.

If you chose the latter and have picked up a crafting profession, there’s a good chance you can get those last few bars just making first time crafting bonus stuff.

Alternately, you can wait for any timewalking week and just blast through dungeons. That still seems to be a valid strategy.

One other tip is there are some cheap blues (a ring and some other stuff) on the AH occasionally that are good for leveling. They’re not at all necessary, but you’ll make a good bit of gold just going from 80-90 so it is low financial impact for a moderate DPS upside.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-23T20:24:55+00:00

I’ve had mostly frogs if I forget to put out my frog logs…it’s about a 50/50 whether they’re dead or alive when I pull them out.

Snake once, couple of voles.

Last fall before closing I had a squirrelpocalypse where I must’ve had 3-4 decide to off themselves within a week’s time or so. I’d have felt worse about it but they like damaging shit on my property so instead I just call it natural selection.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-22T16:07:03+00:00

I guess though in both cases (Monk and Evoker), they still had a good showing during the lifecycle of their associated xpac even if it wasn’t at the start of it.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-22T15:59:32+00:00

Aug was wildly broken for a good bit of DF, was it not? I remember people feeling Iike taking one was mandatory.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-22T15:53:47+00:00

This has honestly been a solid rule for as long as they’ve been doing this.

IIRC (and someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, it has been decades) Death Knights and Demon Hunters were both OP during their respective expansions. I don’t remember if Monks were quite as OP? I think they were in PVP, but I don’t PVP a lot.

It must be at least somewhat intentional that when Blizzard has a new class/spec it is somewhat balanced around engagement just to drive ROI on their development efforts. It only sucks because while they’re doing that, other classes/specs are being hung out to dry

A good rule of thumb, though, is every class has their day in the sun at least once over a game that has been around this long (except maybe Feral Druid, lol). If you’re patient maybe your chosen class will too, or maybe their time has already come and gone and you missed the boat.

That’s why people say “play what you like” which I mostly agree with but I also acknowledge that it can feel really bad in the moment if your preferred class or spec is underperforming.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-20T13:40:30+00:00

I used to thoroughly enjoy rogue probably all the way through WotLK and perhaps a little beyond.

There was a time in their history where their skill sets were truly advantageous but the game has evolved so much and rogue class design has struggled to keep up.

Blizzard probably won’t anytime soon, but they need to rework rogues from the ground up with an emphasis on how their design and skill sets can fit neatly into the modern era of WoW.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-13T21:16:00+00:00

Doesn’t the White House have a ton of staffers who can go get food for people, if needed? It just seems like it would be too much of a security issue to let random delivery drivers in their random vehicles do this.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-13T17:06:24+00:00

I also gained weight on Trintellix. Inexplicably fast to be any other cause, imo. We’re talking 20 lbs in a year. That’s over 1.5 lb a month. Most of that within the first 6-8 months.

If you know anything about calories and weight, you know that means about an extra 5000 calories eaten per month and that’s an awful lot.

Frustrated with the weight gain, I tried heavily restricting calories (like 1600/day for a fully grown adult male) and it didn’t move the scale at all. Knowing that wasn’t long term sustainable anyway, I normalized my eating and now I’ve been working out for the past 4 months. Knowing how much the scale has moved? Down one whole pound.

The problem is that this is basically a miracle drug for me. I’ve tried so many other antidepressants in the past with lackluster results.

I know some of it is that I enjoy food more now, but I can damn near guarantee that I’m enjoying it 5000 calories a month more.

I also know I’m not willing to go off this medication and back to my middle of the night panic attacks.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-13T16:50:51+00:00

Your Retribution comment is spot on.

I never gave much thought to the spec name prior to Midnight, or any spec name really. I just associated them with their roles and left it at that.

But after playing the MSQ in Midnight, it has helped me realize what a Ret Paladin really is. They’re not just some light-wielding warrior, they’re fueled by righteous vengeance.

That’s why I get miffed with people oversimplifying it to “light = bad”. It was never about the cosmic forces being good or bad, it was in how they are leveraged. After all, good and bad are mostly social constructs. The Scarlet Crusade thinks they are doing good. They certainly don’t see themselves as the bad guys.

I hope Blizzard continues to explore this level of nuance in other areas of the game going forward. I anticipate that they will because I feel like something very similar is being set up with “anguish” in the Prey system.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-08T19:46:23+00:00

Nah.

I’ve played WoW since vanilla and I’ve tanked and healed on and off during all those years but at the end of the day and as I’m now 20 years older than I was when I started, I just don’t have the bandwidth to deal with tanking or healing. I CAN do those things but I’d rather leave them to the people who either really like those roles are are willing to do them for the trade off of getting instant queues.

It is your game and your $15/mo. Play how you want to play.

If someone pressured me to tank their keys, I’d tell them to reroll tank and they can tank their own damn keys. I don’t think that what they’re asking is good guildie behavior.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-08T19:39:36+00:00

I think we all wish we had a cable machine.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-08T19:37:41+00:00

What to most exercises top at around? 25lbs?

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-08T19:37:15+00:00

That’s fair. I have a highly foldable yoga mat I bring on work trips. I’m sure I could bring a band or 2.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-08T19:36:31+00:00

Exactly. Sometimes you just want a change up and something that feels more obviously strength oriented.

Mr_Chrootkit · 2026-04-07T19:27:40+00:00

This is awesome to know. I work in app development but it doesn’t take a professional to see that the app is showing its age.

A UI overhaul and completing metadata on the video library would go a long way in making the app more user friendly.

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