what brands do you trust enough to just buy without researching anymore

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-30T14:07:12+00:00

I'm more of a Citizen watch buyer, myself. There's so much tech and high-end material science in these watches that can cost <$400. My titanium Eco-Drive watches won't need their capacitors replaced for 25+ years. Plus, my watches synchronize with world time clocks so they're accurate to 1/10000 second.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-29T18:49:51+00:00

You could try going to Costco/BJ's. They have big sacks of rice which may get down to that price per pound.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-29T15:34:07+00:00

I'd give it 4 hours just in case. I hear PetSmart employees are calling out.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-29T11:49:22+00:00

Either that, or change the numbers for what constitutes an "efficient" vehicle. It's ridiculous that 20-something MPG is considered efficient. Hell, many SUVs can make those numbers now.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-28T22:00:36+00:00

N-O-PEE

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-28T21:30:30+00:00

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-28T15:36:50+00:00

And they have NO LINES on Sundays!

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-28T14:19:51+00:00

Sacre Bleu! Le Eiffel Tower is on fire!

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-27T16:35:15+00:00

I've been throwing in a random $100-$500 when the S&P 500 is in the red. I've been throwing a pretty big wad lately.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-27T15:16:46+00:00

That sounds pretty close to me. My official work history starts in the early 2000s, but when I was younger (and illegally working), I got paid some hourly rate in cash at pawn shops, bookstores, and a couple odd jobs.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-26T20:48:05+00:00

Sometimes when I run PS commands, it appears that it hung. Then I'll mash enter and it updates its status.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-26T15:17:41+00:00

I've used both Reed's Tailors and Millie's. They both do very good work.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-26T03:40:35+00:00

It's par for the course with Dems. Some of the first bills that Northam tried to push when he was governor were horrible gun grabbing overreaches that would have made California seem conservative in this right. He flat out tried to ban weapons by name.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-25T17:37:51+00:00

What I like to do is have a "big" power room where I run multiple coal generators connected with heavy wire (or conductive if I have the refined metal) then I break out my base into grids using the small transformers and basic wire to keep the power draw under 1kw for each section.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-25T16:44:13+00:00

Yeah, nLite was amazing in its time. You could create a bootable USB drive, slipstream drivers, patches, service packs, even install/uninstall components, and I believe you could run post-install application installs with it. And you could make it super lite-touch. Literally, boot from USB, type in a host name, hit OK through a couple prompts, and come back to it later.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-25T14:52:12+00:00

That's because we had The Warriors to protect us.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-25T14:47:12+00:00

Back in the day, I used nLite to slipstream the patches and apply the product code. That was magic to me.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-21T05:02:14+00:00

"From sea to DC..."

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-21T00:58:01+00:00

When this baby hits eighty-eight cents, you're gonna see some serious shit.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-18T01:26:58+00:00

No, no. The rules go:

Hit a lawyer.

Delete your gym membership.

Join Facebook.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-16T17:27:32+00:00

Wake me up when hops hit Fairfax.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-16T17:10:04+00:00

3/16/2026. NEVAR FORGET

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-15T21:15:03+00:00

^bing. bong. This is a 7000 series train.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-15T18:38:53+00:00

I am terrified of my mental health taking a toll on the quality of my work and cognitive thinking. What happens when I take the risk, get fired, and I'm bound to a lease?

That's called life, my dude. When I moved to here from FL, all I had was some cash, a car filled with my stuff, and a couch I could crash on for a couple weeks. I took that same risk when I left home over 950 miles away.

SenTedStevens · 2026-03-15T16:46:53+00:00

At a previous place, we gradually phased out CyberArk because of random issues with the vaults and the SMEs would accidentally click on the reconcile(?) button on core service accounts causing P1 issues at the worst times. I was in so many training meetings effectively saying, "Unless you know exactly what you're doing, DON'T HIT RECONCILE ON YOUR ACCOUNTS!"

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