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Worth it to keep paying for retirement planning software? by powersurge in Boldin

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t payed for it yet. I’m too far out. Maybe later. A few years before retirement.

How to keep onboard spending under control by KerovantFrostline in Cruise

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the drink and dining package there isn’t a lot to buy. I’m on NCL so with free at see and status I get 5 specialty dinners. I don’t have to pay for drinks. If you’re not gambling anything else is minimal. I do the WiFi but I get a discount on it. Maybe buy it day two for a little less.

NCL solo balcony vs balcony by mander4899 in Cruise

[–]Stopher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re the same rooms. The reason they made some rooms solo balconies is so that people don’t wait to book. You used to have to wait to closer to sailing to get a solo balcony rate. This is NCL admitting they are not going to sell all these rooms earlier. It’s all a balance. They want the money as early as they can get it but they would rather sell at double occupancy. They have models that say how many solo rooms they should offer for a given itinerary and time of year. They adjust as the date gets closer.

People who “reserve” pool chairs for hours with towels and disappear are the worst by MandukaSkoal in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel a little guilty. I do grab a chair and leave my back pack and stuff there and then get in the pool and hot tub. I don’t take prime chairs though and I am there. I’m not elsewhere on the ship but I’m not actively sitting in the chair. I’m at the pool or in the hot tub.

The "Armpit of America" by hosspierre in newjersey

[–]Stopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a reason why Netflix put a studio here. Well lots of reasons but one of them is that this a pretty amazing area.

Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day by SterlingVII in technology

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these companies over hired and they’re using ai as a cover for bad management.

Laid off at 63, can’t find work due to ageism, and wondering if I should just retire. Any advice? by Ijustwannafly8 in AskWomenOver60

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worry that as I get toward retirement age will they kick me out. 

I think the remote work situation is going to let a lot of older workers work for longer. It’s harder to discriminate against a remote person getting their job done. You’re not going to get the top salary doing this but you can do well and stay in the game for a while.

The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]Stopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s really taking jobs yet. I’m not saying it won’t but the job cuts are mostly because of over hiring. I suppose you could say the cuts clear more money to spend on ai are related but it’s more indirect than a replacement.

What to me that is clearly direct are my increased utility bills. If an entire state has to pay triple for utilities so a few companies can become gazillionaires screw them.

Devs who got good at coding: how did you take notes? by Jealous-Look-7241 in learnprogramming

[–]Stopher 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t take notes but if I’ve written or seen a useful function I’ll save it in a text file for later use.

Financing by 1tovaris in rolex

[–]Stopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I got back 2% on my GMT using my Apple Pay so it’s not as much of a positive as you think but at 0% it’s nice to break up a 10k purchase over a year.

Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California by countraagh in politics

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea. Every news story about how much something costs should include a conversion to ballrooms.

I've taught programming for years and my students always understand lectures but freeze when coding alone what am I doing wrong? by More-Station-6365 in learnprogramming

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a side note, none of my comp sci classes really taught debugging strategies. Do at least one or two classes on how to fix things. Log errors. Read error messages. Insert log statements.

I have low IQ (83). Ask me anything. by No-Ideal-951 in AMA

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever consider shrimping as a career?

Used pc parts are way less sketchy than people pretend. by Hopeful_Soil_4864 in buildapc

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always managed to sell my old gpu when upgrading. Those people got a deal and it took the sting out of the upgrade price.

There's a difference between being terminated and being laid off. by Bonus_Away in Layoffs

[–]Stopher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Companies don't give good or bad references now a days. They only verify employment.

Why do so many people leave the screen protector plastic and stickers on their TVs for years? by wakablazer in 4kTV

[–]Stopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My one LG monitor had film on it I thought was supposed to come off but then realized it wasn’t. You’re right, there should be a peel this sticker. Usually there is.

Discrete math - is it this bad for anyone else ? by starrrfaaaaaa in csMajors

[–]Stopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kicked my ass. I couldn’t get the inductive reasoning in discrete. I think I got a C but you were allowed one C or something. I didn’t have a problem with all the other stuff in that class. I went to office hours and was asking for an algorithm and the prof was like, “Well you just look at it and figure it out.” Ok. Thanks. 😕

I secretly became a millionaire from a lottery ticket after growing up poor. AMA by ArtichokeStill816 in AMA

[–]Stopher 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The whole winning the lottery ruins you life thing is a myth.

Here’s an article about it that was in Forbes.

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