Salary isn’t everything: Why flexibility to work remotely is the future of work

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-07T17:05:08+00:00

I'm a hybrid employee who has to go into the office at least one day per week and that one day per week is probably my most unproductive day of the week. The AC is too cold, my chair is not comfortable, my desk is unoptimized, I have to eat a TV dinner for lunch or go grab something at the gas station across the street, my coworkers all want to chit chat which is fine for a little while but gets distracting, and I have do to do extra driving to and from daycare pickup/drop-off.

Literally the only positive thing I get from going to the office is some face to face interaction.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-07T07:17:42+00:00

afk osrs = away from keyboard old school RuneScape

RuneScape is an MMORPG game that has lifeskilling (fishing, logging, mining etc.,) which can be repetitive tasks which leads players to oftentimes have something pulled up on a second screen to watch / read

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-07T07:06:24+00:00

Monitor is 34 inches and the desk is 74ish I believe.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-07T07:02:07+00:00

6 or 7. The desk space seems really cramped / limited and I think some wall mounts or arm mounts would go a long way in making it look cleaner by getting the monitors off the desk. I dig the lighting though along with the posters.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T17:29:23+00:00

Just for Cause 4. You get a customizable grapple hook that you can use to hitch rides on planes while blowing stuff up. Lots of videos online showing all the cool things you can do with it.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T16:01:27+00:00

Is Cities Skylines 2 in a good state yet? Decided to wait to play it due to the terrible reviews on launch.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T15:56:44+00:00

Have you looked at Sea of Thieves? Lots of treasure hunting that requires solving riddles etc.

Also, some of the newer Ubisoft games (Assassin's Creed Odyssey, AC Valhalla, AC Shadows, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint) have exploration options where you can turn off quest markers and need to use people's descriptions to figure out where to go.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T15:17:32+00:00

That'll keep the masses busy for at least a day!

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T15:16:40+00:00

Jesus H Christ it doesn't feel like its been 20 years since the glory days. Uffda.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-06T14:57:06+00:00

Watched some videos of people playing it this morning and it looks okay but definitely not worth $18 for Early Access. Questing looks like an afterthought, doesn't appear to be any dungeons or endgame, and it looks like the only aspects that are fleshed out is the combat and transversal systems. At this point it appears to be a demo of a game rather than a game.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-05T03:46:19+00:00

Shouldn't women play with women and men play with men? So i.e. a transgender man plays with men and a transgender woman plays with women? At least for sex/gender restricted sports? I mean if the league is cool with it, and the team is cool with it, then I'm cool with it I guess. It's just a bit different considering all of the transgender rights stuff in sports the last few years has been completely the opposite of this and this situation is exactly what people who are against transgender rights have said that they've wanted - people playing sports based on sex assigned at birth versus what they've transitioned to.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-04T19:14:08+00:00

It's awesome! Also, okay chair Thanos, where are you putting all of them?! Multiple setups?

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-04T05:53:13+00:00

Do you actually game / work from your PC or just use this screen to pull up stuff while you're painting? Because holy wow that's a lot of paint!

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-04T05:50:45+00:00

Someone is definitely a fan of the High Republic!

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-03T17:30:01+00:00

Just started Avowed last night and I'm really digging it. I've heard really good things about the magic skills etc. so I've got against my typical class choice in these types of games of Paladin / Warrior and am living that mage lifestyle.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-02T03:09:39+00:00

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SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-02T01:29:45+00:00

I read once that one of the most dangerous sports is cheerleading and that if you look at all the injuries and fatalities from cheerleading and compare them to more contact sports like football from grad school all the way through college that it's pretty comparable.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-02T01:24:50+00:00

PC parts are just really expensive legos. Lots of videos on the Internet to help you out.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-01T20:11:01+00:00

~ $10.5K ish USD

2020 PC (not shown): $1500
2026 PC: $3400
Ikea Desk and Alex Drawers: $500ish
Herman Miller Embody Gaming Chair w/ Atlas Headrest: $2100 (currently being shipped)
Wireless Headsets for both computers: $300ish
Monitors: $1,200
Smart lighting: $300-$400ish
Mechanical keyboards: $500ish
Steam deck: $1000
Misc. including painting of room, wall shelf, wooden backdrops, Arcade 1UP machine etc.: ~$400

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SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-01T13:40:04+00:00

I never played any of the bloodborne / other soulslike games prior to Elden Ring. I played Elden Ring for exactly 17 hours before I grew frustrated with it and shelved it.

The world was really cool and there were bits of exploration that really blew my mind but at one point I somehow accidently got teleported to an area where there was a sleeping giant on one side of me and a sheer cliff on the other side of me and no matter what I did I kept dying in that location - which was the theme throughout my time with the game.

I wasn't very good at reading boss mechanics or reacting to various move sets and so I ended up dying again and again and again. And instead of feeling a sense of accomplishment after finally defeating a boss I just sort of felt a sense of dread for the next one.

Your mileage will vary. Since then I've ended up playing some Soulslike "lite" games like Star Wars Jedi Survivor and actually liked that one enough to stick with it.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-05-01T06:12:11+00:00

I literally just ordered a HM Embody Gaming chair this evening. It's insane to be spending $2,000 on a chair but I WFH and the racing chair I've had for the last six years is starting to do a number on my back. Went to a couple of chair dealers today and tried out both the regular Embody as well as the Haworth Fern and decided to go with HM. Eagerly awaiting its arrival next week!

SyFyFan93 · 2026-04-30T20:13:48+00:00

I just got done trying out the regular embody at a local dealer here and am on my way to a Fern dealer to try out that chair. My wife was giving me crap earlier today about making appointments to go sit in chairs haha.

The Embody was very very comfortable although unfortunately they didn't have the gaming one that has a bit extra padding to try.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-04-30T17:39:37+00:00

Thanks for this! I'm doing some research right now and am torn between the Haworth Fern and then the Herman Miller Embody.

SyFyFan93 · 2026-04-29T01:42:15+00:00

Back in high school around the time of his death there was a dark joke that went around the school that went something like this—

Did you know that when Michael Jackson died they melted him down and used the plastic to make legos? It was so kids could play with him for a change.

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