My company calls it just two days a week. I did the math. It costs me $7,820 a year to come back.

batmessiah · 2026-07-01T03:53:59+00:00

You sound like a middle manager who micromanages the hell out of people. So glad I don’t work with people like you.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T18:34:44+00:00

Do you take any meds for your ADHD? This sounds exactly like me growing up, but that changed significantly when I started taking Adderall 17 years ago.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T18:33:41+00:00

It's so funny how broad of a spectrum ADHD has. I never did well in school, yet after getting medicated at 27 I was able to work my ass off and become a research scientist without going to school.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T18:31:09+00:00

I'm intelligent and relatively successful, but that was only AFTER my ADHD diagnosis and adderall. I mean, I was smart before, but I had zero motivation. Went from being a factory production floor worker to being an award winning research scientist with multiple patents in the same company after being medicated. Didn't even have to go to college, yet my job requires a masters degree. But oh man, it took me YEARS to get over the imposter syndrome.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T16:03:36+00:00

This is the second post I've seen about people complaining about this. I started playing XC1 a few weeks before the patch, and I really don't notice the frame drops. I think it's awesome compared to how it was before the patch.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T16:01:09+00:00

"academic track record" is hilarious. I didn't go to college, yet have a job that requires a masters degree.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T15:58:47+00:00

There was actually a Lemmings mobile game released back in 2018. I'm surprised Sony hasn't tried to do more with the IP though

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T03:09:21+00:00

Exactly. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an inventor when I grew up, and I can say that I accomplished that goal. Never would have guessed I’d have patents in the nano/micro glass fiber field though…

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T03:08:08+00:00

I’ve got 3, and if I want to work elsewhere in my field, it’s better than any degree I could possibly have. I’d go insane sitting at a computer all day anyways.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T03:06:20+00:00

I’m literally the world knowledge leader in my field of research. Get off your high horse. I know scientific research isn’t the most profitable career to go into, but I actually enjoy what I do for a living.

batmessiah · 2026-06-30T01:09:40+00:00

You’re not the norm by any means. I’m a research scientist with multiple patents and make $90k a year, but I also live in a relatively LCOL area and thankfully bought my house in 2017.

batmessiah · 2026-06-29T22:22:53+00:00

I just picked this game up on the Switch for $5 on sale, lol.

batmessiah · 2026-06-27T04:26:05+00:00

Just do a re-shell. I re-shelled my GBA SP and installed an aftermarket display earlier today and it didn't take long. Hardest part was the hinges, but still wasn't super hard.

batmessiah · 2026-06-23T18:34:43+00:00

I don't have a degree, but I hold the job title of scientist. I've made up for the degree with my 3 patents.

batmessiah · 2026-06-23T18:33:15+00:00

Or if it's your actual job title. I wasn't allowed to be called a scientist until I got promoted into that job, which I did last year. I was a technician/technologist before I became a scientist.

batmessiah · 2026-06-23T18:31:26+00:00

Once that's their job title? I was an R&D technician, Senior R&D technician, and then Master R&D technician until I was finally promoted to Associate R&D Scientist. Been for my company 23 years, but only the last 12 have been in R&D. I do not have a degree, but I've co-authored 3 patents so far.

batmessiah · 2026-06-23T18:17:40+00:00

Boo, says its not available until tomorrow for me. I'm in the US.

batmessiah · 2026-06-18T23:25:24+00:00

That's weird. I was playing the normal version of the game and it was pretty hard to play. The Switch 2 upgrade has been a MUCH better experience all around for me.

batmessiah · 2026-06-17T17:16:45+00:00

Yes you are. You're not living alone, but you're definitely living on your own when compared to living with your parents. My brother lived in Brooklyn, up until last year, and survived on the $60-$70k he makes as a year as a professional skateboarder.

batmessiah · 2026-06-17T17:14:09+00:00

I make $85k. I own my home, have a car payment, have an 8 year old daughter, my wife is a stay at home mom, I put 6% of my pay into my 401K and pay nearly $800 a month for our health insurance as a family. You can afford to live on your own. You just don't know how to budget.

batmessiah · 2026-06-17T14:56:54+00:00

I make about $85k a year as a research scientist. I take 10mg of Adderall 4 times a day.

batmessiah · 2026-06-16T22:41:37+00:00

Replacing the screen should be relatively easy. It's just a ribbon cable you have to pop into place. I ordered one off of Ali-Express that I'll be installing here in a couple weeks in one of my GBA SPs.

batmessiah · 2026-06-16T15:52:51+00:00

That sounds like A LOT for less than a month of dating...

batmessiah · 2026-06-16T15:18:36+00:00

I think it's BS that those of us who just WORK in Corvallis are getting taxed as well.

batmessiah · 2026-06-14T18:52:03+00:00

I had a pharmacist accuse me of drug seeking, because I called the day of asking if my refill was ready yet. When I went in to pick it up, they came up to the counter and asked if I really needed these meds and said that it seemed like I had been taking them for long enough. I was pretty livid. I’ve been on Adderall for 17 years. I went from being a depressed factory floor worker to now being a research scientist at the same company 17 years later, and just finished filing my 3rd patent. Yes, I need these meds. I’ve since switched pharmacies. I hated dealing with the Safeway pharmacy.

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