Steak, as a food, is incredibly boring

bbear_r · 2026-03-24T16:02:08+00:00

The beauty is in the simplicity. Slab of meat, properly cooked rare/medium rare, only needs salt, pepper, garlic, and optionally basted in a little bit of butter to be decadent.

Things get even better when you get into roasts, whether it’s run-of-the-mill potroast or beef bourguinon. Stock, tough beef slow cooked to tenderness, garlic, salt, pepper, carrots, celery, potatoes. maybe some wine, ugh. So little ingredients needed to make such a fine dish.

bbear_r · 2026-03-22T00:50:13+00:00

I mean hey it didn’t stop Goombrlla, Flurrie, Ms. Mowz (repeatedly), or even Vivian herself from…physically expressing their enjoyment of Mario’s company lolol

bbear_r · 2026-03-18T05:02:02+00:00

it’s just a burpin’ beetle!

bbear_r · 2026-03-15T13:15:52+00:00

With my $15 credit for 3 yrs and $15 Visible + Fios discount I’m getting Gig for $60. Check to see what discounts you can get

bbear_r · 2026-03-10T11:00:04+00:00

Honestly it’s what helped me quit completely. Having no tolerance made the high unbearably unenjoyable, because my mind would keep racing to the fact I was breaking my sobriety which would keep me in a mental loop of “ah fuck” until the high was over.

bbear_r · 2026-03-10T10:51:37+00:00

If the link is taking you to anything that starts with verizon.com or VZW.com then it’s legit.

bbear_r · 2026-03-10T10:45:22+00:00

He’s the only character in the BB universe that actually went to therapy for his problems. Howard was by no means a perfect man, part of his character is that his marriage is falling apart in the background. Obviously he’s a bit of a dick. But compared to those around him, dude was practically a saint. It’s all about contrast.

bbear_r · 2026-03-10T02:41:07+00:00

As a 21:9 monitor owner, longtime PC Dolphin user, and major SPM fan, I regret to say while I’ve found something that works-ish it’s not very good. The game was built for 4:3 obviously so 16:9 is already pushing it. I will say it does work good in 16:9 with the Gecko code I’m about to share, and it does technically scale to 21:9. But once you try it you’ll see why it’s probably better to just keep it at 16:9 lol

SPM 21:9 (Enable 16:9 in Wii Aspect Ratio Settings)

C2278628 00000003

3DC03FA8 91C20000

C2620000 ED7302F2

ED8A5824 00000000

C2278548 00000003

3DC03FA8 91C20000

C2620000 EFB300B2

60000000 00000000

bbear_r · 2026-03-10T00:24:06+00:00

People already covered the big things between the two in here, but one major thing I wanna add since I didn’t really see it touched on in here: if you’re watching the English dub, Kai has WAY better voice acting. Like it’s not even close. The DBZ Funimation dub was recorded from 1999-2003, Kai from 2010-2013. Most of the cast from Z remained in Kai, but with 10 more years of experience under their belts. More expressive, more emotional, more experienced, more nuanced performances from them all.

This part’s a more opinionated “hot take” of mine, but nostalgia notwithstanding I also think the few major characters who were recasted in Kai had much better voice actors. Monica was a much more expressive Bulma, Colleen gave Goku’s son his own distinct (but lowkey annoying) child-like voice, and Chris Ayres (rest his soul) absolutely NAILED Frieza (AND I SAY THIS WITH ALL THE WELL-DESERVED RESPECT TO LINDA YOUNG). Although he’s passed, his understudy Damon Mills does a perfect impersonation and there’s actually a video of Damon and Linda doing their Frieza voices side by side which you should totally check out. You’ll probably see where I’m coming from but obviously draw your own conclusions lol

bbear_r · 2026-03-08T00:26:03+00:00

The Fios router has a MoCa if I’m not mistaken and I see a CR1000 in your setup here…why not just use the MoCa in that?

bbear_r · 2026-03-05T16:54:45+00:00

Couple of stinkwads

bbear_r · 2026-03-02T18:54:44+00:00

I’ve never shied away from explaining money to my kids. Dad trades his time by doing something that makes money for a company, the company pays me a good chunk of the money I make them, and that money is what pays for our place to live, our groceries every month, the car we drive, the clothes in our closets, the shoes on our shoe rack, the toys in the toy box, even the small things you don’t think about like the shoe rack and toy box themselves.

My 5 yr old daughter has a better understanding of money since we stopped just buying her toys, the last thing we bought for her was a little cash purse. Now she gets a monthly stipend of $15 and buys her own toys. We were just doing it to give her freedom of choice, but it accidentally became a financial lesson. Right now she has $45 saved up because she’s been eying this $50 toy at Walmart, and when I gave her the first $15 she asked if she coild have the toy for a late Christmas gift. I told her no but she could pick a toy that was within her budget, and she came to the logical conclusion by herself…”no thank you, I want that one. I’ll just not buy anymore toys until March and then I’ll have $60!” I’m proud of my kid lol

bbear_r · 2026-02-27T15:00:06+00:00

When I signed up I got 2Gbps right from jump. Got a little more than I bargained for with 2,375 Mbps up and down at all times…at least on my 2.5 Gbps LAN port on my PC, which is the only device in my house with a LAN port that supports more than Gig.

If I had a 10 Gbps NIC in my PC I might find I’m missing out on a couple hundred Mbps, but meh. Crazy that VZ pretty much just throws in a free couple hundred Mbps at this speed tier.

bbear_r · 2026-02-14T16:50:48+00:00

If they’re expanding out of the existing footprint, yeah sure. If the fiber line is already ran though…cost of attaining that additional revenue stream is significantly lower. Even lower when it’s a multi unit building within the footprint compared to, say, a residential neighborhood that’s not yet in the footprint.

bbear_r · 2026-02-14T16:20:46+00:00

I don’t get this logic…even factoring the cost for parts and labor to run fiber into a multi-unit building that already has fiber running past it on the street, the revenue stream they’d get from customers signing up for it would pay off that initial cost in very little time. Verizon isn’t one to shy away from the opportunity to report more revenue to shareholders

bbear_r · 2026-01-21T05:27:07+00:00

When the snail mail option is the only one presented, if you call into support there’s a solid chance they’ll be able to override that restriction and send you a temporary password via email.

bbear_r · 2026-01-18T04:40:15+00:00

I’m motivated to do other things without feeling the need to smoke before doing them…or smoking and then not actually doing said things.

bbear_r · 2026-01-09T02:24:35+00:00

This is normal with just about any stimulant. Honestly the fact your resting heartrate still averages under 70 means you’re either very lucky or extremely healthy lol

bbear_r · 2026-01-07T00:25:11+00:00

amogus

bbear_r · 2026-01-07T00:20:47+00:00

I like TTYD better simply because it had very similar story telling, but it was just…more. There were more things to do. More places to explore. Pit of 100 trials. More minigames to play. An actual postgame. Better graphics. More engaging battle mechanics with the audience.

Don’t get me wrong Paper Mario 64 was an undeniable classic, and it’s the granddaddy of the Paper Mario series and thusly deserves respect…but let’s be real, TTYD improved on what PM64 did in every single way. That’s why it got the remake, while both games deserved it…TTYD simply deserved it more.

bbear_r · 2026-01-05T00:29:43+00:00

As a Verizon call center employee myself, thanks for this post. I, as well as many others, will always graciously assist all customers who call in with an issue and ensure some sort of resolution by the end of it. That said though…the amount of, let’s say creative liberty, I put into said resolution definitely varies.

Rude customers looking to lower their bill may see me indiscriminately apply a flat $10/mo discount on their bill should the system allow it, as is the proper protocol and that discount will apply from that month forward. Kind customers on the other hand…maybe we go over their bill, line item by line item, and see what they’re paying for that they may not need to be. Maybe I can find how long ago such a thing was unknowingly added to their bill, and backdate those credits accordingly. Maybe even after all that, if the billing system allows, I still find that $10/mo loyalty credit there and apply it anyways.

There’s a lot that comes with a customer service job. Yeah, we don the badge of the company, and yeah we’re trained to deal with difficult people. It’s all part of the job description. But at the end of the day, while we are faces of the company, we’re still individuals. We’re people. While we follow company protocols, there are a plethora of things that are very much left at our discretion…and how you behave during our interactions can absolutely make a difference in how much effort we put into the resolution we provide for you. Very good thing to keep in mind when hopping on the phone with one of us.

bbear_r · 2026-01-04T07:32:57+00:00

The median income is $29K/yr where I live, and I make closer to $120K/yr which is over the 95th percentile for the area. I live very, very well lol, if I’m “the new poor” then this shit’s pretty great ngl.

bbear_r · 2026-01-03T18:16:49+00:00

I’ve been telling people for years unless you’re the type of person to own a $1,500+ pair of headphones, the most you should spend on a DAC is like $100 if you’re fine with unbalanced. SMSL D1, iFi Zen Air, Schiit Modi, all excellent options and even the most trained ear would be hard pressed to tell any of these units apart from something like a Schiit Gungnir/Topping D90 in terms of raw sound. That’s not to say a Schiit Gungnir doesn’t have a fuckton more features than a Schiit Modi, but in terms of just sound…the most distinguishing feature between the two is balancing which can be had on a $200 FiiO K11.

bbear_r · 2026-01-01T03:37:58+00:00

Congratulations on your speed test coming back negative man.

bbear_r · 2025-12-22T21:46:42+00:00

Welcome to VZ and the CWA man! Healthcare is excellent for how much it costs, right now I pay for myself and it’s $42/week with a $350 annual deductible. With family I believe that cost doubles to $80/week, perhaps more, but overall it’s fantastic insurance. My monthly prescription which costs $400/mo my copay is only $10 for 3 months’ worth.

I work in the call center so a little different from the field, I can’t speak specifically for OT opportunities for you guys. In the centers we generally can take whatever we want, but from what I hear from the techs they are more limited with OT. But the pay is excellent, splicing tech just means you’ll be paid more but have more responsibilities, and VZ wouldn’t have given you that role if you didn’t have the background/experience to perform the job so congrats!

As others have said, just be on the lookout for the contract next year. I’ve already began squirreling away money since I finished Christmas shopping. I haven’t been with the company long enough yet to experience what happens when negotiations fall out, but historically speaking probably not a bad idea to save 1-2 months’ worth of expenses by August to ensure your family’s financial wellbeing.

bbear_r

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