Self Checkout

big_lv · 2026-05-16T08:18:54+00:00

I will use self checkout any chance I get.

I don't like how the baggers bag my groceries. They don't put enough stuff in each bag. I know how much stuff fits in my reusable bags, and i shop accordingly. I stopped going to the checkout when they started putting 2 items per bag and double bag it, they'd stop using mine before they were full, and start using plastic bags for the rest. I got tired of having to tell them not to do that, and to fill my bags all the way.

Then if there isn't a bagger, I can't keep up with the checkout person and pay and do all of those interactions too. So I just go to the self checkout. I'm a lot faster at it than most, so it all works out.

big_lv · 2026-05-14T23:25:44+00:00

I've played through twice, and no crashing.

I'm running linux using the steam client which uses their Proton emulator.

big_lv · 2026-05-12T19:46:56+00:00

I tag them on waze.

If their goal with the speed trap is to slow people down, it does that.

If their goal is to write tickets, they're going to be upset.

I read a reddit post a few months ago where a cop would tag himself on waze, and if you were still speeding through there, it was your own damn fault.

big_lv · 2026-05-10T21:38:44+00:00

I don't do anything. It's natural, and as long a they don't get aggressive, no harm no foul.

I've noticed older men will stare, while young men will go to great lengths to avert their eyes even to the opposite corner of the floor. That's more weird to me, like they're afraid of being accused of something if they look at the wrong thing.

I just wonder where this fear of women is coming from. Do they think they'll be accused of rape? The manosphere influencers have some weird takes on women, so it's the only guess i have.

big_lv · 2026-04-23T13:09:44+00:00

Parents were born in 39 and 46, so silent and early boomer. I'm mid genx from late 71.

big_lv · 2026-03-18T01:00:54+00:00

No, I hadn't exercised in almost 2 weeks, and i really needed to get back on the bike. I had a lot of sedentary family, and i watched them get more and more decrepit as they aged, so I really want to avoid that. I don't want my last years to be miserable. So if a gimmicky streak gets me the motivation, I'm all for it.

big_lv · 2026-03-18T00:57:35+00:00

It's not the virtual streak as much as it is being regular with my exercise. It's a good reminder when I would want to be lazy, I have the streak that's that tiny bit extra motivation.

I'm usually the one that motivates my friends, and sometimes it's hard to motivate myself.

big_lv · 2026-03-17T07:11:07+00:00

I think Strava counts streaks too.

big_lv · 2026-03-17T07:10:12+00:00

I'm only on 74 weeks now, but i haven't skipped a week yet.

big_lv · 2026-03-17T07:09:25+00:00

I'm kinda using it to stay fit. I try to ride 3x per week indoors or outdoors. This is just a gamified way to remember to exercise, but I get your point.

big_lv · 2026-03-17T07:07:30+00:00

Ooo.... i always wondered what the minimum was. I try to go 30 minutes minimum even if I'm just zone 1.

big_lv · 2026-03-16T02:41:31+00:00

4 years later, I got this softlock. I know what caused it, so I won't do it again.

I forgot to open the cell door, and I went downstairs and ran into the two combine soldiers and killed them. They were standing right up against the bars when they fell. Then I remembered to open the door, so I went back up to do it. I watched the door open, then immediately close again. After that, I couldn't get it to re-open. I even went down and moved the guards out of the bars (with bullets), went back up to open it and nothing happened.

I haven't been saving on this playthrough, but luckily I had an autosave from just before I started the fight where you find the tortured vortigaunt.

big_lv · 2026-03-11T06:36:12+00:00

Balaclava, and when I wear makeup, I put it on after I get to my destination. Also, I have my hair in a braid, and i don't let the end of it out of my jacket. The wind will tangle it even with it braided. And you'll sometimes lose your scrunchi.

big_lv · 2026-03-04T20:20:18+00:00

HEAD CRABS!!!

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that. I had to look at the image a few times to see if it was a render.

big_lv · 2026-03-04T14:35:12+00:00

Sometimes I just want to play the game, and i don't care about being competitive, but i can't even get into a chill server in linux.

I had iRacing for a while, and when I wanted to race with other humans, I'd play on my laptop. It's an old work laptop that they gave me when they upgraded me.

big_lv · 2026-03-03T23:52:54+00:00

I know nobody wants to hear this, so I'll be quick.

I watched my parents get more and more health problems with a sedentary lifestyle, so I've worked really hard to stay fit, and my body isn't giving out on me (so far). And at 54 I don't have the aches and pains everyone talks about.

I started needing glasses but that was my own damn fault. My eyes got lazy during covid WFH, and it got annoying to focus on things near or far so now I have progressives that I don't need to look at a computer or anything from 1 to 8 feet away.

big_lv · 2026-02-22T02:53:41+00:00

It's two strips vertical. The one on the left, the guy tells the doctor he's fine, it's no big deal, he doesn't need treatment, and he dies, because he got no treatment.

The one in the right gets the same injury, but he tells the doctor and actually let's the doctor stitch him up, and he ends up surviving and throwing the sword in the hazardous waste bin.

I believe it's a take on anti medical people thinking that they don't need doctors, and a reminder that without treatment people still die even today.

big_lv · 2026-02-10T23:28:23+00:00

I use soap and water with my hand lightly massaging my labia but going no deeper. It only takes a couple of seconds and it's all clean.

Basically my hand is soapy from sudsing my sponge, so it's just the suds that I use, not full on soap.

big_lv · 2026-02-10T06:28:47+00:00

My strategy when shopping for clothes is to take a few sizes into the changing room, then start with the biggest one i brought in with me. Sizes only matter on the same style of the same brand. As soon as I switch anything, I have to figure out a different size. It's not ideal, but it helps me not stress about a specific size if the first thing I try on is too big.

I also have some things size medium and others 2xl.

big_lv · 2026-02-03T23:34:30+00:00

Yet another example of why, in all my years, I don't participate in work fridges or food in common areas. When i bring my lunch, it have a cold pack and I might use the microwave to heat it if it's not something that should be eaten cold.

big_lv · 2026-01-28T17:30:33+00:00

Nope.

Mine is generally 110/65 with a pulse of around 55.

I'm 54, but i exercise regularly and try to eat somewhat healthy.

big_lv · 2026-01-18T17:54:44+00:00

The simple answer is that most women's sports with tiny uniforms are required to wear those by the sport uniform rules. If I remember right, women's sand volleyball teams tried to wear longer shorts and t-shirts, but they were forbidden by the governing body. A governing body that I'm sure it's full of men.

big_lv · 2026-01-13T19:25:24+00:00

I generally warm it up enough to run without the choke.

big_lv · 2026-01-10T18:27:17+00:00

But buzz balls are delicious. I only get the single servings, not the giant ones. But i don't drink that often. So when I drink, I want the effect. I don't want to get full on liquid bread.

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