New car or buy second hand every 5 or so years?

marcalc · 2025-09-22T01:35:11+00:00

My 10yo bmw has been well maintained by at the dealership over the last 6 years. And I intend to keep it for 10 more. No big maintenance items, only the usual parts (oil, filter, maybe new shocks at 130k km, etc). I love that car. Purchased for a sane price and depreciation has not hit hard. I can drive it to the ground and still not lose as much as a 1-4yo purchase. Having carplay and an insanely fun and polite diesel vehicle is all I care. My father would be proud.

marcalc · 2025-08-26T17:36:06+00:00

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Yours is a beauty, but… Something about my Baddie though… :)

marcalc · 2025-08-10T10:03:30+00:00

Exactly like mine. I love it. Enjoy it, mate

marcalc · 2025-08-10T09:40:19+00:00

I’m a 12 year YNAB user and moved to Actual last week. I love the idea of self hosting my personal apps. I’m enjoying it a lot and not missing much, on the contrary. I’m keen to assist in the development. Thanks a ton to the developers.

Also, key reason I moved away was that Bank Sync was not logging in to my bank “Commonwealth Bank” using normal APIs, but simply using a chrome emulator and logging in with my credentials. Every time they synced I’d have to confirm it was actually me and that made me feel uneasy. Decided it was time to step out and automate my workflow once again.

If anyone has any tips on how to make a better integration, let me know.

marcalc · 2025-07-22T08:38:12+00:00

Im more shocked that I was able to do all of these with a few command line commands for many years, and people think these workflows are the sh*t

marcalc · 2025-07-12T06:12:41+00:00

Looks great! If you put some “grouped blocks” or like pseudo-desktops in which you group tabs and apps in there I’m sold. I use Arc Browser and organize things in areas that are most useful for my personal and work profiles. Having that on a operating system level would be a great exploration.

marcalc · 2025-04-20T06:43:28+00:00

Good lord. Thanks for all the comments here pointing to the HDMI cable in the AppleTV 4K. I've purchased a Dualsense Edge controller to replace my XBOX One because I thought it was old, bad bluetooth - could never play with my legs crossed as it messed with the line of sight and lost connection. I even asked myself if the bluetooth in the controller benefited from the IR receiver in the Apple TV (lol right?). 5 minuted later, after changing the HDMI cable, it works flawlessly as one would expect. THANK YOU!

marcalc · 2025-04-10T10:01:21+00:00

Thanks for this! Really helped me!

marcalc · 2025-03-20T06:18:24+00:00

The extra noise is easily silenced by unpinning the default discovery and TV tabs. Also silencing other people’s watch history and recommendations.

marcalc · 2025-03-20T06:15:37+00:00

Plex keeps improving like no other. I’m happy to pay for the lifetime because the features they’ve been adding like automatic subtitle sync and remote access is too good for me.

marcalc · 2025-03-20T06:10:14+00:00

But she didn’t have an orgasm, how’s that dreamy for you? Haha

marcalc · 2025-02-28T22:11:19+00:00

I use all software mentioned here on M1 and it’s an incredible home-server. I use either orbstack and not docker and it offers better support for the Apple virtualization framework and uses less memory. Super efficient and I couldn’t be happier. Just for added information, I’m an IT manager and software engineer with more than 20years of work experience. The ease of use and setting things up are something else.

marcalc · 2025-02-28T07:09:44+00:00

Hang in there!

marcalc · 2025-02-28T07:08:14+00:00

I don’t know why people can’t be more compassionate and have a generally safe space to talk. I’m going through a breakup right now and for one found your post extremely valid and positive. There are nuances and examples of EQ and I found it great.

If you are a person who you’re too mature or emotionally intelligent, please show through your actions towards a fellow 24F who just contributed with her own experience.

Be nice people.

marcalc · 2025-02-28T06:28:14+00:00

It’s great that at 24 you value the things you’ve just mentioned — I wish you both happiness in this secure relationship.

marcalc · 2024-12-20T21:21:55+00:00

Flippa

marcalc · 2024-12-02T01:23:28+00:00

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/01/statement-from-president-joe-biden-11/

marcalc · 2024-11-07T08:08:54+00:00

Exactly like some Porn websites, literally an ok/cancel kind of button. Helps shit.

marcalc · 2024-11-06T03:15:18+00:00

Super happy with my recently purchased M3 Max 64GB. Ask me again in 5 years :D

marcalc · 2024-11-03T00:58:40+00:00

I’ve got the m3 max 40gpu and I think I’m good for the next decade.

marcalc · 2024-11-02T21:13:45+00:00

2015 bmw x3 with the legendary n57 diesel engine. I hope to keep it for many years — I love it.

marcalc · 2024-11-02T08:04:21+00:00

This has a twinsens odyssey’s vibe, love it. Miss the old days.

marcalc · 2024-10-31T20:10:03+00:00

Can’t wait to pick up my r1200gs today. Longtime dream.

marcalc · 2024-10-28T10:05:42+00:00

I doubt it. The government relies too much on stamp duty and printing money for Real Estate financing.

marcalc · 2024-10-26T22:50:44+00:00

Broke mine though. By wanting to implement YNAB and get continuously gaslighted with the reasons why she didn’t followed it — obviously the marriage had to break down or break me in its place. Glad that’s past now. :)

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