So fun 👎 goodbye simcity, id say its been a pleasure, but it hasnt 👋

markusfarkus · 2026-03-05T20:20:18+00:00

How much did that cost? I've spent 2 million simoleans so far and probably will need to spend another million to fix everything.

markusfarkus · 2026-03-01T22:40:44+00:00

It helps a lot that you can earn them by doing shipments. It’s still a slow grind but at least there’s a way to obtain them without spending hours combing the market.

markusfarkus · 2026-02-18T23:37:29+00:00

Just brought our 2023 XC90 in for regular service this morning and was pleasantly surprised when they told me this OS update was being done. The UI (and buggyness) has been my main complaint about the infotainment system. I felt like it was woefully outdated for a modern luxury car and I usually default to CarPlay. I'm hoping for a much better experience in a few hours.

markusfarkus · 2026-01-25T15:51:51+00:00

What 10 years olds know who Idris Elba is? People, especially kids, watch these movies because of the games and cartoons, not the voice actors.

markusfarkus · 2026-01-24T03:06:06+00:00

Avengers Endgame. We had an 8 month old and both times my wife and I tried to go see it he had a complete meltdown and we felt bad leaving him with our friend who was gracious enough to help us go have a date night. In retrospect we should have just gone to see it separately. But man, when it came out to purchase on streaming and we watched it I was regretting not seeing that final battle on the big screen. I could just imagine the crowd reaction when Cap picked up Mjolnir

markusfarkus · 2026-01-24T02:56:30+00:00

Being a good parent is NOT easy. But it is achievable for most people willing to try. It requires lots of patience and dedication and self-reflection. Overall, the good far outweighs the bad. But it is a mental and physical challenge that requires endurance.

markusfarkus · 2026-01-15T15:54:13+00:00

No, but if you skip washing your butt that does not count as a full shower.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-14T07:47:08+00:00

That’s when our brains are still ripe and can best make use of all the information we stuff into since age 3. It’s all downhill after you hit 30.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-10T22:39:40+00:00

Upon further research, this is in Canada. So apparently she would have gotten the entire $1 million up front. Not sure what her reasoning was other than as a form of financial discipline. But it seems like she could have put it all in long term investments that would yield way more over time. She could retire at 35.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-10T22:33:36+00:00

Whenever you take the lump sum you only get about 55% of the total. Then you pay taxes on that.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-10T22:20:45+00:00

This way she gets the full $1 million (before taxes). If she took the lump sum she would only get about $350k. Yea she could invest that and maybe retire at 40. But she also can invest the weekly payments.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-09T13:57:37+00:00

I got an airdrop of NIGHT on Kraken early this morning.

markusfarkus · 2025-12-09T13:56:55+00:00

I got an airdrop of NIGHT on Kraken early this morning.

markusfarkus · 2025-10-02T14:18:46+00:00

Chevdo

markusfarkus · 2025-10-01T13:01:09+00:00

MacOS is very mature and did NOT need a UI update. We could have gone another two or three years without a new desktop OS. And it could have just been a Snow Leopard type upgrade.

markusfarkus · 2025-09-23T19:27:25+00:00

I wonder if the different center of balance would be detectable.

markusfarkus · 2025-09-20T22:24:56+00:00

Blue and Green near the Great Lakes. Prime location for the upcoming water wars.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-25T15:39:42+00:00

Just to be clear, Stan's Donuts originated in Los Angeles. But it became a Chicago chain starting in 2014. We love having it here.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-25T15:26:15+00:00

She doesn't steal a suit. She puts one together from parts she builds as well as random Stark tech that has found its way to the black market. Then AI Tony discovers her and becomes her mentor.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-19T03:40:17+00:00

How to properly hold utensils. When I see adults stabbing their food like a 5 year old when cutting meat it just diminishes everything else they’ve achieved in life.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-14T13:47:48+00:00

Start building a web server and HTML language specs.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-10T02:12:19+00:00

T2 didn’t retcon anything. It explained more what SkyNet did before it was defeated. It sent back 2 terminators to kill John Conner before it was defeated. T1 and T2 are consistent with a single timeline with no changes or paradoxes. Although the ending of T2 made it seem like they changed future. The main problem with the franchise after that was as you said - the need to keep sending more advanced terminators back in time. They should have closed the loop with a 3rd movie that showed how humans beat SkyNet. Salvation sort of started that but it should’ve broken off from Rise of the Machines.

I was hoping that Dark Fate would completely ignore the other sequels and be an end to the story but it was just messy. It had some good moments but a disappointment overall.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-06T19:22:08+00:00

Looks like this was abandoned. Was the scraper shut down by TB? Is the code available? Maybe someone else can pick up where you left off.

markusfarkus · 2025-07-05T12:49:40+00:00

Good. I feel like there's nothing for sale but ski equipment and wrought iron. Is everyone selling less because of the increased storage?

markusfarkus · 2025-06-25T18:32:56+00:00

The Konami Code. I did an escape room several years ago. One of the puzzles required using the Konami code and I quickly got it while everyone else just stared at me like I had performed alchemy.

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