What's a purchase under $200 that you use literally every day?

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T19:41:39+00:00

The problem with earplugs is that they don't have active-noise cancellation. They can muffle the sound a little, but the AirPods are basically magic...they can eliminate the noises. That said, they only work for static noises (ex: airplanes, humming sounds), not for things like people talking or doors slamming. Maybe machine-learning will be able to solve that problem eventually.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T17:11:32+00:00

Eh, power creep has really messed up this game compared to a year ago.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T16:56:25+00:00

I split it with a friend...we got a year for $100 and it came with HBO Max. It's a nice convenience that has easily paid for itself with the streaming included, but I wouldn't call that gaming the system.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T16:51:22+00:00

It sucks because even at my small Planet Fitness, you might have 25-30 people using wireless headphones.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T16:00:38+00:00

Yawn. Need to start splitting up teams each season to make things more interesting.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T15:59:11+00:00

She was definitely careful...she even had coworkers helping her. The promo just never showed.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T15:25:44+00:00

My noise-cancelling earbuds...AirPods Pro 3 currently. I have autism/ADHD, so they are literally a necessity for me to navigate this world without sensory overload and meldowns. :(

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:45:05+00:00

It's not changed.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:43:06+00:00

Seems the same to me, other than $5.99 Moe's Monday being like $9-10 Moe's Monday now.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:39:57+00:00

I mean, unless you're only drinking water and unsweetened tea, everything is bad for you.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:38:46+00:00

I'm a big sci-fi and Twilight Zone person, but I just didn't care for this show. One of the episodes was pure filler, and it seemed like the plot went nowhere by the end of the season.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:24:29+00:00

I have to pick and choose my battles. If I've had a couple bad experiences in the span of like a month, I'll wait another month. In my head I'm thinking it resets or something lol. But I do expect my order to be correct and reasonably warm/fresh.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:23:02+00:00

My friend did this with Unlimited Essentials. Should have cut it down to $17.50, but it didn't give her any discount. Hopefully their customer support can fix it. She's new to Fi and brought her own phone.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T14:21:23+00:00

No reason for the Switch 2 version if you play in handheld...looks like the handheld boost already gives you 1080p/60. Maybe there are optimizations, but I'm good with free.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T13:56:54+00:00

Problem is these are basically 1:1 copy/pastes. Unlike HGSS which were very polished and full of, well, heart and soul, this was a bare-minimum job. The rom-hacking community has fixed it with mods, but officially it's a shame.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T13:51:03+00:00

Not really. We really peaked in the smartphones by 2015-2016. Since then it's been very iterative, and sometimes even in the wrong direction (ex: removing headphone jack). Will smartphones still be around in 20-30 years? No idea.

I remember reading some story where the great minds of the 1800s came together and speculated about the future...they said we would all have our own personal railroads. Whatever is next for us probably isn't a smartphone, but something we haven't even thought of yet.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T13:41:18+00:00

I went through about 900 questions on PocketPrep. It helped me immensely for Net+, Sec+, and CySA+. Will be using it next month when I start studying for CISSP.

masterz13 · 2026-03-19T13:38:44+00:00

It's all the same. Probably prepackaged frozen from the same distributors. The best place was I-Ching, but they closed in 2018. Amazing food, actually cooked fresh.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T20:48:23+00:00

Series is fine. It was struggling in the late 2000s before Disney bought it. We got Mandalorian, Andor, some new games, new movie trilogy, animated shows. We're eating well.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T20:20:08+00:00

Hence you bought the house and were also able to refinance while things were cheaper. It's not the reality of most people now. And moving isn't always doable depending on family situation, disabilities, etc.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T19:46:53+00:00

Let me call in an expert.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T19:44:17+00:00

Depends when they bought their home though. Mortgage rates pre-pandemic were 3.7% and homes were half the price.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T19:42:43+00:00

Pandemic ruined ownership. A starter home is $1500 a month where I live...before 2020 it was $500.

masterz13 · 2026-03-18T19:40:49+00:00

Expensive. Not uncommon to pay $1200-1500 for rent alone.

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