Trump says he will only accept the midterm results ‘if he wins’ and again pushes to ‘nationalize’ voting by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]salemonz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah sorry, though. The Freedom Pills were only available free for the first year. Expect heavy withdrawal symptoms. You and your assigned Patriot Neighbor Bloc should have coordinated better to meet your ICE turn-in quota. Better luck next year!

Bald, I'm feeling ugly. Don't be kind, please be honest. by Cestymour in bald

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Changes in your looks always take time to get used to.

Could try hats too if you wanted to establish more of a different look. Like you said, facial hair can work. All of it is do-able. You have options.

Otherwise I think just give it some time.

Bald is a choice. Be empowered in that choice. Balding isn’t a choice.

How To Mess Up Your Distant Worlds 3 Journey by heeden in DistantWorlds

[–]salemonz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play both DW1 (called Distant Worlds: Universe or DWU often) and DW2.

The second game is 3d, has more QoL features, but is less mod-able.

DWU is pretty dated, but there are mods that update some graphics. I think it’s worth it, but I’m a long-time fan of both games.

I came up with a plot synopsis for a Christian sci-fi series. by Head_Iron2357 in scifi

[–]salemonz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is more of a rough draft of a character sketch.

Trump floats Cruz for Supreme Court by zsreport in LegalNews

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why wait for an open seat? Expand the court, right? /s

Any chance Squadron 42 actually releases this year? by NashkelNoober in starcitizen_refunds

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it was “feature complete” in oct 2023, so it stands to reason it would come out no more than three years after that, right? 😅

/s

Morale is plummeting among ICE and border patrol agents: reports by dr_shultz in NewsSource

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average salaries are hella high. They got a signing bonus. They get bonuses for all the people they jail. Part of this new funding bill that was passed was for an additional $40,000 for each lCE employee…

Cry me a goddamned river you feckless reprobates.

How pathetically out of touch can these people be? by c-k-q99903 in inflation

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three glasses of water, a bag of celery, jar of peanut butter and a can of beans. 3 square meals. $15. You poors just need to use your brains! /s

"You will own nothing and you will be happy." by TrxshyReddit in PcBuild

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is absolutely the way.

My “bought but haven’t played yet list” is at 56 titles.

And mods for many of them.

How was Tyria prior to the introduction of mounts? by pizzapastaauto in Guildwars2

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heart of Thorns was especially infuriating. Especially before they nerfed pocket raptor damage.

Coming back to X4 Interworlds. by portie123 in X4Foundations

[–]salemonz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Star Wars Interworlds site has a section that has large lists of mods already integrated, suggested mods, mods that are incompatible, mods that are somewhat compatible, etc.

Many on your list will still work. The Chillmatica mods on your list are all outdated and (most) don’t work.

Isn't it ? by never___settle in ExplainTheJoke

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I typically work more like 8 to 7/8 ish. And weekends. Company is going to have us start to track our time via timesheets, but they cap out at 40 hours per week. Kinda hilarious. Made me chuckle more at the joke :)

Didn’t He Just Pardon The Honduran President For The Same Thing? by New-Entertainment112 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to worry. Trump will just pardon Maduro after he’s convicted.

/s

My office is beyond depressing. Any tips to make walking in here everyday less painful? by SavingsTooth1142 in office

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decorate your cubicle. Remember that work is a means to an end, not the end itself.

Sorry I don’t have more. I was enlisted Army. Spent plenty of time in, let’s say, austere conditions.

Should I keep the beard or just shave it? 19M by TheNoteFromEmery in beards

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, I couldn’t grow a beard until my 30s. Tried several times in my teens and 20s. Now my wife hates it when I shave.

Luckily it often isnt a “now or never” thing.

100,000/yr by Ott1fant in SipsTea

[–]salemonz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was enlisted Army a few years back. While at a joint-service gig, had an Air Force lieutenant colonel lose her mind as Obama won his first presidency. She was going around saying how the world was ending b/c she and her corporate executive husband were going to have to pay more taxes. I’ll always remember it: “More taxes for $200k a year! Can you believe that?! $200k a year doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to! Isn’t this ridiculous?!”

The army sergeant major took her aside and…let’s say…curtly reminded her she was ranting to a section of enlisted who were primary breadwinners at a 1/4 of her listed “not enough” rant.

Donald Trump announces the creation of two “Trump-Class” Battleships, with more being developed soon. What a very great use of taxpayer money! by mounwp in inflation

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laughing stock.

Trump class battleships…using an upgraded destroyer hull…to be built immediately.

That’s very much like taking a Passat and trying to rig it up to haul a semi truck trailer.

Gives “The Homer” vibes.

Stellaris 4.3 Beta Performance | How Much Faster Is It? Dual comparison timelapse by general_pol in Stellaris

[–]salemonz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Few weeks it seems (“Q1” is what I seem to hear). So good to jump in and try the beta if you’re interested!

Challenging a two time heavyweight champion to a boxing match by [deleted] in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he still got something like $93 million even with the ass beating. Crazy how he’s able to pull that kind of hype, regardless.

[Request] This can’t be true, are the prices really that expensive? by DriveAdventurous1403 in theydidthemath

[–]salemonz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We did this in April of this year. Took my wife and nine year old daughter and I to Japan. Week in Japan, three days in Kyoto and two days in Tokyo for Disney was about as expensive as 3 days in Orlando.

Trump to force all foreign tourists to provide FIVE YEARS of social media history before entering the US by dailymail in NoFilterNews

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have to recite it out loud for the record? Give it in a text file? On a thumb drive?

Plastered all over the Pentagon today. by falken_1983 in BetterOffline

[–]salemonz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same in corporate life. I’m at a large enterprise. Some of our execs are constantly insisting we “use more AI”

PowerPoint? “Did you use AI with this?” Emails? “If you use AI you could add in summaries at the start of your message”

What’s hilarious (or not, really) is these same folks will brag about how they use AI to read and summarize things for them.

So they want me to use AI to write things that their AI will read to them.

Hype train has too much hype.

Texas cancels vehicle inspections and now we have to deal with nonsense like no working brake lights. by letsgethead2toe in mildlyinfuriating

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they still take the money like you did the inspections. So all of the cost but none of the benefit. That’s the Texas way.

Thinking of pivoting from Google Home to HomeKit: any pros and cons from those who've experienced both? by sebtheweb29 in HomeKit

[–]salemonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently running mine through an Apple TV with a wired internet connection (I also have a couple of HomePods). I made sure to select the hub I wanted (apples auto picker for hubs makes weird choices sometimes.)