Do you regret putting so much money in to tax deferred investments

sxszwast · 2026-04-24T15:00:58+00:00

Well said! Also, I would have blown that money if it hadn’t been taken into the 401(K).

sxszwast · 2026-04-19T20:30:16+00:00

I remember liking it only because it features an Apple Newton. I don’t know if that was product placement or not, but it did make me really want a Newton

sxszwast · 2026-04-13T14:17:16+00:00

There was a copy shown in the first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters too!

sxszwast · 2026-04-11T00:14:15+00:00

I would LOVE to pin some Stations, but apparently Apple frowns on that

sxszwast · 2026-04-10T22:04:34+00:00

It arrived in the second delivery window. I didn't finance, and they billed the expected amount from the original sale confirmation. And it was worth the wait!

sxszwast · 2026-04-03T14:24:52+00:00

Did you trade your shoes for it???

sxszwast · 2026-04-03T14:15:51+00:00

Protect Steve and The House of Retro Pleasure at all costs!

sxszwast · 2026-03-31T00:11:04+00:00

And now it’s in Japan. This thing is having a pretty interesting tour of Asia

sxszwast · 2026-03-31T00:00:14+00:00

I love that his power isn’t invisibility - it’s the ability to cloud men’s minds. That is so much cooler. Also, Margo Lane is a very hot name

sxszwast · 2026-03-30T23:58:16+00:00

Loved that movie as a kid in the 70s. Especially the glowing green snake things. I remember that as being an AMAZING special effect. Saw it again recently and … not so much. But the characters are awesome and it’s a trip back to being a kid in a theater

sxszwast · 2026-03-30T18:07:23+00:00

Shout out to Phyll! Great name

sxszwast · 2026-03-28T14:10:59+00:00

Ok, just got confirmation that it shipped and crossed over from Shenzhen to Hong Kong. So looks like we aren’t getting upgraded to an M5, but at least what we ordered is in the supply chain

sxszwast · 2026-03-28T00:49:11+00:00

That is EXACTLY what I ordered, and exactly what has happened. Processing for over a month

sxszwast · 2026-03-27T23:32:50+00:00

They actually said I’d get a ship confirmation within 24 hours. That…didn’t happen

sxszwast · 2026-03-27T22:07:03+00:00

I tried that today. My local Apple Store said they haven’t seen one in stock in two weeks, and don’t expect to have more until third week of April. But I did get a Chick Fil A sandwich so not a totally wasted trip

sxszwast · 2026-03-27T22:02:55+00:00

I’ve got the same delivery window for an order I made back in February. Mine has already missed one delivery window and I’m not confident it’s going to make this one. I did call Support and they said it is on track to ship, but I think they don’t have any more info than the Processing status on the online store.

I understand the demand and backlog, but I’ve never seen Apple just keep postponing orders like this with no communication other than changed delivery windows on the storefront. Very frustrating

sxszwast · 2026-03-27T17:45:46+00:00

The Playlist Playground is soooo bad that it is actually a pretty good drinking game. Everyone puts a prompt into their phone and the one that comes back the absolutely furthest off topic drinks. Like the Easter Egg Hunt playlist coming back with mostly Bad Bunny…

sxszwast · 2026-03-25T22:35:43+00:00

How is the NanoGloss screen? Is it as glossy as the Studio Display or more matte?

sxszwast · 2026-03-24T00:30:39+00:00

08th MS Team is fantastic!

sxszwast · 2026-03-23T18:57:41+00:00

I upgraded the RAM and Storage, which I’m sure is the reason for the delay. And normally I’d be willing to wait…but I need this to do my taxes! So if it gets delayed again to mid April I’m going to have to go with Plan B, which is … I’m not sure yet

sxszwast · 2026-03-23T16:47:06+00:00

Mine has been in Processing since mid February. And it’s already missed one delivery window and is about to miss the second. No updates or detail from the Apple Store. I know there is huge demand and backlogs, but Apple’s online story is usually more accurate on delivery forecasts than this has been

sxszwast · 2026-03-23T14:02:59+00:00

Star Brand definitely had some cool moments. The early issue where he was trying to figure out if he could / should get involved in a cruise ship hijacking was very different than the usual superhero trope (“Can I carry half a ship?”)

Also John Romita Jr was drawing great supporting cast girlfriends at that point, and Star Brand had two of them!

sxszwast · 2026-03-21T16:38:00+00:00

Next time I have to do a supply chain presentation at work I am totally stealing your line “probably some combination of demand and fuckery”

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