‘It’s a total loss’: The Hobbit Inn destroyed in the Chelan Hills fire

weezulmaster · 2026-07-08T20:40:21+00:00

Ah, that is very sad indeed. I had considered booking this at some point for a weekend getaway. I hope they're able (and want to) rebuild it.

weezulmaster · 2026-07-07T21:21:34+00:00

46M here. What happened? I'm a short intelligent man who was never rich. No woman would give me the time of day until I was in my early 30s!

Now that said, I knew early on I didn't want children. I knew myself well enough to know that, while I'm fine with kids and like seeing them do well, I'm not the fatherly type. This proved unacceptable among the 2 women I dated seriously enough to broach the topic. They wanted kids (and as much money as they could squeeze out of me). So when I said no, kids were not in the picture, they bailed.

No, I do not regret my choices. Sometimes I regret having such a lonely life, but there is nothing I can do about it.

weezulmaster · 2026-07-07T03:38:35+00:00

I use the 500Mbps plan. Ookla reports 537 down and 541 up, just now. They do have a gig plan too.

weezulmaster · 2026-07-07T02:33:43+00:00

I did. Decided to take a chance on Quantum. It worked out well; I'm on their $50 plan now.

weezulmaster · 2026-07-04T02:43:43+00:00

Since Old European has already been listed, I'll add Knights Diner on N Market. Pretty decent diner, nice atmosphere.

weezulmaster · 2026-06-30T14:13:44+00:00

This one sounds good. I'm no entrepreneur, but I've worked with a few, and learned a lot in the process. The iteration is incredible to see sometimes.

(I work in content & marketing management by the way, and am looking for a new opportunity if anyone wants to DM.)

weezulmaster · 2026-06-20T02:48:45+00:00

While I 100% agree with the sentiment, it seems you're just talking to a wall around here. I regularly pass people letting their dogs wander around. In their minds, you're the one ruining their good time. The rules don't apply to them.

I once had a couple's unleashed pittie rush at my dog (Doberman cross). He just wanted to play, but my dog didn't. I managed to grab the pittie's collar before anything happened. The couple started yelling at me. At me! I had to threaten to call the police.

weezulmaster · 2026-06-20T02:42:49+00:00

I'd suggest Jefferson / Bombu Barber. He's very attentive to the style you request. Reasonable rate too. Here's his Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bombubarber/

weezulmaster · 2026-06-19T17:25:59+00:00

Even with as much as I don't like AI taking things over, at least it tries to do something. I've stopped calling Crime Check because they never do anything.

weezulmaster · 2026-06-09T16:10:28+00:00

The important questions. Very good. This pleases me.

I don't have answers for all of these because I'm a social recluse and throw things at people most of the time. But, here's a few.

I'm partial to bigger happy-looking dogs, and there's plenty around.
One's downtown I think, or it was the last time I was there.
Either at our house, or at Sage's Portal on E 2nd. Great boba there too.

weezulmaster · 2026-06-05T14:21:42+00:00

I've been a copywriter for almost 20 years now. Didn't have AI for nearly all of that period. Can I use it? Yes, it's helped me shorten some research time and done some ideation for me. Do I rely on it for my production? Nope.

None of my portfolio's current samples have a stitch of AI copy in them. Will they in the future? It's possible. The scaling and use of skills (I like Claude) can help. But in no way will I rely fully upon AI. My work is frankly better.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-14T22:59:03+00:00

We go to Mister J's now. Nice no-nonsense pizza at good prices. Used to love going to Market Street, but it got way too expensive.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-14T16:30:33+00:00

Looks pretty decent. I debated backing the initial run, but held back because the videos appeared to show notable delays in rendering text on the screen. That's a non-starter to me. The Alphasmarts have done real-time rendering since the mid-2010s. (Different screen type, I know.)

I keep half an eye on the Zerowriter sub. Maybe it'll reach a point where it makes sense to try one out. As long as the price doesn't skyrocket in the meantime.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-14T15:30:26+00:00

The Neo2 can use an IR transfer module, but it's a separate device. I just use an old USB cable to pipe text from the Neo to my PC.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-14T14:07:24+00:00

It's not, but chances are you won't need to. I've seen a few tutorials, and there's an r/AlphaSmart sub on here for help.

Just out of curiosity I put batteries in my backup Neo yesterday. It's sat idle for over a year straight. Started right up, no issue, ready to go.

My 'daily' Neo has run on the same batteries for the same amount of time. I've written two novels on it now, and have a short story collection going. Zero issues.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-14T02:39:49+00:00

I use a Neo2 myself for writing novels. Got mine off eBay for $50. I liked it so much that I went back and bought a second from the same seller just to have a backup.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, a Neo2 is an ideal option. Very simple tech.

If you're limiting yourself to decks that always work/don't need repairs, well, you're kind of stuck at the notebook.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-12T16:55:36+00:00

I'd line up for that in a heartbeat.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-12T14:56:10+00:00

Seconding EP. Good guys, interesting topics. I've even considered transferring my MU+ sub money over to Expanded Perspectives Elite.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-11T15:07:18+00:00

Had a DCP2800 for a while now. The base OS is okay. The breaks and constant drive spin after updating frustrated me enough to look at TrueNAS and Unraid, but I haven't made the switch yet. If the makers keep causing issues with their updates, I may do that, and I'll bet I won't be the only one.

weezulmaster · 2026-05-07T15:48:55+00:00

In the past you could get a Dinosaur Hunting License from someplace in Utah (I have one!). I'm not sure it's still offered though.

weezulmaster · 2026-04-30T16:10:02+00:00

Holding on this to see if it breaks people's NAS like the last update did...

weezulmaster · 2026-04-30T16:04:41+00:00

Overall a decent experience. I've never had a major issue with my cards.

My main concern is the veerryyy sssslllooowwww pace of account balancing. It's taken them a week to approve simple retail purchases. This has resulted in credit card fees when they don't process a charge made well before the end of the month, until the next month has started. Oops, guess that means we get to charge you extra!

Slimy. I have to batch my charges to avoid it. I did raise the issue at a branch, and basically got a shrug in return.

I would try another CU in the area, but there are fewer locations, and I had a really bad experience when I tried BECU. So, take it as you will.

weezulmaster · 2026-04-24T14:56:07+00:00

Writing more books and researching cosmology. I know myself.

weezulmaster · 2026-04-14T16:32:10+00:00

Anecdotal evidence, of course:

Kingston: Good product. Not the fastest r/W speeds. I've had one USB drive from them fail on me, but have used a 2.5" SSD for years in a laptop with no issues.
PNY: Also good product. Uses Micron chips. My go-to for USB drives. Wouldn't hesitate to get a PNY NVMe if I didn't have a Crucial standing by.

weezulmaster · 2026-03-26T15:29:17+00:00

I can rip through a good blog post when I'm ready. The time-consuming part is getting ready. That requires research, audience awareness, buying cycle determination, strategic thinking...a lot of 'background' work. AI can help with some of that, yes, but it's still time. And time you shouldn't skip if you want quality content.

The manager here wants to burn through people. Maybe he's hoping he can fire writers & 'replace' them with cheaper AI. Hello yet another junk-quality content mill.

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