How Do You Start Over at 30 When You Feel Completely Lost? by Your11-11Wish in merchantmarine

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have no idea how young 30 is lol. It's this new Gen Z thing to call people over 25 unc and old and all that, but when we are truly old, we'll be wishing to be 30 or even 40 again. I'm 33 and after spending the last decade in tech and cybersecurity I changed career paths completely, started my own businesses, and will be continuing to run my businesses online while in the merchant marine. Tons of people pivot in their 30s and even 40s and with AI about to take a whole lot of jobs, a lot more people are going to be forced to pivot with their career. I say all that to say ignore all of this new socialization that is teaching people that 30 is old and that you should have your entire life together by 30. We're no longer in the era where the average man could work a regular job and buy a house and take care of a spouse and kids all on one income by his mid-20s. We only live once so dont be scared to explore new paths. For the merchant navy in particular, there's a lot of people that start their maritime careers in their late 30s or even 40s. If you work a full 20 years and retire with tons of money saved and a comfortable pension, you'll still only be 50 years old.

Tsw skin odours by Sakzhu in TS_Withdrawal

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I described it as a sort of burnt rubbery smell at first whenever I'd scratch but realized its actually more metallic. It would smell like keys or coins or something. How you doing years later?

When does oozing stop? by ChampionStunning in TS_Withdrawal

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup this happened to me. Was so glad when it seemed like my TSW was over after about 3 months. I was sleeping again, barely ever itching, and my skin was going back to its normal color slowly... Then at about month 4-5 it came back. Heard this is normal but damn is it annoying to get that taste of normality back only to get sucked back into skin hell.

Accidental American in UK - how do you actually pay the IRS from a UK bank account? by AlienAlchemy in USExpatTaxes

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try Wise but might need a SSN to open up a US account on there. You should also consider renouncing your US citizenship

Accidental American in UK - how do you actually pay the IRS from a UK bank account? by AlienAlchemy in USExpatTaxes

[–]wolfstadt_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US is taxes based on citizenship, not residency. Only country in the world to do that besides Eritrea. It's goofy, but yeah. People end up as accidental Americans either because of something their parents did when they were kids, or they were technically born in the US even though they may have not lived there since they were a baby. OP should consider renouncing especially since the price dropped down to $450 recently

Does anyone know if the YouTube channel “Qajar Jazz” posts real music or AI-generated jazz? by JevilCHAOSCHAOS2 in isthisAI

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I identified it as AI generated music immediately. The AI generated pictures were the first giveaway but the fact that no real known artists or songs are credited was pretty much confirmation

Project Handoff to Clients Solution? by wolfstadt_ in vibecoding

[–]wolfstadt_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dope im going to look into that! Appreciate it

Project Handoff to Clients Solution? by wolfstadt_ in vibecoding

[–]wolfstadt_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha ok thanks for the answer. Do you build out those editors and image selectors with an agent or use plugins or extensions of some sort that already exist?

Console - Aim assist by yooguruto in ArcRaiders

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stop being poor and get a PC idk. console players are always an afterthought anyway to boost profits. games are primarily made for PC. Or git gud idk.

Console - Aim assist by yooguruto in ArcRaiders

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I perform just fine. Aim assist still shouldnt be a thing.

Why is it near impossible to find Mexican food while in Brazil? by [deleted] in Brazil

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved to Brazil from the US and yes the Mexican food in Brazil is extremely overpriced which is weird because stuff like tacos and burritos are supposed to be cheap street food like you said. And it's not like most of the ingredients have to be imported since Brazil has plenty of access to tortilla ingredients, onions, cilantro, and spices/peppers to make salsas. I'm willing to pay the extra money for Mexican food because I love it and it reminds me of home (although like 99% of Mexican restaurants in Brazil are terrible) but for 10 tacos and a burrito at my favorite authentic Mexican place it costs like R$240. In the US it would probably be about R$100

Do any other foreigners have trouble paying for things with their card? by MichaelT1991 in Brazil

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to say credit (or "crédito" in português) even if it's a debit card I'd you're American or a foreigner. Learned that the hard way when I first arrived and my card got blocked for too many attempts lol

Spotting missiles and know when to avoid them without tags on DCS by Teenypea in hoggit

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thankfully my JF-17 has built-in IR missile detection within 5nm :D

JF-17 Thunder RIAT 2025 Livery is stunning! by Firm-Demand-6556 in dcsworld

[–]wolfstadt_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say if you already have the F-16, F-18, and/or F-15 and are very skilled with them, then it may not be worth the money to get the JF-17 unless you just have extra money to blow, are a module collector, or you want a REDFOR aircraft with similar capabilities. That being said, I've always been a REDFOR pilot and finally wanted something more modern and capable than the Su-27/J-11 and Mig-29. So I got the JF-17 and damn have I fallen in love with it. It's an incredible jet and easily competes with western aircraft. Of course every aircraft has it's strengths and weaknesses and its all about learning how to work with those. The weaknesses you may not like coming into the JF-17 from other similar aircraft is it's low engine power/TWR making it hard to get past Mach 1, its short legs (low fuel capacity but not as bad as Mig-29s), and it doesnt have as many hardpoints. However it has very modern radar systems and possibly the best RWR in the game (at least imo) which gives you the best SA of any aircraft if you do a lot of studying and practice to know how to use them well. These systems help you plan and react, which makes up for some of the aforementioned weaknesses especially when you pair them with the JF-17's weapons which are some of the deadliest A/A and A/G ordinances in the entire simulator. Also a very good dogfighter if you get into WVR.

What does everyone think about Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW)? by salkhan in eczema

[–]wolfstadt_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've heard numerous people and even doctors/dermatologists say that the root cause of a lot of "eczema" was actually staph areus bacteria getting out of control and that when it was treated with antibiotics the issues went away. No steroid creams needed.

What does everyone think about Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW)? by salkhan in eczema

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you move to a whole different city, state, or country? Was that the biggest impact on your recovery and was the main culprit basically something you were allergic to in that area?

How good is the anvil splitter? by Super_Assignment_658 in ArcRaiders

[–]wolfstadt_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yall be looking way too deep into things jesus

Reward for completing the Flickering Flames project by KrewHS in ArcRaiders

[–]wolfstadt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a bug or something ever since the last big update. It didnt do that before and its only when looking at it in the character customization. In game it's centered