Yup. Tried Rumble once. It was all right wing or pro-Russia or other extremist trash.

Sun says yum.

Consider that most Americans are pay 2x to 5x more in insurance premiums each month than folks in the 32 other developed nations with national healthcare coverage pay monthly in taxes for health care. Consider that Americans still pay deductibles and copays. Consider that insurance won’t cover pre-existing conditions (which are many). Consider the insurance frequently denies claims and requests for further tests and specialists. Consider that most insurance only works within the limited network of the insurance companies designated healthcare providers.

I work a multinational company that has moved staff from Japan, Canada, and the UK to the USA for periods of work. All of these folks were shocked and horrified by the American insurance system.

Only person that spoke English at an industry event.

Quality Director for a multinational manufacturing company

Not specifically certain songs but definitely certain artists. I have to the would library on shuffle sometimes to mix things up and introduce a bit of freshness.

well damn, seems I am way behind the times.

Snoop is not a convicted felon but Martha Stewart is. apparently they are both felons now!

It’s the OS I know how to use. The Thinkpad is a P50 with a Xeon processor and lots of RAM so it runs it easily.

Old ThinkPad with Win 10 Pro, Plex, Plexamp, and several 14TB drives so I can stream my home media library on the go.

That explains a lot.

Oh yeah, it was completely nuts. More than a few poor choices back then. Now I won’t drive after more than one beer.

Gear Acquisition Syndrome is most common problem in most of the hobbies I have had. Folks need to calm down and work with what they have before diving further down the rabbit hole.

Regarding your driving under the influence thing, I am amazed I didn’t die or kill someone when driving all over the USA while on LSD after Grateful Dead shows back in the 80’s and 90’s.

And beer.

Our Japan group’s website is such a complete early 90’s train wreck.

I do moka pot at home every weekend. I would argue that experience is needed to make good coffee. It is easy to make something undrinkable.

Other than that it comes down to personal preference. I believe manual pour over results in a better tasting cup of coffee.

Most poor folks can’t afford a hobby.

Costco’s return policy and extended warranty also make it a much better place to buy higher price electronics

Don’t take on debt if at all possible. If you use a credit card, try to pay it off each month. Don’t get one with annual fees. Get one that has cash back not miles or points.

Learn to make your own coffee instead of buying Starbucks or whatever. A decent hand grind will last for a decade and cost around $50. A no name pour over dripper and filters are a cheap way to make coffee at home. Buy beans and keep them in an air tight container and they will be good for a month.

I stopped wearing a watch completely until the exercise/sleep/fitness trackers and smart watches got fairly good. I was a big watch guy before nice Seiko, Citizen, Patek Philippe, and Breitling watches but then everything had a clock on it. My phone, my laptop, etc. No reason to have this expensive thing on my wrist getting banged up as I go through the day. Now I have a Huawei GT3 Pro because it has good sleep and fitness trackers plus the EKG and blood O2 level checks. It controls my music at the gym and the timer works well in the kitchen plus the flash light is extra handy.