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[–] percent@infosec.pub 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I meant current times, not in the past. Sorry, I assumed that would be obvious. There are also some things I like about Germany, though they have a pretty terrible past.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 62 points 18 hours ago (15 children)

This is the first thing I've ever disliked about Switzerland (not that I know a lot about the country).

[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 19 hours ago

Congrats! Enjoy your null 🙂

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

I imagine that, when deciding whether calls to violence/murder should be grounds for banning, the reasons to ban likely outweighed the reasons not to by a lot

[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 4 days ago

THIS. It's not only about income; it's income minus expenses.

Budgeting was probably the most important financial tool/skill when I was living in poverty. And now that I'm in a more comfortable financial position, I still value budgeting quite a lot. It's great for preventing more money from creating more problems.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 4 days ago

In that case, a monthly budget is even more important – and might be pretty simple

[–] percent@infosec.pub 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

...You assume that I haven't? I originally had to learn to budget when I was making less than minimum wage, to avoid homelessness. Budgeting can be even more important with less money.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 24 points 4 days ago (12 children)

Sadly, Americans are groomed at a young age to dive deep into debt early in life. It has become normalized for most of the population to carry some form of debt (credit cards and student loans are popular choices).

Most people don't even bother making a budget — a task that only needs to be done once a month, and is easier now than ever, thanks to technology.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 6 points 4 days ago

Thanks to web browser development, there has been quite a lot of focus/investment into JS runtime optimizations. Since the server-side runtime environments use those same JS engines, performance tends to be quite good.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're not wrong about the fun, but every time I buy a car, I eventually miss having an SUV when I can't move things that are too big for cars 😕

[–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 5 days ago

That would make the house hot af where I am. (Or cold af in the winter time)

Also, humidity levels would increase, not decrease, because the air conditioner dehumidifies.

...I suppose it's not hard to guess that I'm in southern US. People sometimes die if their A/C breaks during a heat wave.

Fun fact: Florida used to be much less livable. Its population skyrocketed when air conditioning was invented.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 11 points 5 days ago

...ok, I'm morbidly curious. How did you manage to do that?

 

Riley entered my life in 2008. I still remember that day. I found her on Craigslist, paid a $60 "rehoming fee", and she sat on my lap as I drove home with my new puppy. I was young and broke, living alone, and could barely afford my bills. It was an irresponsible decision to get a dog at that point in life, but I'm so glad that I was able to make it work.

She was a mix of two retrievers: Her mother was a chocolate lab and her father was a golden retriever. Somehow all of their puppies were black.

I had some experience with dogs before her, but I did not know about the amount of affection that retrievers are capable of. As I was getting to know her, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she loved hugs so much, she even initiated them! Literally the sweetest dog I've ever met.

She was very smart. I was able to teach her most of her tricks in like ~10 mins each, while heating up frozen pizzas or whatever cheap garbage I ate back then.

She was the most consistent part of my bumpy path in life. She has been with me through tough breakups, my parents' deaths, career changes, and many other ups and downs that come with adulthood.

She's also the oldest retriever I've ever met. She would have been 17 years old next week.

We were together until her last breath. With my hand on her chest, I felt her final heartbeat.

And I will remember her until mine.

Riley was such a good girl.

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