Nope, I only ever played Quake III Arena.
Nope, I only ever played Quake III Arena.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I got to this part in the game where I absolutely could not beat a boss. Consulted IGN and learned that the only way to defeat her was to have some ability that was only gained at some prior point. Unfortunately I didn’t have any save points prior to that, so the only way I would be able to defeat that boss would be to completely restart. I just kind of noped the game after that.
Just FYI, OP: The fee for the PMI is usually based on the difference between 20% and what you put down.
Ahhh, that makes sense. I haven’t had to deal with PMI since I bought my first house in 2009, and all I could remember was something about 20% down. Thanks for clarification!
I spent so many hours on that game as a kid. I had a Sidewinder joystick on my Acer i386 running Windows 3.11.
Years later I played X-wing: Alliance but it just wasn’t the same.
As someone who’s been through this 3 times, this all correct but I’ll add a few caveats:
Buying a home can be a daunting, overwhelming, and frustrating experience, especially if you’re looking at a quick closing timeframe. Just remember: your real estate agent is there to help you every step of the way and it’s in their best interest to have your best interest at heart. Rely on them and their guidance and it’ll make the whole experience less stressful.
This is something I’ve noticed about the decentralized platforms in general. Mastodon is way less toxic and hyperbolic than Twitter. There’s no main character. If someone has a terrible opinion, they’re mostly ignored instead of dogpiled upon.
Lemmy and Kbin are the same way. If people disagree, they’re respectful in their disagreements and are by and large open minded and willing to learn something new. It’s honestly refreshing and positive.
Okay, that makes a certain amount of sense then. All of the companies and products owned by Alphabet are lumped under “Google”, which includes Android, and it’s saying that between 2018 and 2022 they’ve donated just shy of $780K to political action committees (PACs) that in turn give money to anti-trans politicians. According to Open Secrets, which by the way is where Pay Back Pride gets its data by way of Follow the Money, Alphabet sent $3.8M to Republicans during that period, so that figure represents 20% of their total Republican spend during that 4 year period.
However, Google Android is different from the Android Open Source Project, which is where mobile OSes like GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and /e/OS (and Google Android) fork from, so saying that iPhone is inherently better than Android as a whole in this particular area is slightly disingenuous.
All of that said, I think it’s very important to vote with your wallet and if a company does or supports something you disagree with, it’s entirely reasonable to look for alternatives. From my perspective, and I want to emphasize that I am not defending Google sending money to GOP PACs that promote anti-trans bigotry, Google is not directly lobbying for anti-trans bills and their spend on the PACs that do is paltry compared to others. Do with this information what you will.
So many great games from my childhood.
This kind of reminds me of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother trilogy. The first book came out in 2008, but I’m just now getting around to reading them, and it’s been interesting to read him write about things like ParanoidLinux, Swedish Pirate Party private email addresses, ParanoidAndroid, TrueCrypt vaults, Tor, etc., really things that generally weren’t in the mainstream. He also included primers on how to use them lol.
So my roommate has informed me that Android and Motorola donate to Republicans more than Democrats whereas Apple does not, claiming this as a reason that the iPhone is better than an Android phone.
So I’m not sure from where your roommate is getting their information, but according to Open Secrets, Alphabet, Inc. (parent company of Google) donated $27M to Democrats during the 2020 cycle, compared to $1.4M to Republicans. The 2022 cycle is shaping up to be the same. I haven’t been able to find much information on Motorola Mobility or its parent company Lenovo.
I’m a lead software engineer at a specialty insurance company in the Midwest United States. Half my days are spent in meetings and the other half is spent either coding or working on documentation or making diagrams or thinking through decisions. I left last year and spent a year working remote for General Electric HealthCare, but left back in April to go back to this insurance company. I really like my coworkers and the general work environment. I’m on a hybrid schedule so I only go into the office about twice a week, and my commute is only about 20 minutes each way. I enjoy what I do but I don’t put in anything beyond the 9 to 5. I work to live, not the other way around, and I have set boundaries so I can spend my time with my family.
I attempted to do this, but when I saved after clicking Enable 2FA no link appeared. When I go back into settings the checkbox is deselected.
Yeah, those bastards! 😂
I finally slapped a straight ally sticker on the back of my car. As a cis hetero male, I want LGBTQIA+ people in my community to know that they’re seen and that they’re safe and accepted where I’m at.
A couple come to mind for me:
And although not exactly obscure, I have fond memories of watching You Can’t Do That On Television!, Eureka’s Castle, and David the Gnome. It’s been well over 35 years and I can still hear the Eureka’s Castle theme in my head.
It was not an optional boss, sadly.