avguser

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Always remember, less is more and more is less.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not gonna link to the "other site" but the post starts with "Congrats, you won the lottery. You're fucked."

Great resource of no nonsense advice. I'm sure it's copied elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I ended up buying a charcoal suit, a navy suit, and a sports coat I can dress up or down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Going to hopefully buy a new suit, and maybe a sports coat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was probably was able to set up more effective filters as things coalesced onto that instance then I guess after reviewing my filter list. I've got community blocks as well. I'd prefer to block communities, not instances. No reason to miss out on interacting with folks just cause they're into different things than I am necessarily.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Good to know. Is pawb.social the instance to block now then to achieve the same goal?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (11 children)

I blocked yiffit.net pretty early on, so I guess that? I'm not interested in the content they post, so it was easier to block the entire instance rather than each random furry porn community that would pop up onto c/all. No shame or anything against them though, just not my thing.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The short answer is no, undocumented immigrants can't join the US military.

Quoting from the US Army recruiter FAQ:

Can non-U.S. citizens join the Army?

Enlistment into any branch of the U.S. military, by citizens of countries other than the United States is limited to those foreign nationals who are legally residing in the United States and possess a Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Alien Registration Card (INS Form I-151/551 - commonly known as a "Green Card"). Applicants must be between 17 and 35; meet the mental, moral, and physical standards for enlistment; and must speak, read and write English fluently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Great advice. We're fortunate enough to have completed the FIRE flowchart and are at the maximize stage of our journey.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Too young to have any real interests yet. I was considering starting swim lessons, that's a lifelong skill.

 

I am about to begin receiving a benefit to the tune of an extra $2k per month that I don't have a need for. I'm fortunate enough that all my needs are met financially and this is truly bonus income. If it didn't exist, my life wouldn't change significantly, and it's not enough to quit my job. Trying to get others thoughts on what would be good uses of this money that would benefit me and my family.

Thoughts:

  • ALL_IN_VTSAX - hit FIRE goal earlier than planned
  • kiddo's college fund - hit funding goal earlier than planned
  • do fun things - vacation fund, memories with family
  • fund hobbies - buy things I don't need but "lower-guilt" use of spare funds

Probably a combination of all of the above, but interested to hear the thoughts of others.

I'm also reminded of:

When you have more than you need, build a bigger table.

Curious of ways to help influence things in a bubble larger than my family too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like cows. It started with using cowsay to make some "interesting" output for an otherwise boring looking program, then having to repeat the banner in msfconsole until I got the cow for good luck, then changing my desktop backgrounds and profile pictures to always have a good luck charm with me.

I also think they're neat but that isn't the origin. If I had the property where it made sense to host livestock, I'd like to get Dexter cattle. That's my current favorite.

People also figured out my interest early on and now they get me cow things. I have a wall of cow art I've accumulated.

I like cows

 

I've been stuck in the work, recharge, repeat cycle for about a decade now. I'm looking to get back into hobbies and activities to enjoy my free time and possibly meet other folks.

I've heard you should have 3 types of hobbies: something to keep you fit, something to keep you creative, and something that can make some money. I've considered gym/triathlon (fitness) and woodworking (creative/income).

What are your hobbies? Anything you recommend I try out?

 

1 hour @ 250F on the smoker. Finished at 425 in the oven to crisp up. Gonna toss them in homemade buffalo sauce and serve with curly fries.

 

Shuffling around my peppers to make room for the tomatoes I just planted up.

 

We're at the hospital now and we can't wait to meet our little one. Mom's doing great after they placed the epidural. Excited to join the Dad crew with you all. :)

 

I have a unique name, think John Doe, and I'm hoping to create a unique and "professional" looking email account like [email protected] or [email protected]. Since my name is common, all reasonable permutations are taken. I was considering purchasing a domain with something unique, then making personal family email accounts for [email protected] [email protected] etc.

Consider that I'm starting from scratch (I am). Is there a preferred domain registrar, are GoDaddy or NameCheap good enough? Are there prebuilt services I can just point my domain to or do I need to spin up a VPS and install my own services? Are there concerns tying my accounts to a service that might go under or are some "too big to fail"?

I can expand what hangs off the domain later, but for now I just need a way to make my own email addresses and use them with the relative ease of Gmail or others. Thanks in advance!!

 

Noticed today in the daily check-in that someone stumbled into the community and committed to not drinking today. Pretty cool!

Are we able to drum something up to encourage a larger participation in a Dry January across the fediverse? I'm not sure how to spread the word, but I've always been a fan of pairing new years resolutions with sober curiosity.

I'd certainly be motivated to actively participate.

 

...and it was amazing!! The fact that this delicious treat is reserved for camping trips is a shame. A bit too rich to have more than one, so the bright side is we have extras to do it again!

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