I actually have enough money to retire right now and live frugally for the rest of my life at the age of 51… But to be honest it sounds super boring and depressing.

I know this will go against the grain here, but I enjoy what I do. I’m an engineering manager and I work on cool and interesting projects. I enjoy what the extra money gets me, whether it’s vacations or a better place to live or whatever. I enjoy working with other intelligent engineers trying to solve challenging problems. If I was retired I wouldn’t have that same engagement. I don’t know what I’d do with my time and I’m afraid I would not spend it in a healthy way.

So the reality is I’ve thought about it, but I’m not really that interested in retiring, even though I could.

They stole a car. I’d rather see him arrested.

No thank you.

I’ve yet to be convinced that Americans have any common sense.

No, in California. Like just people here, I would have been very pissed off if they put drm on my filter.

Weird, I bought a high end GE fridge 2 years ago and it doesn’t require drm on the water filter.

I hear you, but I don’t use it if I disagree with somebody, I use it if they’re disingenuous or rude or disparaging towards other people. Because fuck them.

Usually it’s a “you’re an asshole” button.

I think the F-150 has some really cool features for a serious work truck. The front with the low entry means you can put relatively heavy tools there. The power outlets add a ton of functionality. The only thing it really doesn’t have IMHO is the ability to do serious towing… But that’s a problem with all electric vehicles.

Now I’m not a serious pickup guy, but from what I’ve seen, the F-150 looks much more built for work than any other EV on the market (and most pickups).

The stupid thing is, it was so easy to see what needed to be done. Tesla needed to release a pickup that appealed to Red State America. Functional first, but high end and ultra manly. Kind of like the F-150 lightning but cool.

Tesla needed to appeal to traditional pickup owners. Then Musk’s run to the right would have actually fallen in line with that strategy. But the Cybertruck is the exact opposite of that. There are probably more techies who own cyber trucks than there are pickup owners, and that’s pathetic. That’s a failure to understand your target demographic. This really comes down to musks insane hubris.

IMHO it’s really all about you being worried about how others react. Speaking as a 50 year old guy, I would walk around naked if it was normal in society. Put the bikini on and stand in front of a mirror. Make sure you’re confident that it looks normal (no tags still showing, nothing that is too revealing or pinching in the wrong spot or whatever… then put it on and go out in public and don’t think about it. It’ll be fine and nobody will think twice about it other than maybe saying “damn she’s keeping herself in shape!”

It’ll be fine. Don’t let others get in your head so much that it determines what you’re going to do or wear.

Dances With Wolves Last of the Mohicans

It’s funny, I hate clinical people like you almost as much as the evil people doing this to us. Democrats are not complicit, especially when they don’t have any power.

It’s stupidly low. It opens our government up to being bought very easily.

What? Really? Chiang Kai-shek just ran his army over to some other random country and took it over? That can’t be right…

I am 100% not convinced. It seems incredibly obvious that if you have a building that you can’t jump the windows of, do want at least two avenues of escape in the event of a fire?. What moron is arguing otherwise? If you want to argue that then show me statistics.

Also fuck whoever created that website, a constant upward scrolling was awful.

If you can’t tell the difference between Biden and Trump, then you need to quit sniffing glue.

He plays one character, but the character is kind of likable and funny. To me he’s the definition of a popcorn flick actor.

Yes.

I was never a “kid person” growing up. I didn’t relate to children and didn’t have much experience with them, but I always saw having a family as the natural path in life. Just like dating leads to marriage, I saw kids as the next chapter after marriage. When I really think about why I wanted kids, it comes down to two main reasons.

First, the experience itself seemed undeniably compelling. I’m introverted and not naturally a risk-taker, but I’ve learned over time that it’s important to challenge yourself and embrace growth. The last thing I want is a life that feels stagnant or boring. Skipping out on something as profound as raising kids felt like missing out on a major part of life.

Second, my wife is incredible. The idea of taking on the adventure of parenting with her felt both exciting and deeply meaningful. It’s intimate, difficult, fun, scary, and rewarding — and I couldn’t imagine a better partner to share that with.

Now, fast-forward to the present: we have three teenagers, and we’ve genuinely loved raising them. I’m not looking forward to the quiet days after they head off to college — the energy and fullness of having kids around has been one of the best parts of our lives and I’ll miss it when they’ve gone on to start their own independent lives.

Holy shit, someone’s getting fired at the CBO! How dare they put out honest data.