Even though he was slightly discourteous to me recently, I’d still have to say Captain Insaneo.

A zip file full of text files containing a ton of knowledge necessary to complete the journey, and a bunch of books. Maybe an emulator and a few nes games.

I went one further, and now I’ve been married to his mom for 20 years. She doesn’t know it’s because the kid and I are still role-playing.

That happened to me once like 20 years ago. A kid I ran into on borderlands wanted me to pretend I was his dad. I was not old enough to do so.

My interactions with them point to them not believing those things are real at all, or are not planets, etc.

Ok, but independents who don’t vote for either are not helping either.

Not voting for Trump helps Biden win then.

Superior?

Half life 2 (especially episode 2), HL: Alyx, Mario 3, Sonic 3 (with Sonic and Knuckles attached), Sonic 2, space station 13, dead by daylight, portal 2, guitar hero 3, I dunno, one of the metal gear solids or Garry’s mod

I SEENT HIM!

My team and I built an automated restaurant management/ordering system that used touch screens as my senior project in college, way before they were a big thing (we put lcds into a table and used one of those things you put over the screen to make them touchable).

After college, none of us continued working on it.

I generally carry a portable bidet when I travel for this reason. But yes, I’m traveling in Japan right now and it’s great. Also the fact that the bathrooms are clean.

Might not even be in your language

Eating lunch or going to a movie by myself. Traveling alone and not having to really talk. I like doing those things with my wife or friends too, but not having to worry about anyone or anything else for a bit is great.

“What that means.”

When I worked at a computer store (basically the store from viva l dirt league) a lady came in and kept trying to order a jizz of RAM. We had a great time getting her to say it repeatedly.

Lifting weights, scuba diving, martial arts, 3d printing, mini painting, fingerdrums, building and flying drones, planning for various trips, make presentations and present them at conferences, play videogames and TTRPG (or DM them), go on random adventures and make things.

Lol I used to work for a company that has been bought and renamed several times and now is under the WebMD umbrella. They were trying that “remote work is bad” be a decade ago, and it’s funny that now they are part of a larger company that still isn’t with the times.

I drive a 2018 Mercedes GLA, and that thing is a tank compared to other vehicles I’ve owned. Last year I was involved in an accident with a semi, a convertable SLK, and an older Toyota land cruiser (I think).

I was the first one hit, but was able to immediately regain control (because AWD) and only had about 5k worth of damage (wheel, front quarter panel, side view mirror, headlight, and a couple other dents).

The Toyota that hit me (to avoid the semi) lost control, hit the semi anyway, then barely the SLK, (which lost control and hit the divider), then spun around and almost hit the divider too.

Those other two cars were totaled.

Granted the SLK was also Mercedes, but convertable and not AWD. Potential skill difference from the Toyota side since it was a younger driver.

Either way, all my previous cars would have likely been totaled. Drove a 2007 Ford focus with crank windows up until I got this car a couple years ago and it would for sure have gone flying.

Maybe the main takeaway is spring for AWD before the other bells and whistles.

Safety equipment, especially SCUBA. Also clothes, shoes, your bed, and your computer chair.

If you drive a lot, a “low-end” luxury model that isn’t fully equipped will likely drive better, be more comfortable, and every feature it does have will be at least a little bit nicer than the equivalent in the “normal” brand.

You might even get a lower sale price on a used luxury car vs buying a new Toyota or something these days.

Maintenance will definitely cost more, but the experience of having that work done is a whole lot better than how it used to be on all the shitty cars I’ve had.

Not everyone will agree with this one, but I pay more for better seats on planes too, and tend to fly only with Delta for status. That’s because I have extra blood clot risk and need the wiggle room, and because I have beef with most of the other companies due to many years of experience.

My travel curse has largely been managed after getting all the stuff that gets you through the lines faster, including global entry.

Recently we were about to miss our transfer and there was a dude waiting at the gate when we deplaned who loaded us into a Porsche and drove us around the runway directly to our next gate. That was probably random, but there’s a 0% chance Southwest or Spirit would do that.

Also treat yourself to some fine dining if you are able, even if it’s just once every year or two.

Maybe get someone to deep clean your place (even once a year) .

Note that I am in no way a baller when I say these things. I always thought you had to be rich to get anything cool like that, but it’s not attainable than you think, assuming you’re not in a paycheck -to-paycheck situation (which many are and I certainly was for like all of my 20’s and a good chunk of my 30’s).