Ours is going up $100/mo next year

Isn’t this incorrect? I always heard that, and then somebody told me no, you pay taxes on what you make up to the first bracket, based on the first bracket, then whatever you make after that you pay taxes on in the second bracket, up to the limit, etc

So yes youn pay more for what you’re making above that, but you’re still making more overall? You don’t actually go backwards. I think.

Except for like assistance and stuff. That’s all messed up. If you make just enough to get above the poverty line and lose Medicaid or snap or whatever, then you end up paying so much extra you go backwards as far as available funds. They’ve got the screws so tight, it actually makes more sense to manufacture ways to make less money, so you can stay just under the line. The gap is too big between needing assistance and being sufficient, you can’t get from one to the other. At least that’s what I’ve heard.

I’m in the US btw.

Ever look into atomic/immutable distros? It’s a whole different way of doing things, but so far… I really dig it.

I have a tendency to muck about in the settings and configs, and make my system… Unstable…

But with an atomic distro, running flatpacks for most things and containers for anything exotic, my fingers stay out of the pie, and my system has been rock solid for 3/4 of a year, which is impressive for me.

I don’t think I’ll go back, not for my main machine anyway.

Just popping in to say raid is not a backup! It is for high availability!

Stuff’s expensive, it sucks, I’m not saying you need to spend more than you’re able to, I’m just warning you and others that while raid is often considered a pseudo-backup, it’s real purpose is high availability, so you can still access your data while your restoring from your actual backups somewhere else.

Best practice is 3-2-1, 3 copies of the data, on 2 different storage mediums, 1 of which is in a different physical location.

But honestly, if you can just get 2 copies, both on hard drives, both in your same house, you’re still miles ahead of simply relying on raid.

Backup your data!

Thanks for coming to my TED talk 😂

It’s comments like these that make me realize that maybe I have ADHD… and then I stick my head on the sand and ignore it again…

So uh, what’s the use case for this thing? Why do I-… er… why would someone want one?

Asking for a friend…

If I may ask, what conditions?

I’m currently trying to figure out why alcohol triggers migraines for me, but only sometimes. Lately it’s been most times. I only drink socially now, and even then, more often than not I abstain.

I’m not talking big drinking, I mean one Manhattan can either be the beginning of a fun night where I might have two or three more drinks, tops. Or I can feel the headache starting before I even finish the first drink.

Replace whiskey with gin, vodka, beer, wine, whatever. All have the same 50/50 chance of ruining my night and next day, depending on how hard I ignore it. No rhyme or reason to what alcohol does it, though I admit to not being extremely scientific.

Sugar level doesn’t seem to have an effect. Hyper hydration seemingly helps sometimes? But barely. Even with liquid IV or lmnt pregame, no dice. I drink plenty of water every day regardless, I like sugary foods but I avoid pop like the plague.

My recent blood work was all good, fasting glucose was good, so I don’t think it’s diabetes.

Doctor wasn’t extremely helpful. He did recommend trying tiny amounts of alcohol, and different types of alcohol. Trying to see if some combination can bring relief. Then just drink that.

My most recent thought was that maybe it has some connection to my teeth. I get migraines for seemingly no reason, but a bad toothache can definitely be a trigger. I’ve got a couple bad teeth, and I grind. But dentistry is expensive, so it’ll be awhile, if ever, before I find permanent relief there.

Right? Don’t go hog wild. Live slightly above your current means. Don’t hoard, just… Cruise, be chill. Nobody needs millions. Nobody needs hundreds of thousands. You just need enough to do the simple things you enjoy without being excessive.

I’d say 1 or 2 times a week. Sometimes a lot more, sometimes a little less.

That said… My closest friends, the ones that I share the most common interests and hobbies with… I barely see at all. I try to coordinate to see them monthly, but sometimes it’s less. One has kids, the other has health problems.

The friends I hang out with the most, we have less in common, but we all get along well, and have some core interests and hobbies in common that I don’t actually have in common with my closest friends.

The two groups of friends are cordial with each other, but neither of them are as close with each other as I am with them separately. It’s interesting. I guess I have a diverse set of hobbies and friends.

I have other friends mixed in there too that I only see sporadically, that don’t belong to either group. I struggle to make time for them every few months, usually at least a couple times a year, even though we live close by.

I’m glad I have friends, and it’s good to be active and social. But I’m also a bit of an introvert, so some weeks I really just wanna stay home alone and veg. Many nights I do. But most times, if I get an invite to go do something/hang out, I take it. I’m really bad at planning things or inviting people over though, ironically. So I feel like I’ve lost friends over the years from not reaching out enough.

I do love me some Stargate. And Destiny is SUCH A COOL SHIP, I’m still mad about it…

The top left picture is a modified version of the bottom left picture 🤔

My cat is actually super affectionate, annoyingly so sometimes. He’s like a dog that doesn’t fetch. He greets me at the door, meows and rubs my legs non-stop until I sit down and he can crawl on my lap. He loves new people, and if you try to leave him home alone for more than a day or two, even with a clean box and full food and water, he’ll poop on the floor in protest. Never any other time. But if we have someone stop in on him, even just for a half hour of pets, he’s fine 🤷‍♂️