I slept through Chemistry. Somehow managed to get a B-. Couldn't tell you anything about it.
Just put down the closing costs for a house. So saving to replenish savings for a bit.
Nicole
The Baja Blast commercial with Seal as a seal was pretty great.
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.
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.
Good to know. Is pawb.social the instance to block now then to achieve the same goal?
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.
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.
Great advice. We're fortunate enough to have completed the FIRE flowchart and are at the maximize stage of our journey.
Too young to have any real interests yet. I was considering starting swim lessons, that's a lifelong skill.
What would you do with extra income beyond requirements?
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.
You misspelled suicide.
Still here. IWNDWYT
I use the Loop Habits Tracker to track trends of things I want to do each day.
Happy sober New Year, folks! And welcome to Dry January, sober-curious folks. IWNDWYT (and 2025)
Grass sniper took out Boise State's US flag bearer. Rough, dude.
On the floor next to my bed, or if I'm feeling less lazy I'll set it on the dresser next to the bed.
What are your hobbies?
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?
Smoked wings for college game day
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 the peppers
Shuffling around my peppers to make room for the tomatoes I just planted up.
Self-hosted or personal email solutions?
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!!
Dry January
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.