The individual mandate penalty went away in 2019

Yeah, I wasn’t sure initially if I’d like it enough to pull the trigger on lifetime. I should have. Been paying for the annual subscription for the past ~2 years, but the price of lifetime has steadily been increasing. Will probably pull the trigger later this year as a little celebration gift to myself for wrapping up other financial obligations.

That’s a high speed train for the non-weebs

I run Qobuz through a roon server on my Linux pc and it works great. I also have qobuz set up through strawberry, but it’s nice to be able to switch the output on the fly between different audio setups in my house (between my office setup and my bluesound streamer in the living room). The interface for roon is nice, but I get that it’s kinda expensive and there are cheaper ways to achieve the same thing. I like to stream while I’m biking on my indoor trainer and sometimes it’s nice to spin up a few songs and let roon take the wheel to keep the vibe going. I can also stream qobuz through roon to my Google home devices, but it doesn’t stream bit perfect.

All that to say, I like qobuz and roon is pretty solid as well, albeit an extravagance and totally not necessary. The writeups qobuz has are also solid.

I do think the qobuz app interface leaves something to be desired.

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M&M’s, next question.

Title: SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly Embarrassing

• SpaceX’s Starship experienced a catastrophic explosion during its seventh launch attempt, resulting from a failure in the fuel line due to vibrations.
• The explosion occurred over the Turks and Caicos islands, leading to debris scattering over the area.
• The fuel leak ignited two minutes after the upper stage’s engines were ignited, overwhelming the rocket’s venting capacity and compromising the engines.
• A loss of communication with ground control occurred as the engines shut down, leading to the rocket’s self-destruction sequence.
• The incident highlights significant operational failures, as engine shutdowns should not cause communication loss, indicating a lack of redundancy in systems.
• SpaceX’s pre-flight checks failed to identify potential leaks, suggesting inadequate safety measures or poor execution of checks.
• In contrast, NASA’s Saturn V rocket had a flawless launch record over its operational lifespan, showcasing superior reliability compared to Starship.
• Starship’s design has been criticized for overestimating engine thrust capabilities, limiting its payload capacity to 40-50 tons, which is less than the Saturn V.
• The cost per kilogram to launch with Starship is comparable to that of the Saturn V, undermining its intended economic advantages.
• The overall failure of Starship raises concerns about the efficiency and safety of SpaceX’s approach to space exploration, contrasting sharply with historical successes in the field.

I’m currently on paternity leave. Took 8 weeks broken into two chunks. 5 weeks when baby was born and 3 when my wife’s 12 weeks ended. I couldn’t imagine taking a few days and diving back into work. Both my wife and I work demanding jobs - I’m not sure I’d feel the same bond with my son if I didn’t have this time… I also wouldn’t have the same appreciation for how challenging it can be to be solo with the kiddo. It’s pretty much a full time job to feed, change, and tend to the little guy. He’s fighting to be a never napper and wakes up after 20-30 mins in his bassinet. Only gets longer naps if on my lap, which pretty much locks me down in whatever chair were in when he falls asleep (I know I can’t do contact naps forever and need to get him used to falling asleep on his own).

All that to say… I think all dad’s should get paternity leave. 5 weeks is fine. 8 is good. 12 is perfect.

Not signing into the reddit app to view this, fuck that noise

I hope this guy gets booed (preferably heckled harshly to the point where he feels unsafe) everywhere he goes for the rest of his pathetic life.

It’s good. Simple playback loop. Upgrades are slow but unlocking new cars is rewarding. No micro transactions.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/basics/explaining-how-vaccines-work.html

Legalized 'za

Motion blur is guarenteed to give me motion sickness every time. Sometimes I forget to turn it off on a new game… About 30 minutes in I’ll break into cold sweats and feel like I’m going to puke. I fucking hate that it’s on by default in so many games.

Please fucking God no. It’s like they actually want Republicans to win.

I wonder what proportion of Ryan Reynolds’s income is from Mint Mobile

Because it “slows down innovation”