I sound like an old person, but it's true. Every gd appliance that has broken in my house (since not even that long ago - 2018 at a minimum), that I replaced with the SAME branded equivalent, is 1) more money and 2) half assed / less featured / downgraded.
I'm tired of this shit.
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:02:32 AM from BlueSky
1) Microwave. Original from 2013, came with house. Replaced with same model. Takes twice as long to heat food. Used to have LED lights, now has regular to waste more energy
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:03:37 AM from BlueSky
2) Sump pump. Replaced in 2018. Came with a controller that had float alarms and power outage warnings. Replaced in 2026 with the same brand. Controller is half assed and lacks all those features. Cost more to install
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:04:58 AM from BlueSky
3) Pressure washer. Had the Spyder electric model 1900PSI 1.4GPM... Pump seized and GFCI plug failed. Equivalent replacement was redesigned. Lower GPM, cheaper smaller pump, cannot quick-change nozzles - you need to screw them on to change spray angles. But it's smaller doe. How cute
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:07:16 AM from BlueSky
4) MicroSD cards. For FUCK's sake I had a Samsung 32GB endurance card from 2021 that was 32GB for $7.99. All the factories shut down to work on AI chips so now the equivalent ones are like $40-70, and cheap ass ones that won't last are $20-40. Only large 128GB+ sizes are prioritized
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:10:44 AM from BlueSky
Everything is going to shit. People had it better in the past.
Thursday, May 07, 2026 12:11:22 AM from BlueSky
My Pixel 8 Pro bugged out tn and stopped accepting touch input with everything else still running. I couldn't do anything except hold the power button for 30 seconds to force reboot it. Dafuq.
Cosmic ray hit or something. Flipped some binary bits
Wednesday, May 06, 2026 04:16:55 AM from BlueSky
My Pixel 8 Pro literally stopped accepting touch input and I could not do anything except hold the power button for 46 seconds to force reboot it. Dafuq
Wednesday, May 06, 2026 04:13:36 AM from BlueSky
Burn it all down. Eat the rich
https://www.columbusnavigator.com/aep-ceo-pay-hits-36-million/
Monday, May 04, 2026 09:43:38 PM from BlueSky
Everyone's annoying the fucking shit out of me at work today and I'm about to go on a rampage
Monday, May 04, 2026 01:50:04 PM from BlueSky
What kind of dumb motherfucker declares a project complete and then when I power down the old infra, half the shit stops working because the guy did a half assed job migrating it all
Monday, May 04, 2026 02:06:40 PM from BlueSky
"He took us out into the woods to go mud wrestling and filmed it. And then we'd go wash each other's backs in the shower after. What? Why's that weird? We weren't naked!"
Saturday, May 02, 2026 10:37:48 PM from BlueSky
Claude is a baddd bitch
Friday, May 01, 2026 05:28:57 PM from BlueSky
If this means it's gonna be a million degrees all summer, fuck that
https://share.google/twGEY7K37BZT2Lcoj
Friday, May 01, 2026 03:38:07 PM from BlueSky
Confirmed: one who doesn't usually adderall who does a one off adderall becomes an aggressive, overconfident, prick
Friday, May 01, 2026 10:22:50 AM from BlueSky
I'm really enjoying posting useless tidbits throughout the day again. Reminds me of the old days. Embrace your inner absurdity
Friday, May 01, 2026 09:42:59 AM from BlueSky
The robins are singing their asses off this morning. In my elder years, I've grown fond of bird song identification.
On another note, I could use better windows
Friday, May 01, 2026 05:51:13 AM from BlueSky
I was sitting in my garage thinking about living off grid - free, clean energy. But then you'd need to buy batteries and replace them when they degrade. The energy produced will always have a cost associated. So I pondered:
Nothing is free, so free your mind
Friday, May 01, 2026 05:47:28 AM from BlueSky