There are 1 or 2 companies that are going back to screen printing for pinball playfields. The quality is second to none and look identical to factory. Once they add the automotive clearcoat, you now have a playfield that will potentially last up to 60+ years since the original playfields are still in good shape after 30 years, but with much thinner clearcoat or laquer applied.

I don’t have any Roku devices luckily, but is there anyway to remove the google, roku, or amazon OS from a smartTV yet? I hope someone can crack these smart tv’s and we can install linux on them in the future to eliminate the ads and backdoors.

I had 4 accounts and they banned all of them for inciting violence. I said Donald Trump is a pedophile and deserves to be in prison.

They don’t like anti trump people.

Haha maybe under a normal president, but this one hates regulation and safety. He LOVES money though.

The used market isn’t much better. I can’t afford a $26,000 EV with 100k miles on it. That’s insane.

Make charging take 10 minutes and make them affordable and many people would switch over. Also start installing charging stations at gas stations so you have both options in the US.

The new DUNE table has a similar feature for the sandworm. It’s a magnet on an elevator and will grab the ball and bring it below the playfield to a subway that feeds to a VUK. So it’s possible. The only issue would be the pop bumpers on the upper playfield for the launch, pop bumper assemblies drop down a good 4-5 Inches from the playfield, so they would need to be changed.

And people wonder why many don’t want to travel to certain countries. WTF.

Oh yes. I worked retail for over a decade, and now I work in parts. The amount of people that can’t follow directions or read is mine boggling.

I have one client whose purchasing department has one guy. Most of the time he cannot send a correct dollar amount on the purchase order, no matter how many times I tell him “hey, line 2 needs to be $146.76, you have it priced at $257.32.” he will send me an updated PO, but change a different items price and not the one I told him to change.

We normally have to go back and forth 3-6 times. It’s been like this for YEARS. Dude just isn’t good with numbers and he is in charge of purchasing for a billion dollar company.

I live in the deep South and don’t want my information out there. Mullvad has done me right for years, I see no reason to change. Many other VPN’s are vulnerable and can leak your information to your ISP.

They do!! And they will order stuff we request. Most protein bars are really high in saturated fat, so I can’t eat them. But lots of granola and cashews.

Thoughts and prayers for the cancer.

I’d also say it’s more than 3 in 5. Everyone I know has changed their shopping habits. I used to make a list and grab my stuff. Now I just wander around the store trying to see if there is anything cheaper I can try for dinner. Maybe a package of something about to expire or a premade dish that’s on sale.

I cut out breakfast and lunch entirely, so that helps me save up for dinner and luckily my work provides snacks. So I live on snacks and chicken since it’s all I can afford.

The farm report for 2027 is looking ROUGH. Trump has destroyed the economy and the entire farming industry. We are all cooked.

Only a VPN at around $65-70 per year.

Now that the used ICE market is ruined due to COVID and trump, the only hope we have is cheap Chinese EV’s to save the working class any money on vehicle purchases.

It’s clear the domestic manufacturers have given up on Americans and only want to please the rich and their shareholders.

Health insurance is FREE! They cover all my co pays and prescriptions!

Of course this comes at a loss in hourly wage, but I value it at somewhere around an extra $5 an hour due to the insane American healthcare system. I will stay as long as I can.

I already tried to setup jellyfin for a couple days before I bought the $120 Plex pass. I could not get it to work at all and it was frustrating reading all the vulnerabilities with the internet.

Plex took me 5 minutes to setup and all my friends can access my media no problem.

For ease of use, Plex wins Everytime.

I haven’t supported Amazon in over 15 years. I just stopped buying from them. Most of the stuff they sell, you can buy directly from the manufacturer or on eBay. There was one USB hub that amazon sold that i could only find on amazon, so i just chose a different brand and got it on eBay.

Really not that hard to avoid amazon entirely.

Remember to have zero expectations, expect to fail and embarrass yourself. That’s how i approach new things and generally am surprised when i’m not complete trash.

Nice choice! The white cabinet looks awesome. I normally just buy whatever display cabinets i can find used on nextdoor or craigslist, but i’d like to get a nice corner unit like this.