They’re definitely some of the best but expensive. Their ANC is incredible as is the transparency mode, it’s so good they may as well not be in my ears. They’re the only things keeping me sane at work in a shared office. I can’t hear a damned thing with them in and active. Plus the music sounds great for their size. And the battery life is god tier. They last forever.

I’ve got the newest version AirPods Pro 2 w/USB-C and MagSafe charging.

These are probably the best affordable ones. My wife likes her so much when they finally had crap battery life she asked for the exact same ones again.

Yep, great advice. Stop subscribing or following politics and common “news,” add hobbies and things you want to learn helps a lot. You’ll find that the news media is 99% negative and, honestly, lies a lot for clicks and eyeballs.

If you have to have some news then there are services like Allsides that show how liberal or conservative (US) a news article is. That at least gives you better context. I’m sure others exist in other countries. There are certainly more US centric ones.

It can use upper arm muscles. For me I use my fingers to move it, not much arm movement, much finer control on any mouse. Grip matters.

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I moved to one by Logi at work and my RSI instantly disappeared. Not sure if I could grip it enough for gaming though.

Heck yeah! Great rhymes.

Another great idea!

We tend to give people giftcards to food places (like a few different ones they can pick).

We had some folks do that for us when my wife’s mom died and it did actually help. It relived some stress of having to come up with dinner when you’re depressed and sad. Getting out and eating at a restaurant can help you feel more connected to others or ordering delivery can help when you’re a mess and don’t want to be with others.

Gargoyles, Batman The Animated Series, X-Men, Exosquad, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain. Liked them equally.

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These Philips LEDs are what you’re looking for. They’re also temp selectable so you can dial it to 3500K (what my entire house is). They’re super dimmable and flicker free. These are the only bulbs that worked for problematic coach light fixtures for me. No more flicker even in cold weather (they say indoor but work outdoors in a covered fixture just fine). Comes in 40W or 60W equivalents. CRI of 90. Not 95 but noticeably much better than cheap brands.

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This. Lying bastard.

It gets no warmer than the Apple one. I don’t think it’s hot. I don’t hear anything from it and I have excellent hearing still. My wife’s old Qi1 Anker charger used to drive me nuts with its sound.

Never tried any Anker Qi2 devices (their Qi1 sucks since it’s not magnetic). However, I do have the Belkin MagSafe charger with the built in stand and I love it for Standby. Very solid and as reliable as Apple’s own Magsafe puck.

I like this idea.

Same view but I also have had it pretty good. Great family and support, passed that on to my kids, and I’ve had a lot of support with great teachers through my years so now I pass that on to those less fortunate and it just does it for me. It’s a great feeling helping others.

Here’s your Christmas advice kids: care about other people, nothing else will actually fulfill you.

The artist and the OP.

This is a great example of someone thinking something is funny while some of us certainly don’t.

Was in retail for 24 years. Holidays aren’t nearly as fun for those keeping things going.

However, I did learn a lesson about gas stations (at least the brand I was going to) where I had forgotten to get gas prior to Christmas and had to travel to see family that day. I stopped at the gas station, the pumps weren’t accepting cards and I had to go in. I apologized to the attendant and she said, “don’t apologize. I’m getting triple time and this one day will pay for all of Christmas for my kids.” She was happy as hell to be getting paid what she felt she was worth and it was a quiet day for her.

Not worth it for me personally, and a lot of us I’m sure, but not everyone hates it.