And have it’s teeth whitened

“A way out west there was this fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin’ parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that’s a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, like-wise. But then again, maybe that’s why I found the place s’durned innarestin’.”

You can. It’s incredibly generous of you to do that!

You’ll need to know his account number and where the payment gets sent. It might be difficult to get this information quietly though.

Usually you’d want to call the company that is servicing the loan and ask them to calculate a payoff amount as of a specific date. That way when you make your payment, all outstanding interest is paid off as well as the balance.

That company may not give you this information depending upon laws and policies. Since you’re not the person they’re contracted with for the loan, it’s possible that they won’t. I don’t expect that to be the case though.

I used to be a loan officer / underwriter, but I never dealt with student loans which have different laws governing them, so this is the best info I have to share (it’s also been 15 years since I did that work). I used to give payoff amounts all the time to other people and organizations though. People refinance their loans all the time, so it’s very common to give out that payoff calculation when the requester has the account number and name of the loan account holder.

I have an NES that just needs a simple fix. I keep saying that I’m going to get to it too.

This EULA is getting worse all the time

I damaged the laser on a PS2 by using a DVD-RW. They’re harder to read than a normal disc apparently, so it wore the laser down pretty quick

It’s not just you. I might ask someone how they’re doing during a work call, but that’s dependent upon my familiarity with the person. If we actually know each other on a friendly level, that’s one thing.

However I despise being asked that question by basically anyone else. They don’t actually want to know. I don’t actually want to tell them. Why are we wasting time on BS? Just get to the point, please.

Especially when the call is unplanned. If you’re calling me during a work day and we hadn’t previously discussed anything over email or IM, then that calls needs to be about something pressing. If it’s about something important enough to interrupt me and demand my immediate attention, then we don’t need to waste time on pleasantries.

The open source Decky plugin will continue to be supported alongside this new program.

I’ve had a fantastic experience with both the plugin and the people behind it. I think I’m going to pay for this new program when they release it even if it’s just to help support the open source plugin.

Wow that’s crazy. One sick day should not require a doctor’s note. I question the legality of that requirement.

Fair enough. I appreciate the extra details.

How dare you not enjoy being manipulated!

Same. I like physical intimacy, and if they don’t, we’re not compatible.

My wife and I slept together after our first date. We knew each other for only a couple of weeks prior to that. I would have been fine waiting another couple or so, but if she had been hesitant about sex after that, then I would have probably talked to her about our differences in sex drive - like adults should do. Mine is high, and I’m not going to be a good match for anyone who has a low sex drive.

Custom electronic systems like retro consoles operate in a cycle that can be influenced by only one part of that cycle moving faster than the others. Think of it like a relay race. If one runner in the middle of the race can run faster than normal, the combined time of the entire team running goes down.

This is a gross oversimplification, but it illustrates the point well enough. The audio being processed faster can and will influence how fast each cycle runs. That will then mean extra FPS in at least some cases.

Another thing to consider about original hardware is that no two units are exactly the same, even when they were brand new. The differences between them will only grow as the hardware ages (and the differences in their operating environments also matter).

Which is what makes it valuable enough to sell. There is an HDMI mod too.

I never even thought to do that. I was angry that their previously-perfect track record for quality hardware hadn’t carried over to that purchase as well. I did exchange my first unit for a second new one, but obviously it was no better.

I still have it. I don’t use it, so I’m going to sell it in the near future.

My American toploader has those really grating vertical lines running through the picture - as all of them did apparently. It was a rare known defect that Nintendo just rolled with rather than recalling and fixing them. I’m still a little bit salty about it.

These days I play through other means, but I definitely understand wanting to use original hardware.

She’s keeping you on the hook. She also doesn’t sound very stable.

What do you gain from keeping this person around? Never mind her, what’s in this for you personally?

For me, this relationship would have run its course at this point, and I’d move on altogether.

“And this offends you as a Jewish person?”