Bruncvik

I still have WinXP in a VM. Run it whenever I want to play Stars!

If you replaced MS Paint with SkiFree in that picture, you'd achieve perfection.

And for some reason, copying the tapes via a double-deck never worked. I had to use software like Mr. Copy to copy over the tapes I borrowed from a classmate.

I recently upgraded my phone, and the lack of a 3.5mm jack really hurts. But at least I have an excuse not to listen to my sister's 20 min Whatsapp voice messages...

One other thing I really miss is the LED indicator that you have new notifications when the screen is off.

Local area code + 8675309. Used it since the early 00's. As an added bonus, many places have discounts set up for that number.

"The only decision you should do when you are angry is to stop being angry." Timothy Zahn

Textured-grey, durable flooring: a life-saver when you have kids.

Applies to airport security checks as well.

I've lived (stayed for more than a year) in six different countries. The longest I've lived in one country was the US, 16 years. I moved there as an adult already. Since then, I've been living in Ireland for the past 15 years.

I view countries like products. I move to the one that suits me best at the moment. I work, pay taxes, volunteer and otherwise contribute to society as a payment for the privilege to stay, and I live fairly comfortably, based on my stage of life. The US, for example, was great for higher education and saving up money. Ireland sucks for the young and old, but is perfect for the midfle aged middle class. Once I retire, I'll look somewhere else again.

I can afford things beyond the price levels I'd expect others to buy me gifts for. What I lack is the time to enjoy those things. Just yesterday I saw the giant Millenium Falcon lego in the store, and once again considered getting it, but then I realised it would take me years to build it, five minutes per week or so when I get a bit of alone time.

That's why I jokingly suggested a few years ago, that for Christmas I wished for peace and quiet, and ended up offending my wife (who probably wished for the same).

I chose making fun of astrology. Dodged a bullet there.

I just checked my copy of the book. Even though it was first published in 1939, my copy was still published under the original titlein 1963.