Right on! Great gift.
Skooshjones
joined 2 years ago
I've heard so many people say this. You're probably the 6th or 7th person in the last few years that I've heard say it's amazing. I really should look into it, no pun intended haha.
I hate simping for the government, but damn if TSA pre-check ain't amazing. I can't fly without it now, makes everything so much less stressful.
I breeze past the 20-30 minute regular security line and walk right up to the pre-check. I haven't had to wait more than 5-7 minutes at most, even at huge busy airports like O'Hare or SeaTac.
Oh dang, do you just download and import into OSMand?
Vivo brand monitor arms, the simple pole clamp ones. 40 bucks give or take, I've had them for 6+ years and they should last for another 10+ I would think, awesome value.
Sennheiser Momentum 3 wired headphones. Used and abused, replaced the cord and ear cups after about 3-4 years for 35 bucks total and they work as well now as they did brand new. Sound is great, they are comfy too.
Sony A6000 camera. Works great, awesome pictures.
IFixit multi-bit screwdriver set with the hard case. Had it for around a decade so far. Nothing broken, nothing worn out. Use it all the time on computers, furniture, electronics, etc. Plan on having it for another 10 years easily.
Steam Deck. Best general purpose gaming handheld out there. Moddable, repairable, high quality, super fun, runs everything I want.
Magic Earth. I've tried every other major OSM google maps alternative and none have been as good as Magic Earth.
Osmand, Maps.me, Organic maps, and one other I can't remember now, used them all. I still use Osmand because I'm trying to support the project, but Magic Earth by far has the best address searching, best UI, best directions, and limited but existing live traffic data to help you avoid really bad backups.
Now I'm in the USA, and some folks say some of these apps work better in Europe, that's fair, but that's still my point, Magic Earth. Not FOSS, but privacy respecting and uses OSM data. If you wanna break away from Google but aren't willing to deal with a bunch of jank, Magic Earth is your friend.
So is a coffee mug.
Be careful, your child may start to take extremist actions with their fellow lefties such as:
- Organizing or joining a union.
- Voting for increased taxes on the ultra-wealthy.
- Marching to protest police militarization and restrictions on women's rights.
- Pushing for better pay, hours, and benefits in their workplace.
I remember hearing years ago, an Australian gal talking about visiting the US and what she thought. One of the first things she mentioned was how easy it was to buy booze. It's in most of our gas stations, grocery stores, and local markets.
At the time I assumed that was the norm across the world lol.
You've taken your first step into a larger world, welcome! (Technically a smaller world but bigger in spirit, ya know?)
Nice!