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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
EsteeBestee Link ParentThe bell is my go to for cheap lunch. A double stacked taco and a potato taco was $3.78 today and I just had a la croix at home with it. That’s cheaper than a non frozen chicken breast at the...The bell is my go to for cheap lunch. A double stacked taco and a potato taco was $3.78 today and I just had a la croix at home with it. That’s cheaper than a non frozen chicken breast at the grocery store.
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
EsteeBestee Link ParentI should also note that prices can vary wildly depending on region. I do live in a large city, but I seem lucky compared to some. That same order you get at taco bell is $8 for me, with chips and...I should also note that prices can vary wildly depending on region. I do live in a large city, but I seem lucky compared to some. That same order you get at taco bell is $8 for me, with chips and nacho cheese being $3 of that. A hard shell taco is $1.69 for me. My usual at TB is a cheesy double beef burrito and a soft potato taco, $4.28 right now.
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
EsteeBestee Link ParentMcDonald’s has had $5 and $6 meals available at any time, without the app, for years now. I get the $5 McDouble meal deal (McDouble, 4 nuggets, small fry, small drink) every week in the drive...McDonald’s has had $5 and $6 meals available at any time, without the app, for years now. I get the $5 McDouble meal deal (McDouble, 4 nuggets, small fry, small drink) every week in the drive through. Even besides that, they have a buy one get one for $1 menu, so you can get a mcchicken and small fries for under $5 as well.
It’s true that meals like the Big Mac or quarter pounder meals are ridiculously expensive for what they are, but McDonald’s is still offering $5 meals without needing the app and I keep seeing articles saying McDonald’s is too expensive when it’s extremely cheap if you just don’t order the numbered meals (same with Taco Bell).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentI’ve never heard of Starwind, but that sounds ridiculous and I want to try it!I’ve never heard of Starwind, but that sounds ridiculous and I want to try it!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentYeah, there are a ton of interactions like that where I’m surprised there’s dialogue for it!Yeah, there are a ton of interactions like that where I’m surprised there’s dialogue for it!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentI know modern WoW gets lots of shit for shuttling people to the most recent expansion as quickly as possible, but you’re absolutely right that leveling was just absurdly long and tedious in the...I know modern WoW gets lots of shit for shuttling people to the most recent expansion as quickly as possible, but you’re absolutely right that leveling was just absurdly long and tedious in the MoP days, having to go through all of the expansions. Going through all the content was really only acceptable up through TBC or WotLK. That said, MoP is so good, I’ve been fighting the urge to play MoP classic…
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI’m utterly addicted to Hades II still. I’m now up to 35 hours (and I only picked it up on the 1.0 release date) and still having a blast. I can now see the two incantations required to beat the...I’m utterly addicted to Hades II still. I’m now up to 35 hours (and I only picked it up on the 1.0 release date) and still having a blast. I can now see the two incantations required to beat the game(?), but in a way, it feels like I’m still only scratching the surface. For example, I found a secret weapon aspect and so I’m guessing there’s one for each weapon that I now need to find. I’ve also barely explored builds with some gods and I keep finding new and unique builds. This game is just insane. This is all me talking about gameplay, but the story, art, and voice acting are all superb as well. I think this might be my favorite game that I’ve played this year, it’s just excellent.
So yeah, while I’m playing that, I’m making no progress on my backlog, but so many fantastic games are coming out that I want to play that I’m not worrying about the backlog too much. I still want to get Ball X Pit and Powerwash Simulator 2. Tavern Keeper also looks very cute and I’m actually thankful it’s in early access and not full release as that means I’m going to wait to pick it up.
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
EsteeBestee LinkI love y’all <3 Tildes has been healthy for me in helping ween me off from other social media and this place means a lot to me. I love the topics posted here and the discussions I’ve had. I look...I love y’all <3
Tildes has been healthy for me in helping ween me off from other social media and this place means a lot to me. I love the topics posted here and the discussions I’ve had. I look forward to the gaming thread every week, especially!
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Comment on The algorithm failed music in ~tech
EsteeBestee LinkThanks for sharing that article. It sums up a lot of my own feelings on “discovery” services. I dropped Spotify a few years ago when I realized that while I was “listening” to much more music than...Thanks for sharing that article. It sums up a lot of my own feelings on “discovery” services. I dropped Spotify a few years ago when I realized that while I was “listening” to much more music than I used to, I wasn’t actively listening, I was just letting it play and fill silence. I’ve since moved back to acquiring albums via bandcamp, record stores, etc. I haven’t been spinning as much vinyl, but I did get an iPod classic on eBay last year and it’s one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. I like that it’s filled with music that I organically discovered and that it’s completely divorced from my phone or any apps.
I do truly recommend everyone take at least one step to de-algorithm their media, whether that’s music, movies, tv, or anything else. You don’t realize how much apps are governing your consumption of art until you go back to the old fashioned ways of discovering media, actually doing research, instead of letting an app dictate your tastes.
One other thing the article mentioned that I agree with is that it noted many people are using apps like Spotify to be a background soundtrack to their life to fill silence. I largely agree with that, I know a few people that cannot just exist and need some sort of stimulation in everything they do. Like a 2 minute drive to McDonald’s or whatever requires a soundtrack. This extends beyond music, too. For example, whenever I go to a sporting event, it’s depressing that as soon as there’s a break in the game, everyone’s phones come out. People are just straight up addicted to algorithms. Tildes seems like the kind of crowd to be hyper aware of this already, but yeah, try to take steps to divorce yourself if you can.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI've still been playing Battlefield 6 most days. It's just such a solid multiplayer experience and very easy to spend an hour or two in without realizing it. That said, I've been losing most of my...I've still been playing Battlefield 6 most days. It's just such a solid multiplayer experience and very easy to spend an hour or two in without realizing it.
That said, I've been losing most of my gaming time to Hades 2. I picked it up when it hit 1.0, but this last week is when I really went hard on it. I'm too lazy to spoiler tag and I won't spoil anything, so I'll say that I beat the final boss on the first path three times and beat the first three bosses on the second path and only just saw what I think is the final boss on that path and what the fuuuuuuuck.
This game is just incredible and it might be my game of the year. The gameplay is ridiculously smooth, I've been having a ton of fun with almost all of the weapons and have put together some seriously bonkers builds. And there just seems to be more and more game that's unlocking even after having multiple successful runs. I'll be in this one for the long haul.
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Comment on Supermarkets intentionally charging full prices on sale items in ~food
EsteeBestee LinkWhile stores local to me aren’t as insidious as the exact techniques outlined in this video, even my local chains have started to lessen the number of products with a straight sale and have...While stores local to me aren’t as insidious as the exact techniques outlined in this video, even my local chains have started to lessen the number of products with a straight sale and have started to instead have sales that require a rewards account or require a specific quantity (and prices of everything have skyrocketed everywhere). Those aren’t exactly new, but when I live by myself, it’s annoying when something is $4 each if you buy five, but $7 if I just buy one when I can’t really use five before they go bad or I don’t have enough space in the pantry.
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Comment on NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier among dozens arrested in illegal gambling probe in ~sports.basketball
EsteeBestee LinkOkay, this is wild. Chauncey was coaching last night and arrested today. It appears that in addition to this poker scheme tied to the mafia that he was also possibly fixing basketball games, like...Okay, this is wild. Chauncey was coaching last night and arrested today. It appears that in addition to this poker scheme tied to the mafia that he was also possibly fixing basketball games, like using non public injury info about Damian Lillard to inform people on how to bet. Rozier appears to have bet against himself in games and underperformed on purpose or faked injuries. The NBA also previously cleared Rozier of wrongdoing after their own investigation.
This is such a bad look for the NBA considering how much they've cozied up to casinos and sports betting companies over the last few years. It's dominating all advertising around sports and becoming ingrained. I'm not at all surprised to find out that players and coaches are fixing games...
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NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier among dozens arrested in illegal gambling probe
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI have been playing Battlefield 6 non-stop. This game is just so much fun and it's the first time in a while where I've sunk this much time into an online PVP game. It does such a great job of not...I have been playing Battlefield 6 non-stop. This game is just so much fun and it's the first time in a while where I've sunk this much time into an online PVP game. It does such a great job of not being overloaded with modern gaming bullshit like all of the dumb skins in CoD games these days. It was a one time purchase, the game works flawlessly, it's fun to play, it isn't monetized (yet), and free content updates are coming as soon as next week. I'll be playing this game for a loooong time. I'm playing mostly recon, which is my long time main in Battlefield games, but I've also been playing quite a bit of assault. Assault rifles are just ridiculously good on that class and I'm currently working to unlock spawn beacons.
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Comment on What's a product or service that you use but don't want to pay for and why? in ~life
EsteeBestee Link ParentI'll have to check out Lockbox and see what's up. As for FLAC, I use foobar to manage my library and there's actually a plugin that automatically converts my FLAC to ALAC when I load albums onto...I'll have to check out Lockbox and see what's up. As for FLAC, I use foobar to manage my library and there's actually a plugin that automatically converts my FLAC to ALAC when I load albums onto my iPod, it's super smooth!
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
EsteeBestee LinkFirstly, I would immediately form a WEC (world endurance championship, car endurance racing) team for my friends and I to do endurance races IRL instead of just iRacing. This would then be my job...Firstly, I would immediately form a WEC (world endurance championship, car endurance racing) team for my friends and I to do endurance races IRL instead of just iRacing. This would then be my job as I want nothing more in life than to be a sports car driver.
The truly ridiculous thing I would also do is form a Formula 1 team, but not with the intent to race in it myself. I would lay low the first year and make it looks like I'm putting serious effort into a serious team. In year two, I would specifically go out of my way to make the team show off what a farce F1 could be. I would put the stupidest sponsors on my cars, not have a spec of paint on it (pure carbon fiber, baby!) until racing in the middle east and then my car would be covered in pride flags. I would put Colton Herta in the car so that I can ensure I write off a chassis every other race. I'd push the rules in any way I could because if I'm caught cheating, oh fucking well!
Also cars, lots of cars. I would have a 50 car garage with all the coolest cars. And maybe a helipad and a runway, I like helicopters and planes too. This would all be next to probably a modest 3 bedroom house, I definitely don't want or need a mansion. The garage would probably be five times the size of the house, if not more.
Oh, and I'd go to space.
And maybe for an unrealistic ridiculous goal, hire everyone involved in the production of the Lord of the Rings films along with thousands of actors and essentially create actual middle earth that I can live in so I can pretend I'm some shield maiden badass or something for a few weeks.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link Parenthttps://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/news/battlefield-6-season-1-roadmap-preview We will for sure be getting new maps and weapons each season. I agree that the map pool is a bit...https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/news/battlefield-6-season-1-roadmap-preview
We will for sure be getting new maps and weapons each season. I agree that the map pool is a bit limited right now. The online discourse around it seems to forget that even battlefield 3 and 4 had this issue on release and only became the games we remember them as through multiple DLC each. I expect the same here and that the game will likely fill up over the next year (though obviously I would have loved a few more large vehicle maps at release).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI'm about 15 hours into Ghost of Yotei now and it's just lovely. I'm loving the gameplay, the story, the world, and the characters. They got rid of many minor annoyances from Tsushima and the game...I'm about 15 hours into Ghost of Yotei now and it's just lovely. I'm loving the gameplay, the story, the world, and the characters. They got rid of many minor annoyances from Tsushima and the game is overall much smoother and more pleasant to play. Like Tsushima, this will likely be a game that I play for a few hours a week for months on end. It's sort of set up in a way where it's easy to boot up, do a few story beats, and come back the next week for the next "episode" in your adventure.
I also picked up Battlefield 6. My main complaint is that I wish there were more vehicle centric maps. There are three or four the scratch the itch (though none as large as the biggest maps in BF3 and BF4), but I'm sure more are coming in DLC. The other minor annoyance is that it seems like it will take a while to unlock certain gadgets, like C4 on recon requires a bunch of challenges. I've only played for 8 hours and pretty evenly across classes, though, so I can't really say how long the grind might be. However, most everything else I could say about the game is positive. It's smooth as hell, I've had zero network issues, the performance is great, the gunplay is fantastic, and some of the new gadgets are absurdly cool like the ladders that assault gets. I think it does a good job of feeling quite a bit like BF3 and BF4 while also being its own thing a bit. I'll definitely be playing this for a long while. It's good that this will be scratching my FPS itch as I played the Black Ops 7 beta last week and I was not impressed. It might be just the third call of duty game that I don't purchase (the only other two being Vanguard and Infinite Warfare).
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Comment on After quitting antidepressants, some people suffer surprising, lingering symptoms in ~health.mental
EsteeBestee (edited )Link ParentYeah, I'm not rushing to get off and if I need to be on these forever, so be it, but considering how quickly anxiety destroyed me this summer, I'm hoping I can overcome it. I'm already feeling...Yeah, I'm not rushing to get off and if I need to be on these forever, so be it, but considering how quickly anxiety destroyed me this summer, I'm hoping I can overcome it. I'm already feeling much better after just a few days on it and I've heard it can take a few weeks to feel normal once you first start. It just makes me sad to have gone from being "perfectly fine" (in retrospect, I was not fine) to a complete mess in just a couple of months, but I've heard anxiety can really build in you and hit all at once.
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And to put it in perspective, I went from my normal life to trying to buy a house by myself, I had a different health scare this summer, elective surgery in spring, I had a ton of work related stress, and then for the 2 weeks I took to move and get settled, I was eating nothing but fast food and hadn't gone to the gym. About 2 weeks after I moved is when my health started declining. I was getting migraines, dizziness, lightheadedness, heart palpitations, and random pains and I was in the hospital three times. It seems to have all been anxiety related now that all of those symptoms are improving while on cymbalta. So I can see why my brain started freaking out even though I consciously felt fine once I was settled in the house.
Oh yeah, prices are definitely up at many fast food places, I just wanted to note that it’s still very possible to get meals for $5ish, you just sometimes have to be a little savvy with the menu, maybe not get a drink, etc. Most combos are absolute ripoffs these days. A whopper meal is like $12 and I feel just as full with a $5 meal deal at McDonald’s or getting a couple ala carte items at Taco Bell.