They must have changed from when I bought it 7 years ago.

If you are comparing on hardware you are missing the point. It comes with support and a free number they can call if something goes wrong. I don’t live in the same country as FIL so its was 100% worth it to make him happy with his computer.

I bought a WOW PC for my 83 year old father-in-law several years back and he loved it. It is linux based and includes support.

How do you feel about bean soup?

Grandma used to say nothing breaks the ice like breaking wind so give a friendly toot as you pass.

Asking the real questions

Why do you keep making new accounts to ask the same questions over and over bro?

maybe you are different. maybe you tie that lanyard to your belt loop.

Step 1 would be making an effort to post this in an appropriate community. Try reading the sidebar before you post.

too realistic

A VPN dos not protect your device. A VPN protects your network traffic because it stops someone on the local network from capturing and manipulating that network traffic. It does not stop someone on the local network from attacking your device directly.

Why did you delete your earlier post about plug types?

but have you tried?

No

I gave up waiting and bought a new PC on a sale at a local shop back in April and I don’t have the budget for both.

End of 2025 I was super hyped to buy a Steam Machine. It was the only thing I was really excited about in tech for 2026.Watching the prices of hardware just keep going up and up while the Steam Machine just kept getting more and more delayed was too much.

I love my new gaming PC. I still love my steam deck but I’m glad I didn’t wait.

when i was 15 i spent one summer working at a summer camp making and serving icetea

Based on the description and rules, I had thought NSQ was for genuine questions you don’t know the answer to and may feel stupid asking. For example, “How can I tell if a carrot is safe to eat or spoiled?”

Rules 4 and 5, to me would preclude the kind of validation or discussion seeking posts where the title is an opinion question and body is an essay answering the question and asking for reactions. However, as you point out this actually seems like the majority of posts lately.

I thought those type of posts goe in !asklemmy@lemmy.world which says it is for “open-ended, thought provoking questions” and has a rule clearly stating it is not a support community. Yet the mods/members there seem happy to take and answer general support questions.

Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems like a pretty common theme in the Threadiverse that most community mods are more interested in post activity than strict rule/topic keeping.

IANAL but as I understand it, in the USA an employer can require you to get a medical declaration that you are fit for the requirements of the job if they see evidence that suggests that you might not be. You are then required to get that declaration from your doctor and give it to your employer. HIPAA doesn’t apply but it could go before a judge to decide if you refuse to provide it.

It is a misconception that the Privacy Rule creates a right for any individual to refuse to disclose any health information (such as chronic conditions or immunization records) if requested by an employer or business. HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements merely place restrictions on disclosure by covered entities and their business associates without the consent of the individual whose records are being requested; they do not place any restrictions upon requesting health information directly from the subject of that information.

Source: Wikipedia