Not enforceable, what will they do about offshore VPNs? Many major VPN companies are already based outside of the US

I say the letters U-E-F-I but often say BIOS interchangeably

Projector is the best non-smart TV in 2026, the name brand projectors (ViewSonic, BenQ, Phillips, Optoma, Epson) are often either non-smart or just come with a streaming stick you don't have to use.

My dad also gives me a hard time about still wearing clothes he bought me in high school like 15 years ago

Just set it up in a room that is or can be made not bright, doesn't need to be totally pitch dark necicarily

I think 78k was my salary back then, the stock market has done really well the last decade. $1.5 million is the amount I plan to retire with.

But Fallout is American, not British

You don't need to root your phone, just unlock the bootloader. But yes you will need to hook it to a PC or maybe another phone to make it work. I did mine off a PC.

You can opt out of it by putting your phone in "developer mode" or by using something like LineageOS

So looks like systems guys like me still have a job but the devs are screwed?

In investments, if your investments earn 7%/yr which is a fair bit less than you can make off a basic index fund on average you have 4% to live on and 3% for inflation and your money lasts forever.

No kids and looking forward to retiring in my mid-30s

I got my good paying job at 24 and saved most of my money, but as a single person I spent $20k/yr total cost of living while living in a room in someone's basement and a lot of that was just takeout and beer honestly.

I'm on track to retire in my mid-30s due to not having the expenses that my co-workers with kids do, and I don't have to do a damn thing before or after work I'm just sitting on a couch drinking a beer and watching anime when I get home. I'm 2 miles from work and don't have to be there until 10 but that's not necessarily the norm.