Donut417

Collage is becoming less necessary in some fields. Companies rather have real world experience. Even with community college, you may still have to take out loans. As someone who has student loan debt, unless you are going to be a doctor or something that pays, its not worth it. For reference the current student loan debt in the US is $1.727 Trillion according to Google. With a majority being Federal Loans like I have.

I have visited the state of Colorado. One thing I will caution you, you need money to live out there. Its not cheap. My advice would be look at living expenses. Second piece of advice, try not to take too many student loans if you can help it. Cause student loan debt is no joke.

Regardless where you are located in the US, if you live in a rural area you are screwed. DSL, Satellite and LTE/5G are the only options generally. Without knowing specifics of where you are located we can’t determine what providers are in the area. For example I live near Detroit Metro Airport and the only wired provider that services our address is Comcast. So our only other option is T Mobile cellular internet as they are the only cellular provider who offers home internet to our address. Then there is satellite providers.

Take it you have an electric hot water heater. We have gas. Gas Water heater, gas stove, dryer and furnace. Natural gas is a lot cheaper than electricity. In the case of the stove and water heater can be used without electricity.

And what happened? Microsoft remained whole. The process failed. The last time they were "Successful" was with the Ma Bell.

The DOJ only has jurisdiction in the US's borders. They are not going to look at the Globalness of Apple because that doesn't mean jack shit to them. There job is to ensure the laws of the United States are being followed within the borders of the United States. The DOJ doesn't give a shit what Huawei is doing in China because the DOJ doesn't have power in China. If the DOJ feels that Apple is a monopoly then they have the legal right and by law are required to act. Also at the end of the day Apple will get its day in court. To be honest, the DOJ has a shit track record with monopoly cases. In my OPINION this is a political ploy at most. Its an election year. Each side has to do things to get votes. The last time I recall Anti Trust laws in the US actually working on a major company was in the 1980's when the Ma Bell was broken up. So again I dont really think Apple has much to worry about.

Well there is always a first person on the chopping block and its Apple. The DOJ doesnt have a good track record when it comes to enforcing anti trust cases as far as I can remember. So they are testing the waters with Apple. If successful they might go after the companies you have mentioned and more. OR this could just be a political stunt by the current administration to gain voters. Only time will tell. Yes, but A) Apple is an American company. B) Countries have full power to enforce laws within their borders and people/ companies are required to follow such laws. As a American I can tell you the color of the bubble means jack shit to me. I dont really distinguish between iMessage and Texting, both provide me with text responses. Granted iMessage might offer more features but I probably dont use any of those. The big reason I think people in the US use Apple is because they like the product and features. I mean I can get a messages and calls on my Macbook. They have 5+ years worth of support on their devices. That being said, things are not all sunshine and rainbows in the Apple world. It all comes down to personal preference.

To add on to this, way back in the day, too many years to count, when I was in community college. I got Windows XP Pro 32bit and 64 bit for $28.

We do use third part messaging apps. I use Facebook Messenger and Discord regularly. But there's this thing called personal preference. People prefer texting. Also some people just want something that works. texting just works.

And? DTE has raised our rates twice. Why? Because the governor got on their ass about extended outages. So now they are fixing the grid, which can’t be done for free. There are ways to reduce electricity usage, maybe look in to some.

Except power providers are legal monopolies. They generally are beholden to government oversight and regulation. For example our power provider has to beg the government if it wants to raise rates.

What you probably have a a Docsis Gateway (modem/Router). There are tons of Docsis modems on the market. The issue is they need to be supported by your ISP. As an alternative many of these combo boxes can be put in to bridge mode, if the ISP allows and basically it turns the router part off and just makes it in to a modem, then you can just buy a standard router, if all your looking to do is have a better router/WiFi setup. I have a CM1000v2 as my modem and a Synology RT2600AC as my router.

Most people don’t realize that 4 or 5 companies own all the food brands.

You live in BFE so your options are limited. Satellite, Cellular and DSL are likely your only options. Outside moving to civilization.

Cool beans. Im thinking the A40's might be the way to go. At least they are a little lighter on the pocket book.

Quick question about ANC. Does it work with all devices or is it device specific? Like I know it would work with my iPhone, but would it work with the steam deck?

These look similar to my Aukey earbuds. My one concern would be comfort. Because the Aukey ones put pressure inside my ear canal and the "Hook" that suppose to help keep them in my ears also put pressure on the outside parts of my ear. Price wise I find them on Amazon for $79 to $81 new. Which is on the upper end of the budget. Whats the battery life look like?

Looking for some suggestions of some ear buds or headphones. Plan on using these with my iPhone XR, Steam Deck, possibly a tablet (If I buy one). Need something that will work with both working out and with traveling. Which is why I was considering earbuds. Would like something with a mic. Wired or wireless would be fine. Currently have a pair of Aueky EP-T10 and not really happy with them. They dont stay in my ears well and the ear tip on the right side keeps falling off when they are inserted in my ear. Plus I find them uncomfortable after a little while. I know I will need to buy an adapter for my phone, not a big deal they seem to be under $20 on Amazon. Im really would like to spend less that $50 USD if I can, willing to go up to $100 if its worth it. Also would be cool if it came with a case, if not, maybe suggest a case I can keep them in. Makes it easier when Im putting them in a pocket or in a bag.

Here in Michigan they do 6 month policies. Generally the insurance company will give a discount if you pay in full.

Its still a decent ish device. Looking to upgrade from my XR to the 16 when it comes out in September.

Yeah justthe two game. The second game was more enjoyable. I liked the recordings from Cave Johnson. The first game was cool, but in my opinion it was more a proof on concept.

Or you buy from Microsoft and know its legit.

"Affordable keys" are only from grey market sources. You can never know if its going to be a good key or not. The only legit place to get keys is from Microsoft or an authorized seller. But as stated above you can run Windows unactivated.

More monitors are better. I like having stuff up when gaming, cant do that on a single monitor.