Oh bummer. I used city hall as the address, since that’s all I had to go on.

Massachusetts lol. Rent will run you $2500 a month, and houses start at $500K. Taxes aren’t great either. Welcome!

May I humbly suggest Verizon 5G home internet. I checked and it’s widely available in Des Moines. Around $45 a month with a discount if you also have Verizon mobile. 300mbps down and like 30 up. No caps. It’s just a white box that uses cell towers, so you are not limited to whatever shitty service your apartment complex has contracted with. I used it for 2 or 3 years in Providence, RI, and it was terrific. Cheap, fast enough for my work needs and streaming on 2 TVs, and I never had any problems.

I pay $65 a month for Verizon Fios with Symmetrical gigabit

May I ask what city and state you live in? These options seem terrible.

Yeah, like three times. It was better in some ways, and much worse in others

They finally added directional buttons for the tv remote! Still no persistent number row on the keyboard though. Because reasons.

Oh come on

None are very good monitors. They’re all 1080p. I want a 4K monitor badly, but I have spent too much money lately (Goddamn online dopamine-fueled shopping addiction!). Anyway, the one on the far left is just a Walmart brand ONN and was less than $100. Also, people give away monitors all the time. Check Facebook marketplace and join your local Facebook Buy Nothing Group (I know, I hate Facebook, but it is good for these types of groups for me (also mechanical keyboards, and action figures).

You must choose. But choose…wisely

Without actually saying it in so many words, my therapist has indicated that I probably don’t seem as weird to “normal people” as I think I do.

Amazon has some good prices on M3 MacBook Airs today. I would make darn sure you get at least 16GB of RAM though. Don’t worry about the storage. That should last at least 5 years of web surfing.

M3 MacBook Air at Amazon

Yes. I tow large granite boulders behind my truck using nothing but a USB-C connector

I own two pairs. I apologize for nothing

I agree. I love what USB-C can do, but it is NOT a secure or durable-feeling connector.

Looks like the beginners guides stop at 2018