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[NotHereToPlayGames]

Totally understood.

I was forced into early retirement when the US Electric Vehicle industry basically failed all optimistic projections.

Fixed income, was expecting another 5 to 8 years of work, too close to [full] retirement age for companies to choose me over somebody younger.

So I'm kind of viewing it as a 1 or 2 year "vacation" then see where the US Electric Vehicle and my job skillsets fall with hiring market conditions.

Odd twist of fate in a way.  EV industry paid me good income, EV industry took that away several years too soon, and I personally *never* plan on owning an EV.

So in an odd way, my own buying preferences as far as automotive goes kind of shot myself in the foot, lol.

Edited Friday at 10:32 PM by NotHereToPlayGames

[EliraFriesnan]

On 9/21/2025 at 7:18 PM, Mathwiz said:

I wasn't misleading anyone. I said "pluck some 100 Euro notes", not pluck ONE 100 Euro note,"

Some 100 won't do. It'd be right if you said some 500 Euro notes. I'm looking at a new PC right now, I want to upgrade, it's about 3000 CHF for a new Desktop.

Someone gave me a Haswel (2013), and it struggles with this Firefox.

This one, a very cheap casing, ugly.

https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/captiva-r89-085-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-64-gb-2000-gb-geforce-rtx-5080-pc-54336989

[VistaLover]

(Totally off-topic, but I'm not the one who started that  ...)

22 hours ago, EliraFriesnan said:

It'd be right if you said some 500 Euro notes.

... People who live in one of the Eurozone countries should have, by now, realised that the ECB (European Central Bank) and Eurozone countries' governments have practically outlawed the €500 banknote (purple in colour); the same can be also said about the €200 banknote (yellow); these two have been put out of normal circulation for everyday usage many years ago...

Also, I have many months myself to spot even a €100 banknote (green); the highest denomination in circulation for everyday use is currently the €50 banknote (brownish); besides, governments have made it mandatory to pay with "plastic" money (credit/debit cards, physical or digital forms of them, money transfers, etc.) for a sizeable portion of your expenses (40% here in Greece), else you'll be "fined" with an increased income tax; so, people tend to move away from cash; the youth of today don't normally have cash in their pockets, this includes coins, too... And you can't buy here something that is over €500 worth with just plain cash (in one go) - you can probably still pay for the first €500 with banknotes, the rest has to be paid with some other "money" form...

All those "anti-cash" measures have been put in place to combat so called "black money" ; cash is anonymous, while any other accepted form of payment isn't; just like in the Internet, "privacy" is a thing of the distant past  ...

Want to buy a new and shiny PC/laptop? Better have your bank card with you; or, as is the trend among the youth nowadays, your "digital bank card" stored inside your mobile phone ...

[EliraFriesnan]

11 hours ago, VistaLover said:

(Totally off-topic, but I'm not the one who started that  ...)

... People who live in one of the Eurozone countries should have, by now, realised that the ECB (European Central Bank) and Eurozone countries' governments have practically outlawed the €500 banknote (purple in colour); the same can be also said about the €200 banknote (yellow); these two have been put out of normal circulation for everyday usage many years ago.....

Just so you know, Switzerland is not in EU, and I always felt EU was on the left side, Greece especially. Won't be travelling there to boost your economy, thanks for the heads up.

"Cash is a frequently used payment method in Switzerland"
https://wise.com/gb/blog/cash-or-card-in-switzerland

"Can I Use Cash in Switzerland?"
"the prevalence of cash payments"
https://www.mydayfinance.com/archives/28207
Not OT since we discuss computers that can properly handle this bloated browser.