Back at the end of October last year, my broke ass could finally afford to build my first PC in ten years. After replacing my old i7-6700k machine, I popped in a 4TB Samsung nvme SSD in the new rig and it clicked along fine until a couple of months ago.

One day I catch a BSOD and my 25+ years of troubleshooting skills were getting nowhere. I finally noticed that the BIOS was no longer seeing the Samsung SSD so, being the impatient little turd that I am, I bought the equivalent 4 GB Western Digital drive from Best Buy and started a warranty claim on the Samsung unit with plans to throw it up on eBay.

I paid $300 for that sucker at the tail end of October 2025. MSRP is now $900.

Oh, and fuck AI.

“Sorry, Kate!”

The matinee prices range from 15 to 20% off so still a ripoff IMO. Especially when I’m more than capable of finding quality films online via other means.

They do have half price tickets on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but I’m exhausted at the end of a workday.

$27.50 per movie ticket at a nearby AMC theater.

Fuck. That.

Sooo where’s the link to the database?

Meta and their intellectual property can burn for all I care.

Losing a job still sucks in this economy.