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alinoe_on Designing my own watch (2020)

It's almost always better and cheaper to get the bracelet with the watch and buy the strap later. Good quality/branded bracelets are expensive.

alinoe_on The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age

I used to think similar too until my parents gave me an USB stick stuffed with random photos from my youth taken ~20 years ago that they downloaded from the family PC after I moved out.

I am 100% sure I won't look at those again for at least another couple of years, but there is so many fond memories there I have made a few copies and plan to 'maintain' those indefinitely.

alinoe_on Ryanair – when every page is a dark pattern

Tip: Decline when they first prompt you about choosing luggage options. They will ask again later in the booking flow, and it will be cheaper. I only ever book cabin luggage with Ryanair and it worked every single time so far.