I think it's because he wants a new one. If I get a used one, it's not as interesting for him to use.
Which actually makes me more keen to get a used one. It's more-likely to actually be mine.
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You need your own hardware. Geez...
I do. I'm just DONE. Tired of discussing it with him. It's been over a year.
Guys can be really dumb. I'm sorry he's being so thick about this.
He earns 6 figures and buys new cars with cash, but his wife has a computer that cannot send e-mail without crashing.
😂 Fuck me to hell, I'm so fucking done.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't complain. I'm blessed.
But I would like to also be blessed with a computer that can start and send e-mail. Then I would be even more blessed.
Well, looks like the computer fairy might be bringing one with the mail, so, miracles never cease.
And I want that more than a steak dinner. I do.
And I am not going to pretend otherwise.
I... Don't get that. *sighs*
It's not unreasonable. It's not exorbitant. It seems like he'd rather buy you a big rock or something you'd consider useless instead.
He sees computers as "his" thing. A big rock is #stuffgirlslike
He's totally in shock now that anyone would give me a computer. Thinks it's bizarre.
Does he not realize you're more technically able than 99% of the world? A computer is a "Stella" thing in this case, not a girl or a boy thing. Everyone needs good tools. Tools aren't just for boys.
No, he doesn't realize that. I'm the non-techy person in the house who cleans the bathrooms and cooks dinner.
He's always like, are you chatting with your little Internet friends again?
Yes. I am. We're talking about steak dinners. 😂
Sometimes sort of surreal.
Are you winning wifey?
Yes, we are building a new Internet. Also, I picked up the dry cleaning.
Oh, thanks! Did you remember my gray suit?
Do I need to sit him down over a beer in person and have "your wife is a brilliant, mad genius who is planning to take over the world" talk?
😂 won't help. You're just one of my little Internet friends.
But I'm a guy. And I won't be in the internet if I'm sitting there having a beer. He'll like me. Nearly everyone does pretty immediately. I'm... Infectious. 😅
This guy doesn't even care about Bitcoin, despite his own stack tripling in worth in three years.
We could list on the NASDAQ and he'd probably stay home from the IPO party because he'll convince himself that it's just a joke. 🤣🤣
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/ you can give him ssh access.
Oh, he already owns a really awesome gaming PC and has a solid dev laptop from work. He just wants a third computer.
One of those fancy ones with a tablet screen that you can turn 180° or something. With a nice graphic card for video games.
I don't use a pen or play video games. I just want to edit text. 🤷♀️