Which is crazy considering the Bacardi family had to escape from Cuba because of Castro’s takeover. So you’d think if any company would be against a hostile takeover, it would be them.

But Mountain Dew puts the green in gringo :-(

It’s nice of you to keep his memory alive that way

But why spend the money on the tiny pizza table?

A soup can, I think.

The industry actually tried to get people to stop calling them laptops because people kept burning themselves badly in the early days of portable computers when they would get hot af

First, the key being tied to the motherboard is more specifically when you purchase a prebuilt machine and not an off the shelf license.

Second, Microsoft is pushing heavily at tying the keys to a Microsoft account. That way they can more easily track number of activations. To recover a key on a new computer you just sign into your Microsoft account and it’ll activate it. It’s far easier than a key and easier to keep track of vs a key as well.

You might be able to buy a license at a large retailer, but I’m pretty sure you’ll find it hard to buy a key printed on a piece of paper now.

The best things I did for myself was go to a neuropsychologist since they will tell you exactly where you struggle in terms of development. For example, I learned that I have trouble processing lots of information or responding to information quickly. So from there I was able to figure out what I personally needed to concentrate on improving for myself at work. The second thing was talking to a doctor about medication. I’m currently on the generic for cymbalta for depression/anxiety, and vyvanse as a stimulant and I’m in a pretty good spot overall.

The best tips I can provide is being present in every action you take and do things when you get the motivation to do them, especially if it’s something you’ve been putting off. Oh, and lists and calendars are your friends. The more notes you can take about what you need to do, harder it is to forget you need to do stuff. Need to get something done but struggling to start? Break the task down into little bite sized pieces, do the first few things and you might get hooked into the rest and find you’re done before you know it.

That’s actually a symptom of adhd in general. The two main differentiators seem to be inattentive or compulsive, or a combo of the two (I have the combo). Hyperfocus sucks as much as you describe because sometimes it’ll end up being 3 AM and you know you needed to go to sleep hours ago, but you really just need to understand everything about penguins and why they have knees.