u/AGuyInSoCal

I dontt like memory foam. it gets hot, and despite its name it lacks memory. it doesn't remember the curves of my body ands doesn't eventually wear in and cradle it nicely. its just constantly pushing against me. like its angry. im angry enough. I need something that will give

I need something under 900$. in the hospital they had hard beds with these pads that I enjoyed but they hurt my joints long term. the hotel had a simple mattress that worked well. no memory foam

Long story short and simplified: Im 40, severely disabled mentally and physically, and very ill for a long time. It was no longer safe for me to be home alone, but since 2024 I had multiple hospitalizations where my condition was generally ignored and only my immediate conditions addressed. basically bare minimum. as a result my health kept declining. they could not find me placement in a care facility because they were all declining.

eventually I became homeless and was repeatedly put on the bus stop which endangered my health. one of my conditions was respiratory failure. I was also in a wheelchair and unable to care for myself or walk which means I was sitting in my waste. I developed pneumonia and I went to a big hospital I have been to before hoping to get better care and the hospital tried to send me to a shelter. for days before, they stopped caring for me and I was laying in my hospital bed in my waste and they told me to clean myself up "you can do it" they said, when it was clear as day that I couldnt and I needed the care. they did this so they could document that I could take care of myself and they could send me to the shelter, I realized after I called the shelter and they said I need to be able to perform my own self care and I wouldn't receive any assistance there .

so their behavior and my treatment was abusive but they were trying to dump me somewhere I wouldn't get care and further endanger me. but this shelter was far away in a ghetto city so I wouldnt be brought back to any hospitals in that area where my hometown is and I wouldn't be their problem they didnt care about the danger they put me in they just tried to get rid of me.

im not having luck talking to lawyers, they keep saying they only accept brain injury patients. is this something I should pursue legally? I did end up on the bus stop. I told the shelter my condition and they thanked me for me honest and warned me I wouldn't get care there and cancelled my admission. the hospital blamed me for sabotaging my placement and put me on the bus stop. I got sick and a couple weeks later I ended up in a coma for 3 months. woke up paralyzed from the neck down and spent another 7 months in the hospital recovering in which time my older sister got a brain tumor and died under their care; she was the 0ne that helped me and now back on the street and alone.

I have a early '24 MBA M3(8/8 core) 256gb 8GB ram and after installing parallel windows 11 im not able to install anything else and im having memory issues. the system keeps freezing and saying its run out of memory and to terminate programs. There's 10gb available memory then I reboot and close everything. Otherwise it has run the programs just fine and ive dabbled in some video games.

im going to buy a new laptop and after comparing the MBA and MBP I decided that aesthetically I like the MBA better and its a better price, but functionally the MBP is more capable and I was wondering what you guys think because I dont want to have to buy another laptop again. I run windows 11 on parallel, and apps like battle dot net and steam and various games like FFXI, Hearthstone. league of legends, dota and apps like discord and web browser having multiple sites open. obviously i need more memory but will the MBA be enough or will I risk hitting another ceiling?

the MBA 15" M5 10/10 core(only 2 more than M3) 16neural engine(what is this?), I selected 32gb ram cause im trauma now but idk how ram works and how much ill really need and if this is a waste of money. 4tb HDD cause more memory is better and at this price point I can afford the upgrade. with trade in $2279

MBP is 16" M5 Pro because max was $1000 more wtf, 18/20/16 core. I selected 48gb over 24gb, because again: trauma. 2TB was more financially feasible at this point but should be more than enough. with trade in $2839

I really like the sky blue aesthetic of the MBA and its going to be thinner and lighter and I am leaning towards that one, but the MBP is going to be more capable although this is where I don't understand if ill need all that power or if its overkill. I dont just want to hit ceilings again and have suffering performance for the things I do. I dread having to get anther silver or black device. but the display is going to be alot better too.

also, after using apple products for 25 years it also begs the question. Should I keep using them or should I look into windows laptops? windows itself seems to have really improved and flow nicely. I just cant stand plastic laptop shells.

My iPhone was stolen and popped up in the next city on find my. the next day the device list showing two iPhones both the same phone and name, but one is the original with my phone number and apple wallet and then a new one with a unknown number and no apple wallet card list.

what's going on? I did turn on lost mode but I dont think it activated because its still waiting to, however it is pinging my iPhone e and I think it does that even if the phone is off. did they put a new SIM card in the phone? anyway I can track that new number?

I have used apple products for 25 years and originally thought apple products were great, but recently with the passing of Steve jobs I think their products have become soulless mindless(all they promote now is pro max ultra elitist crap capitalizing on apples superior build quality, Tim sucks) and with the switch to silicon chips I am finding a lot more cons with apple products and their functionality compatibility configuration and overall design. now that I cant boot windows on it natively I think I would like to explore other options.

My main reason for choosing apple now is their build quality. My first computers were pc because they were cheap but they had endless software and hardware issues and often the pc laptops burned out fast in those plastic shells. But this many years later im sure they have improved on that? Can you guys recommend some laptops and point me in some directions?

-I mainly use it for media, movies, I would like it to have top notch display and audio.

-Great build quality, metal over plastic, great design, good keyboard, be at least somewhat slim portable if possible but capability more important.

- I also play some games so I would like it to be capable but it doesn't have to be a beast. I dont do video editing but at this point a gaming pc should have some video editing capability.

- no touchscreen, and fancy features like finger print and optical drives not necessary.

budget is flexible but ideally $1000-3000 something I won't have to worry about replacing for a long while.