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Comment on German chain Aldi bets big on cheaper groceries as US shoppers feel squeezed in ~finance
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Comment on German chain Aldi bets big on cheaper groceries as US shoppers feel squeezed in ~finance
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Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies
Akir LinkThe only movie I can think of is The Life of Chuck. It didn’t really get a wide theatrical release and I can understand that it’s not exactly a mass appeal kind of film, but I really enjoyed the...The only movie I can think of is The Life of Chuck. It didn’t really get a wide theatrical release and I can understand that it’s not exactly a mass appeal kind of film, but I really enjoyed the filmmaking and the simplicity of the message. Plus it has an extended song and dance sequence that succeeds in feeling spontaneous while also having thematic meaning. A+, would recommend.
Can’t think of a single other film, though. This decade hasn’t been a good one for the medium.
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Comment on Make everything okay in ~life
Akir Link ParentIt says to check your settings for objective reality, which I think is the problem. Objective reality doesn’t exist!It says to check your settings for objective reality, which I think is the problem. Objective reality doesn’t exist!
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Comment on When buttons were the hottest new thing in radio in ~tech
Akir Link ParentThey were also built like that because some of them were actually there to physically move parts of the player. Specifically the play button was linked to the magnetic head assembly - the part...They were also built like that because some of them were actually there to physically move parts of the player. Specifically the play button was linked to the magnetic head assembly - the part that turns magnetism into audio - to make it physically reach into the housing to touch the tape. That’s why you had to press both the play and record buttons if you wanted to record audio to a tape.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir (edited )Link ParentWhy didn’t anyone tell me I was responding to the wrong comment? This comment was about Jujitsu Kaisen here….I was talking about the movie, specifically. The guy went from “some guy” to “some guy who has a sword and a nuclear bomb” to someone who can improvise a deus ex machina.If season 2 becomes more subtle it might be a good thing. But as things are I’m kind of annoyed that all of the character development seems to be one step away from being entirely off screen.Why didn’t anyone tell me I was responding to the wrong comment? This comment was about Jujitsu Kaisen here….
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir LinkAs part of my “homework” given to me by my husband I just watched Jujutsu Kaisen Zero. God, I didn’t know that it was possible to make a Shonen battle anime movie so boring. Protag-kun has a...As part of my “homework” given to me by my husband I just watched Jujutsu Kaisen Zero. God, I didn’t know that it was possible to make a Shonen battle anime movie so boring. Protag-kun has a completely nonsensical personality and his power-up moment literally comes from out of nowhere. You get the sense that he should have gotten there from training since they do show him going through some, but he does godlike things out of nowhere that completely break my understanding of how sorcery works in this world. I thought that abilities were supposed to be innate qualities determined by birth, yet he somehow manifests cursed speech.
Maybe the movie explains why protag-kun wasn’t in the first season (which I just finished), but I was so bored toward the end that I literally fell asleep two hours earlier than bedtime.
I mentioned in a past topic that I was only watching the series for the animation, but I feel that the action was actually slightly worse than the series has been. The quality of the individual frames - at least the ones that linger - seem to have gone way up, so they probably spent a lot of time to make it more “movie-worthy”, but I personally think it had the opposite effect.
Sadly, since I told my husband about the animation being the only reason why I watched the show, he told me that I have to watch season 2 as that is, in his words, the season where they really start to abuse and overwork the animators. Yay?
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Akir Link ParentI totally understand where you’re coming from, but this is one of my favorite currently running shows and I feel the opposite to you. The current “modern day” arc feels watered down compared to...I totally understand where you’re coming from, but this is one of my favorite currently running shows and I feel the opposite to you. The current “modern day” arc feels watered down compared to the more fantastical past. And when our dear immortal protagonist learns how to be a messiah figure it jumps the shark with way too many characters.
Still I love the amount of interesting plot twists that it still manages, and there’s something endearing about a story that fulfills on a grand promise. The show is one I don’t care for the weekly format so I’m waiting for more episodes before I pick it up again.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir LinkAfter beating myself up over my poor fitness routine adherence, I think I've finally managed to pull around the corner. This week my apple watch finally stopped recommending I lower my move goal....After beating myself up over my poor fitness routine adherence, I think I've finally managed to pull around the corner. This week my apple watch finally stopped recommending I lower my move goal. One of the things I was really worried about has been that I've been eating some really low quality food - burgers, french fries, and things like that - which made me worry I was gaining weight and so I've been avoiding weighing myself. But the last time I weighed myself I actually managed to lose a little bit, so I'm still doing good after all. I guess when walking around for so long in amusement parks, It really is OK to treat yourself a little.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Akir Link ParentWhat do you mean by "curry" in this context? Are you talking about curry leaf, a spice blend, or some kind of prepared substance (bricks, flakes, premade curry, etc). I'm guessing it's one of the...What do you mean by "curry" in this context? Are you talking about curry leaf, a spice blend, or some kind of prepared substance (bricks, flakes, premade curry, etc). I'm guessing it's one of the first two given that you're adding more salty ingredients.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Akir Link ParentOatmeal with oatmilk feels really ironic! But I can't fault you for it because there was a long time when I was doing the exact same thing. Actually, just the other day I made hot oatmilk with my...Oatmeal with oatmilk feels really ironic! But I can't fault you for it because there was a long time when I was doing the exact same thing.
Actually, just the other day I made hot oatmilk with my homemade soymilk the other day and I was surprised at how amazingly creamy it came out. I don't think it would work quite as well with overnight oats, but it might be worth trying.
I haven't ever had bee pollen, but I find that Azure Standard has a good price for most things, assuming you are in the US and are OK with supporting an extremely Christian organization
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Akir LinkI've been making soymilk. It's something I've generally avoided even though it's right up my alley because I hated the heating process, in which I always managed to scorch and ruin it. But this...I've been making soymilk. It's something I've generally avoided even though it's right up my alley because I hated the heating process, in which I always managed to scorch and ruin it. But this Christmas I got a $50 Amazon gift card, so I bought an extremely cheap soymilk maker that included a heating element and a microcontroller to orchestrate the grinding and heating process. I didn't have much confidence that it would be able to grind the beans well enough, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the okara thus far.
The only problem with it is that the instructions that came with it are sorely lacking. There is a "function" button that doesn't have any real explaination of what it's supposed to actually do; it just cycles through a bunch of different numbers. I would like to have it heat longer to get rid of the "green" herbal bean scent to make it more neutral like commercial soymilks. I did some research and this cheap thing still seems to hit pretty far above it's price category, because most of these machines are both more expensive and don't offer any heating elements. But I'm still dreaming of owning that $450 Joyoung machine that not only grinds and heats, but filters out the pulp. My machine saves quite a few steps, but I long for the "does it all" solution.
I really aught to try making almond and oat milks too, but I'm really enjoying the richness of homemade soy so far. If anyone has a recommendation of where to get good quality beans I'd be interested.
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Comment on NexPhone - Smartphone PC that can boot into Windows, Android or Debian in ~tech
Akir Link ParentSo upon seeing this exact thing show up on another site, someone pointed out that this isn't three operating systems, its actually two. The reason why they are touting "Nex OS" is because it's...So upon seeing this exact thing show up on another site, someone pointed out that this isn't three operating systems, its actually two. The reason why they are touting "Nex OS" is because it's just Android with some customization to run Linux applications one way or another. Given that it doesn't come with Windows, it's not even a dual-booting system out of the box.
So honestly, this just sounds like some generic Android phone at this point.
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Comment on NexPhone - Smartphone PC that can boot into Windows, Android or Debian in ~tech
Akir Link ParentYeah, there is a "given" that doesn't really get addressed, and that's weather or not the actual phone part works in all three operating systems. Beyond that, the multi-boot part actually makes...Yeah, there is a "given" that doesn't really get addressed, and that's weather or not the actual phone part works in all three operating systems.
Beyond that, the multi-boot part actually makes the whole worse than the sum of it's parts. The phone has 12GB of RAM, which is OK for Android and many configurations for Linux, but it's pretty abysmal for Windows - which for that matter, is not likely to work that great given that Windows on ARM still has plenty of flaws even on Qualcomm's flagship chips purpose-built for it.
Worse, with only 256GB of storage, having 3 operating systems will likely take up between a quarter and half of that space. And why does the MicroSD expansion only allow access to 512GB? 1TB MicroSD cards are still expensive, but they're still fairly readily available and there are already 2TB options on the market.
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
Akir Link ParentI totally get that. And you look back and it seems like the most obvious thing, doesn't it? Diet culture has really hurt a lot of people and most people don't have a clue.I totally get that. And you look back and it seems like the most obvious thing, doesn't it? Diet culture has really hurt a lot of people and most people don't have a clue.
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
Akir (edited )LinkThis won't be a long story, mostly because I've forgotten the details, but it's actually something that I think had a major effect on my overall personality. Some time in my Junior year in high...This won't be a long story, mostly because I've forgotten the details, but it's actually something that I think had a major effect on my overall personality.
Some time in my Junior year in high school, I had a particularly bad time with my father in the morning and I arrived to my first class late and an emotional wreck, so much that I broke down crying in the middle of class and had to leave. Two students who were taking the class came out and checked in on me, listened to my story, and commiserated with me.
That's the whole story. I don't even know who they were. I might have known who they were but I had too many tears to even see them. They couldn't save me from the hell that I was living in - my childhood was the worst period in my life by miles and miles - but they listened and that was a great source of comfort. I didn't have a lot of friends at the time so maybe the fact that they were practically strangers actually made their attempt at comforting more impactful.
It ended up teaching me the power of compassion. I was a very misanthropic kid, and if this didn't happen to me the chance I would have become a libertarian and fall to the right would have been significantly higher. If someone's having a bad time, you don't have to know who they are to have a huge impact in their life. Just being there for someone can have a huge effect on someone's life. And now I strive to be that person.
Now that I think about it, I think being nice to someone I dated who was having a bad day is probably the reason why I ended up marrying them....
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Comment on Razzie Awards nominations: ‘Snow White,’ Ice Cube-starring ‘War of the Worlds’ lead with six nods each in ~movies
Akir LinkI'm honestly kind of surprised to see Snow White on the same level as War of the Worlds. Aren't the razzies supposed to be for bad movies? Snow White wasn't really bad, it was just boring (which,...I'm honestly kind of surprised to see Snow White on the same level as War of the Worlds. Aren't the razzies supposed to be for bad movies? Snow White wasn't really bad, it was just boring (which, honestly, is probably a worse thing for a movie to be).
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Comment on Why America needs fewer bus stops in ~transport
Akir Link ParentI get you now. My problem with the writing was that it seemed like he was making having fewer stops the singular answer to the problem of American public transportation. It might help some places,...I get you now. My problem with the writing was that it seemed like he was making having fewer stops the singular answer to the problem of American public transportation. It might help some places, but even with the amount of people who live in those places, it's still a pretty small portion of the whole.
To be clear, when I was talking about BRT lanes becoming regular traffic lanes, I meant to say that it was primarily happening during the early stages before the BRT opens. When the will to open a dedicated bus lane boils over, it's really easy for people to say "Hey, why don't we relieve traffic congestion by opening it to cars?" It does happen to running lines as well, but I'm only aware of one example where it was for an experimental semi-autonomous vehicle.
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Comment on A global explosion of absurdly spicy foods in ~food
Akir Link ParentI previously thought that szchuan peppercorn was banned or at least rare, but it turns out the reason why it’s so hard to find, even in Asian markets, is that for whatever reason it’s being sold...I previously thought that szchuan peppercorn was banned or at least rare, but it turns out the reason why it’s so hard to find, even in Asian markets, is that for whatever reason it’s being sold as “prickly ash”.
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Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech
Akir Link ParentTo be fair, Sony had long stopped manufacturing the actual displays in their TVs. AFAIK, Sony has been buying the majority, if not all, of their displays from LG, which is something of a losing...To be fair, Sony had long stopped manufacturing the actual displays in their TVs. AFAIK, Sony has been buying the majority, if not all, of their displays from LG, which is something of a losing proposition when LG itself is one of the world's largest manufacturer of finished consumer televisions sets.
The point of buying a Sony TV over the others, though, was the far better design of their accessory components. Sony had one of the best upscalers, for instance, so your old media would look just a bit better on theirs than their competition with the same exact panel. Sony also never really stopped making a minimum baseline of quality for their remote controls, with all of the ones I've seen actually having all the buttons you'd expect of a TV remote. Their software was also better and they tend to behave better as a system than most manufactuers do: my Sony TV is the only one I've ever owned that actually handles CEC correctly.
TCL seems to be a fairly decent company as far as I'm aware, but my only experience with them was their very low end which I purchased for my dying grandmother. Who knows how much of the Sony "sauce" will survive?
Aldi is actually one of the reasons why I'm convinced that major grocers are making their money exploiting the population who live around them rather than competing for their business. All of those mergers cannot have been a good thing.
Eggs are almost certainly a loss leader for them, though. That's why they have signs saying you can only buy so many at a time.