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  1. Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life

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    With the intention of returning, almost never. I will admit I have, for example, purchased bedsheets when mine were accidentally left a few states over in a move, and then returned them when ours...

    With the intention of returning, almost never. I will admit I have, for example, purchased bedsheets when mine were accidentally left a few states over in a move, and then returned them when ours were retrieved. I justified it to myself as... We needed bedsheets, there is no such thing as renting bedsheets, and after the fact the options were basically a) we keep the sheets, we are out $60, and they rot in the closet because we'll never use them again or b) Walmart is out $60, and they rot in the landfill because we'll never use them again.

    That being said, there are times when I will buy something I'm not sure I need, or my wife will like, or will work for our situation, knowing that if it doesn't it can be returned. For example there was a table on sale at Costco, and we needed a table for a party we were throwing. I bought it with the mindset that if we liked it, we would keep it, if we didn't like it, we would use it for the party and then return it. We ended up keeping it because it was a well-designed and useful table.

    Another example is some leggings that went on clearance for a set of two for $5. They didn't have my wife's size but I bought the next size up knowing she could try them on and we could keep them, or return them based on the fit. But if I didn't buy them then, we would have had to spend four times as much later for something else.

    Basically I guess my philosophy is I'll never intentionally waste, but I am also forced to exist within the rules set by a society I am a part of. So you gotta make do with what you have.

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  2. Comment on Framework (2nd Gen) Event is live on February 25th in ~tech

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    Was getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these, glad I waited. Seems like maybe they are teasing a 360-screen (tablet mode?), and some gaming-related goodness based on their event page:...

    Was getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these, glad I waited. Seems like maybe they are teasing a 360-screen (tablet mode?), and some gaming-related goodness based on their event page: https://frame.work/framework-event

    1 vote
  3. Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food

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    Sure, I'm not saying it's the same - just that the level of effort that goes into making the "perfect" egg is an order of magnitude higher than what it takes to get a pretty good egg from an...

    Sure, I'm not saying it's the same - just that the level of effort that goes into making the "perfect" egg is an order of magnitude higher than what it takes to get a pretty good egg from an automated process.

    2 votes
  4. Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food

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    The poaching tray works okay for quick cooked eggs, but they're not exactly the same as a truly poached egg. The main reason I don't use the poaching tray and omelet tray is that they're plastic...

    The poaching tray works okay for quick cooked eggs, but they're not exactly the same as a truly poached egg. The main reason I don't use the poaching tray and omelet tray is that they're plastic and I don't really like cooking in plastic. The only reason I'm okay with the boiling tray is because it only touches the shells, not the part you eat.

    2 votes
  5. Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food

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    Hey that's pretty cool, never seen that before. The thing I like about the dash is you can figure out the amount of water you like (that's what determines cooking length) and then it's...

    Hey that's pretty cool, never seen that before. The thing I like about the dash is you can figure out the amount of water you like (that's what determines cooking length) and then it's thoughtless. You just set it up and does a little jingle when your eggs are perfect, and they peel really, really easily too.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food

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    https://bydash.com/products/rapid-egg-cooker Or simply buy this and never think about it again. Serious great investment if you cook hard-boiled eggs regularly. They have another two-level version...

    https://bydash.com/products/rapid-egg-cooker

    Or simply buy this and never think about it again. Serious great investment if you cook hard-boiled eggs regularly. They have another two-level version that cooks 12 eggs at once.

  7. Comment on What's a song that you initially didn't enjoy, but it grew on you over time and is now a favorite? in ~music

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    I love the crazy distortion and instrumental stuff in Pt. 2 also

    I love the crazy distortion and instrumental stuff in Pt. 2 also

    1 vote
  8. Comment on What's a song that you initially didn't enjoy, but it grew on you over time and is now a favorite? in ~music

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    Please Please Please is an objectively hilarious song.

    Please Please Please is an objectively hilarious song.

  9. Comment on What are your favourite things to mix with natural yogurt? in ~food

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    I LOVE Cookie and Kate - between C&K and LoveandLemons I think I get 80% of my starter recipes. It's funny - I have a Greek pizza recipe open from C&K right now. I rarely follow the recipes...

    I LOVE Cookie and Kate - between C&K and LoveandLemons I think I get 80% of my starter recipes. It's funny - I have a Greek pizza recipe open from C&K right now.

    I rarely follow the recipes exactly but they are absolutely great for getting an idea of what kinds of things go well together and they also tend to be very accurate on temperatures and cook times, appliance depending.

  10. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games

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    You are correct at face value, but one thing is that it's also a very defensive card because you don't ever need to use Wrath. You can basically stay in calm and exit it back and forth to keep...

    You are correct at face value, but one thing is that it's also a very defensive card because you don't ever need to use Wrath. You can basically stay in calm and exit it back and forth to keep your energy up. So it lightly synchronizes with cards like Empty Body (defend + exit stance), Empty Mind (draw cards + exit stance), Like Water (5-7 block per turn while in calm).

    It's also basically exponential (or logarithmic or something) damage, and minorly AoE. For regular encounters you can apply a stack on one enemy, then the next, and it does damage to the original enemy as well.

    It works really well in small decks where you can draw a copy every turn or multiple copies per turn. It's kind of like Claw though - sometimes you have to grab it early and just hope you're gonna come across a bunch more as the run goes on.

  11. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games

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    I would always succeed when I could get a good Pressure Points deck going, but otherwise Watcher was definitely my least favorite.

    I would always succeed when I could get a good Pressure Points deck going, but otherwise Watcher was definitely my least favorite.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Holiday season playlist in ~music

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    In my household, we love the Lindsey Stirling Christmas albums - Warmer in Winter and Snow Waltz. Electric violin covers of all the greats, some with vocals, some just instrumental, as well as...

    In my household, we love the Lindsey Stirling Christmas albums - Warmer in Winter and Snow Waltz. Electric violin covers of all the greats, some with vocals, some just instrumental, as well as some originals.

  13. Comment on Passport Photos in ~arts

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    Personally a big fan of vacuum nipples.

    Personally a big fan of vacuum nipples.

    4 votes
  14. Comment on TV in 2024 in ~tech

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    Yeah, this is spot on. I have a Vizio soundbar with a subwoofer and two satellite speakers that I got for $200 a few years ago. Sounds infinitely better than the built in speakers on my LG C1, and...

    Yeah, this is spot on. I have a Vizio soundbar with a subwoofer and two satellite speakers that I got for $200 a few years ago. Sounds infinitely better than the built in speakers on my LG C1, and is a really easy solution to hook up to bluetooth for party music. A full "surround sound" set up would have been triple to five times the price.

    We also have a small off-brand battery powered bluetooth speaker we bring to the lake for relaxing on the deck and it's much better than playing music from our phones.

    4 votes
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  16. Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk

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    Yes! Me too. I love a good dark green, like a deep well-taken care of succulent, or an oak leaf. Though I can definitely get behind some very light pale greens as well, like Seafoam. None of this...

    Yes! Me too. I love a good dark green, like a deep well-taken care of succulent, or an oak leaf.

    Though I can definitely get behind some very light pale greens as well, like Seafoam.

    None of this in-between stuff though.

    1 vote
  17. Comment on Huawei announces phone with tri-folding screen in ~tech

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    I tried one for a while before returning it. Samsung Z Fold 4. It was actually a really fun phone, playing Genshin Impact and emulators on it was sick. Ultimately what made me return it was the...

    I tried one for a while before returning it. Samsung Z Fold 4. It was actually a really fun phone, playing Genshin Impact and emulators on it was sick.

    Ultimately what made me return it was the lower-end camera setup (it was a downgrade from my S22 Ultra) and being absolutely terrified of getting sand in it (I lived near the beach at the time, and we were there a lot)

    Also the front screen was pretty thin on the Fold 4 - it seems like newer models are a bit better about this though.

    13 votes
  18. Comment on Looking for some Switch recommendations in ~games

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    Just a note on Into the Breach - if you have a Netflix subscription it can be played for free on mobile, last time I checked, and it works very well on a phone.

    Just a note on Into the Breach - if you have a Netflix subscription it can be played for free on mobile, last time I checked, and it works very well on a phone.

    1 vote
  19. Comment on Looking for some Switch recommendations in ~games

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    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is so much fun! I'm pretty excited for PL: Zygarde just because of how engaged I was with Arceus.

    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is so much fun! I'm pretty excited for PL: Zygarde just because of how engaged I was with Arceus.

    2 votes
  20. Comment on MoneyRanked: The countries with the highest wealth per person in ~finance

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    Pretty telling how the US is relatively high up for "mean" and not even in the top 10 for "median"

    Pretty telling how the US is relatively high up for "mean" and not even in the top 10 for "median"

    31 votes