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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
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Comment on How did your new traditions get made? in ~life
Satures LinkThese lines from vord beautifully sum it up. The closest I have to a tradition is that my best friend and me make short vacation togeter every year. We are best friends since kindergarten and...To actually answer the question: Traditions tend to come up organically, and are rarely spoken about. They often just start off as a casual "hey wouldn't it be fun to..." In our minds, a tradition isn't really a tradition if anyone really needs reminding or coercement. We don't do traditions because "tradition", we do traditions because we find value in the activity itself.
These lines from vord beautifully sum it up. The closest I have to a tradition is that my best friend and me make short vacation togeter every year. We are best friends since kindergarten and never lived more than 10 min by car from each other away, so both of us value this friendship high above everything else. Originally it started to go to one football (
soccer) match in a random city and have two nights in that city around it with a third friend, but after that friendship had ended we just continued, and by now it's not centered about football anymore. I value this small vacation very much as it's too important to spend time with people you love. We didn't do it for the pandemic and this year, but we booked a vacation to London for next year in turn, so the longest distance since we went to Istanbul ten years ago. -
Comment on What 2023 Black Friday deals are you looking into? in ~talk
Satures Link ParentFunny to see your question directly under my plan :D Sooo I can gladly tell you that I am going to order a Roborock S8+, though it will be my first. Mrs Satures (we always kept two households to...Funny to see your question directly under my plan :D
Sooo I can gladly tell you that I am going to order a Roborock S8+, though it will be my first. Mrs Satures (we always kept two households to make it work) has an Eufy G10 Hybrid. Already this small and rather simple one is surprisingly helpful. I didn't want to buy it as you have to empty that small internal bin everytime, and I already regret buying my bagless "big" vacuum, so that was out of question.
After reading what felt like everything about it I narrowed it down on the Roborocks. The Deebots seem to have a bad app, while the DreaMe have a real camera - which admittedly scares me more than it makes me comfortable, but maybe my tinfoil hat is too narrow for this.
Then I decided it must be one of the Roborock "+" models which mean that they auto-empty themselves at the station so you have to remove the big bag every some weeks, and not the small internal bin every single time. So the Q7+, Q8+ (the mid-range models), and S8+ (the close to the top) remained in the race, while I excluded the absolute top models like the S8 Pro Ultra given the extra price tag and they offer things I don't believe I need (like the S8 Pro Ultra replenishes the water and cleans and dries the mop - I think that's a bit over the top). In the end the price difference between the Q7+ and the S8+ isn't too big while the advantages are clearly visible. Among other things the S8+ has the best obstacle avoidance of these three. So I finally settled for the S8+ and hope for a discount. But if not, the current price tag of ~ 740 € including shipping seems to be fair for me.
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Comment on What 2023 Black Friday deals are you looking into? in ~talk
Satures LinkI hope there will be a deal for the Roborock S8+, so including the self-cleaning station. For me it seems the best trade-off in the Roborock S8 lineup - better than just the charging station, but...I hope there will be a deal for the Roborock S8+, so including the self-cleaning station. For me it seems the best trade-off in the Roborock S8 lineup - better than just the charging station, but the much more expensive ProUltra offers more than I need. I haven't seen any deals at all for it yet in Germany, the price has gone a little down the past three weeks, but no deal yet. So I'm going to buy it on Cyber Monday anyway if the price is unchanged.
I had just decided that, and which robovac I wanted three weeks ago, so I thoght that I can now wait for black week as well.
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Comment on What’s a good place to see and share photography? in ~hobbies
Satures LinkI use Discuit for this. It's small, but the photography communities are rather active and not idling.I use Discuit for this. It's small, but the photography communities are rather active and not idling.
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Comment on Morning routines and getting ready for the day in ~life
Satures LinkWork from home days: alarm at 05:53 measuring blood pressure (always in the morning before I get up, so data can be compared by the cardiologist getting up, getting halfway dressed (so "regular"...Work from home days:
- alarm at 05:53
- measuring blood pressure (always in the morning before I get up, so data can be compared by the cardiologist
- getting up, getting halfway dressed (so "regular" cloths like I'd wear outside, but don't expect every button to be closed)
- next door, telling my bird team "good morning my mini dinosaurs, I hoped you slept well", powering the PC on, in the meantime opening the cage for free flight
- logging in (<7 minutes since the alarm went off until I start working)
- starting the coffee machine
- getting work done and somehow remembering the coffee a bit later
- getting to the bathroom, brushing teeth (I prefer to do so a while after the second coffee)
Office days:
- alarm (some minutes earlier than for wfh given the drive to work) & blood pressure
- getting up & fully dressed
- next door, telling my bird team "good morning my mini dinosaurs, I hoped you slept well, sorry I'm in the office today so free flight will be late :("
- getting to the bathroom
- leaving (~ 10 minutes after the alarm, less time powering the PC up, but a second more for dressing and 3 minutes for brushing teeth)
Weekend:
- Same except the alarm. Free flight and such depending on what's on the list for the day
I didn't forget to mention breakfast, I just never have it when working, my first meal is lunch. I don't even turn the light on for the entire procedure, even in winter. I know blindly where everything is, and the light from the street lamps outside are more than enough. I also didn't forget showering or shaving, as I do both in the evenings (except something or someone important shows up of course). At the weekend I usually get up at 7 or 8 latest, it depends more on how long the bird team stays silent, they usually greet the new day happily. My procedure might seem pretty rushed for you. But as I start working at 6, I fight for every minute of sleep, so my procedure is long developed to waste as little time as possible. And somehow I never got into the habit of wearing seperate clothes outside and inside, I'm much too lazy for this. I don't have any "comfy" clothes or so.
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Comment on State of EVs in Fall 2023? in ~transport
Satures Link ParentI absolutely agree with your opinion / summary. Recently, just out of curiosity I configured an EV that has roughly the same dimensions like my current car. I configured it in a realistic way, so...I absolutely agree with your opinion / summary. Recently, just out of curiosity I configured an EV that has roughly the same dimensions like my current car. I configured it in a realistic way, so the way I would really order it. I ended up in the mid 50000 € range. There's just no way I would want to invest such amount of money in a car that will be outdated in some years. I think the market really lacks everyday hero family cars of acceptable range for an acceptable price tag.
I'm just not at all in the market for these obese suvs that I can't navigate through my medieval hometown. I really hope that there will be better solutions in the near future, so I absolutely fit the bill of people who are interested in them but as of right now wouldn't buy one.
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Comment on Who determines what is normal? in ~talk
Satures LinkIn my field, a normal coworker needs 1-1,5 years of training before they can do the job on their own most of the time if you have prior experience. If not, add another six months. If they need...In my field, a normal coworker needs 1-1,5 years of training before they can do the job on their own most of the time if you have prior experience. If not, add another six months. If they need just six months you know that they are either completely over qualified or (far more likely) pretend to know, and you'll have to triple check everything as most likely they are a disaster.
Who determines this? Many years of experience and talking to countless new coworkers in that time.
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Comment on What else is going on? in ~talk
Satures LinkWe had a severe storm tide at the Baltic Sea shoreline in Denmark & Germany, the worst since over 100 years. The sea walls breached in some places. Beaches, piers etc are gone in many places. A...We had a severe storm tide at the Baltic Sea shoreline in Denmark & Germany, the worst since over 100 years. The sea walls breached in some places. Beaches, piers etc are gone in many places. A friend sent me a picture from where she takes her morning walk with the dog - the entire way is gone and looks like a moon landscape + water now. First estimates are already in the 100 million €+ range. As far as I know this time there was ample warning, so apparently there was "just" one casualty (a woman was killed when a tree fell on her car).
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Comment on Gardeners of the northern hemisphere, how did it go this year? in ~hobbies
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Comment on Do you have a favorite YouTube video? I want to know! in ~talk
Satures LinkMy all time favorite was deleted many years ago and never uploaded apparently. It was a trailer by German magazine 11 Freunde for the Champions League final match between Bayern and Dortmund many...My all time favorite was deleted many years ago and never uploaded apparently. It was a trailer by German magazine 11 Freunde for the Champions League final match between Bayern and Dortmund many years ago - it was basically a mix of fail videos and memes tied together with much too loud music. I used to link it if US Redditors or so asked why I loved the sport :D I still have the video on my HDD to save it for later generations.
So... the second place is much more boring, but here we go Mass Effect Legendary trailer
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Comment on What do you like about your job? in ~talk
Satures LinkTwo main parts: My employer tries to get the decision making as low in the hierarchy as possible. So if and as long as you get the job done the bosses leave you in peace. They set the guidelines...Two main parts:
My employer tries to get the decision making as low in the hierarchy as possible. So if and as long as you get the job done the bosses leave you in peace. They set the guidelines and see if the goals are met, and they're always ready to make a decision you can't make or give you advice, but they won't intervene in day-to-day work. "You guys are too expensive for a babysitter" as my old boss coined it. So how I set my priorities, if I make a call or write a letter or make an appointment with them - nobody will chime in.
The second is, my employer boasts with pride about how family friendly the environment is, they got a special certificate for that by now. And to be fair: They are. You don't have to chug down your personal matters at work to function. Like when my father started to get old I needed to leave earlier at work a bunch of times to transport him back from the hospital, or to drive my mother to him in the hospital if she was too nervous for driving herself. When he died I didn't have to take a day off as vacation, but I was declared sick - which in Germany means the employer pays the full wage, and this doesn't have anything to do with your regular days off. Or when my mother died under bad circumstances I
wasam heavily traumatized with the circumstances and might suffer forever. My employer told me that I now work on my conditions. I do what I want, and what I can't do anymore or not again is done by others for me. I am so grateful for this loyalty. -
Comment on Gardeners of the northern hemisphere, how did it go this year? in ~hobbies
Satures Link ParentI feel soo dumb now. I knew this partner thingy is the case with apples and pears, so I avoided them - but I didn't know it's the same with cherries and just thought I had bad luck. I think I give...I feel soo dumb now. I knew this partner thingy is the case with apples and pears, so I avoided them - but I didn't know it's the same with cherries and just thought I had bad luck.
I think I give it another go next year nevertheless, as in two years I'm going to repot the trees anyway / give them all-new soil, and next year I wouldn't have to do anything in that regard (it's always a mess on a balcony), and the bees love it. Thanks for enlightening me, I wonder why I didn't google it :(
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Comment on Gardeners of the northern hemisphere, how did it go this year? in ~hobbies
Satures Link ParentI got all three of them at the next bigger Obi. My small, old Obi in my hometown doesn't have them, but we have a much bigger and more modern Obi nearby. I didn't even knew these existed until I...I got all three of them at the next bigger Obi. My small, old Obi in my hometown doesn't have them, but we have a much bigger and more modern Obi nearby. I didn't even knew these existed until I found them. I did a quick google if this works - and the cherry aside I'm really happy.
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Comment on Gardeners of the northern hemisphere, how did it go this year? in ~hobbies
Satures LinkI just have a balcony, but I grow three dwarf fruit trees (cherry, peach, plum) and three bushes (blackberry, currant, raspberry) on it (there's no space for more). Good: No plant louse and ant...I just have a balcony, but I grow three dwarf fruit trees (cherry, peach, plum) and three bushes (blackberry, currant, raspberry) on it (there's no space for more).
Good:
- No plant louse and ant invasions this year. Moved them a bit away from the railing and also put "Raupenleim" "caterpillar glue" on the trees - thats natural, green colored resin that's uninteresting for birds, bees and the likes but ants and such can't pass it
- The little space I had was stuffed with two additional insect hotels for mason bees (making it three altogether) which were all immediately adopted
- The currant had a really nice harvest, compared to last year
- Peach and Plum: I have no idea how such tiny trees (~ 1 meter) can support so many delicious fruit two seasons in a row
Unchanged:
The cherry had many beautiful blossoms, but just two cherries were the "harvest". I have that tree for two years, I'll give it a third and last chance next year.
The Blackberry made as many berries as last year: One. As it was just the second year though (I bought it as a three year old plant) it will get more chancesBad:
The raspberry was almost nothing, just a good handful, compared to last year's nice harvest. However it's a late sort, so I have still hope until end of October to get at least another handful. Similarly with the blackberry, I assume it was just too hot for them. Sun all day with very little wind for weeks in summer with some new temperature records, maybe they burned away. -
Comment on What are your scary, spooky, creepy and unexplained experiences? in ~talk
Satures Link ParentThat's a nice memory as well! I admit, there was one exception - the one moment I was next to a dead one where I didn't check the window. That would fit the scary part of your question, but I'll...That's a nice memory as well!
I admit, there was one exception - the one moment I was next to a dead one where I didn't check the window. That would fit the scary part of your question, but I'll post it only if you want me to. It's nightmare fuel and not remotely fun or anything.
When my father died, he wanted his ashes to be buried (in Germany you aren't allowed to scatter them, so we use urns that dissolve in water over time) in the sea. We buried him - as he demanded - in the Baltic Sea. He said that would be his best chance to travel a bit around there.
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Comment on Which character from a story has impacted you most significantly, and why? in ~talk
Satures Link ParentAbsolutely, and it got better over the seasons. I guess if they had continued like in the first three seasons the show would long be forgotten as yet another oh-so-funny series with by and large...Absolutely, and it got better over the seasons. I guess if they had continued like in the first three seasons the show would long be forgotten as yet another oh-so-funny series with by and large interchangeable cast. With the fresh blood season four onwards the characters were far better distinguishable and not just Alan Alda's sidekicks anymore, and the turn towards an anti-war show was for the better. To see characters like Margret developing and growing across the eleven seasons was just wonderful and - as far as tv can be - believable.
I like the show so much that I never watched the final episode. I know what's happening, I have the DVDs with every season on my shelf, but for me the show never finishes if and as long as there's still one new episode waiting for me.
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Comment on What are your scary, spooky, creepy and unexplained experiences? in ~talk
Satures LinkSpooky: When my grandmother died in my hand, the same moment the candle next to the window went out. Of course, it was just a tealight that had reached it's end, but it scared me happening the...Spooky:
When my grandmother died in my hand, the same moment the candle next to the window went out. Of course, it was just a tealight that had reached it's end, but it scared me happening the same moment. When I told the nurse, she replied with a voice showing it was an everyday thing, "of course, he spirit blew it out when passing through the window". Only then I noticed the window was open in November. This was how I learnt that it's a tradition in Germany to open a window in a room where someone died or was about to die. When I enter such a room I make sure the window is open ever since - and I never had to open it, as it's already taken care of in all hospitals or retirement homes. I am agnostic, but somehow I like the idea. -
Comment on Which character from a story has impacted you most significantly, and why? in ~talk
Satures LinkIf it counts given he was a non-fictional, but real person: Wolfgang Leonhard, when I read the first part of his autobiography, and later on the second part. Not sure if there's an english version...If it counts given he was a non-fictional, but real person: Wolfgang Leonhard, when I read the first part of his autobiography, and later on the second part. Not sure if there's an english version to the second, but the first was released as "Child of revolution".
Leonhard grew up in the Sovjet Union in the 20s, rose the ranks to become one of the highest ranking communist renegades when he fled eastern Germany in the early 50s. He shared a few biographical similarities with my father. And that was the catch. My father was the best you can imagine, however he couldn't talk at all about negative feelings / bad things at all. He then just shook his head and politely refused to talk. Reading Leonhard's biography helped me to understand this trait, and I felt that I got access to my father's way of thinking or the reasons he couldn't talk at all about certain topics. My father and me always had a
goodwonderful relationship, but Leonhard helped me to understand him. Bonus points: My father was so happy when I told him about the book (I kept away the about him part), and he told me he read it as well, already back in the 50s or 60s.A fictional character with a high influence on me would be the harder part, but I guess the correct answer is Alan Alda / Hawkeye Pierce in MASH. There's one specific episode I loved as it was so bittersweet. They get a hopeless case on christmas and know this soldier can't be saved. They are already about to turn off the machines when they see a family picture and some loving words in his wallet. So they keep the machines on and do everything - not to save him, but to save him until midnight so that the beloved husband and father doesn't die on christmas. These attempts ultimately fail shortly before midnight. So Pierce stands up and puts the clock forward until five minutes after midnight, so they can still write the past-christmas date in the death certificate.
So, where's the impact on me? My grandmother always loved to see the standard 8pm evening news in Germany. She died in my hand at 7.57, but my father (who was the only one in the room except me) was sitting with the back towards the clock, so only I knew the time. I told the staff in nursing room she died at 8.05 pm as I wanted her to watch the evening news a final time, as she would have wanted to. Only years later I found her death certificate doing some paperwork, and then I told the story to my parents. They had a good smile and agreed that would have exactly been what she would have wanted. Grandma also loved to play harmless pranks with everyone - and she wouldn't have missed the opportunity to be involved in a final prank.
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Comment on What are some random keepsakes you hold onto? in ~life
Satures LinkBirthday cards from parents and grandparents. Neither are with me anymore, but I'll keep them forever. Same as some travel memorabilia with friends, wife, family - tickets to show x, map of city...Birthday cards from parents and grandparents. Neither are with me anymore, but I'll keep them forever. Same as some travel memorabilia with friends, wife, family - tickets to show x, map of city y, all sorted im some boxes with their names on them.
My Canaries have the bad habit to walk between my feet and the chair rollers during free flight. I was always extra careful not to move my chair too much - but this week the accident doomed to happen for years happened, and I injured one of them at the foot, luckily no lasting damage (and the dumbass walked around the chair rollers next day already again).
So the past two days I invented the bird-pushing-away devices, basically four fenders around each chair roller- a large one each in front and behind the chair roller to push birds away and keep them at a distance so no part of their body can be stuck below the chair roller, as it happened, and each one smaller fender per side so they can't sit right next to the rollers anymore (and get their feet stuck there).