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  1. Comment on How do you plan out your meals for the week/meal prep? in ~food

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    Gave it a look, totally need to give it a try! Thanks :)

    Gave it a look, totally need to give it a try! Thanks :)

    1 vote

  2. Comment on How do you plan out your meals for the week/meal prep? in ~food

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    I've used them on a few occasions when a friend has had codes to give away for free boxes. The food is good and I like having everything packaged up for me, but just haven't really come around to...

    I've used them on a few occasions when a friend has had codes to give away for free boxes. The food is good and I like having everything packaged up for me, but just haven't really come around to the idea. At least, not enough for me to pay a weekly subscription. Not completely ruling it out yet though!

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  3. Comment on How do you plan out your meals for the week/meal prep? in ~food

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    Thanks for your reply! These days I've found myself looking for recipes and foods that I can make in a big batch one day and just pick at for leftovers for the rest of the week. I've never really...

    Thanks for your reply! These days I've found myself looking for recipes and foods that I can make in a big batch one day and just pick at for leftovers for the rest of the week. I've never really tried freezing foods before as I'm always wary that it'll affect the taste or texture of the food in a way that I'm not "comfortable" with, but I'll have to look into it and see.

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  4. How do you plan out your meals for the week/meal prep?

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    These days, it's been difficult for me to figure out what to make for dinner. I scroll through recipes on TikTok and various other recipe pages that I've come across, but I can never seem to...

    These days, it's been difficult for me to figure out what to make for dinner. I scroll through recipes on TikTok and various other recipe pages that I've come across, but I can never seem to figure out what exactly I want to make. It gets to a point where I just give up and eat out somewhere... which is a convenient option but not very cost-effective especially for someone who's going on one year post-grad and trying to make more home-cooked meals.

    Do you plan your meals throughout the week? How far ahead do you plan out what you're going to make? Do you meal prep and, I guess as an extension of this topic, how does one start getting into the habit of meal prepping? Would love some help trying to get back into the rhythm of cooking.

    17 votes

  5. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    Watching season 2 of the Ranma 1/2 remake. This series is really just so endearing to me and I've been enjoying each and every episode since it came out. Love what MAPPA has done and hope to see...

    Watching season 2 of the Ranma 1/2 remake. This series is really just so endearing to me and I've been enjoying each and every episode since it came out. Love what MAPPA has done and hope to see more soon (if the season ends off at episode 12 like season 1 did).

    I also started watching Apothecary Diaries. It's got me hooked so far--so much so that I watched the first four episodes the same say I started it. Very interesting premise, although there's a lot going on that is... daunting, to say the least. Nothing I can't get past though.

  6. Comment on Are there any current Kagi extended trial codes? in ~tech

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    I've got a few codes left, feel free to DM if you'd like one. :)

    I've got a few codes left, feel free to DM if you'd like one. :)

  7. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    Apple dropped a Pluribus teaser trailer a day or two ago. Any thoughts? I've only dabbled a bit in Breaking Bad (only season 1, liked it but haven't taken the time to go back to it), but I'm...

    Apple dropped a Pluribus teaser trailer a day or two ago. Any thoughts?

    I've only dabbled a bit in Breaking Bad (only season 1, liked it but haven't taken the time to go back to it), but I'm hoping I can catch this when it premieres next month. It's the kind of premise I think I could get behind.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Apple introduces iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign in ~tech

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    I don't know how to feel about it just yet... I love it, but at the same time I hate it. I like the direction that they're going giving the design some sort of "physicality" (not sure if that's...

    I don't know how to feel about it just yet... I love it, but at the same time I hate it.

    I like the direction that they're going giving the design some sort of "physicality" (not sure if that's the word I should use?) and I was really looking forward to what they'd do with an all-glass UI but this is kind of too much. I really wish they went with a more frosted glass look than the transparent glass they're doing with this redesign--something along the lines of Microsoft's fluent design.

    Maybe it'll take some time getting used to, but first impressions are not good so far.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on OatmealDome: "The Wii homebrew community was all built on top of a pile of lies and copyright infringement" in ~games

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    Essentially the core of Wii homebrew was built on stolen official Nintendo code (from the SDK) and stolen open source code that wasn't attributed properly. Barring the blatant theft of open source...

    Essentially the core of Wii homebrew was built on stolen official Nintendo code (from the SDK) and stolen open source code that wasn't attributed properly. Barring the blatant theft of open source code, stealing from actual Nintendo code gives the company fuel to do takedowns of Wii homebrew. So, this whole discovery could put a lot of Wii homebrew at risk for being taken down because of it.

    21 votes

  10. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Today, I'm going to a board game place to play a Game of Thrones game with a friend of mine from college and a few of his coworkers and buddies. I don't know a single thing about Game of Thrones...

    Today, I'm going to a board game place to play a Game of Thrones game with a friend of mine from college and a few of his coworkers and buddies. I don't know a single thing about Game of Thrones or the game that he wants me to try out... but I'm sure it'll be fine? Honestly, I really just need a moment to step away from work and out of my apartment, so I'll take the opportunity.

    I started going back to the gym this week. It's been nice to get back to getting my body moving. I'm holding out hope that I can turn it into a regular habit. I haven't been able to do it so far, but I'm sure this time will pan out.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Pineapple (album) by Seiko Matsuda - It's definitely an oldie, but a goodie nonetheless. It's been on repeat over the past couple of weeks for me. If you can't wait to take in some of those...
    • Pineapple (album) by Seiko Matsuda - It's definitely an oldie, but a goodie nonetheless. It's been on repeat over the past couple of weeks for me. If you can't wait to take in some of those summertime vibes and love a good ballad or two, I definitely recommend this album. Some of my favorites: P.R.E.S.E.N.T, Pineapple Island, and Lemonade no Natsu.
    • Silver Lining by Laufey - New release! Laufey's songs have always been hits for me, and this song is no exception. Her vocals in particular really shine here. If you're in a yearning mood, you should give this one a listen.
    • Back to Me (single) by The Marias - Another new release! Just released last night, actually. They've got this kind of style that really makes you feel like you're floating in the air whenever you're listening to their music (all of which I recommend, by the way). Very dreamy.

    Here's my 3x3 for the week if you wanted to see a few of the other things I've been listening to outside of my picks in the list. If you've got recommendations based on my list or anything in the collage I'd love to hear it.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    I've been running around work trying to take care of all sorts of things, which has been productive but also really tiring. Trying to get to all of my clients with handling all of the other...

    I've been running around work trying to take care of all sorts of things, which has been productive but also really tiring. Trying to get to all of my clients with handling all of the other projects our team is working on has me pulled every which way to make sure things are running as they should. I have a friend visiting this weekend so hopefully I'll be able to take some of the load off on my shoulders by kicking back and hanging out.

    I've also been rethinking my budget and lifestyle with the... current events of the world. A lot of things I've got to plan out and get in order in fear of everything in the world blowing up, so to speak. Really not the ideal situation I wanted to find myself in just over half a year after graduating from college, but I'll make do, I hope.

    Hope everyone's had a good week so far! Weekend soon!

    5 votes

  13. Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society

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    Thanks for the post! Reading through it... yes, it looks like I was, at the very least, partially correct. Not particularly thrilled about that, but at least I know the context behind it. Clearly,...

    Thanks for the post! Reading through it... yes, it looks like I was, at the very least, partially correct. Not particularly thrilled about that, but at least I know the context behind it. Clearly, barely any thought was actually put into these tariffs, but what part of this administration really has any thought behind it, anyway?

    16 votes

  14. Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society

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    Something is telling me (and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it were true) that there's some misrepresentation or misappropriation of information in that tariff chart that isn't telling the full...

    Something is telling me (and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it were true) that there's some misrepresentation or misappropriation of information in that tariff chart that isn't telling the full story of what these countries are "charging" us... I'm prepared to be told I'm wrong, but that's just my gut feeling.

    Honest to god, I'm surprised some of these countries were even significantly trading with us to begin with, let alone "charging" tariffs at all.

    17 votes

  15. Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk

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    Much appreciated! I think that all of what you've noted definitely still applies even after two decades. All in all, I've always believed that if you're going to survive in this sort of field--or...

    Much appreciated! I think that all of what you've noted definitely still applies even after two decades.

    All in all, I've always believed that if you're going to survive in this sort of field--or in any tech field, frankly--you've got to have some sort of passion and genuine interest in what you're doing. So I've always taken every opportunity in this job to learn something or at least get some sort of enjoyment out of it... even in the most tiring moments. I'll have to keep this list on hand for the future!

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk

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    Mostly just the jump out of help desk, which is every IT rookie's big question, it seems like. I'm trying to move out of help desk in a year or two to jump into sysadmin stuff and go further down...

    Mostly just the jump out of help desk, which is every IT rookie's big question, it seems like. I'm trying to move out of help desk in a year or two to jump into sysadmin stuff and go further down that career path. If you'd like we can take this into PMs instead!

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech

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    Looks like if you let Stremio cache the files on your device, you can keep them for offline viewing; however, you'd probably be better off setting up something like Jellyfin or Plex with an *arr...

    Looks like if you let Stremio cache the files on your device, you can keep them for offline viewing; however, you'd probably be better off setting up something like Jellyfin or Plex with an *arr stack if you want both streaming and a local library of media files.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech

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    Once you start pirating, it’s hard to ever go back to streaming services. I’ve been running a traditional Jellyfin instance for well over half a year now, and I’ve not once considered going back...

    Once you start pirating, it’s hard to ever go back to streaming services. I’ve been running a traditional Jellyfin instance for well over half a year now, and I’ve not once considered going back to Max, Hulu, or any of those services since—not that they offer any incentive to want to go back, anyway, no thanks to password sharing crackdowns and price increases because “fuck you, that’s why”.

    Once your wife starts getting the hang of it, I’m sure she’ll find it more convenient than pulling up a streaming service. I mean, the idea of having everything in one place without having to look everywhere else is probably good enough to drop everything all at once… at least for me haha.

    19 votes

  19. Comment on Virtual Game Card – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games

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    I feel like this new system is a bit more convoluted than what we have now, but we'll have to see it in practice once the update drops next month. Although I will say, having an actual family...

    I feel like this new system is a bit more convoluted than what we have now, but we'll have to see it in practice once the update drops next month.

    Although I will say, having an actual family sharing system now makes it a whole lot easier to share games compared to what we have right now...

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk

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    It's fun! admittedly I don't keep up with it all the time... but I like being able to log everything and have a list of what I watched, what I liked, and what I plan on starting. It's also easier...

    It's fun! admittedly I don't keep up with it all the time... but I like being able to log everything and have a list of what I watched, what I liked, and what I plan on starting. It's also easier to just send someone a list rather than having to come up with shows or movies I've watched off the top of my head.

    Thanks for the warm welcome!

    2 votes