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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
frostycakes Link ParentI've been using Ubooquity for years with no issues. I don't use the web interface all that often, but it works fine and the OPDS support has never given me an issue. BookLore looks nice, but...I've been using Ubooquity for years with no issues. I don't use the web interface all that often, but it works fine and the OPDS support has never given me an issue.
BookLore looks nice, but unless Ubooquity stops working for me at some point, I don't feel like putting in the effort to switch yet.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes Link ParentDid they fold Sam's prices into the Walmart average, given their ownership? That would be my guess, but a strange choice nonetheless given they separate out Kroger and Albertsons brands.Did they fold Sam's prices into the Walmart average, given their ownership? That would be my guess, but a strange choice nonetheless given they separate out Kroger and Albertsons brands.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes Link ParentIt's all relative, but yes, Kroger positions it as a value brand. In markets where they don't have multiple brands, their stores are segmented into (at least for the division I've worked for)...It's all relative, but yes, Kroger positions it as a value brand. In markets where they don't have multiple brands, their stores are segmented into (at least for the division I've worked for) value, mainstream, and upscale stores. (We also have a specific Hispanic segment for stores in heavily Latino neighborhoods, but that I imagine varies by market and division.) In markets where they have multiple brands, one ends up taking the value segment stores specifically (QFC/Food 4 Less).
QFC and Food 4 Less (in Chicago specifically) are unique as well as those were Kroger's only presence in those markets until they bought other chains up down the line (Fred Meyer in the PNW and Mariano's in Chicago) that were both more upmarket to begin with.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes (edited )LinkIt's nice to see I'm not crazy in being annoyed at how few options we have for groceries in the Denver market vs most metro areas. We're down what, five+ options versus every other metro listed in...It's nice to see I'm not crazy in being annoyed at how few options we have for groceries in the Denver market vs most metro areas. We're down what, five+ options versus every other metro listed in this CR article?
Aldi and WinCo can't get here soon enough.
I'm also surprised at the lack of Sprouts in this comparison, given Whole Foods' presence. Granted, given what my partner lets me know re: pricing changes there (he's a scan coordinator at one, so he gets to see all the pricing changes in every department week to week), they'd be at or near the bottom of the list anymore.
It's also funny to see the differences in chains in the same market owned by the same company. Harris Teeter is owned by Kroger, as are Food 4 Less, Marianos, King Soopers, and Ralphs. Vons and Tom Thumb are Albertsons. I'm actually surprised Albertsons is keeping both brands alive in other markets, as locally they converted their last remaining Albertsons stores to Safeway after their merger completed. At least in the Kroger case (outside Virginia Beach, as the Harris Teeter acquisition has always felt like a roundabout way to bust the union, as HT is not unionized across the board while some of the Kroger branded stores are), Food 4 Less is their 'value' brand, sort of like QFC vs. Fred Meyer in the PNW.
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
frostycakes Link ParentWhile I did want to become one for a large part of my childhood, today I manage a produce department in a grocery store and live a couple thousand miles from the nearest ocean. ๐ The childhood...While I did want to become one for a large part of my childhood, today I manage a produce department in a grocery store and live a couple thousand miles from the nearest ocean. ๐ The childhood desire set me up well for this game, though.
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
frostycakes LinkI got to 258. I had a ball when I realized it would accept individual species of whales and penguins...I got to 258. I had a ball when I realized it would accept individual species of whales and penguins
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Comment on Sonyโs TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentMinor nitpick, but TCL also sells Fire TV and Google TV based models, as well as the Roku ones. Costco has carried both the Fire/Google TV ones in my area for a while now. I've only ever seen the...Minor nitpick, but TCL also sells Fire TV and Google TV based models, as well as the Roku ones. Costco has carried both the Fire/Google TV ones in my area for a while now.
I've only ever seen the Roku TCL models at Walmart, now that I think of it.
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Comment on Josรฉ Gonzรกlez โ Against the Dying of the Light (2026) in ~music
frostycakes LinkI'm so excited that he's coming out with a new album. I had the pleasure of seeing him at the small outdoor ampitheater of a local suburb's arts center (the Arvada Center, for those familiar with...I'm so excited that he's coming out with a new album. I had the pleasure of seeing him at the small outdoor ampitheater of a local suburb's arts center (the Arvada Center, for those familiar with the Denver area), and I have to say it was one of the more (as cliched as this description is) magical shows I've been to. His music backdropped with the sunset and a view of the Denver city lights on a warm summer evening was concert perfection, in my eyes. Even my partner, who only knew his Heartbeats cover from the playlist at the store we both worked at when we met, had an amazing time there.
He's coming back in May of this year (at a larger, indoor venue in Denver proper), but I dunno if I can even bring myself to see him anywhere here but outdoors. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll do a proper Red Rocks show one of these years.
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Comment on The gift card accountability sink in ~finance
frostycakes Link ParentIt's not a majority of our customers or anything, but the grocery store I work at regularly does a 4x fuel points promo (normally, $1 = 1 point, and you can use the points in increments of 100 up...It's not a majority of our customers or anything, but the grocery store I work at regularly does a 4x fuel points promo (normally, $1 = 1 point, and you can use the points in increments of 100 up to a thousand, so $1/gal off) or buying gift cards. We sell them to tons of places, so there's a dedicated subset of customers who buy gift cards to other places they regularly shop so they can rack up fuel points.
Obviously this time of year they're flying off the shelves, but people buy them year round for birthdays as well. There's also the people who do things like buy their kids Roblox credits and Steam gift cards so they can buy games while being too young for a debit card.
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Comment on Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options. in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentComcast famously has unsecured xfinitywifi networks broadcast from their modems by default, I wouldn't be shocked to see a TV manufacturer ink a deal to have access to them. I don't think any have...Comcast famously has unsecured
xfinitywifinetworks broadcast from their modems by default, I wouldn't be shocked to see a TV manufacturer ink a deal to have access to them. I don't think any have (yet), but that's one way this could happen. I can't control whether my neighbors disable the hotspots or switch ISPs, and even then, they also have strand mount wifi radios also broadcasting that SSID.IIRC the Ring doorbell cameras have/had a mesh network feature too, so that they can get Internet access even if the owner does not connect it to the internet directly. From my family's experiences buying new build houses in the past 5 or so years, builders are including them by default, and HOAs are starting to require owners keep them on and enabled too. There's some precedent for devices including means to get Internet access despite the wishes of their owners.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food
frostycakes Link ParentIs there something similar that isn't iOS/Mac only? I love the sound of this, but am really disappointed that it's exclusive like that, as an Android/Linux/Windows user.Is there something similar that isn't iOS/Mac only? I love the sound of this, but am really disappointed that it's exclusive like that, as an Android/Linux/Windows user.
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Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance
frostycakes Link ParentHard to compare when one is in a state where we finally got Trader Joe's, but Aldi still hasn't entered (CO). TJ's is still better than our regular grocery options pricewise. Our grocery market is...Hard to compare when one is in a state where we finally got Trader Joe's, but Aldi still hasn't entered (CO). TJ's is still better than our regular grocery options pricewise.
Our grocery market is a nightmare here. Kroger (in King Soopers/City Market livery) has a stranglehold on the regular grocery store market, Albertson's/Safeway has given up on competing and is letting their remaining stores rot, Walmart is a nonstarter (and their produce and meat are garbage), the Targets that have groceries are no good for anything not packaged, and everything else is in the expensive natural foods category (Sprouts, Whole Foods, Natural Grocers) or your bulk membership clubs (Costco/Sam's).
Allegedly Aldi has bought property in a couple cities in the state, but there's been no word on construction even starting, never mind any opening dates. WinCo is supposed to open their first store in the state in a north Denver suburb, but again, aside from the announcement that it's happening, it's been silent on that front.
I'd kill to have enough grocery options to where TJ's is an expensive one, not one of the cheapest.
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Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentDamn, I got free cable but only moderately discounted internet when I did my time at a provider. We still had to pay full price for the unlimited data addon too, just to rub a little salt in...Damn, I got free cable but only moderately discounted internet when I did my time at a provider. We still had to pay full price for the unlimited data addon too, just to rub a little salt in there.
I feel for the people who work for Spectrum in my area (they have a pretty large presence), as the closest area with them as a provider is a couple hundred miles away on the other side of the state (where the only jobs available with them are retail stores and field techs). Getting cheap/free service is like the main fringe benefit of working for an ISP, I'd be mad if I couldn't use that perk.
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Comment on What are some of your personal misheard lyrics? in ~music
frostycakes Link"Bobber Ann, take my hand..." (Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys) I definitely thought this was a much dirtier song than it really is. I was afraid my grandpa would crash the car from laughing so hard..."Bobber Ann, take my hand..." (Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys)
I definitely thought this was a much dirtier song than it really is. I was afraid my grandpa would crash the car from laughing so hard when I asked him how they got away with that when I was 13. Not quite as wild as an employee I had once though.
He told a story of how, when him and his sister were growing up, she made a comment about how crazy progressive the song was for the time, with a man singing about how he wanted another to take his hand, since she always heard it as "Bob Barand, take my hand".
My other one that comes to mind is Walking on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox-- I've always heard the chorus as "walking on, walking on walking back".
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Comment on Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning) in ~design
frostycakes Link ParentI don't mean that in a negative way, just that that is what I immediately thought of when messing around with this.I don't mean that in a negative way, just that that is what I immediately thought of when messing around with this.
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Comment on Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning) in ~design
frostycakes LinkWhy does this feel like something ripped out of the old Year Zero ARG Nine Inch Nails did in the leadup to that album's release?Why does this feel like something ripped out of the old Year Zero ARG Nine Inch Nails did in the leadup to that album's release?
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Comment on What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring? in ~music
frostycakes Link ParentI was about to say, aren't they more of a two-hit wonder with Something So Strong too, but I think that only comes to mind because it's been a favorite of the three grocery store companies I've...I was about to say, aren't they more of a two-hit wonder with Something So Strong too, but I think that only comes to mind because it's been a favorite of the three grocery store companies I've worked for's playlists, for some reason.
Sadly, because of that, I can't stand that song, but Fall at Your Feet is a perennial favorite of mine.
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Comment on iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Air announced in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentThe sealed design isn't actually necessary for water resistance. The Galaxy S5, the last set of Casio G'Zone phones, and the Kyocera smartphones have all had water resistance while having...The sealed design isn't actually necessary for water resistance. The Galaxy S5, the last set of Casio G'Zone phones, and the Kyocera smartphones have all had water resistance while having user-reaceable batteries. Locking backs and good gaskets are all that's really required.
Of course, if one is still insistent on super thin devices, then sure, that becomes harder, but still not impossible (again, see the S5).
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentWith the new ability to hide one's posting history (honestly one of the worst changes they've made, IMO-- nearly every bad faith engager in the subs in still active in immediately did so, and the...Reddit's moderator guidelines at one point forbade mods from banning people for their activity in another subreddit, yet this was never enforced.
With the new ability to hide one's posting history (honestly one of the worst changes they've made, IMO-- nearly every bad faith engager in the subs in still active in immediately did so, and the privacy aspect was handled well by alt accounts instead) and the API changes, is this even possible to do going forward?
Does BookLore work with the stock Kobo firmware? I got my partner one as a gift for their upcoming birthday, but I was figuring I'd just put KOReader on it and sync it to Ubooquity that way. If BL supports syncing with stock hardware, that might actually change my calculus on switching servers.