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  1. Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies

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    Definitely not a book for beginners, the names in Russian literature can be especially challenging. Certainly not impossible if you up are up for a challenge!

    Definitely not a book for beginners, the names in Russian literature can be especially challenging. Certainly not impossible if you up are up for a challenge!

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  2. Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies

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    I collect books. I have a 3500+ volume library built in a room of my house. Floor to ceiling bookcases and a back to back bookcase false wall. It is arranged into sections: Literature pre-1900,...

    I collect books. I have a 3500+ volume library built in a room of my house. Floor to ceiling bookcases and a back to back bookcase false wall. It is arranged into sections: Literature pre-1900, Literature post-1900, Sci-fi, Psychedelia, Science, Poetry and some other misc stuff. It is really my pride and joy and has taken years to put together with frequent trips to thrift stores, used bookstores and book sales. I keep a detailed catalog in a Google Doc's sheet so I can reference what I already have when out shopping. I'm having more and more to order from online used book sellers as I've nearly exhausted the supply of what you can find generally in the real world. Personal favourite book: The Brothers Karamozov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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  3. Comment on What are some of your favorite cookbooks that you find yourself returning to time and time again? in ~food

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    The Curry Guy Bible If Indian cooking is what you are after this is the holy grail. It not only covers traditional start from scratch recipes, it has a section explaining how you make curries...

    The Curry Guy Bible
    If Indian cooking is what you are after this is the holy grail. It not only covers traditional start from scratch recipes, it has a section explaining how you make curries restaurant style where you prepare a base curry sauce that then becomes the base of all the curries you see in the restaurants. Every single thing is from scratch and you will need a large assortment of Indian spices, all the theory behind the cooking methods and spices are explained in detail. Everything I have made from this book has been amazing and better tasting then what you can get at a typical Indian restaurant (and I live in an area known for it's Indian restaurants).

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  4. Comment on Exciting, unlikely, or weird applications for AR-in-VR in ~tech

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    I dream of having a permanent HUD that provides me with various information. I would like to see the time and temperature at all times. When I look at a business sign, I want to see the Google...

    I dream of having a permanent HUD that provides me with various information. I would like to see the time and temperature at all times. When I look at a business sign, I want to see the Google rating and some brief information about the establishment. I see the ability to pick up an object and trigger an AI to conduct an online image search, providing me with a list of web stores and their prices. It would be convenient to compare and read reviews for different tech products by simply holding up two objects. Additionally, I would like the HUD to assist with city navigation, offer optical zoom capabilities, and enable me to capture snapshots and audio/video recordings. While facial recognition is too dystopian re: John Conner, the possibilities of a HUD are endless.

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  5. Comment on Distrohoppers, what's your flavor this week? in ~comp

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    I made the switch to Linux Mint this year after being a lifelong Windows user. I held onto Windows 7 until the last day, but things were starting to break. (I've been behind a PFsense box for...

    I made the switch to Linux Mint this year after being a lifelong Windows user. I held onto Windows 7 until the last day, but things were starting to break. (I've been behind a PFsense box for years, so I wasn't too worried about security as long as I had an up-to-date browser.) There was no way I would even consider Windows 11 as an option, so I finally took the leap to Linux. The transition has been very painless, and I haven't looked back. I am not a gamer, so choosing Linux was a no-brainer. I've found ChatGPT extremely useful when I've needed help figuring out how to do something. This is it, the year of Linux on the desktop! hah

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