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[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

I'm going to start a new series of depressing collapse worthy news posts. The idea is to bring attention to why we're all fucked in the short, med. and long term.

Today's news is the cocoa price:

Technical analysis:

As you can see cocoa prices are on the rise and it's time to stock up on chocolate and not break up with anyone unless it's a double / triple choc top then dump them and short cocoa.

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[-] landsharkkidd@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

This is mostly for my ADHD-havers, but non-ADHD folks can pipe up if they like. Do y'all find cooking hard? Like I feel like it takes me 2 hours just to cook a 35 minute meal. Now that I'm working I don't really have time to prep ahead. But I'm tempted to do it on the weekend when I can because this is infuriating.

I just wish my boss wouldn't keep me back until 5:20 to do my "daily progress". I think now I'm gonna have to ask him at 4:50 instead of 4:55 because he just ... talks, a lot. And this is coming from someone who talks a lot (if y'all haven't noticed).

[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

It started out hard, then got easier with experience, but became hard again over the last 18 months as I became increasingly burnt out and sapped of energy (not to mention my appetite dropped a lot).

Frozen veg is a lifesaver. Tinned beans, as well as any premade stir fry sauces (which you can make once at home). Ginger garlic paste as mentioned in yesterday's thread. Makes all the difference between "ugh what a fiddly job this will take forever" to "okay I can do this quick" and actually getting into a flow.

An air fryer has hugely expanded options as I don't like using an oven (fiddly, takes too long to heat up) but it makes cooking a frozen crumbed fish or whatever a nice quick meal.

But yeah, the biggest thing that has helped my whole life is meal prep/bulk cooking. Fuck weekday cooking (usually). Whenever I do have the energy I'll power through and make enough to last a while, freeze anything I can't eat in the week, and thank myself when cooking is hard but there's something ready to go. When I'm tired or can't concentrate I don't mind eating the same thing for days on end.

(Anything that can be eaten with rice is much more versatile and worth cooking in bulk and freezing - mainly if you use a rice cooker.)

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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

It takes a long time to become proficient at cooking, like at least ten years , so don't stress, accept you're on a learning curve

during the week cook easy stuff you know, try new recipes on the weekend

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[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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[-] ShibbyUp@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I've been really stuck on dinner ideas lately, need to watch some cooking shows to get my creativity game up

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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

this has to be the funniest reddit update I've read in ages 😂https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1529wr4/oop_wants_to_find_a_club_in_washington_dc_with_no/

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[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Imma let you finish but Proud Mary's Humbler is the best coffee blend of all time. OF ALL TIME!!! Managed to get some to use on the espresso machine for the first time and gawd it was like heaven.

[-] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Post your findings on the coffee community as well?

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[-] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

The last D in DRSABCD now stands for deadly bleeding apparently. Might be time for a refresher if you remember it differently.

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[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Do I vaginamite or penis butter my toast?

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Do you have Smeg kitchen appliances?

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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

If you choose either of those options you will have to class your toaster as a sex toy. Which means you are required to store it modestly in a cupboard, so that it is not exposed to the gaze of innocents. Storing the toaster in the cupboard will lead to vilification and the loss of respect of people in the DT. So you need to ask yourself, is it really worth choosing either? Maybe go for a nice, safe, non-contentious honey.

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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Just got a full refund on something I disputed via PayPal, with no request for the return of the item in question. I guess it's mine to deal with now? Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Slight increase in hassle, but also the chance to sell and get some benefit from the hassle. So I guess that counts as a win.

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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago
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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Quote for reverse cycle air conditioning has been done. Mr Woof was very sus and had to be locked in the bedroom for bad behaviour. I was pretty happy with it though, and the quote was pretty much spot on what the online searches I have done indicated is average, so I'm tempted to just go with it.

The other place I tried to get a quote from I had to leave a message, and when they got back to me they left a message without their number. I got another missed call at about the same time, so if I try ringing back I have a 50% chance of picking the right number, and 50% chance of calling back some spoofed spammer number. Not a great impression.

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