and the pool of potential candidates is even more shallow when considering that the insurrection caucus has enough votes to make a would-be speaker sink or swim
KreekyBonez
joined 2 years ago
The extra cost is directly from gadget companies knowing that the cheap version is perfect, and they add functions and flair to increase profit. Understandably, if you work in R&D and need some job security, making bluetooth work in a microwave may keep your department afloat for a little while.
Noble pursuit of elegant design and business? Nope, but if people are willing to buy it, then there's nothing stopping them from doing it.
They immediately say they're not selling anything... then proceed to make selling points for the entire post
I have a good set of cast iron and steel pans, a dutch oven, and some decent knives. Those get me through a vast majority of my cooking. The rice cooker and blender see a decent amount of action, but the rest of the gadgets just take up space.
I also really enjoy all the parts of the process, from prep work to plating, so maybe this conversation is more about fulfillment. If someone doesn't like cooking, then gadgets can let them spend less time doing it. If I want to make a beautiful roast or extravagant brunch, my time spent doing it is worthwhile to me.
YOYOLOO
(you only YOLO once)
I locked mine freshman year and never came back. no idea if it had anything in it.
Oktsoberfest
making it back to my locker was stressful enough that I just gave up on it altogether and carried everything around all day
check please!
Hype is the not-so-quiet killer of good movies, but it's a paradox: good movie gets spread by word-of-mouth so much that people stop wanting to hear about it and create a negative opinion before ever engaging with it.
I do my best to recommend movies/tv/games with simple "I liked it" or "it's worth watching" type statements. I try to avoid overly personal statements like "you would love this" or "you need to see this", since it takes the autonomy away from the person who might choose to watch it. Additionally, I very often use the phrase "say no more" when getting recommendations, to let people know I'm convinced to try it, without the need for overbearing elaboration.
I have had things ruined by pre-judgment for the over-hyped, and all I can do now is try not to ruin things for anyone else. It's natural to want to rave about something we really like, but it's worth being conscious of how bias can set in and affect other people.
SNAKE EYES