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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Ain't that the truth

[–] PugJesus 5 points 8 hours ago

Damn who got that kind of money

[–] [email protected] 23 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

i hate how much i fret and waste emotion and rage over making sure someone else's shit becomes my stuff.

it is second only to how much i hate the three weeks of reading "Best Waffle Irons of 2024" lists that i make myself read endlessly before i buy one that is more expensive than i wanted to spend on a waffle iron that i will hate and not use.

i hate it.

[–] Rooty 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

As a rule I don't buy specialized kitchen gadgets that are only good at making one type of food. It has saved me both money and cupboard space.

[–] slampisko 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I suggest you make an exception for a rice cooker. It's been one of our best purchases and it can do other things besides cook rice too

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I honestly don't understand rice cookers. Cooking rice in a pot is so fast and easy, plus it's basically the same process. What advantage does a rice cooker give you?

[–] slampisko 3 points 8 hours ago

Look, I know that cooking rice isn't rocket surgery, but cooking it in a pot still requires you to babysit it to an extent, otherwise you end up with burnt rice. A rice cooker is the same process, except you can literally fire and forget it and come back when you've cooked other stuff for your meal and you'll have perfectly done, warm rice waiting for you. As a person with ADHD, anything that reduces the mental load and reduces the demands on exact timing is good for the success of my endeavors. Plus you can cut up some veggies and slam them in the steamer on top for more bang for the buck (I don't know if all cookers have those, but ours does and it's great). You can set all that up, make some beans on a pan, add seasoning and you have a quick, healthy, filling meal with very little demand on executive function while making it. Idk I just like having it a lot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Its about the consistency of the result, and the leave and forget factor while you cook the rest of the meal. I eat rice like at least once a day, so it's really paying off for me at least.

[–] Mango 5 points 10 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 24 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I've definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's why I buy myself projects that frustrate me for several days, before they make me feel better for a day or less, and then I go back to how I did before.

I really get my money's worth that way...I guess...

[–] Passerby6497 1 points 9 hours ago

Just get into a hobby that you only have to do so often. Then you can frustrate yourself, feel better, feel normal again, then forget about it for 2 months.

Reusing frustration to conserve me frustration for what else is coming.

[–] shrugs 14 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

It works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports.

But ya, I know that feeling.

[–] Anticorp 6 points 12 hours ago

All of my backpacking equipment made me feel very happy when purchasing it, and it still does every time I use it, or see it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Exactly, like a 10gbe nic to transfer all those pics you never take faster to your server, or maybe some heatsinks for your nvme drives so the degrees go down a little and you can see some data on benchmarks change a little

[–] OrderedChaos 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Or that video game that is on sale in the off chance you remember to play it later if you happen to be browsing your 200+ game library.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Which game will make me feel any sort of desire to play a game again?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

I'm always looking for a game that is the perfect mix of like two games

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 10 hours ago
[–] 9point6 7 points 15 hours ago

I'm in this Wikipedia article and I don't like it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

Something something Sisyphus happy

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

A week is about right for Amazon these days

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe she managed to enjoy it for a few days?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago