southernbrewer

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[–] southernbrewer 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Thanks, that makes sense. I guess I should have mentioned but you probably figured out , that I live in a country (NZ) where (most?) schools don't provide lunches.

Now that you mention the cost angle I think I've heard of some schools providing free .. breakfast? For kids who show up hungry. But this was specifically a social aid program and not something that was designed/funded to be used by a majority of students.

[–] southernbrewer 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The whole concept sounds so fake to me. You mean you don't just make and take your own lunch? Why not? Do you have to pay for the lunch or is it includes in your fees?

I always just took some PBJ sandwiches, a yoghurt, a muesli bar, a piece of fruit, maybe a cookie or a chocolate or some seaweed. It's not exactly time consuming to throw that together in the morning, takes maybe 5 minutes or less

[–] southernbrewer 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was 2011, and that tsunami was a tiny tiny event compared to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami

[–] southernbrewer 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

HL2, Portal 2, Far Cry (1), Commander Keen, Supreme Commander, Raptor: Call of the Shadows. Halo MCC but particularly 2.

[–] southernbrewer 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We have a Nissan Leaf (30kWh) which has been great. No regrets.

The things you worry about before buying (range, battery life) are absolute non-issues. For optimal battery longevity you don't want to use a fast charger very often, so just charge it at home which is generally more convenient anyway. You can make exceptions occasionally when you need to.

We use it for city driving, for which the range is more than adequate and we mostly only charge it every few days. We haven't yet attempted to take it on a proper road trip; so far we just borrow a friend's hybrid if we need to do that, basically to avoid having to think about charging.

[–] southernbrewer 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TERM is the default (15). 9 is KILL

[–] southernbrewer 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah sounds awesome to me too tbh. My mood brightens whenever I see snow and I don't find that low sunlight levels affect me at all.

However apparently between 1-10% of people are affected by seaonal affective disorder so those people may want to avoid Finland during the winter months

[–] southernbrewer 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How could it be a bad thing?

[–] southernbrewer 5 points 7 months ago

A friend has had a dumb phone for a few years but supplemented with an iPad for things like messaging apps, maps, banking, camera. He finds the iPad just inconvenient enough to avoid social media addiction and always-connected mentality while still convenient enough to deal with the problems you described

[–] southernbrewer 3 points 7 months ago

Phone: great for mindlessly scrolling or the odd comment.

Laptop: for actually getting anything done.

I'd use a desktop but sometimes I have to work from cafes or something so I prefer just using a laptop all the time rather than two machines

[–] southernbrewer 3 points 7 months ago

I've had a mac for years and still haven't had any need for an iCloud account. It's optional

[–] southernbrewer 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's that in football fields?

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