SecretPancake @ SecretPancake @feddit.de

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Cooking - control over every ingredient, tastes better every time, looks better every time, rewarding, great activity with (or for) friends, generally respected among everyone, food science is a long rabbit hole to dig into

Running - relatively cheap sport, dopamine rush, good time to listen to podcasts, many events in the area to get you motivated, some dogs can join

Hiking - being in nature, difficulty can be varied easily, great with friends, great alone, most dogs can join

Gravel/Road bike - go far, quick, also dopamine rush, everyone hates you, downsides: can get pretty expensive, maintaining the bike is super annoying (in my opinion)

Gaming - no explanation needed, downsides: too much to choose (FOMO), feels like a waste of time

Board games/DnD - Like gaming but does not feel like a waste of time, great with friends and family, also some nice solo games (which I'm starting to get into now)

Programming - Very cheap, can make cool stuff, can turn into job, downsides: people ask you to fix their printer or program stuff for free, not a hobby anymore if turned into job

Things. It’s a one-time purchase but if you’re using it on iPhone, iPad and Mac it’s 3 one-time purchases and they are not cheap. But for me personally it feels and works exactly as I need it and after trying a bunch of others, I decided Things is the one. And I’ve used it long enough now that the price doesn’t hurt anymore.

Lemmings or Descent, I don’t remember.

Looking at the muesli, it seems to be mostly rolled oats with very little extras added. That can only taste bland. Usually it should have a lot more variety. Maybe its meant to be just a base?

As a kid I used to eat lots of rolled oats with cocoa milk. I was so simple back then.

I should have 3 but 2 are missing somewhere.

Curiositystream seemed like a dump for B-documentaries and Nebula... while it has many cool creators, I don't think it scales well. Neither the interface nor the business model seems to work for a larger amount of creators and it gets boring quick. Also the Apple TV app keeps bugging out for me, even years later, they just don't seem to care much about it. I think it should cost more and they should invest more into a better experience.

Starting and abandoning hobbies.

I don’t think portals carry the momentum with them. It’s as if the train is a moving tunnel. So A.

People would suddenly realize it’s better to go to bed earlier and sleep longer than hitting snooze 5 times and needing that energy boost every morning. Who am I kidding, people would revolt.

I guess having strong opinions based on science, logic and empathy, if I have gathered enough evidence and knowledge about it and also being honest about not knowing enough about a topic to form an opinion on that topic. This should be the norm.

Same here, I was very confused about that.

Writing with a pen is still more intuitive for me than typing, so I automatically grab a piece of paper and jot it down. Especially while talking to someone.

But I do use note taking apps a lot for more permanent things.

Bad bot

A bottle opener, if you can't open bottles with anything like apparently everyone else.

inb4 reply guys: Please don't explain it to me and don't send tutorials I am not asking for help.

Hmm my experience with DVD storage is mostly negative. They were all put in cases in closed shelves but after ~10 years there were either unreadable or with errors. I know there are DVD-Rs that are specifically rated for archival but most are not.

I recommend Pick Up Limes. Great (vegan) recipes and tips along the way.

I don’t care much for her mindfulness and lifestyle videos but those are easily skippable. And she did unfortunately release an app recently, so of course she will try to get you to download that.

Will Alex ever find the perfect ramen?

If I had the money I would buy and electrify an old VW T1 Camper and that would be my favorite.

I usually listen to any podcast with tech bros talking about tech because it is fun enough but completely inconsequential, so I don’t miss anything when I fall asleep. Examples: Accidental Tech Podcast, Upstream, Cortex, Waveform

Germany: Credit card most of the time, using Apple Pay.

Some places only take girocard (formally EC), a special system in Germany that is cheaper for the vendor and more common, though some modern banks like N26 don’t give out girocards anymore which is why I have another bank account just for this. Super annoying.

Sometimes cash is still the only option, which is why I always carry 20-30 Euros with me just in case. Examples would be the local farm shop where I buy eggs and veggies, some small restaurants and pubs.