[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 63 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Love PBS Newshour.

Also love the effort they put into making sure everyone can access the program.

Full episodes on YouTube the day of and they also livestream the episodes on YouTube as they air.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

To go along with this is also risk to one's health and potentially death.

53 per 100,000 pilots was the death rate amongst pilots in 2018 according to The University of Delaware .

This doesn't sound like a lot, until you consider it was the #2 most dangerous occupation in the US that year.

Behind #1 Loggers (111 per 100k) and ahead of #22 Police Officers (14 per 100k).

So it's one thing to have a flight sim rig and at worst fall off your chair. A whole another thing to potentially make a mistake in an actual plane and pay the price with your life.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Not related, but OP, if you get the chance I recommend at least trying out Project Wingman in VR with joysticks.

Holy shit, was it a transcendent experience.

I beat the campaign with a controller on a monitor my first time around, but on my second playthrough I played it in VR and I found there is nothing like looking for bogeys and tracking them by peeking around your cockpit.


More related to the prompt, but if anyone wants a recommend:

I just beat both Pentiment and Return of the Obra Dinn and both were truly the historical detective / mystery games that I've waited so long for.

Go into both completely blind and report back. I guarantee you, that you will not be disappointed.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I recommend getting both the anti-dustmite sheets and pillow covers as well as the spray!

A combination of all 3 legit stopped giving me a clogged nose at night immediately.

Edit:

Initial steps I put in the other comment:

My initial steps I took were:

  • taking bed sheets and pillow covers to the washing machine

  • applying anti-dustmite cover to mattress

  • applying anti-dustmite cover to pillows

  • putting bed sheets and pillow covers over the anti-dustmite covers

  • spraying the anti-dustmite spray over and letting dry

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

Used to always have clogged nostrils when going to bed.

But when I slept at hotels I never had a clogged nose.

Turns out I was just allergic to dust mites.

Bought anti-dustmite sheets / spray and boom, no longer had clogged nostrils in bed.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey!

I can answer this pretty well as I grew up and lived in a pretty car dependant Minneapolis until I was 23, where then I moved to NYC with no car in 2018 and have lived here ever since.

The TL;DR to this question is that you transport everything in a grocery bag on person, but the longer answer is that your buying and cooking behavior changes.

Back in Minneapolis I relied on buying in bulk, since I wanted to limit the number of trips in the 15-20 min drive between my apt and the Costco. Variability with the weather affected this too, as I would buy extra if it was in the winter time. I'd make this trip by car around 2-3 times a month. This also affected my buying and cooking decision making as well. Buying groceries first then figuring out what I wanted to cook.

Once I moved to NYC, I would always have a grocery store several blocks away from me. At most being a short 5-10 min walk. This changed my habits as I always had a grocery store I could quickly pop in without having to think about traffic, my car, etc. So although I would go more frequently (~ 2 times a week), I would also find this a lot easier and would buy less.

Nowadays, whenever I think of wanting to cook something, I either head over to the store on my way back to the office, after the gym, etc. and then cook that very same day what I bought.

In my mind, that big fridge I used to restock with my Costco runs has been replaced by having that quick grocery store within walking distance.

Purely anecdotal, since I know some other people in the US may be living different than a single guy living in an apt in NYC, but this is also how it is in many cities I've traveled to in Asia and Europe.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Great video by Hochelaga on YouTube on what biblically accurate angels look like and the different types!

The one with wheels, eyes, and wings is one of the types mentioned.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is actually common in many other cultures and I wish it was more normalized in general US culture.

That being friendships where there is no need for a reason to hang out besides the company.

I live in NYC and I have some select friends who also grew up culturally outside the US and we do this:

If I asked them what they were up to, they'd say something like "going to the barbershop for a haircut", "doing laundry at the laundromat", or other errands.

I would then ask to tag along and maybe say a thing or two from time to time, but for the most part I'm doing something parallel to them.

Usually I'm reading a book, checking my phone, watching Netflix, working on my laptop etc.

It's great.

There's no need for an excuse to be with these friends.

We just enjoy each other's company.

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Of the two I'd easily meet Danny Pudi! Always heard he's a class act and super humble to be around.

That and the fact that Larry King died in 2021 and randomly hanging at the Hillside Cemetery may not be the vibe haha

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I would also not want to meet Larry now either.

Considering the fact that he died in 2021 and Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery is probably not the most fun place to visit haha

[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[-] zenbhang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The home screen I've had for a while!

Nova Launcher Prime with Borealis icons on the S22 Ultra.

Set this layout for the icons so I can easily reach each app while not looking at my phone based on my hand orientation.

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