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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • I second oatmeal but I go with savory. 50g of oats, 250ml of broth/liquid.

    Variation 1 is a spice mix that mimics a favorite rice pilaf recipe (maybe 1/2 tsp of Old Bay seasoning, some salt and pepper, a sprinkle of turmeric and coriander). Then add in protein, veg, cheese, whatever. That’s my go-to most of the time.

    Variation 2 is “pizza” style: a scoop of premade marinara, some broth to fill out the rest of the liquid, and a sprinkle of shredded mozz. Throw in some protein/veg that works (think pizza).

    Variation 3 is “Mexican style,” which I mostly do if I have some leftover carnitas or taco meat: change the spices to chili powder and cumin, cheese, of course.

    Quick oats cook up in 2-2.5 minutes in the microwave. Total prep time is maybe 10-15 minutes.








  • I’m with you OP. All of this controversy the last couple of months not only sent me to decentralized social media, but finally made me pull the trigger on FOSS hosting projects. Currently working on selfhosted cloud storage for photos and documents. I already have my phone’s camera backing up to a RaspberryPi server in my living room, instead of to Google Photos.

    The end goal is to decouple as completely as I can from Google - and the spider’s web of interconnected and interdependent online services - to something that I own (or at least have a measure of control over).

    The downside is that it’s been a long time since I was in the server game. The learning curve is more like a vertical cliff face.



  • The original idea for Youtube was “make your own tv shows” so it wasn’t really intended for highbrow entertainment, infotainment, etc. Then they started promoting videos that were longer format, so the “watch my sister go splat trying to jump in the pool” videos got replaced by how-tos, unboxing, and explainers. Then tiktok came along and Youtube is trying to turn itself into “watch my sister go splat in 60 seconds or less.”

    It’s sad that with the concentration of developers and creatives at their disposal – not to mention the financial resources – they can’t innovate something beyond tiktok. Instead of tagging along after a trend and wind up looking like an old geezer dressing up like a 16 year old.




  • I mean, I work for a manufacturer in a niche industry with sales offices around the world. We not only have all of those non-tech administrative depts, but also a R&D department, product support, and sales managers. That’s a small fraction before you get to mfg production, mfg engineers, production management, purchasing, warehouse, shipping, & building mgmt (for multiple sites). It’s maybe around 1500 people.

    It’s not really a comparison to a tech company, but considering we complain about the “80/20” rule all the time (80 percent of the work is done by 20% of the people), it’s probably still bloated as-is. And we produce something besides bytes. And there’s no unpaid staff doing most of the work.