kubok

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[–] kubok@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Honest queston, not intended as a criticism: what content are you specifically looking for as you specfically mention a Linux gaming channel? Optimization guides or simply reviews / walkthroughs of Linux based games?

[–] kubok@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

I am a bit late to the party. Yes, I have a meat thermometer. No, I do not use it for meat, poultry or other animal matter. I do not cook meat that often and when I do, I usually know how to properly cook it without using a thermometer from experience. It's not that difficult unless you roast entire birds or anything.

I occasionally use it for measuring temperatures when brewing beer. I have a digital thermometer with a wide range (-40C to +200C-ish) and use it to check the temperature of the wort when pitching the yeast.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As you specifically mention Minecraft: check out Valheim. In default settings you can hardly call it a pleasant stroll, but exploring the biomes is beautiful with especially stunning lighting.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 12 points 2 weeks ago

Many moons ago we had a budgie. In his cage he had a little swing on a hook and one of his games was unhooking the swing and rehooking it. One day he had unhooked his swing and then let go of the ceiling of his cage. With a loud clang both he and the swing fell down. He looked very embarrassed and very caught in the act.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

This one is better than the original joke. :)

[–] kubok@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Vier mei met deze lui erbij, is voor mij betekenisloos.

Dit! Duizend maal dit!

[–] kubok@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

I run about 30 kms a week and I happen to live near my office, so I go there by bike. Walking is good. I do that almost daily after dinner. If I am tired after work, I make a point of taking long walks. I will still be tired, but the exhaustion will be physical rather than mental.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Well he did defeat Mecha Streisand.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Robert Smith of the Cure.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

I have ridden BMW motorcycles for many years and made a point of using blinkers when needed. Cars have crumple zones; on a motorcycle, you are the crumple zone.

But yes, BMW cars are often driven by self-centered assholes.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

We are actually considering replacing our windows entirely with triple layer panes and in-built UV filters. Our current windows are double-layered and ~30 years old.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The thing that bothers me most about office AC, is that the air is stale due to poor maintenance. Yes there are regulations against this, but those are not being enforced because that would cost money and hurr-durr stockholders and hurr-durr employers. Home ACs are just wasteful. I live in a neighbourhood that has many many gardens that are fully paved over. In order to counter the heat, each house has several AC units. Dumb fucks.

I installed solar panels 5 years ago. Back then, a home battery was ~€9000 , so not worth it. Currently, a home battery starts at ~€1500 but with pitifully low capacity. There's currently no real incentive to install these. You may save a bit of money, but at its current rate you would look at a 15 year ROI.

Switching to an EV would be a nice idea for surplus energy, but our anti-environment government has made it very unattractive to buy one, but now I am going off-topic so I'll save that for another rant.

 

...or rather the woodwork around them. It was a DIY job that I was not looking forward to. The steps are covered in carpet, so it proved particularly challenging not to make a mess. Before doing the actual painting, I had to repair several minor scuffs and scratches.

The end result is quite decent.

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