RalphFurley

joined 1 year ago
[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love my Instant Pot. You can probably find used ones now. It makes perfect rice and I use it to make oatmeal from steel cut oats nearly every morning. I also use it to steam vegetables like broccoli, especially potatoes for when I make mashed potatoes.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a huge tablet screen, probably running Android or if I had to guess. I haven't bothered trying to look. Joining my friends in classes was fun and the mini social network aspect of it, especially during the lockdowns. But in the end the stationary bike aspect works and I dont have to pay to go to a studio somewhere

 
[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Wife and I bought a Peloton. It works well, we love it. I'm going to cancel the subscription and just use the damn thing without attending the classes etc like an old school stationary bike.

Sucks bc I enjoy a couple of the classes but this is BS

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

One less Trump voter. Put the guillotine on PPV to subsidize M4A.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I agree and I'm happy to pay more. I just hope this doesn't go away.

 
[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (17 children)

As someone who lives here and doesn't drive, services like this are extremely valuable to me

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Before covid I switched jobs. Got about $12k more. Months go by, COVID hits and I can't do my job (didn't have the flexibility and daycare was shut down). So I get my old job back but said I'd do it for $X where X was another $10k above from the new job.

Switching jobs definitely works. It sucks giving up a sure thing and the comfort zone though

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

NY case likely will be retried and this doesn't affect the 16 years or whatever in California.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago (3 children)

My wife works in a large suburban office park off a major highway. The company designs hardware so obviously they have people in the workshop on-site etc, but you could remove three of their office buildings and keep those people at home. She also flies out from the east coast to the west coast twice a year just to sit in a conference room for two days straight.. it's like no one has ever heard of Zoom.

I've been working from home for nearly a decade and a half now. It has enabled me to keep my job after moving halfway across the country. I have dinner ready when the wife and kids get home, the laundry done, and can go for a jog at the local park for a few laps when I want to and yet I still get shit done and do a great job.

It just absolutely baffles me that CEOs aren't chomping at the bit to downsize their office space footprints, get off those leases or sell off their properties, and let everyone work from home.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Oh nice. Thank you.

 
[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Not a fan of it being forced upon anyone but I'll add lately that I've been using it to spit out Python scripts and ansible playbooks to stunning efficiency that makes my life much easier.

I tried Bard last year and it sucked, maybe Gemini is better now. I could see myself paying for one of these eventually, given how much more free time I have with the kids (or at the bar!).

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Reminds of Windows 98 installation

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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