/hob/ - Hobbies

>>69405
all same as you, are you me?
I look up real estate and day dream about living there and how I can fill the rooms, sometimes its comfy

>>69408
Right. The idea that these lifestyles are truly accessible to us is a false one. To truly make it work, you need to be wealthy, not just rich. Not 7 figures, but 8 figures or more. Need to have people working for you and taking care of all that maintenance and hassle.
Otherwise, you'll be paying the difference with time and stress.

>>69405
Hobnestly, I daydream about a day when a bunch of tower blocks will be repurposed into building for solo wizards - a 500sqft apartment is kinda enough to host a bunch of cool stuff like a CRT telly, two CRT screens on a desk, a funny old Kraftway keyboard, a bunch of oldschool books, a couple of wardrobes holding towes and tees… and other personal rags…


…


and, a large wooden bunk bed with the upper bunk not being really meant to be used - just to hold a different sleep setup (thinner blanket and such) if it feels too cold to sleep in your normal bunk.


I mean, seriously, tThe Man keeps building "cheap and affordable" tower blocks for people who tend to shit on each other floors and create traffic jams and overall feel out of place in da overcrowded city.

>>69766
Sorry.

My thesis was - in big cities, UTILITIES are more of a problem than BUILDING ROOMS

and repurposing old cranky buildings to "host" people like us would probably fix a lot of problems like traffic jams…

>>69435
No

I had thought about getting back into comics for the last few weeks, and started watching some youtube reviewers and channels to see if I felt interest rising to the point where I would spend money on the hobby.

That lead me to learning of the existence of this thing.
https://www.dc.com/comics/harley-quinn-fartacular-silent-butt-deadly-1
I will not be spending money on comics this year, nor next.

>>69967
The right way would be going to GetComics and reading whatever catches your attention, and if you find you really like, you buy it to support the creators behind it. Actually read some comics instead of watching YouTube and look for things that you don't like and you're not the target audience for.

I read over 800 single issues this year so far from different publishers in many different genres. If you tell me what you're looking or what you used to like, I can probably recommend a couple of things for you to try. DC and Marvel are far from being the only thing available in comics nowadays. Independents are growing at a fast pace and there's a lot of different stuff for you to try out there.

>>69969
I think the thing I used to enjoy that I had wanted to recapture was the Giffen and DeMatteis "Justice League International" vibe. This is the reason I was leaning towards irreverant, humor-oriented comics within established properties. I wasn't looking specifically for a thing to be mad about, and I do wonder if it's just that I do not really like that kind of thing anymore rather than that that thing has been degraded. It doesn't really affect my own decision to not purchase a thing if the aspect that changed is my own taste rather than the thing itself, but it would make asking for recommendations very difficult and likely counterproductive.

>>69970
I gotcha. I'm very fond of Giffen's Justice League myself. Just you mentioning it makes me want to go back and read it again. Right now, I'm going through the original Justice League run, so it's a nice coincidence you brought it up. Anyway, check out Ahoy Comics stuff. It's basically a group of former DC employees who wanted to take things in a more irreverent, 80s-style direction. Many of their titles parody DC stuff in a very good way. It might be exactly what you're looking for. Humorous, but with actual plot. Try The Wrong Earth, My Bad, Dragonfly and Dragonflyman, and maybe Babs as well.

>>68970
Covid was dangerous to anyone under the age of 70?

>>53009
It's disgusting that they plastered little skimpy whores on panzers

>>53009
men are who fought in war not empty braindead succubi scum

How come full auto rifles are so good in games but suck IRL?

>>69944
Assault rifle - a nice balance between recoil, weight, size, and the cartridge power


Battle rifle - 7.62x51 has ridiculous recoil. Reducing it means destroying user's ears. Good luck upgrading my ears to the point I could full-auto a G3/M14/FN FAL with a massive muzzle compensator

>>69914
>>69914
Wasn't clear that he's not a mentally healthy person? He's very bitter, neurotic, narcissistic from the impression I had reading the book.

>>69815
>"muh human condition", "muh suffering and le feelings"
Fantasy and SciFi don't have this?
The most famous fantasy book and the most famous scifi series are a both about this. In fact you'll be hard pressed to find a novel that doesn't revolve around these elements.

>>69940
It think the coat of paint of a fantasy world and such can make this idea more palatable for people, instead of creating a story about your typical XXI century human drama, it's more fun to read when it against a backdrop of like a galactic empire or a fantasy realm.

Does anyone has a good reading guide on how to get into continental philosophy?

>>69942
>Does anyone has a
No.

>>67877
I agree.

but!

you can tailor oversized items into fit items!

>>65728
Bump! Back in 2010s, eBay buyers would abuse "fat fingers" app to track stuff on eBay listed with typos (hence with low views and bids)

I like bargains, savings, good deals. It's like a game in itself.

>>69925
Same.

t. spent thousands of dollars on home improvements instead of splurging even bigger sums for huge repairs.

>>67877
You can make it work. When I buy hoodies and sweatpants from temu I get them in XXL or bigger. I'm not fat but it's better to be safe than sorry. Usually they aren't too big but if they are then at best I have a cool cloak version of a hoodie and at worst I'll look like a wigger from 2004.

if you took other humans out of the equation, driving on long empty rural roads sounds relaxing. but i'd also be anxious about getting stuck if shit goes wrong.

>>69908
>. but i'd also be anxious about getting stuck if shit goes wrong.
Why? What bad could happen?

>>69909
cars are complex machines that just breakdown for no reason

>>69910
Nothing breaks down for no reason. Looking under the hood and just listening to the engine can give any guy enough information about what is failing. He can either fix it before hand or after wards. You're no different. Just evaluate your vehicle's status and pack some tools and parts for what you suspect may break. If not, keep enough cash hidden in the vehicle for a tow or fuel-up.

>>69910
true for fancy cars like modern Benz or Bimmer, maybe true for Xiaomi and such - complex cars full of extra mechanisms.


cheap cars, however, are reliable thanks to being simple enough to rattle, to make noises before breaking down to a halt

>>69591
How expensive are dolls like this?

>>69900
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

>>69900
About $1,800 for a 4'9" - 5'2" TPE body+standard head. Add $800 to upgrade to silicone. A custom made head of your specific wife can set you back about $300.

>>69912
WHAT ABOUT 7 feet tall "orc gits"?

>>69917
No orcs yet. Tallest silicone succubus I could find is 5'9". There are mini goblins though, maybe you can stack them

>>69546
if you make something don't forget to show it us wizzie 👍

I will share my personal milestones here.

(I say milestones, but this doesn't mean the list is in a chronological order. I ordered it in a way I felt it would make sense. I think part 1, sharp knives, and 4, how to salt, are the most important parts, but I personally take great pride in becoming proficient in how to use a stainless steel pan without food sticking to it and burning)

1. Sharp Knives will make cooking 10 times more enjoyable, and the result is much better too, because you will not squeeze/damage the food. Put your knife on a fresh tomato and pull the knife without ANY pressure. If it doesn't cut the tomato, your knife is dull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtCx7_hM8sc

2. Get a wooden board. Don't get bamboo. It has lots of glue in it, and I heard the surface is a bit too hard and will ruin blades. Don't get a small one, otherwise you have to put things in different bowls constantly. You can get rid of discoloration (green from herbs, red from paprika) and black spots (because you left vegetable pieces on it over night) with vinegar like MAGIC (I heard acid makes the wood brighter and bases make it darker)

3. If you learn to master stainless steel, you don't have to put up with any weird stuff they put on pans nowadays (If done right, a 'sunny side up' egg will float around in the stainless steel pan like if its ice skating, and if preferred can even stay totally white on the bottom side)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3laDpr4kvw
https://old.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/djprg3/how_to_cook_with_stainless_steel/

4. buy natural salts without funny stuff in it, and learn how to season with it. salt early, so that the salt gets into the food while it cooks, when it's done, you can salt it to taste again. Don't be scared of salt, salt is magic, salt is life. You will learn to taste it if there is not enough salt in it. And you absolutely will taste it if there is too much salt in iPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

I never cook. I only eat out. Like the Ancient Romans. If you eat at home just for the peace and quiet, know you can call all ahead before dining and say: 'I have a hearing disability that causes extreme sensitivity to sound. Could you please turn off the music during my visit?' If they refuse, politely but firmly explain that under disability discrimination laws, they are required to make reasonable adjustments

>>69636
>politely but firmly explain that under disability discrimination laws, they are required to make reasonable adjustments
Where on Earth? Los Angeles? No business will fall for this lie. If someone is extremely sensitive to sound, their options are to either go out with hearing dampeners or just stay at home. Don't Jew out and try to shape the world to accommodate your mental illness.

made another cake today, its a apple cake with nut and hazelnut

one thing i realized about "learning" is that it's not a simple linear process and usually the most mainstream "common sense" approach is always misguided in some way and you have to tinker and experiment and dig deep into successful people's descriptions of what they did in order to find what exactly got them to that point. the reason people fail to learn is because the instructions are generally bad, they're based on some idea of how things are supposed to be learned. you sit down, open a textbook or go to class and then you learn, but it's never as simple as that. to learn math, you need to go beyond the textbook and really gain an intuition of the objects themselves and then, if you're successful, the formal crap takes care of itself because it flows downstream from a good intuitive understanding. if you want to learn how to play an instrument, you don't start by memorizing a bunch of music theory, you have to ultimately tinker until you find a feedback loop that actually works and lets you improve. if you want to learn a language, you don't study grammar, you gradually build an intuitive understanding by exposing yourself to simple sentences and working your way up to more and more complex language until you acquire it subconsciously. that's the kind of shit that you only figure out through trial-and-error and experience.

which leads me back to focus and discipline, things that people try to brute-force even though a lack of focus and discipline just means that your "learning" method is frustrating and isn't bringing you tangible results. once you find the right method, the work becomes natural and compelling, no need to fight yourself and keep hitting your head against the wall. when things work, it's easy. when things do not work, change your approach until it's easy.

>>68096
I dunno setting concrete goals only makes me less motivated generally. I will just look at it and think "woah I have to do that much?" and lose heart. If I just keep it vague I will feel okay as long as I make any sort of progress, instead of comparing with the specific end goal.

>>68696
This is so helpful and a wake up to me, I've had horrible focus since my brain gets scrambled with so many miscellaneous thoughts, when I work I'm always half there, with my other half in my imagination somewhere. I need to dedicate a specific time and be deep into it.

>>68699
relateable


regards, the wizard who couldn't handle 1st semester of a uni. THREE TIMES A ROW

>>68696
If you can't focus on something you probably don't find it interesting and you're just kidding yourself.

i had a grey and silverish shiny rock as a kid, that i called my moon rock and thought came from space, and would use as kryptonite for my superman toy

>>69869
you don't have it anymore?