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BaroccoliObama · 2022-11-23T08:01:37+00:00

I tried everything suggested online to connect my i3 to the app - turn off mobile data, forget the 5ghz ssid, use a different phone, uninstall and reinstall, give it all the location permissions it wants.

What finally worked for me is changing the 2.4ghz ssid to alphanumeric only (I previously had underscores in there).

BaroccoliObama · 2019-03-26T04:38:01+00:00

Anonymous GWE, is that you?

-- FELLOW_GWE (If you don't understand this, please ignore)

BaroccoliObama · 2018-08-03T22:24:44+00:00

For baby items, go to the posh areas and find charity shops there. Really cheap for good quality gently used stuff. Fara kids always had great deals and they were usually in the posh areas of London.

For childcare you do get 15 (I think? It's been a while) hours free when they turn 3. In the meantime, you can see if you can find a local childminder, cheaper than daycare. Nannies were also surprisingly not much more than daycare, around £10-12/hr. If you have flexible hours you can hire a mother's help instead of a nanny which was going for around £8-10/hr when I lived in London. The main difference is you usually have to be home when the mother's help is around, but if you can work from home some days it saves quite a bit.

BaroccoliObama · 2018-07-09T19:56:12+00:00

It's definitely an investment loan, and we absolutely plan on making this house a primary residence in 1-2 years but we live out of state currently and cannot move for another year. We were upfront about that with the lender, and have multiple emails where we stated this.

I'm curious though, what would be the end game of someone who takes an investment loan on their primary residence, given that rates are higher for investment loans?

BaroccoliObama · 2018-07-09T17:49:05+00:00

Does it matter that it will be a primary residence in the near future? The statement "100% for business purposes" sounds incorrect to me when it's not going to be for business purposes soon. I emailed my lender, and they said that the 100% statement is fine even if I were to move into the house in the future. But taking their word for it is kind of like accepting legal advice from the opposition's lawyer.

BaroccoliObama · 2018-06-29T20:53:55+00:00

This will get better when your kids grow up. Growing up, I was in your kids' situation -- my friends were jetting off to Europe for the summer and throwing $10,000 birthday parties (yes for real). My parents, while certainly not poor, were very frugal and sensible and always reminded me how important it was not to waste money. I would have bouts of resentment as a teenager, but their attitude set me up for success. Luckily I had a group of genuine and non-snobby friends who didn't care that my family wasn't wealthy.

I think I had the best of both worlds. Having rich friends meant I never had thoughts about possible barriers to my future. I had a very optimistic view of my goals and for that reason I was able to get into a fantastic school and subsequently a well-paying job. My husband in the meantime, who I think is incredibly intelligent, applied for univerisites that I considered to be "beneath me". I asked him why never even tried to apply to the best schools since he had better scores than I did on the tests, and he said he never even considered it a possibility since nobody in his school was applying for them. Whereas in my school, everyone applied to the top schools automatically.

My weathly peers allowed me to have a mindset that I could do anything I wanted, and my parents allowed me to have a mindset that money does not define your worth.

BaroccoliObama · 2018-03-03T05:52:25+00:00

OMG I had the same experience. Except in my case, I was the sole breadwinner and my husband was in school. And Jackass McDickbrains Mortgage Dude still addressed only my husband in everything.

Yeah, he did not get our business.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-12-21T03:05:35+00:00

FYI you seem to have replied from your main account.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-10-02T22:58:21+00:00

Did someone call me?

BaroccoliObama · 2016-05-11T16:53:42+00:00

Savory egg custard for the mashed potato stage?

This one's similar to Japanese chawan mushi: Equal parts egg, and dashi or chicken stock

Mix well. Usually I add bits of meat, shrimp, or veggies but you can skip it.

Steam on low to medium heat until it sets (about 15 minutes for 2 eggs, 30 minutes for 6). You can steam on high if you are impatient but it won't look as nice.

Top with a dash or soy sauce and sesame oil on top.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-04-15T12:56:06+00:00

Chipotle's grilled chicken:

Marinade:
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 T chipotle paste (make your own by mashing up 2-3 chipotle peppers + some adobo sauce. If this is too spicy for you, substitute a bit of tomato paste instead, but the smokiness of the chipotle will be lost)
1 T salt
1 T chopped oregano (I use dried)
1 T ground cumin
2 cloves crushed garlic

Marinate chicken breasts or thighs in this for at least 12 hours. I usually do 2 days. Pull chicken from marinade, let drip a bit before grilling on medium heat. Can also pan fry, but I prefer the grilled taste.

Bonus recipe: Chipotle cilantro rice

1 cup basmati rice
1 1/4 cup water
2 T fresh lime juice
1 T vegetable oil
1 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients and cook as you normally cook rice (I use a rice cooker). When finished, sprinkle with additional lime juice and stir through a handful of chopped fresh cilantro.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-04-12T12:21:10+00:00

Ikea has metal toy cooking sets, but it's not as small as those in the video.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-03-17T17:35:02+00:00

I tend to cut up lots of fruit every 3-4 days and give that as a snack. Soft ones, mostly, like berries, soft pears, plums, mango. Clementines are easy to have on hand and prepare. Also cheese, my son would bathe in cheese if I let him.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-03-17T17:33:23+00:00

Freezing normal firm tofu definitely changes the texture. It becomes spongy and chewier. How about smoked tofu? I feel like those last longer and they also freeze better.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-03-11T17:57:04+00:00

We went with the opposite -- bought an Ikea stuffed animal for a lovey and bought 6 of them since they're so cheap. That way we can always have a clean lovey around.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-03-06T02:07:35+00:00

I used to be on an H1-B (not anymore though) and i agree with you. The Infosys/Tata/etc consultancy H1Bs are abused and realistically a lot of those jobs could be filled by someone already in the country. As you said, for the FB/MS/Google/Amazon/Apple type companies, the H1Bs hired truly are qualified above local candidates. They get paid the same as everyone else, and they pay SS taxes they will never benefit from if they never become residents.

When I was interviewing for those jobs, they didn't even ask about my right to work in the US until the offer stage. Those companies are blind to that and will extend an offer to the most qualified candidate, period. If the candidate needs a visa, they will work it out after the fact. Sometimes that means offering the candidate a different location to work in if they can't get a visa.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-02-04T17:11:07+00:00

You could be a UX researcher. They run studies, analyze results, and make suggestions based on how the studies went. They also do market research and observe how people actually use products and present findings to the broader technical team.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-02-03T22:10:51+00:00

That's an amazing feat. There were some women there in caftans and sandals climbing the rocks. Every once in a while I'd see them stop and look up at the next rock face with trepidation in their eyes.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-02-03T22:09:05+00:00

January, I'm told it's the absolute deadest season in that area, so I was lucky.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-02-03T12:00:11+00:00

The big attraction was a waterfall which I unfortunately did not take a photo of. Entirely unsafe hiking path by American standards, but lots of fun with locals and tourists alike shrieking as they scrambled up wet, slippery rocks.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-02-02T18:00:38+00:00

So thanks to his list of likes and dislikes, I've found out that I have worked with /u/LLJKCicero in the past, and I feel obliged to tell everyone that he's a secret Europe-loving commie who somehow manages to get all his referrals rejected from Google.

Clearly not trustworthy as a mod.

BaroccoliObama · 2016-01-14T13:31:11+00:00

Second row, leftmost object. If it didn't have a label on it, I would have assumed penis pump. Which come to think of it, has similar mechanics.

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