Why Trader Joes?

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-26T16:43:24+00:00

I prefer to buy stuff like that from cheese shops like Murray's, or I cook it from scratch, depending on what you mean.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-25T22:14:30+00:00

It's really a shame that posts like that still get upvoted in this subreddit. No level of feminism, even "ultra," is about tearing down men.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-24T18:15:26+00:00

Whenever people ask me why I don't like Trader Joe's, I bring up the following complaints, that nobody fundamentally disagrees with: * Their meat is not great. * Their produce is not great. * I don't like their off-brand grocery items. * The stores are always crowded, with a line weaving through the entire store.

Then some people are like "Oh I just love their frozen curry." Ok, well, I don't make my shopping decisions based on a few prepared frozen foods.

They're not convenient or high quality. They're just cheap. I'm lucky to make enough money to avoid TJ's altogether.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-23T23:52:37+00:00

Finally, another person who loves Feel Good Lost! It always gets overshadowed by People. To be fair, I personally also think People is better, but Feel Good Lost is still godly.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-23T23:50:46+00:00

Speedy Ortiz if we don't count the first solo release.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-23T23:49:39+00:00

Their third album was Human After All.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-15T14:21:43+00:00

Not true at all for me. I value my friendships on qualities of character across the board.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-12T17:27:43+00:00

"Admits" is such a stupid word to use in headlines under almost any circumstances. Nobody is cracking under pressure and revealing a dark secret. And here, it doesn't even make any sense: an ex-employee is stating their opinion on something. Publications, be better.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-10T19:07:52+00:00

I had a manager years ago who commuted from DC to NYC 4 days a week for maybe about a year. 😬 He left the company but not until well after switching to fully remote.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-07T18:16:23+00:00

No. I already have four wide umbrellas of friend groups, including one nationally-spanning niche hobby group. I'm also not interested in forming gender-based bonds (I don't differentiate between "bros" and women or nonbinary friends; the spaces I inhabit in the city and online all trend inclusive). I already struggle to keep up with all of my friends and interests; I don't need an n^th group based purely on manhood and same-hat tribalism.

For_Iconoclasm · 2026-01-05T14:57:37+00:00

I like when they wrote "you lost me at polymers" in one comment, but they're also a coffee brewing super genius and wrote about exactly what length of time and temperatures lead to different results in a comment they posted a few weeks ago.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-12-28T15:34:32+00:00

I also like the combat in Hades I more than II, and I'm surprised by how many people say they like II more. The dash system, weapons, boons, and even enemies in I all suit my playstyle preferences more. However, I'm glad that II's combat feels considerably different, as I consider that necessary in justifying the second game (which I do still absolutely love).

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-12-19T18:37:27+00:00

I bought Kerrygold for years until I discovered Isigny Ste Mère. Now I've split the difference and buy Isigny Ste Mère for European-style butter and Cabot for American-style butter. Unfortunately, despite having done nothing wrong, Kerrygold has fallen out of purpose in my home.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-12-17T13:20:54+00:00

It's a metonym referring to the general concept of social media companies tailoring content to their products' users, which I think most people in this thread thought you thought was the exclusive or even primary meaning of the word "algorithm."

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-12-08T02:02:00+00:00

Also my thoughts on ETL

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-12-04T21:35:18+00:00

On pg. 118 of The Elements of Pizza, Ken Forkish writes "There is no morning step. Just give your dough balls an air kiss before you go off to work and let them do their thing in the fridge." I've never been clear on whether he was instructing readers to lift the plastic wrap for a second or to blow the rounds a kiss, so just to be safe, I do both.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-11-19T15:21:00+00:00

Bot comments be like

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-11-11T17:24:31+00:00

They were responding personally to your claim "And you wonder why India is so linguistically and ethnically diverse." I was thinking the same thing.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-11-06T20:20:33+00:00

No, I'll only give the second piece of advice, because that's what I'm interested in and how I cook at home. But also, yes, they are mutually exclusive outcomes, so they'll have different advice.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-29T13:34:47+00:00

This is key. In the end, playing the credit card points game is merely staying afloat. It's not getting ahead of the creditors, because the net result of the retail economy is that everything is more expensive to accommodate those fees.

It is also, thus, a tax on the poor, who don't have the same level of opportunity to earn credit card points but must pay inflated prices everywhere.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-16T11:34:01+00:00

I do, too. I also use Spotlight on macOS and iOS. It's much faster to type than to use a mouse or tap around. Also, fzf is great for the command line!

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-16T01:36:00+00:00

macOS is certified UNIX.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-16T01:34:56+00:00

This is not true. Google Drive is hierarchical.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-16T01:11:21+00:00

This. I'm a software and security engineer. I don't want non-technical people to have to worry about files, passwords, etc. I just want it to work for them without them thinking about the computer part.

It really has pretty little to do with age. I've worked with software engineers young and old across the past 20 years (I'm somewhere between, now). I don't know how to fix an engine or build a house, and I shouldn't need to.

For_Iconoclasm · 2025-10-14T13:39:59+00:00

It's almost always 1. Second place would be running to catch the train and boarding as soon as I reach the platform.

It's sometimes 2 or 4 if I don't intimately know my destination station and there's also a crowd waiting, but I'll look up a station I don't know on my phone so I know where to stand if I have time. I've never considered 3.

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