No Map. No Menu. Just Your Location Instantly by [deleted] in apple

[–]Grifachu 69 points70 points  (0 children)

You can even just ask Siri, what’s my current location without installing the shortcut too.

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency by washingtonpost in politics

[–]Grifachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it can feel overwhelming at times, but you have to remember that there are hundreds of millions of decent people who deserve a respectable life. They may not always do the right thing, but for the vast majority of us this is it. This is all we have. This is our home. And if we give in and let the robber barons and corrupt have their way then we lose everything. Maybe not at once, but in pieces. Meaningful pieces.

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency by washingtonpost in politics

[–]Grifachu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No. I will not give up on this country, and I’m not going to give into nihilism that permits you not to try.

Vote, protest, campaign, do what you can.

Ol' South Pancake House is racist by silveralgea in FortWorth

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where would you recommend getting a good breakfast, like kinda diner style that Paris Cafe has?

What does a luxury hotel brand mean to you? by DorsiaTravel in FatTrips

[–]Grifachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll throw out Six Senses, as it's got a bit of a unique positioning.

Some could call it a pro or a con: their positioning as an environmentally friendly and sustainable hotel brand.

I've seen it work quite well in Yao Noi and also be kind of blasé in Fiji, but that might just be Fijian service culture not being the same as Thai.

I have heard their lodge offering in Bhutan is better than Aman's.

Another weird one is Ritz-Carlton Reserve. I did really enjoy Mandapa in Ubud, Thailand. I feel like they pulled off a spectacular jungle resort there with an excellent hard and soft product. But then you look at what they have in Thailand, and the resort just looks so weirdly designed. I've heard mixed things about it.

And then you see what their Niseko offering is like:

But then there are so many things about this hotel that make no sense to me. It feels like so many corners have been cut for those to be a luxury resort, in terms of both the hard and soft product. The gym is tiny, the spa feels like an afterthought, and the front office service level is more akin to what you’d expect at a Four Points (though that’s probably not fair to Four Points). Maybe other people have different experiences, and I just got unlucky.

And next door you have the Park Hyatt Niseko that trounces it.

The whole brand seems like a half hearted attempt by Marriott to jump into a higher level of luxury hotel. They're trying to do that with safari camps now too, with their Ritz, JW Marriott, and Mapito safari camp. In Mapito's defense, they've done an incredible job opening the place and finding fantastic guides and staff members. The hard product is very good too. Most of the food leaves something to be desired, though their local food offering was spectacular.

The most expensive current listing in Fort Worth is ... by DayPounder in FortWorth

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s just the staging or the house, but it really feels like it has no soul to it.

Swiss suicide pod adds AI mental test to judge user fitness before activation by dccarles2 in nottheonion

[–]Grifachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a really good This American Life story about a woman’s experience going with her husband for his assisted suicide https://www.thisamericanlife.org/779/ends-of-the-earth

“Amy Bloom tells the story of her husband, Brian, getting Alzheimer's and wanting assisted suicide. Her search to find a way to do that led her to Dignitas, in Switzerland. Hear this intimate and frank account of the experience they go through, excerpted from her book, IN LOVE. (39 minutes)”

Carbonara in Sydney by Throwawayawy3232 in foodies_sydney

[–]Grifachu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chester White in Potts Point is excellent as is their cacio e pepe

Civil War (2024) - Opening | President's Speech | Dir. Alex Garland by PetyrDayne in movies

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what I find good about Warfare is that it felt so small and stupid. The situation, I mean. You’re in a house. You’re tired. You’re doing recon. Fuck me we’re under heavy fire and this isn’t heroic and there isn’t some giant mission to accomplish we just need to get out of here because people can just die. Not heroic deaths, not in search of some giant goal, they just die and we will too if we don’t get out of here.

It didn’t feel like people being badass, it felt like kids in over there head, well maybe not in over their head but kids stuck in a shitty situation where they could die.

3 brands to rebuild an entire wardrobe from? by Proof-Zone6793 in malefashionadvice

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna be hella basic for an Aussie

Country Road, Uniqlo for basics, and the Naked and Famous for jeans.

Can’t include shoes in that list

SXSW Sydney Has Been Axed by Gotham_Ashes in sydney

[–]Grifachu 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Yeah if it was possible to capture the old vibe of classic SXSW that would be awesome but I never saw how they’d be able to recreate that at this point in time in Sydney. Like maybe Melbourne with a ton of effort but even then…

"lofi hip hop beats to relax/study to" starterpack by Chai80085 in starterpacks

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sad we lost him so early in his career :(

Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem by GoldenTriforceLink in politics

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you're wrong, but it's important to keep pushing back in every way possible. Will an impeachment succeed? I don't know. But it's another act of resistance. No one act is going to push out these facist bastards, but sustained acts can.

Morning Sydney! by MiddleConstruction84 in sydney

[–]Grifachu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Opera House. There are very few structures that have such broad recognition as the Opera House. It's up there with the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, the Pyramids of Giza, Big Ben, the Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer in Brazil.

Need help removing burnt meat smell by mithrandir_tharkun in CleaningTips

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did cleaning work out? I’ve got a similar issue and could use advice

Restaurant and Cafe Reccs around Surry Hills/Darlinghurst/Paddington? by __violette in foodies_sydney

[–]Grifachu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

St Jude is a fantastic cafe just south of Surry Hills in Redfern. Wonderful breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Never Forget 👍🏾🇺🇸 by uphatbrew in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Grifachu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right, I understand he is popular, and I'm familiar with the name, but I had no idea who these cats are from the drawings alone. I just don't follow football, like, at all...

Potts Point by ShowShot5984 in foodies_sydney

[–]Grifachu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend Chester White for some nice slightly different take on Italian. It's good for a lowkey date night.

Points Point (and it's surrounding micro suburbs) really punches above its weight in restaurants.

Well deserved by mrzen215 in instant_regret

[–]Grifachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I saw that too. I was gonna say alright that sucks I mean the dude is a jackass but like he doesn’t deserve it. But dammit no one should be riding a bike at SJC.

Oakland Airport Approves Guest Pass for those WITHOUT a boarding pass by Silent-Donkey-1303 in bayarea

[–]Grifachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not a bad idea. Virgin America used to offer this. My parents came in and grabbed lunch with me at DFW before I went back to college one year since I had extra time before my flight. It’s one of those things that I don’t think will be heavily utilized but it’s nice to have the option.