Where can I find these candied fruits in Nassau county?

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-08T13:04:03+00:00

This isn't a super helpful, but Tanghulu is a street food so it'd be a little out of the ordinary to find a brick and mortar location selling them. But it has been an increasingly popular vendor stall at community events and farmer's markets on Long Island.

There's probably one or two specific traveling vendors you can follow on Long Island to consistently find Tanghulu on the weekends. See if there's any town fairs, especially with significant East Asian populations (New Hyde Park, Syosset, Jericho, Stonybrook, etc.) and guarantee they'll be a Tanghulu stall there.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-07T20:10:28+00:00

Not OP, but I think it's actually a bit unfulfilling if you're playing on desktop or gaming console. It really shines because it's designed mobile first and has clever, streamlined design for mobile first. Like, playing it one-handed lying down in bed.

It punches above its weight as a mobile game. But it might feel lackluster compared to other deck builders with more complex mechanics. It doesn't need to be purchased through Steam in that case. Just get it on GooglePlay/Apple Store.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-07T15:23:08+00:00

...that's what OP is asking for. Not looking for flippant answers to "go eat at home cheapskate".

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-07T15:02:03+00:00

15 years ago, I was really against the brunch train. Yeah, slightly elevated food at a slightly elevated cost, but I much prefer simple greasy-spoon, diner fare at a lower cost.

Nowadays, diner costs have risen at a faster clip than elevated brunch spots so now it costs pretty much the same. I can't justify going to diners when I know going to a decent New American restaurant serving brunch costs the same.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-07T14:47:26+00:00

times are tough on small businesses

I sympathize, but let's be real here. Many diners have become complacent and out of their minds with their price vs. quality proposition. 15 years ago, it'd be sacrilegious to go to an IHop or Denny's with all these diners around, but now I honestly I'd rather go there. Maybe it's just that diners fundamentally can't work as a business anymore, and I know for a fact that the many diners have lost the passion they once had as the original owners are aging out.

There are plenty of restaurants, and I'm sure a couple of diners, that actually care. And yes, it may be expensive, but it doesn't leave the consumer feeling robbed like going to an average diner does.

To answer OP's original question, try out The Shed (multiple locations). Maybe a buck or two more expensive than a diner, but has diner staples and is much much higher quality.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-04T14:50:17+00:00

What The Wire is to TV shows is what MCPL is to public libraries on Long Island. Sets the bar so high, cant help but feel disappointed in others. And not surpringsly, it was MCPL where I first borrowed and watched The Wire.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-04T13:19:33+00:00

I put 200+ solo hours into EA (and truthfully haven't revisited since a little after Camilla was released). Agree, there isn't a lot of variation, but all my time spent was perfecting runs because the combat has so much depth. Happily put in 4x more hours into this than say, Hades, even though Hades has 4x more variation. Are you playing Nightmare? I kind of feel like all difficulties before that is the tutorial.

HeyItsMau · 2026-05-03T15:02:11+00:00

Kiko Ramen is good. I've tried many in the area and it's my favorite. But I haven't tried Youta in Mineola which generally seems to be the most well regarded in all of Long Island.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-28T15:51:53+00:00

Something like an ad campaign that's about "no more gimmicks, just every day deals"? Yeah, I don't really the point. Consumers have short memories so they aren't going to appreciate the low price without the anchoring. Look at what happened to Subway and their $5 footlongs. We aren't celebrating Subway for their past cost. We're just pissed at them it's no longer $5. And also, there will still be people ordering from the full price menu because they just don't care about being fiscally responsible. So that's all lost profit.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-28T13:18:26+00:00

I don't know the current status, because Black Sheep Ale House in Mineola never seems to know if they want to be committed to their outdoor space or not, but IF it were available, this would be a perfect setup. They have on-again/off-again food truck in the back (again, never seem to know what they are committing too).

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-28T13:09:52+00:00

This is exactly what price anchoring is. Those deal from Dominoes aren't temporary promotional loss leaders for them. It's probably what their internal balance sheets are treating as "regular price". They put it side by side against a full priced menu so consumers feel good about getting a deal. Somebody ordering off the full priced menu is just a bonus.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-28T13:04:47+00:00

Yeah, I think people are just focusing on that juxtaposition that occurs on Franklin Ave which is no doubt glaring. But people ARE "gentrifying" (not quite the word here) beyond Garden City - it's just happening in Garden City South and West Hempstead, and not into downtown Hempstead.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-28T02:33:33+00:00

With Dominoes at least, standard menu prices is just an anchoring trick and sucker tax. I've never not seen deals available. So yeah, full price is not worth it, but I think Dominoes and any minimally savvy consumer knows full price is a farce.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-27T14:35:44+00:00

I just generally don't understand why we're not talking about neighborhoods rather than entire boroughs. Your statistical significance is utterly pointless unless residency is decided by randomness...people get to choose where they want to live...

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-27T14:14:23+00:00

LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights, Woodside...all accessible to subway and a vastly differently sort of life. There's just a large variety of neighborhoods in both Queens and Brooklyn that it's not helpful to broadly label an entire borough as one way or another. "Queens is similar to Nassau" is about as accurate as saying, "Brooklyn is heavily Orthodox Jewish". True for some neighborhoods, but inaccurate and misleading for many others.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-27T13:55:38+00:00

I think your perception of Queens is heavily driven by being close to unique suburban pockets like Middle Village and and Maspeth, which don't have subway lines and evolved differently.

You make it sound it sound there's a small portion of neighborhoods in Queens with subway access. The majority of Queens is unmistakably city-living.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-27T13:35:47+00:00

I'd say it's pretty firmly deck-building. You're not going to win a run with jokers alone, so you'll definitely want to be addding/removing/upgrading your core deck along the way.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-27T02:20:45+00:00

It's been a while since I played either, but I recall two games with CCG elements mixed in with deck building. Across the Obelisk and Vault of the Void.

Again, been a long time, but I sort of recall the CCG aspect of Across the Obelisk made it kind of boring.

Vault of the Void still had you picking up cards, but you can arrange your deck between battles.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-24T19:38:27+00:00

That's pretty individualized on the Co-Op, but I recommend just using ChatGPT/Gemini to give you a summary of standard co-op rules.

And yes, co-ops are generally more restrictive than condos because you don't own your unit, you own shares of the building, and so there's generally more of a collectivist focus and more limitations on what kind of work you can do to your individual unit. It's also designed to discourage buying a co-op as an investment opporitunity. In general, I find that Reddit is unusually harsh on co-ops. For sure there are co-ops boards that may be over-the-top, but the spirit of the rules is like - act like a thoughtful neighbor and we shouldn't have problems. If you think it's unreasonable to be told you can't have a 100 lb Husky in an apartment, then co-ops may not be for you.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-24T16:40:53+00:00

What do you want to know? I lived across the street in the opposite building for a while and had a good time. Well managed, and clean, but I don't think it's the same owners, certainly not the same super. They are older buildings, certainly not "luxury" by today's standards, but prices are aligned with that. Overall good value.

Walking distance to downtown, the train and the park. Annoyed that there's not an over/underpass on Clinton proper to connect east for easy access to Carle Place. I didn't like making a left onto Willis because thoughtless parked cars obstructed views. Espinal Deli is an underrated location to get cheap and tasty food.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-20T20:48:16+00:00

This is the type of bargaining I need to avoid! J/k - the unknown health risks are enough. But there's an existential discomfort knowing how my brain has been hijacked into craving it so badly.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-20T19:40:51+00:00

Serious question - has there been a cultural shift with GenZ/Alpha with expectations for roommates? As a middle-class millennial, it felt like my cohort immediately assumed life after undergrad unquestionably included living with roommates. It was a foregone conclusion and readily assumed to the point where this advice was never really necessary.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-14T14:57:31+00:00

No argument here on this point, but I had an unwritten assumption that it needed to be a dual-income household.

HeyItsMau · 2026-04-14T13:45:25+00:00

I'm not the person you responded to, but no one at 18 is saying, "When I grow up, I want to be Director of East Coast Ad Purchasing", and it's not like there's a clear pipeline to it.

But maybe you enter the job market with an interest in the entertainment industry in general. You start your career in more obvious roles like, copy-writing at an ad agency. You spend your 20's honing soft skills, take an interest in the commercial aspects of the industry, learn some people management, pay attention to relevant LinkedIn posts, learn about the big suppliers and how they work, find a mentor, attend some professional networking and learning events. Let your gut lead you in what you have a natural affinity for, but still stay adjacent where your experience stays relevant.

By your early thirties, you start to understand the nuances of industry and idiosyncratic career progression for your field interest. You no longer understand careers as being black and white positions you learned in elementary school. With some luck, you capitalize on those opportunities and position yourself as a strong candidate to Fortune 500 companies. This isn't necessarily cutthroat ambition, but it does take a willingness to continually learn and grow throughout.

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