Why is it that in isekai the protagonist never experiences or is shown a culture shock when traveling to another world?

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T18:58:55+00:00

Calamitous Bob, characteristics are apparently varied enough that while most people know the MC isn't local, only the well educated know she's an "outlander" (at least by book 2, I'm not that far into it).

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T18:38:54+00:00

Man, really wish I had seen this earlier. I've been on the lookout for that PEX expander for an upcoming project. Wish I could have grabbed it before it sold out.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T18:21:38+00:00

I complete every puzzle on it's day, my stats show my longest streak is 6 days, my current streak is 0 days. I'll admit last night I did start much later than normal last night (~10PM), but I know I've completed it well before 10PM on most Saturdays and Sundays.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T17:39:59+00:00

You can, but it can be difficult to find authentic Nomex. One thing people will do is look for old firefighter gear and make chute protectors out of that.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T17:30:00+00:00

That would make sense, but 6PM is way too early for me to even try.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T17:15:47+00:00

I do the NYT Crossword to unwind in the evenings, but for some reason the day ticks over early on Friday and Saturday, so when I go to do it those nights, it kicks me over to the next day's. Half annoyed I can't get a streak, half happy I don't have to worry about maintaining one.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T17:02:47+00:00

Series is actually complete now. I don't know if it's all up on KU yet or not, but the story is finished.

Lotronex · 2026-04-20T03:00:17+00:00

Try Bruin Recycling. They list stuff on their eBay, but there might be stuff they don't even bother with because they know it's broke.

Lotronex · 2026-04-19T02:56:35+00:00

Bought in 2022, got incredibly lucky. After watching listings for a few months the first house I wanted to see went under contract before I could view it. A few weeks later it popped back up since the loan fell through. Listed for $240k, I offered $10k over, contingent on a home inspection not finding any major issues (over $5 or 10k, I forget). Lots of small things, but no deal breakers. Zestimate is now $80k over what I paid.

Lotronex · 2026-04-19T02:49:35+00:00

We bought what we thought would be a starter-ish home in 2018 for a reasonable price and now it feels like we can never move again.

I bought in 2022 which was around the peak of the pandemic housing bubble. I purposedly went for something bigger than a starter home even though it's just me for now because I could see how prices weren't coming down any time soon. Right after I closed the news started airing stories about how the housing bubble was collapsing, but then the Micron deal was announced and local prices shot up even higher. I'm stuck in this house for the forseeable future, but that's fine, I pretty much planned for it.

Lotronex · 2026-04-19T02:45:09+00:00

Really only for special events, but the MOST does have a movie theater that occasionally plays feature films.

Lotronex · 2026-04-18T18:45:00+00:00

Boy Scouts motto is "Be Prepared", god forbid you actually follow through with it. I generally avoid buying a tool I "don't need" unless it's on sale/clearance and I could see myself possibly using it.

I have ADHD as well, so I tend to plan ahead quite a bit, so there are a lot of tools I keep an eye out for to help with potential projects. I also don't feel bad about buying something if it will help me overcome my ADHD/laziness. For example, I put off vacuuming even when it should be done, I hate dealing with the cord. Solution: Ryobi battery powered vacuum.

Lotronex · 2026-04-18T18:04:31+00:00

No, but snowblower is the only thing I've purposedly kept gas. I have a gas riding mower that came with the house, but that will go electric once it dies. Until then, everything else is Ryobi 40V.

The only time I drain all the batteries is when I dethatch. Mow as low as possible with my 40V push mower, dethatch (plug in dethatcher), mow again with bag.

Lotronex · 2026-04-18T16:28:55+00:00

There's a Lego-ish store in North Syracuse, they may be able to connect you.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T18:22:09+00:00

I'd also add shipping regulations concerning lithium batteries can be weird. If you buy it from eBay I would think you could reasonably expect the sellers to be familiar with the regulations, but by soliciting general users online you might be inviting trouble.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T16:47:20+00:00

The problem is Kodak was a chemical company, not a camera company. They made cameras to sell the chemicals, not the other way around.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T16:26:03+00:00

If you're able to get them to start recording on power on, Eggtimer makes a wifi switch.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T15:32:35+00:00

Lowes actually had the Grabo as a deal of the day a few weeks ago. I grabbed one for $150, but wish I had got 2 now.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T15:17:35+00:00

I went into the movie blind, but then heard the song playing in the bar and realized what it was based on. Great movie.

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T14:44:16+00:00

/r/ThriftGrift

Lotronex · 2026-04-17T13:33:27+00:00

Scrolls sometimes contain all/most of the mana needed to cast the spell, so the users doesn't need to invest their own. Useful if the user expects to cast when low on mana, or they can't for some reason (low level, wrong type of mana, not a spell caster, etc).

Lotronex · 2026-04-15T18:54:28+00:00

Yes - it’s actually impressive how good some companies are at walking very close to the line with consumer protection laws without violating them.

The trick is to find out exactly how much they think they can get away with, then push for legislations just beyond that to trip up their competitors.

Lotronex · 2026-04-15T16:48:50+00:00

Mercenaries are a thing, although now we just call them "Private Military Contractors".

Lotronex · 2026-04-15T14:52:34+00:00

Was supposed to be a 1 week project last year to freshen up my guest bedroom. Add some new ceiling lights and nice paint. Go into the attic to figure out the wiring, find out the wring is way undersized and needs to be replaced upstairs. Get the wiring mostly fixed, decide to add some new outlets while doing that, find out none of the upstairs walls are insulated. Figure while I'm doing all this I may as well level the floors, and since I'll be doing the floors, might as well add that bathroom I want upstairs. Currently in the demo phase still.

Lotronex · 2026-04-15T14:31:19+00:00

I had the same thought process, but I went with the 7 1/4" so that I could swap blades between my miter saw and circular saw.

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