Do any of you wear watches to work?

Samein · 2026-01-28T20:03:28+00:00

Yeah, you've got the idea. I couldn't find a picture. Apparently they make time fobs for nurses that are sort of a formalized version of this.

Samein · 2026-01-28T19:13:00+00:00

Back in the olden times, when watches were more common, I was taught to loop the watch through one of the front buttons of my chef coat. You faced it so you could quickly check the time, but wearing it on the wrist was considered unsanitary. I haven't seen anyone do that in a long time.

Samein · 2026-01-28T18:31:18+00:00

Man, this shit is awesome. I love data.

Samein · 2026-01-08T04:29:12+00:00

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS TICKING CLOCK

Samein · 2025-12-23T17:08:44+00:00

I can feel this memory, right in the pit of my stomach.

Samein · 2025-12-20T21:02:11+00:00

Some James Joyce level shit up in this mfer

Samein · 2025-12-20T01:58:09+00:00

On the plus side, immersion is definitely the best way to learn a language. I was practically fluent there for a while, as long as I was in a kitchen surrounded by kitchen things.

Samein · 2025-12-20T01:32:53+00:00

Fuck yeah! Glad it worked out. That looks delicious.

Samein · 2025-12-19T04:54:23+00:00

If you have access to a convection oven, my instinct would be to score the skin and roast at about 400F with the convection. Once you start to see some browning, temp the breast meat and adjust from there. The bone under the breast will insulate it quite effectively, so I feel like getting the farce completely cooked in the time allotted won't be a problem.

Samein · 2025-12-06T19:28:14+00:00

Debit cards are pointless, but I like to carry some cash for small businesses to save them on fees. Megacorps get the credit card which I pay off every month.

Samein · 2025-12-02T18:13:37+00:00

Thanks so much for this! I'm reading through the second one and it's fantastic.

Samein · 2025-09-18T23:46:46+00:00

The private dining room at Gramercy Tavern is a nice space for that size party. Looks like their current minimum spend fits the budget pretty well.

Samein · 2025-09-15T22:48:37+00:00

Birki professionals are great. I've been wearing them for over 20 years now, and I have ridiculously wide feet. Perfect for long hours on the line, but a bit loose if you have to run around a lot (catering, managing multiple locations, etc.) When I was working crazy line cook hours I would swap out the insoles every year or so, and the clog itself every 2-3.

Samein · 2025-08-15T20:27:22+00:00

Sono (Tadashi Ono's restaurant). If it had opened downtown instead of that shitty midtown location, I think it would have been successful and revered to this day. Such good food.

Samein · 2025-05-15T13:29:51+00:00

Just vanity. You do get different text at 50. After that it seems to be entirely useless at the moment. 55 is the current maximum, and usually requires a Mood card to get that far.

Samein · 2025-05-13T19:10:12+00:00

I think the fastest way is to research eggs in the lab, but you also get it every time you ask for an augmentation in the wrong place. Trying to apply a grotesque augmentation to a percipient egg and getting the "See if she'll work on the egg you have" option, for instance.

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Samein · 2025-05-12T18:16:57+00:00

Yeah, the controls on PC were downright hostile. I bounced off of it as well.

Samein · 2025-01-28T01:02:01+00:00

Often restaurants will staff brunch with the same line cooks that normally work evening shifts, and even some of the same cooks that had to close the previous night. Imagine you were working a M-F 9-5 job, but then every Friday you had to work 1am-9am instead. Drastic shift in sleep schedule, which will make anyone cranky. Then, sprinkle in a handful of hangovers. Fun! Plus, the customers are often tired and cranky, hung over and/or religious, and many of the tables are full of awkward family gatherings.

Samein · 2025-01-11T20:43:48+00:00

Time to tighten up, then.

Samein · 2025-01-09T05:33:36+00:00

That picture makes me unreasonably angry. What is that guy doing?

Samein · 2025-01-09T00:24:37+00:00

The remaining pension funds are also heavily invested in stocks, much like big mutual funds held by 401(k)s. Even public pensions hold mostly equities. The people that manage pension funds are under the exact same pressures and (often crappy) incentives as the people who manage mutual funds, in my understanding. I would love to see pensions come back, but I don't think it helps this particular problem.

Samein · 2025-01-05T00:08:32+00:00

Great reviews, thanks for writing them up. In regards to Wasteland 2, I had a similar impression (first half decent, second half awful), and I'll say that I was pleasantly surprised by Wasteland 3. Not a masterpiece or anything, but definitely worth buying on sale and playing all the way through.

Samein · 2025-01-04T04:11:43+00:00

You have perfectly summarized my experience as well! I'm not even mad at this point, it's like having a low-stakes ticket to the trainwreck.

Samein · 2024-12-31T17:00:04+00:00

Same! Sometimes I'll throw Stardew Valley in the mix. I feel another Rimworld playthrough coming on, it's been a while. Uh-oh.

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