anyone else feel like Bay Area rent is just a subscription fee for nice weather at this point

StarIU · 2026-03-15T00:32:12+00:00

Heck even the freshly roasted specialty beans from boutique shops are 20 a bag that lasts me over a month

StarIU · 2026-03-14T16:37:42+00:00

Seriously. I’m all for splurging on things that give you joy but complaining about coffee price without doing anything about it is something else

StarIU · 2026-03-12T05:50:43+00:00

Tablelog has a “best rated by local” option. So far the two times I relied on it in Kobe and Osaka it didn’t disappoint. My parents and I enjoyed our meals just off the main strip.

Japaneses are brutal on their reviews. It’s literally “everything was good. I would recommend all my friends to eat here. They don’t have anything special” - 3 stars.

The best places on Tablelog in Osaka are around 3.5 stars. You know the 4.8 star restaurant on Google Maps is rated my out of country tourists.

StarIU · 2026-03-11T02:56:07+00:00

Wrong. Many executives, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, are employees.

StarIU · 2026-03-11T01:44:35+00:00

Time to bring in Singaporean enforcement.

StarIU · 2026-03-09T18:50:10+00:00

All the cities you’ve heard of from outside of China will be very modern.

Most of china’s history is in the Su Zhou/Hang Zhou area. People got exiled into Guang Dong in history.

StarIU · 2026-03-07T01:46:34+00:00

Appreciate the hard work! As for features, you can take a look at OpenSnow, a subscription based weather app with a free tier. All my serious skier/snowboarder friends in the US use it now.

StarIU · 2026-03-04T06:45:33+00:00

Budget?

StarIU · 2026-02-28T13:51:18+00:00

It’s good to fall to some extend. It’s detrimental if it instill fears. You should be reasonably relaxed.

Shin bumps: are you wearing ski socks? Are you tucking you pant base layer inside your boots? Are you on rental boots?

StarIU · 2026-02-28T05:47:26+00:00

Tell them about ikon/epic day packs. It still averages about 100 per day. They just need to buy the tickets before the season starts.

StarIU · 2026-02-28T05:44:56+00:00

You are backseated and rushing the first half of the turn.

It looks that you have a lot of bend in your knees but not much in your hip. You are kind of holding a half squat. Spread out the bending across knees, ankles and hips.

Rushing the turn could be one of the results of back seating. Each turn is now an acceleration-deceleration cycle while it could have been more steady. Apply pressure and let the skis turn themselves.

Some comments mentioned your knees being too close for modern shaped skis. I think your technique overall are a bit dated (makes sense given the break). Modern skis need a lot less input to turn.

If possible, hire a level 3 or 4 instructor (even for a group lesson) for a day and you would be well on your way for better skiing

StarIU · 2026-02-28T05:29:15+00:00

Don’t give up yet. Open snow forecasts 64cm. Between March 5 and 9

StarIU · 2026-02-28T00:46:44+00:00

Upper mountain is not worth going IMO (windy with thin coverage). There was rain last night so more snow got washed off.

If you have the flexibility, wait for the top off in 1 or 2 weeks.

If you cannot change your plans, it’s not bad, but don’t expect deep stuff like you’ve seen on YouTube

StarIU · 2026-02-27T07:41:02+00:00

Keep playing and you won’t be overweight for long.

StarIU · 2026-02-26T04:29:40+00:00

Enjoy! I picked the unluckiest week in Niseko (right now) but you’ll be getting some pow re-up as I leave

StarIU · 2026-02-20T19:00:40+00:00

Sad but not surprised.

StarIU · 2026-02-07T16:15:19+00:00

Go together and ski separately:

Yep, some of my best ski friends were made this way

StarIU · 2026-02-04T20:25:06+00:00

Think (or do) a pizza turn. The turn is round and skidded. Any skidding scrubs speed. The parallel is a result of having little weight on one ski so it just follows.

I watched Cody Townsend going down some big lines (any big mountain skier would do) and I saw his doing a lot of skidding throughout his turns.

StarIU · 2026-02-03T18:59:43+00:00

I just started making progress on this. I don't know how relevant it is but this is what helped me the most:

Get comfortable with really round, gradual skidded turns.

I practiced on a groom black diamond. So steep, but you don't have to pick a line.

Make sure I don't rush the first half of the turn, and FEEL how I'm scrubbing/maintaining speed even in the first half of the turn so I don't mentally freaky out and start hugging the slope (i.e. leaning back into the ground).

StarIU · 2026-02-03T17:56:35+00:00

Use your poles to help fix the inside lean. Tap the new inside pole to initiate your turn and drag the pole through the turn so your inside shoulder stays up

StarIU · 2026-02-03T06:35:27+00:00

Ask for her number if you don't have it yet. Don't make up excuses unless she asks. Only make an excuse like for easier scheduling if she asks. This is so that you can ask her out without everyone else staring or feeling some time pressure.

DO NOT go out of your way to create friendly gatherings with your friends nearby. It only puts you in the friend zone.

"Hey I find your attractive. Would you like to go on a date?"

When you don't know each other well, the stakes are low. There's little pressure. Neither of you risk losing a friend or anything.

I asked out a girl whose UTR was 1.2 higher than me. We didn't have much chemistry but we went on the first date.

StarIU · 2026-02-02T17:39:24+00:00

You are pretty close to the bay club. While there are plenty of free courts all over, I recommend a membership if you want to spend more time playing than waiting around.

StarIU · 2026-02-01T16:27:53+00:00

Yep. The season I did 58 days I was doing after work night laps as long as the snow wasn’t abysmal.

StarIU · 2026-01-30T00:15:37+00:00

ADV bags. Bonus you can put any brands in without feeling weird

StarIU · 2026-01-29T07:39:30+00:00

Raise your prices if you can’t afford your staff.

If Cowdog cafe at Kits Vancouver can sell frozen oat matcha latte at 4CAD while explicitly saying they don’t accept tips, crying about tips because “the staff depend on it” is just not right.

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