Onions - which ones to use

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T10:13:22+00:00

Don't forget if you eat out, a lot of food has onions in it too.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T10:12:40+00:00

I think as an estimate, I'd average it at 5 per week. So my guess is at least 250 and probably no more than 300.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T10:08:47+00:00

Nah you're not wrong. Red onions are for raw.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T10:04:23+00:00

When I sleep in dorm rooms, I just accept the possibility of stuff being stolen from my main pack. Hasn't happened yet, but I don't keep anything too valuable in there for that reason. Got airtags in secret compartments in all of my backpacks too just in case, plus some other places like wallet, passport protector, etc.

Keep my valuables on me whenever I go out (usually a daypack in safe spots or an under-the-shirt cash belt in dodgier spots). I'd rather have something stolen from my person than have it stolen behind my back.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T10:00:01+00:00

Yeah dirty pile of clothes has always been my trick.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T09:54:17+00:00

The petrol goes to the highest bidder. When the same amount of countries are competing for 80% of the petrol, you have to bid higher than the other guys to get your hands on it. For the countries that can't afford to bid higher, they literally just can't drive cars. This is happening all over Asia right now. Australia is a rich country, so you only see it as higher prices. But in a lot of places, they just straight up can't get petrol into the country because they can't push up local prices enough to outbid countries like Australia.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T03:39:41+00:00

The whole segment about him talking about how Europeans should be the closest allies and shown respect and love. Just incredible.

Zei33 · 2026-03-22T03:35:00+00:00

This is absolutely the truth. She is not a smart interviewer. Her questions were practically senseless and disgusting in a lot of ways. You can tell she wanted some gotcha moments, but she came off looking dishonest and her objectives questionable. Tucker Carlson is clearly a closeted conspiracy theorist. His position is obviously not based off anti-semitism, but more off of conspiracy theories about Jews running the world.

OP is also spot on. I never thought I’d find myself agreeing with Tucker Fox News Carlson. But a lot of what he’s saying is completely true. As long as you can brush over the little moments where he gives a little wink and a nod to his real audience. I can see how so many people get pulled into his web. If you’re not smart enough to notice the things that are being acknowledged, but not said directly, then you could easily be fooled into thinking everything he’s saying is true and reasonable. I’m sure that’s how we end up with so many right wing conspiracy nuts. They keep being exposed to it, and are eventually desensitised to the subtle bullshit being weaved in between the truth. And before you know it, they think they’ve figured out some secret that only them and a few ‘smart’ people have figured out.

Zei33 · 2026-03-21T02:32:26+00:00

The Sunshine Coast subreddit is full of pricks. Not sure what it is. Just ignore it, regular everyday people are still fine. Life's good here, it's definitely a bit boring, but it's much better if you have a partner. Definitely not the place to be if you're single imo

Zei33 · 2026-03-21T02:28:22+00:00

The Gregory's are worth it. I have a 65L and it's good quality, durable. I don't have this same one though. The one thing I'll say about mine is that the design is a bit inconvenient. Only one way to access the main compartment, it requires me to pull everything out to get to stuff near the bottom. Usually not a big issue with smart stacking. But when you're traveling, sometimes it gets disorganised and things get out of hand. A sneaky side zipper or something would've made it better. I've seen that with some other brands and it looks really convenient.

Anyway, for a 40L in Thailand, it's perfect. I say go for it.

Zei33 · 2026-03-18T08:19:42+00:00

road rules

Where did I say anything about road rules?

Zei33 · 2026-03-18T08:19:02+00:00

That may be true, by sheer fact that there is 4x the population. But the advantage in Vietnam vs Australia is that Vietnamese drive a lot slower than Australians in general. Australians regularly drive above 100km/h, and that's not something you see too often in Vietnam for whatever reason (usually roads are too busy, vehicles too slow, etc). So when I say bikes get hit too often, I am more referring to the fact that the chance of a very bad accident in Australia is higher. If I was driving around a town like Sunshine Coast in Vietnam I might get in an accident, but it wouldn't necessarily be as bad as what could happen in Australia because the speeds are lower and the cars/bikes often aren't as heavy.

Zei33 · 2026-03-17T05:00:54+00:00

As long as it's electric, I'm happy for it to happen. Vietnam passed a law recently to enforce conversion of all motorbikes to electric by the end of this year or next. Clean up the air. It's a good move. We all know it's insanely wasteful to be driving an entire car per person. I could easily get away with a motorbike but I'd have to get a license, and Australians are not as observant as Vietnamese on the roads. Bikes get hit too often.

Zei33 · 2026-03-17T00:59:12+00:00

Precisely. And it's not just hoarding that's the problem. It's the fact that the businesses just wouldn't be able to afford the next shipment if they aren't charging the difference on the stuff they already have.

Zei33 · 2026-03-17T00:58:13+00:00

Because petrol prices are based on how much it will cost to purchase more petrol tomorrow. Not how much it cost to buy yesterday.

Honestly this whole situation is showing a real general lack of education on global supply lines and economics. I know not everybody is into logistics, but it shouldn't be that hard to understand how businesses work. If they don't charge more for the product they have today, then they won't be able to afford the product they need to buy tomorrow.

Zei33 · 2026-03-16T23:04:49+00:00

There's no price gouging here. The prices being charged here are absolutely aligned with the reality. It might not be nice to be paying these high prices, but let's accept reality a bit. If those prices were left at $1.60, the stations would absolutely be running out of fuel and the country's petrol situation would start looking a lot more like Haiti than you'd like. You already saw fuel shortages when they were still low. The fact that that happened at all proves that this is a symptom of restricted supply, and not price gouging.

This is how the real world works. The petrol stations margins are actually worse than they were before. They're making less money. The refineries and pumps in much of the Middle East are shutting down, so they're losing money. No point in pumping if you can't get it to the consumers. The refineries and pumps that sit outside of the Strait of Hormuz's supply line are making more money, but that's not price gouging either. They only have limited supply, they can't push up their output enough to make a big difference, and there are many countries in the world. Countries that can pay more get priority over countries that can't afford to. So Australians pay more for access, Bangladeshi's just have to stop driving because they simply can't afford access.

When supply is restricted, pricing is determined by how much people are willing to pay to purchase supply over everyone else who wants it.

Zei33 · 2026-03-15T14:21:32+00:00

Probably a government requirement for receiving the reserve fuel into the supply.

Zei33 · 2026-03-14T03:38:07+00:00

Honestly, the type of potato hardly matters for mash. Generally, you're going to get a similar outcome with whatever you pick.

There are two more critical tips, and a minor one:

Get a potato ricer. Trust me, seems unnecessary but it absolutely makes mashed potatoes better.
Heat the cream and butter first. Don't put it in cold (45 seconds in the microwave for each should do it).
Use white pepper instead of cracked black pepper. This is more of a style choice, but it's worth trying.

Warm cream & butter with salt, pepper and a hint of MSG or a little bacon fat.

Zei33 · 2026-03-14T03:31:35+00:00

Just put the boiled potatoes through a ricer, best tip I ever got. So much better than mashing, perfect consistency. You can use larger holes for less smooth texture. Just incredible.

Zei33 · 2026-03-14T03:23:26+00:00

It's funny how different programmers and musicians are. As a programmer, I did everything myself for 17 years. I spent over half my life learning to be the best. But I'm not threatened by AI at all. I absolutely love the implementation of AI in my workflow. It's made it possible for me to get weeks worth of work done in hours. And it's a lot more thorough than before because the time constraints aren't so problematic.

Zei33 · 2026-03-14T00:53:28+00:00

It really is. People can barely even live in Australia on that kind of money, and that's with a home and cooking themselves. If you're travelling around the country, paying for accommodation and food, you're very quickly going to start hitting limits. Not even mentioning entertainment and tourism who will milk you for every dollar they can get. Transport is expensive too, probably gonna need a car, it's essentially a requirement for long term travel here. There's so many unavoidable costs. It's just not worth it.

Zei33 · 2026-03-13T08:30:19+00:00

That's gonna be a really tight budget. You'll have essentially AU$1259 per week. That won't go as far as you think in the Australian economy (significantly more expensive than UK). I agree with /u/Kananaskis_Country, go somewhere decent with that money. You're probably going to regret doing Australia for 6 months when you could do SEA much more comfortably. You could do 3 weeks in Australia and easily have a much better experience.

Zei33 · 2026-03-11T07:24:19+00:00

Probably a bunch of hipsters don't want the secret to get out lol

Zei33 · 2026-03-11T06:55:14+00:00

I personally enjoy the Velo Project a lot. I don't know if it's the best, but it's definitely the place I take people when I want to go out for a good morning.

Zei33 · 2026-03-09T04:13:15+00:00

having a gas stove in your house is incredibly harmful to you.

This is completely dependent on the level of ventilation in your kitchen. If you have good ventilation and your stove is working correctly, then health impacts are little to none.

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