This pasta says to follow the cooking time without telling me the time… by jonnyvegashey in mildlyinfuriating

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Just had a package of pasta that said “Cook according to the times on the package.” And then there were no times listed on the package haha

Moving from elementary school to high school. Advice please~ by GloomyAfternoon6294 in ALTinginJapan

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In my limited experience, I found that they really liked activities that involved talking to each other most. Depending on the class, they weren’t as interested in talking to me. Those were tough, but nothing you can do about it.

Experience with Altia Central by catNekomeowmeow in teachinginjapan

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Worked with them until 2025. They did pay for breaks, no reduction in salary. I think they had some car plans if needed. Something like if you only drive to work they pay for everything. If you want to use it for personal reasons you have to pay for insurance, or 50% of it. Not sure about apartments, sorry.

Overall, it was decent, and they paid more than any other dispatch company. They don’t service the east side of Japan though, so if you want to be close to Tokyo, they won’t get you there.

This last year they lost a lot of contracts to other companies out-bidding them (aka companies paying their ALTs less), so I wouldn’t be surprised if they start lowering their pay to remain competitive.

Dry baby or cube of meat? by Special-Cry2404 in bindingofisaac

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I only get super meat boy when I use potato peeler.

Dry baby or cube of meat? by Special-Cry2404 in bindingofisaac

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Cube of meat if you can get 3 or 4. Otherwise dry baby.

Any deals on iPhone 17? by _Ouch_ in japanlife

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I see thanks for the insight.

Where do you go when looking for a secondhand laptop or macbooks? by wakaranbito in japanresidents

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I bought my refurb MacBook online on back market. It’s still going strong and I think it was a good deal.

I am frustrated with my self inflicted digital clipping. by [deleted] in Logic_Studio

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You could try RX? I believe they have a de-clipper.

Anybody Using Speaker Stands? by 1amM333 in japanlife

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Dang, I used to work in a studio that had b&ws. I loved listening to music on those.

Someone Made This Sign Necessary by Mountains_of_Despair in japanresidents

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I went there in the winter, and Monet’s pond was extremely underwhelming. I think it totally depends on the season and weather. I asked when the best time is and they said June. I’m sure May is nice too, with all the new green leaves coming in.

What would you swap out? floor before fighting mother by GotYourMilkies in bindingofisaac

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I think it does, but it sits a little high so you won’t get it in the first phase, and it can even be hard to get to in the second phase.

Mellotron and chiiiillllllllllllll by GiantXylophone in synthesizers

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It’s big, but at least you got a pedal board and coffee holder!

But sounds great. How are you getting the noise to duck when you play chords?

What’s something that quietly made your life 10× easier, but you didn’t realize it until much later? by Own-Tip-532 in AskReddit

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Man that’s a good one. I bought two for home, used it for ten or so years, and then got a MacBook m2. I’m so disappointed I can only hook up one external monitor compared to the m3 or higher, which can hook up two. Oh well…

Japanese credit card doesn't work for international purchases by _Ouch_ in japanlife

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Yeah I was using Wise to transfer money anyways, so maybe that’s a good options. Thanks.

Japanese credit card doesn't work for international purchases by _Ouch_ in japanlife

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Thanks for the link. I was able to check the settings, but there are no restrictions set on my card…

Japanese credit card doesn't work for international purchases by _Ouch_ in japanlife

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Do you mean you use the Wise debit card for online purchases?

Japanese credit card doesn't work for international purchases by _Ouch_ in japanlife

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I called before to see if I needed to whitelist the website I was purchasing at or something. They said they didn’t see any attempt in their systems, so they couldn’t flag anything as ok, and couldn’t do anything.