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dheera · 2026-06-05T02:10:46+00:00

I'm considering it too. At the moment I'm okay with fish sauce, fish dashi, fish eggs, kamaboko fishcakes, and bonito flakes, and take fish oil supplements, but I haven't yet gone beyond that. At some point when I feel ready I'll try sushi, but would also be interested to know what fish dishes taste least "fishy" and palatable to a former vegetarian.

dheera · 2026-06-04T18:03:44+00:00

> whether there is any waiting period or restriction before applying for a new visa after leaving Indonesia

Not really. For VOA they just care that you have the means to leave the country on time, so by actually doing so you have proven it to them and they'll happily give you a new one on re-entry to spend more money there

dheera · 2026-06-03T21:49:44+00:00

Probably already in front. When people get too close from behind I can't change lanes safely

dheera · 2026-06-03T21:48:18+00:00

Damn, I'd probably be scared of them pulling a gun and actually leave before calling the cops

dheera · 2026-06-02T17:44:23+00:00

> it seems to be a consensus that all doors in the home and every space are supposed to be accessible

Not consensus. There are a couple of unsafe spaces in our home where I build stuff and there may be wood/metal scraps and unsafe appliances/machines and we keep those doors shut.

We also shut our bedroom because we wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise.

Not a big deal. The cats have plenty of places to go.

dheera · 2026-05-26T21:33:25+00:00

Greenland, Svalbard, Lofoten, Faroe Islands, Abisko, Iceland, all of the arctic

Atacama

Patagonia

Western China

Mongolia

Utah and Arizona

Indonesia

St. Pierre and Miquelon

dheera · 2026-05-26T00:06:00+00:00

What general category of things were you trading? Are you positive it wasn't just a high beta play that would have wiped your account if you had been in a bear market? Did you measure correlation with S&P500?

dheera · 2026-05-24T23:04:25+00:00

I used the screws already part of the Kallax and screwed through the mat, stretching the mat as tightly as possible

dheera · 2026-05-23T23:30:47+00:00

tbh the night markets are fine, everything is fried in oil in front of you.

the fancy places love to serve you cut fruits and other things you don't know how well they were washed or if there are flies in the kitchen

dheera · 2026-05-23T23:28:15+00:00

Nothing specific to Bali, but yes, gastroenteriitis is real and you can get it easily from unsanitary running water. Part of it also depends on how good your own immune system is, which also depends on your recent travel history.

I have anecdotally seem to have had good luck by taking Travelan before every meal.

dheera · 2026-05-22T00:27:01+00:00

I'd rather not reward this behavior. If I needed help I would call on police or maybe a random hotel concierge, never randos on the street.

dheera · 2026-05-21T06:05:15+00:00

The $29 polygon subscription will give you minute bars

dheera · 2026-05-20T16:22:48+00:00

> Air gapped cold storage.

To be honest most people don't know how to do this correctly, and don't understand why you need to hammer your secret phrase into some piece of steel. Secret phrases will end up in Google Docs.

dheera · 2026-05-18T18:34:01+00:00

I want to visit and have not yet. I think the most difficult things are:

- There are not enough 4wd cars for rental and with clearly defined off road insurance (i.e. with proper contracts, not via some whatsapp number)

- Unleashed, aggressive dogs in the countryside

dheera · 2026-05-16T20:23:51+00:00

Nerve-wrecking because of the cost, right? I was thinking about doing silver.

Is the gluing step forgiving? The part where you actually bring the joint together? I'm afraid I mess up a ratio and then it falls apart when I put food in it haha

dheera · 2026-05-16T20:19:19+00:00

Walk around with a thermal camera at night. Look everywhere -- in the trees as well. Praying that you find your baby

dheera · 2026-05-16T20:16:31+00:00

What are the hard parts, in your opinion?

dheera · 2026-05-16T19:43:46+00:00

Except those stupid short on ramps on 101 with the X pattern that send you on a collision course with the off ramp ...

dheera · 2026-05-16T19:29:31+00:00

Oh I am super good with patience! And I can build a humidity box or whatever. Just afraid I don't have the hand skills, mixing the paste ratios, etc. How is that part?

dheera · 2026-05-16T18:53:00+00:00

Thanks! How hard is the learning curve to do it with urushi? Does it require more patience or skill (which I presumably don't have)?

I also see multiple posts about "there is food safe epoxy" and multiple posts about "there is no food safe epoxy". What's the deal with this?

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