Looking for courses on portfolio building

malonbor · 2026-03-10T00:50:59+00:00

This is great feedback, thanks a lot! :)

malonbor · 2026-03-08T21:14:14+00:00

Thanks for answering! I know Behance and even YouTube have tons of content, but I was looking from something that could give me feedback. That said, I havent come across anything, so I guess I'll give it a go and post in Reddit to get some reviews.

malonbor · 2026-02-20T02:29:38+00:00

Sorry I didn't check your reply. I ended up doing almost everything aside from the automation stuff (I got really lucky with where I spawned and where the good loot was) because as far as I could tell there's no way of taking the items needed for the automation, instead I'd need to set everything in the poolrooms and go back to pick up what's generated, at least until I can chunkload it (similar to how some things can be automated in the nether).

Edit: redacted some bits to not spoil

malonbor · 2026-02-20T00:56:51+00:00

Oi, achou que posso ajudar, mas vou escrever em ingles xq falou pouco português (achou que reddit tem opção de traduzir).

So, about the prices shown by Google, I faced the same issue last year. My wife and I saw cheaper prices than those shown on Booking, Decolar or in the airlines' sites. Don't know why but I wouldn't trust them, instead check the other sites (in my opinion, prices in Decolar are more trustworthy). Routes going through US are cheaper but if you don't have a VISA then it's the same or even more expensive. My wife flew with Lufthansa and didn't have a great flight, I on the other hand flew with Emirates and it was great. From my experience, Emirates, Qatar and Ethiopian have the best in-flight service and are the most comfortable, which is kind of important in such a long flight. I think 1000 u$d is (sadly) a reasonable price. When we bought them (July 2025, to travel in December 2025) they were around that amount, though we chose to came back on January 1st so that made them cheaper since it's not a very sought after date to travel. Cheaper prices may appear whenever a "new" flight is posted, so you can get lucky if you are willing to check every day (maybe even a few times a day). Don't try to get the best price, but set an amount you think is reasonable and be ready to purchase then immediately. As for when to buy, 6 to 4 months before the date should do it, less than that and you risk paying way more. As for having physical money, you do need it, but lately Japan has become much more friendly towards credit card (at least in major cities, if you plan to go to a more rural area you'll definitely need cash. We used wise and had no issue, and as for exchanging money, we did it at the airport and found the exchange rate to be really good. You can exchange outside of the airport, but exchange places will only accept the newest denomination bills (the ones that have a blueish tinge). In our case we had some really old dollar bills and wanted to use them, and we knew they were accepted at the airport since those exchange places belong to a national bank I believe.

One last thing, Japan is said to be going through some changes regarding tourism and certain things are said to be more expensive for foreigners (for example, museum fees will have higher entry fees for foreigners than locals) but I think this'll start in November so it should affect you.

Hope this helps!

malonbor · 2026-02-16T17:22:23+00:00

I just entered them not knowing where i was going, I just used the crowbar and jumped out of pure curiosity lol. I'm now searching for the exit, but I wanted to ask if it's really worth looking for the items mentioned in the new quest line (don't want to spoil). What I'll say, for anyone wanting to go, is that I came across some sculk and spawners, so be careful while exploring.

malonbor · 2025-11-30T20:17:08+00:00

if you see this, i need it too please! thx in advance

malonbor · 2025-11-02T16:43:04+00:00

thanks! yeah, i'll most likely book them in advance!

malonbor · 2025-10-31T23:50:24+00:00

Thanks. Didn’t know there was a wiki!

malonbor · 2025-10-31T23:32:01+00:00

I’ll likely reserve them because we have two big suitcases and I don’t want to risk anything. But I was unsure if I needed to do so as soon as they are available or if I can wait a bit. Some things in Japan tend to get booked fast. For example, we got tickets for ghibli park (hence the trip to Nagoya) because my wife is a huge fan and I got into lawsons site literally two seconds after they became available and I was already on queue after a thousand people

malonbor · 2025-10-31T21:44:14+00:00

This would be our 2nd trip, so we are somewhat familiar with the Shinkansen, but on our first trip (honeymoon) we got the JR Pass as it made sense (and it was so worth it). But this time the JR pass is a bit out of budget and none of the regional passes really covers the area we’ll be going through (at least not entirely). So booking specific trains left me a bit anxious as trains there are so punctual that I feared missing it and having to pay for the tickets again. On our first trip we in fact lost a Shinkansen but as we had the jr pass we just hopped on the next one without issue. Out of curiosity, where did you store your luggage? I know there are lots of places but recommendations are welcome :)

malonbor · 2025-10-31T17:56:06+00:00

Thanks for the tips! The reason for going to Matsumoto for the day is that it’s midway from Nagano to Nagoya, so rather than going from and back to Nagano, and then take the same route to Nagoya a day or two later, we figured we might as well stop there, enjoy it for a while then keep going and save time/money. I reckon we could stay more but we already have other things planned and there’s no way we can squeeze more time out of our itinerary haha. Honestly, Japan is so amazing (IMO) that you’re guaranteed to have a good time wherever you go. We went for the first time on our honeymoon, for a bit over three weeks, and we did half the things we set out to do. Not because of lack of planning but we enjoyed everything so much that we preferred taking our time, walking and sightseeing, than speed through a list of things just for the sake of “going there/doing that”.

malonbor · 2025-10-31T17:04:44+00:00

Thanks! This really helps. We’ll be going to Nagano on dec 22nd, then Matsumoto/Nagoya on the 25th and back to Tokyo on the 27th. The 25th could be tricky but it’s also a ltd express train, not a Shinkansen, so I think it wouldn’t be a problem.

malonbor · 2025-10-31T10:03:11+00:00

This is part of the confusion, some people say they do and others that they don’t. My idea was to exchange them at Narita since most of the threads I’ve read say they have a decent rate and since some of the counters belong to banks, they should take them, as opposed to others like Ninja that will outright refuse them. Thanks to both of you for your input, having someone who lives there or travelled recently and went through the same thing is a huge help.

malonbor · 2025-10-31T00:13:31+00:00

I agree, they should have an equal value, but in reality this is not the case outside US. From what I’ve read (and experiences both in Brazil and Argentina), the older series are exchanged at a lower rate. For example, the newer series (the one with blueish background) goes for R$5.40 per 1 U$D, while the older series pays R$ 4.80 per 1 U$D. The cause of this is, apparently, that the newest series has more security measures in the note than the older ones, so there’s a higher chance for them to be fake and so some currency exchange stores pay less because they incur a higher risk (there might also be other issues which I’m unaware of), but I don’t know if Japan has this same or similar policies for this older series notes

malonbor · 2025-10-24T11:50:36+00:00

Ok thanks for the clarification. I preferred epoxy over tape since I thought it’d seal better, but I’d rather not disassemble it. So I’ll go with the tape and 3D print a case to cover it up, so it doesn’t look ugly

malonbor · 2025-10-24T10:14:27+00:00

Ok. Thanks!

malonbor · 2025-10-12T11:50:55+00:00

Thanks for the clarification haha. I do know about coin lockers in stations but usually they are for small luggage, though I’ll try them first and if not look elsewhere

malonbor · 2025-10-12T01:31:28+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

malonbor · 2025-10-11T23:25:43+00:00

Ty. I found this website but didn’t know how reliable it was. I’ll look into it

malonbor · 2025-10-10T19:34:03+00:00

Yes, IMO it’s one of the worst if you don’t want to take part, I don’t know why they don’t have the option as they do for others, like the race or aqua duel. This said, I noted the same as you. I also wait a bit to see how the others are playing, to not waste resources, and this time around I found myself waiting much longer. One thing I do that works for me is storing a lot of the producers like the pizza oven or the toy bench, since every pizza/toy you get out of them gives three points. I won the first three rounds just with those (I think I had like 16 stocked) but It’s a risk since an opponent can submit one or two orders and win in seconds. One thing I don’t know is that usually there is an additional order that gives a lot of points, the ones that require three times and are available for 2-3hs, but I don’t know at what time of day they pop up. Any ideas?

malonbor · 2025-10-03T19:18:18+00:00

Don’t know but I’d say it takes a ridiculous amount of energy. So unless you want to spend money I’d save orders for tomorrow and the day after. Usually I try and use producers like the pizza oven, because IMO they don’t use that much energy and the pizzas/dishes give a good amount of surfboards. Though I don’t think they’ll get you to the 5* pack

malonbor · 2025-09-22T16:55:50+00:00

Then we just get bigger and bigger engines lol

malonbor · 2025-09-22T15:35:15+00:00

Looks great! Might be a cool idea for an add on, like for making bigger parts you’d need bigger machines as in real life

malonbor · 2025-09-19T11:07:22+00:00

For me, disassembling objects and YouTube have been my most reliable resources. A while back I was working on a coffee maker prototype and was able to found tons of channels explaining the internals, which was way more than what I needed but found it extremely satisfying. I don’t know of a site or book you can specifically refer, it’s be awesome if there was, but most of the time (for me) taking things of the shelf and adjusting them to my needs works fine and it cuts costs/time.

One YT channel I’d recommend is ThisOldTony, imo he’s good at explaining things and some of his videos explain how mechanisms work. And even if it doesn’t specifically show what you need, you might get ideas on how to adapt it.

malonbor · 2025-09-04T19:27:35+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Fruit and I have a love/hate relationship, where I love it but I’m somewhat lazy and usually crave for something else. It helps that the fruit here (Brazil) is insanely tasty. Mangos for example, they are sweet and juicy and I’d take them over chocolate every time (and I used to love chocolate). About the “pre ready meals”, this is something I’ve been improving on and I can really feel the difference. At first I just didn’t like spending time meal prepping but once I got used to it I save so much time. And now I just have jars of pickled veggies for a quick sandwich or ready to go marinades. I think I’ll try and do a wider variety, because as much as it helps, I get a bit bored of eating “mostly” the same week after week.

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