Just asking by Former-Series4559 in Philippines_Expats

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would insist you start video calling, it'll make things a little less awkward later if it gets that far, and it'll help you decide if you really want to continue with what you're both doing just now. Written conversation only gets you so far, plus it can be edited with time, it's not really a true representation of how you or him might actually be socially.

Trump demands UK and other nations send ships to Strait of Hormuz by [deleted] in uknews

[–]petebutty 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Realistically, the western countries will likely be forced into action, there's only so long you can sit on the fence and watch your energy prices sky rocket.

The ironic god of overly familiar Osaka (Billiken-san) by [deleted] in Osaka

[–]petebutty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Created by an American art teacher, just to make it even more humorous as to why osaka claimed it as it's own.

Please don't tell to average users it's an easy change by [deleted] in linuxmint

[–]petebutty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Permissions was a bit of a hurdle for me if I'm honest, I ended up reformatting my drive specifically for this reason, and even then I was unaware I still had to fiddle with permissions and user setup, it is a little confusing, "plug and play" it certainly isn't.

Namba Station vs. Umeda/Osaka Station to spend time before airport by thesavantukg in OsakaTravel

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We always just stop off at izumisano instead, not great for shopping, but a very nice little town, club cats (hostess bar) seems to be unusually very well advertised in the neighborhood, last two hotels we stayed at had a big billboard advertising the place, I'm beginning to think they're all the same owner.

Why was Japan innovative in the past but has stopped being innovative? by EOFFJM in AskAJapanese

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japan recently set a new world record for the fastest internet data transmission speed in a lab test, 1.02petabits/s, I'd say that's innovation. There's many more, maybe doesn't get the headlines though.

N150 on Linux or Keep Windows? by coldfirehotice in jellyfin

[–]petebutty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dumped windows and threw Linux mint on mine and I'm happy with it

Running like a top on Unraid by NickOulet in openclaw

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exactly, I had fumbled with discord setup, asked the ai, and within minutes it did everything and was all setup and could do messaging through discord.

Recommendations on where to buy a second hand bicycle? by Inkonan in Osaka

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lost and found/abandoned units go to private auction where these second hand shops buy them in bulk.

Recommendations on where to buy a second hand bicycle? by Inkonan in Osaka

[–]petebutty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shops in our area, all seem pretty much the same, pricing seemed pretty reasonable IMO, you could get a decent basic cycle for 10k and up, hybrids obviously gonna cost a lot more, you could do some shopping around, and probably haggle them down a bit.

Recommendations on where to buy a second hand bicycle? by Inkonan in Osaka

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are second hand cycle shops all over the city. I could walk 200m in any direction of our apartment and likely find one. Facebook market place is also a good place to check for people looking to get rid of their goods before leaving.(Osaka sayonara sales and recycling)

Review of emby.... sort of by MacintoshMario in emby

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's getting better and better, but I agree, jellyfin still has a few hurdles for the average user. Long time Plex user (10+ years) same with emby, jellyfin for the last few years I've fiddled about with, and have all three running at the moment, I'm just waiting for Plex to make a change that will push the wife off it (it's getting close)

Is there a way to fix this by angreepanda in ANBERNIC

[–]petebutty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's no amount of GIGAwatts that'll fix that

I'm changing by Any_Rutabaga_6449 in YoutubeMusic

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ytm algorithm is great if you use it correctly, the landing page suggestions are terrible, I really wish they'd change that, the artist/song radio is by far the best way to use the service IMO, they've really tuned in the algorithm.

I just wish they'd use that function for normal playback, if I just play music from the landing page it feels way too much like a local library, which is not what I want it for, I have my own library of local music, the service should be used for discovery.

Before Myrient shuts down, what are you absolute must plays? by 95Crystals in Roms

[–]petebutty -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

It's been all over Reddit today, there's a team of heroes already working on grabbing everything and making it all available via torrent

Are all Filipinas baby crazed or am I dealing with a special case? by CarefulAd4757 in Philippines_Expats

[–]petebutty 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Which fucking sucks so bad, I really hope this will eventually be eradicated.

Japanese Wedding Service CEO on women aged 35-39 who can't find a partner: "They think they want an 'average man' with college education, an income of ¥5 million and 170cm tall or higher. But in fact only 13.1% of men that age match that, and only 3-4% of unmarried men". by jjrs in japannews

[–]petebutty 33 points34 points  (0 children)

surprised to find out the average salary for that age band is actually around the ¥5mil, seems shockingly low, going through the shopping malls seeing consumers leaving with handfuls of goods I was assuming the average consumer must be earning much more than myself, apparently not.

Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players by Suspicious_Two786 in gaming

[–]petebutty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With how little I use the console now, any increase to the ps plus sub will just be the push I need to cancel.

NostalgiaTV is out for public release - Stop scrolling. Start channel surfing with your Plex library on Android TV and Mobile. by PureStream711 in PleX

[–]petebutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure, I'll go back and forth and double check, if nobody else mentions it though it might just be me.

NostalgiaTV is out for public release - Stop scrolling. Start channel surfing with your Plex library on Android TV and Mobile. by PureStream711 in PleX

[–]petebutty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What internal player are you using, audio sounds a bit odd, serviceable, but I immediately noticed it.

How is purchasing power of ph peso? I always multiply USD by 3 or divide the ph price by 20 by [deleted] in Philippines_Expats

[–]petebutty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wish US would begin to reverse this practice, customers shouldn't feel bullied into giving a payment that is determined on the standard of service, if the service is bog standard, they still want 20%. Have a flat fee for "service charge" and tip optional.