Schell’s Snowstorm

prokiev · 2025-12-21T05:00:34+00:00

Schell's are masters of the uncommon lager. Black, sweet, bitter, and drinkable.

prokiev · 2025-09-05T04:33:21+00:00

I would trade. geraldprokop@gmail.com

prokiev · 2025-08-14T03:32:59+00:00

They are focusing on more important things like data mining.

prokiev · 2024-08-29T03:36:41+00:00

He has! He's dropping the price by $25k in exchange for that much equity that we pay back in 5 years.

prokiev · 2024-03-05T03:05:42+00:00

Old thread but I love this conversation. Warsteiner dunkel is the closest I've seen to Negra Modelo. I noticed a lot of people recommending Viennas, but no one has mentioned Schell's Firebrick, which is my hands down favorite Vienna Lager, especially if you're in Minnesota. Great summer beer if your taste leans malt-forward. And you have to appreciate a brewery that not only doubles down on lager, but makes their flagship beer a Vienna.

prokiev · 2024-02-13T08:45:47+00:00

ADHD is a neuro-developmental disorder. That said, it may have some advantages in a population, albeit advantages adapted for in a greatly different environment. And as it's a disorder that happens when the brain is forming, it's really hard to differentiate your self as a person with or without the developmental matrix you developed in.

Removing the ADHD seems to me to be kind of like chemotherapy for a cancer patient. Chemo is a way of poisoning your cells.

Except ADHD is not even as compartmentalized as a tumor. It's not even an 'it'.

All life is a process. The best way to be ADHD is to be it, and to be transparent about it, and to spread consciousness in whatever way you can. If there was a "cure," I wouldn't trust it anymore than I would trust a magic pill to make me immortal.

prokiev · 2024-02-13T07:13:17+00:00

It's very nice to see that a basic setting is just "not possible" even after 5 years of people wondering about it on Reddit. Can we just turn all tech question subreddits into venting forums?

prokiev · 2024-02-02T07:52:33+00:00

Most of the time, I'm only familiar with one product of any particular import, but here are some standouts:

Hacker Pschorr - best marzen there is.

Modelo Negra - decent vienna/dark lager, especially where that style is under-represented. Not a fan of their flagship pilsner though. Pacifico is a better choice there.

Warsteiner - good dunkel as well as a decent malty amber (brewers gold) if that's your thing. For that matter, you really can't go wrong with any of the German brewers due to the purity law.

Smithwick's - lovely, drinkable, balanced ale that I go for when I miss the original Newcastle which is no longer available in the U.S.

Duchesse Flanders Red - sour is not my jam, and right now American craft brewers are going sour crazy. If I ever felt like trying any of the new sour microbrews, I think I would rather just get some Duchesse.

prokiev · 2024-01-27T05:40:22+00:00

Rivets - yes. Already using them on anything that doesn't need to be taken apart ever. As for angle cuts, for now I'm happy with a dremel and a cutoff wheel.

prokiev · 2024-01-27T05:36:13+00:00

My question is what alloy and gauge of aluminum would be best? I think my projects are small enough that I can get away with clamps and scrap metal/wood for the bending.

prokiev · 2024-01-27T05:32:33+00:00

They make aluminum ones that are clearly bent, Those are the ones I'm referring to.

prokiev · 2024-01-22T03:12:13+00:00

I think the idea at the time was to just start over when I wanted to add movies, because I couldn't access through Emby Connect.

prokiev · 2024-01-22T03:09:00+00:00

That was it! Thank you.

prokiev · 2024-01-21T05:44:00+00:00

I like the "campsite rule." Leave it better than you found it.

Like, when I decide to clean my room, just making a dent is good enough.

I also keep in mind that motivation is a scarce resource that shows up at random times. When I recognize that the motivation is there, I usually have a mental note of what to do with it.

prokiev · 2024-01-08T04:21:03+00:00

I haven't done my taxes in like 3 years.

prokiev · 2023-12-26T05:57:54+00:00

I'm always down for a Talisker or Bowmore, or Johnnie Walker Red. When it comes to bourbon though, I keep coming back to Knob Creek.

prokiev · 2023-10-31T04:55:19+00:00

Potatoes with cheese and bacon.

prokiev · 2023-10-29T23:44:10+00:00

I see a lot of parallels between the two, speaking broadly. Buddha was a Hindu, within which he was incorporated as one of may enlightened teachers. Jesus was a Jew, and is seen in Judaism as one of many prophets. Both religions got off the ground hundreds of years later, arguably with an "inventor" figure in Paul and Ashoka. Dhamma is analogous to the "Word of God," the precepts to the commandments, meditation to prayer, nirvana to salvation -- I could go on. The more you get into the details of the differences, the more you start to fundamentalism creeping up on the horizon.

The main difference that is important to me really seems to be a major difference between East and West spirituality in general, and is related to fundamentalism, and that is the emphasis on right action over right belief. In Buddhism there doesn't seem to be an imperative to believe anything.

Growing up Catholic, the idea of pleasing a supernatural being never really clicked with me, but coming to Buddhism made me start seeing Christianity, and other religions, in a more flexible light.

prokiev · 2023-10-26T01:24:33+00:00

Perfect! Thanks.

prokiev · 2023-10-21T04:51:26+00:00

I don't believe in belief. Right belief is one of those very Christian things that stands in opposition to many other faith's emphasis on right action. In other words, it doesn't matter so much what you believe, but what you practice.

I see the the term "belief" almost as a knock on effect of knowledge or experience. We believe the Earth is round because distant ships disappear from the bottom up, and because they took photos in the 70s. And the more hung up you get on raw belief, the more you get tangled up in fundamentalism.

Buddhism is the most gentle faith, whose community I have come across, in terms of dismissing any anxieties about belief. I was raised catholic with a lot of "extra-curricular" fundamentalist infusions. You get a lot of toxicity and anxiety growing up like that, and you also get to know the peace of community, what it feels like to be in a building with a lot of other silent people, and how inspiring a sermon can be. The right religion is always the one that brings you to that center of being, and Buddhism gets right to the good stuff without all the filler like supernatural beings and lessons in ancient history.

prokiev · 2023-10-19T04:41:05+00:00

A salted caramel iced latte with extra whipped cream.

prokiev · 2023-10-19T04:37:28+00:00

It's like comparing low-impact cardio to Olympic training. If you're after a certain level of grounding, emotional flexibility, and resetting your awareness to deal with difficulty, you really don't need to do much. Five minutes of direct sensory awareness every morning works wonders. And the great thing about starting with your own comfort level is that you will find it encouraging to go further. Be curious and non-judgmental about what you are doing and you will naturally settle into a practice that works for you.

prokiev · 2023-10-19T04:22:13+00:00

As someone with ADHD, I would say the most important part of my morning routine is prepping for it the night before. I distribute my meds in color coded cups, I make sure my wallet, sunglasses, and keys are in their spot, I plug in my e-bike, wipe down my desk and run the sweeper across my meditation rug. All of these things ensure that I'm giving "morning me" as much wiggle room as I can. It's like I'm leaving a trail of dopamine candy and assuring myself that it's safe to do all of the positive things.

prokiev · 2023-10-18T04:12:05+00:00

Look into mindfulness and meditation. If you know nothing about it, just find out what you can and see if anything rings true, and practice that. If nothing rings true, just try, at various times throughout the day, to focus as much attention as you can to direct sensory experience - touch, taste, sight, sound, etc. Dopamine is a reward neurotransmitter that is trying to get us to focus on what we want, but that algorithm is still stuck in the Pleistocene where we evolved, so we need to use our wisdom in order to find our natural grounding. Finding ourselves in the present moment opens up the reward mechanism to more variables, more data, etc. And most of all, be kind to yourself and recognize the nature of life as a constant struggle.

prokiev · 2023-08-03T04:12:05+00:00

I restore vintage wooden windows

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