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Its also the built-in trackpad and keys....

I mean, who knows if it's actually driver issues though. For some reason anyone has a problem with a computer they're like 'oh it must be drivers'.

Sounds like there's lots of things broken and not setup properly in your place Dilb

Why do you assume it's only computers?

Drivers are pretty early on the troubleshooting checklist. Assume away and do your double-checks.

I overpaid my credit card and they sent me a check for $7.

I went to a Thai place for the first time in maybe a decade just yesterday and had a nice stir fry. Having not had a good basis in Asian food, it's definitely a self-fulfilling prophecy where I don't go to places because I'm unfamiliar with the cuisine and what I would like, which prevents me from learning more.

There's not much to say about it with the information provided. Knowing mac's veggie know-how, he probably just saw a broccolini and spooked.

i had banh mih for lunch today. it was legit 9/10 ++.

this one was absolutely stuffed, definitely more filling than baguette. the thing had layers, man.



there's a bottom layer of rolled egg, a sort of light noodle/beansprout mix, and shredded carrot down in there beneath the lettuce and grilled meat.

Baguettes don't do it for me.

i actually miss decent bread here, even if it's just a functional baguette that isn't cloyingly sweet to cater to korean's palettes. vietnamese places and japanese bakeries are, oddly enough, some of the best places to just get hearty bread or wholemeal. korea's bakeries all take their tips from america; which is to say, literally the worst fucking bread on the planet. all rinsed in sugars and coming out sweet and dessert-like.

Last edited by uziq (2022-07-12 12:52:17)

you've clearly never been to korea. those aren't my photos.

every time anyone buys anything from any business in korea ... you'll see the automatic reflex to take a photo and document it. it's the most 'online' society on earth.



korea has a social media site/app called naver. think google+facebook+news+paypal+shopping+taxis+yahoo answers all in one. i can pull up any business using their 'maps' function and not only see the menu/prices, but also see 1000s of photos posted of their food and venue by korean patrons. another facet of the naver ecosystem is a 'blog' or facebook-style wall. it's very common for koreans to write small mini-blogs with pictures of any restaurant, café, museum, etc, they visit. they document their days out and socialise in this way. there's even reviews with photos for your average neighbourhood grocery store. the whole city has been mapped this way.

i just pulled those photos from naver.

i can pull up a hairdressers on naver, look at their prices, look at a list of their individual stylists, read their biographies and, again, see their reviews and photographs of their work, crowdsourced from other koreans. then i can use naver to book an appointment at that hairdressers. then i can use naver payments to book and pay for that appointment. there's even special discount offers for naver bookings. i actually save money doing it this way.

but yeah, '10 years ago'. it's the west who are dawdling in the past, m80. so whilst it seems silly that koreans are forever photographing their food and documenting their most banal café or shopping experience, they're actually hive-minding a vast repository of collective knowledge and consumer smarts. neat!

Last edited by uziq (2022-07-13 04:47:46)

we get it, you’re one of those conservative clichés who gets mad at people just having a nice time and enjoying themselves.

do food photos annoy you? don’t you have anything better to worry about and rally against?

conservatives - snowflakes par excellence. the perma-triggered class.

also aren’t you a photographer? those photos in my first post are clearly plated differently with different baguettes. c’mon old boy! details! clearly i didn’t take them.

Last edited by uziq (2022-07-13 07:03:15)

the only time i've ever taken food photos is on some occasion, or to show it to someone else for an express reason. i took a bunch of food photos when my friend visited, because, well ... we had been speaking about getting kbbq and having all the essential korean dining experiences for months in the run-up. then i could show family back home, "look, we're finally doing this". the photo had a purpose.

i never take photos of an average meal or drinks because i know i'll never post them anywhere or look at them ever again. if girls get some satisfaction out of posting that stuff all over their instagrams, then they can go nuts for all i care. i'm still going to enjoy my meal.