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Take More Photos

Without sounding like a bitter luddite, I miss the days of people capturing moments for the sake of remembering, not sharing with strangers. We all have childhood VHS footage and disposable photos of seemingly mundane moments at family BBQs, birthday parties, vacations, etc, but in the iPhone age most of our photos are taken with the intention of posting. This is a crucial difference, for me at least, so I recommend getting a camera not because it takes better photos than your phone, but because it'll remind you to capture more regular slices of life.

@tyler

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Jan 5, 2023

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childhood digicam as replacing phone camera

not even trying to be pretentious (long time readers will remember this one !) i just think it’s nice take silly sweet photos of my friends on a camera that may be fuzzy but captures my love for them and the joy of the situation much more than a hdr corrected iphone photo does. plugging the memory card into a reader into an adaptor into my laptop and receiving the photos give me the feeling of yes ! i am a university student ! and not an oh god ! i have so much debt ! i love my friends (see previous pi.fyis)

@sophiealmond

May 17, 2024

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This is going to sound dumb and obvious but just do it

My dad is the same way so my childhood is like extensively and obsessively documented in photos, tens of thousands of them. I started taking his cameras and using them to take pictures of everything and anything that caught my eye or that I thought was interesting whether that was places, plants, animals, people, or random objects. I don’t really have a camera that I use now (i do have a shitty point and shoot languishing in a case somewhere) and i should probably get back on that as a hobby but I always make sure to get iPhone models with a zoom lens when it’s time to upgrade and I continue that habit of just snapping photos of everything that piques my interest and they’re automatically backed up to my Google Photos library!

@taterhole

Jan 31, 2025

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Sketchy tik tok

So we all think it’s sketchy that Tik Tok is already back right? And that they posted a statement kissing Trump’s ass and making him out to be the one saving Tik Tok when he isn’t even sworn in yet? And now Trump wants the US government to have a 50% ownership, aka turning Tik Tok into state owned media just like I thought was happening. And I’m sure most people won’t be able to stay away from Tik Tok and Meta which is so disappointing. I want nothing to do with Tik Tok now because I know the app as we knew it is already gone at this point.

@saylor

Jan 19, 2025

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Pasta making basics

Pasta is so much simpler to make than people online will have you believe. This is going to be ingredients, helpful notes, and clearing up a couple misconceptions real quick: 1. You don’t have to only use egg yolks when making a pasta dough. It can make a silky dough that’s rich in color, but for some people using minimum of 5 yolks to a recipe but not having a use for the whites isn’t realistic. If you have a use for the whites like merengue or omelettes, etc. then go for it, but you can totally just use whole eggs, people have been doing it for a long time and making great pasta. 2. You don’t have to only use a special flour like 00, you can use all purpose flour. Don’t let the internet pasta police tell you otherwise or deter you. This is a basic pasta recipe that can really be used for any shape, uses whole eggs, and is pretty easy. All you need is flour, eggs, salt, and olive oil. Ingredients: 2 cups flour  3 eggs (or 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk) 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tbsp of olive oil I’m going to put a picture on this rec of a well made in the middle of the flour with some egg yolks in the middle for an example not to show this recipe, completely different recipe lol. Then you’ll add your olive oil and salt. You’ll want to start by using a fork to mix the eggs or yolks together and slowly bring in flour to mix together until the eggs are incorporated enough to not be too sticky and then you can go in with your hands. I like to make the well in the middle of the flour pretty wide because if it’s too small/bowl-like and you knock a side down the eggs will pour out the side away from the flour. You could follow along the steps in a pasta video online and just use the ingredients and measurements I have listed if you want something simple but want to visualize the steps better. You’ll want to mix everything together until a dough is formed, and you want to be able to knead the dough on your flat surface for at least a few minutes so if it’s too sticky add a little flour and if it’s too dry get your hands a little wet before kneading. Kneading can take a few minutes up to ten minutes, you’ll want to keep at it until the ball of dough is “springy” when you press a finger down on one spot. When you think it’s ready and in a good ball shape press your finger down a bit and watch to see if the area you pressed starts to move back to the shape it was initially. When the dough is ready you’ll want to wrap it in plastic or a ziplock or whatever you have so it doesn’t dry out and let it rest for 30 minutes. Great time to figure out what shape you want or get other ingredients together for what you’re making. When the dough is rested you’ll want to flour your surface and unwrap the dough, cut it in halves or quarters whatever is most manageable for the size of your dough ball, and leave all the parts you aren’t actively rolling wrapped up until you get to each one so it doesn’t dry out. If you have a pasta machine rolling it out will be easier, if not you can totally use a rolling pin and look online to see how you can cut some basic shapes. You’ll want to roll until the dough is thin enough that you can pick it up, put your hand behind it, and see your hand pretty well through the rolled pasta dough. Cooking fresh pasta is way quicker than dried pasta. For most pasta shapes if you roll them out pretty thin they’ll be cooked in anywhere from 2-5 minutes once you drop them in boiling water. I think that’s all of the most basic on this! If anyone gets through all this and successfully makes pasta you’ll definitely have to update me.

@saylor

Jan 30, 2025

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Take yourself out to eat!

So many people are so scared to do things on their own, but it can be so fun and liberating! I’m my own favorite travel partner. You can try fun places without worrying about what someone else is in the mood for, meet so many people, people watch, read, visit museums Or other stops and take all the time you want, etc. I think a lot of people care too much about what others think when they’re seen doing something or dining alone, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter. Starting out, go to a restaurant that has a bar and sit at the bar, you can enjoy your food and maybe a drink, if you get anxious about people talking to you or aren’t having fun people watching, take up watching the sports on the tv to look occupied! Or maybe your solo outing could first be taking yourself on a museum date and getting to spend as much time as you want in each exhibit.

@saylor

Jan 18, 2025

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