> why would you want a round plate if you can get an square one instead
Have you never seen a microwave in action?
Also, square one is easier to break.
Hypothesis:
Most tableware is not necessary for a single Bernd household. All you need is big plates and big bowls.
Small plates, soup plates, small bowls, saucers are all a waste of space. Especially small plates are retarded because they can hold less food and take the same amount of space in the dishwasher. Just use the big plate retard. Soup plates usually don't hold enough food for a single meal for me so I have to load it up twice. Why not use a properly sized big bowl instead? If I want to hold a small amount of liquid like a sauce that would go into a small bowl I can just put it in a cup.
Also why would you want a round plate if you can get an square one instead? Holds more food and takes the same amount of space in the dishwasher
Discuss.
when i had these thoughts a few years back i couldn't find square plates. i have bowls from stainless steel of different sizes, they all fit in each ither so they take up as much space as the biggest.
i most like to eat from the pot or pan i cooked in. sometimes when i cook something involving multiple devices, i still assemble everything in my big pan and eat from it.
I have squarish ones. And they rotate fine in my microwave.
>stainless steel
I have some too. But they can't serve as my main bowls because I can't put them in my microwave.
I sometimes run out of clean big plates and then I have to use lesser tableware like the soup plates or even small plates. I hate doing that so I think it would be better to just have the one biggest size which can server every purpose.
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What? I even recommended the plush anus to you which you were really happy about.
From this and the reaction to my other thread I realize that disregarding emotions completely is something that might work for me but is something that can't be extrapolated to other human beans.
So I'm willing to compromise. You are allowed to own up to 4 lesser tableware items such as small plates, saucers, or soup plates. But you should limit carrying them around to 30 minutes at most per day.
Also if you have two demented parents you can chose your favorite one to be continuously funded by society. The other one however will get pumped full of steroids and painkillers, gets titanium replacement joints and has to work in the mines.
Would this be acceptable to you?
Why not just use a large plate?
wasn't this >>268960 you? very suspicious
anyway, I'm just teasing you, you German menace, but I suppose it might not be obvious since text can't carry intention or the tone of voice
> You are allowed to own up to 4 lesser tableware items such as small plates, saucers, or soup plates.
I have a whole 12 piece set, what should I do with excess plates?
> The other one however will get pumped full of steroids and painkillers, gets titanium replacement joints
forget the parents, sign me up! how long are the shifts in the mines?
As you can see here you are still allowed to use plushies >>268971 you teasing teaser
>what should I do with excess plates?
If you have plates with multiple colors you can break them into little pieces and make your own mosaic from it. Wouldn't that be fun?
>sign me up!
Sorry you are way too smart for the mines. You might unite the other senior workers under you and rile them up against the mining corporation. A small army of roided up seniors that don't feel any pain might get very dangerous to the establishment.
I'd rather have you write some application that can be used to store and organize our new workforce in a SQL database. That sounds like something for you until you get demented. Then it is straight down into the mines.
>wasn't this>>268960 you? very suspicious
There are at least 5 Germans here, 2 who mostly write in lowercase (sk8zo and weed scumbag mod), 2 who write in letter case and are quite similar to each other (one of them more autistic [OP], the other one a little bit more funny and cuddly with many frog pictures), and then me who impersonates all of them while also maintaining a little more serious persona on the side
OP, you are absolutely right. I realized this in 2019. If you live alone, you basically need only a bowl, a plate, 2 cups (or even one!), and maybe if you splurging out, a mug for coffee or tea. And that is it.
One big knife to cut meat or watermelons, one small knife, a fork, a spoon, maybe a spoon with holes to cook beans, and you are set.
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unfortunately all of my plates are white, they might be boring but the quality is good and it'd be a waste to break them
recently I found some nice bowls online, what do you think? I don't need them but they're so cute
> organize our new workforce in a SQL database. That sounds like something for you
have I ever mentioned how much I detest working with databases or did you just guess the best way to torment me? the ironic thing is I have to do A Big Database-Related Thing at work and there's a high chance I'll become demented at the end of it, so I feel like sending me to the mines straight away would be a mercy
the mean German strikes again
> you basically need only a bowl, a plate, 2 cups (or even one!), and maybe if you splurging out, a mug for coffee or tea.
what if you want to be a slob and not wash the dishes for a day or two?
> One big knife to cut meat or watermelons, one small knife, a fork, a spoon, maybe a spoon with holes to cook beans
don't you need a silicone spatula or tongs? those are probably my two most used kitchen items, aside from knives
>recently I found some nice bowls online, what do you think?
I like them very much. I wonder how it would look to me when there is food on it.
Generally I'm very supportive of replacing everyday items with nice, expensive things. Just handling nice things makes you feel a little bit better and even feeling the tiniest bit better everyday makes a worthy difference over the years.
But I don't know about plates. I don't really care alot if one of my current plates chips. But when I had to see a chip on a nice expensive plate everyday this would most likely annoy me.
>did you just guess the best way to torment me?
You didn't mention it. I guessed it to t ease you.
The mines are not supposed to be a punishment but a way to create value. Good codegarchs are rare. So programmers are too valuable to be wasted in the mines. It is as simple as that.
>I have to do A Big Database-Related Thing
Did you tell this to your boss? Couldn't he have given it to someone else?
>what if you want to be a slob and not wash the dishes for a day or two?
You wash them, or you leave them in the sink until you need them.
>don't you need a silicone spatula or tongs?
You use the knife for that. You maybe have two knives and bring them together imitating a tong to turn the meat to the other side.
just found out those bowls are 8 cm in diameter, which makes them kind of useless... what do people put in them? a dab of jam? disappointing but still cute
> Generally I'm very supportive of replacing everyday items with nice, expensive things. Just handling nice things makes you feel a little bit better and even feeling the tiniest bit better everyday makes a worthy difference over the years.
did you get anything nice recently? I've been looking for some silk sheets and pillowcases since they're supposedly better for the skin and hair
> Did you tell this to your boss? Couldn't he have given it to someone else?
I didn't because that would be whining and I don't do that (I mean in a professional setting, since I'm kind of whining now), I always do what needs to be done which is probably why I got this task in the first place (but I also feel like I can do it well since it requires a lot of attention to detail and I'm good at that)
he also said we could pay one of our subcontractors to do it, but I feel like that would be me admitting defeat and I won't let some stupid database get the better of me
> You maybe have two knives and bring them together imitating a tong to turn the meat to the other side.
can you do that with one hand? I think not
why bother, just eat raw fruits and vegetables
>did you get anything nice recently?
Let me see.
I recently got this thing to cut plastic foil. You pull the foil out of it and when you press on the top it cuts it. Before I used that plastic cutter that is integrated into the packaging of these rolls and they always disintegrate before I have used up the roll. It might look like a cheap piece of plastic but it is really nice to use.
Also I replaced all my cheap scissors with nice looking all stainless steel ones from victorinox. A while ago I bought a set of two matching and more expensive nail clippers which I like.
Last year I bought a set of three kind of nice matching pans and thought I'd be done with it for a while. But the non-stick coating on the medium sized one already peels off. It was kind of my fault because I made pan bread in it and overheated the pan. But now whenever I replace one I just go for stainless steel with no coating. Can you recommend some nice things?
>silk sheets and pillowcases
Recently I bought new sheets at ikea and had to decide if I wanted to get the linen ones. But they were twice as expensive as the cotton ones so I got weak and got those instead. I once had ones out of satin but I hated how they felt on the skin.
Do you have much stuff out of silk? I only know of scarfs and neckties out of it. I guess a whole bedsheet must be really expensive.
>that would be whining
You could have just asked what other tasks he had and maybe chose a different one. There is nothing wrong in having preferences and wanting to have fun at work. But I'm kind of the same in the way that I'm too stubborn to give up on technical challenges and then I suffer for months to get through. I really don't know if this is a good trait or not.
plastic foil? how very un-eco-friendly of you, Bernd
would you recommend those scissors? I wanted to buy some decorative ones but unfortunately haven't found a pair that would look good and be durable at the same time
recently got myself a nicer kitchen scale, it's made of stainless steel and way sturdier (and bigger, surface-wise) than the previous one I had; and to go with it I bought a set of stainless steel measuring cups maybe I'll finally make that German rolled up thing with nuts since it's been haunting me for the better part of a year
I also have a magnetic whiteboard on my fridge which is super useful for writing down shopping lists or anything else that pops into my head during the day that I need to remember for later
another thing I would recommend - velvet hangers; they look nice and clothes don't slide off
earlier this year I got myself a digital radio and I'm really happy with it since it can be connected to spotify or play any internet radio station I want, and it's controlled directly from my phone; on a music-related note - not really a recent purchase but noise cancelling headphones are my favorite thing ever and I can't recommend them enough
as for silk stuff - I have some scrunchies and a nice scarf I got as a gift, but it really clashes with the rest of my wardrobe feels nice though; but I'm still on the fence about silk bedding since I haven't found anything with cool patterns the bedding I'm using right now has watercolor-style flowers and beetles on it and I'm convinced I will never find anything more pleasing to the eye
> There is nothing wrong in having preferences and wanting to have fun at work.
that's why I signed up for a post-grad program since I don't really see myself doing what I'm doing now long term and enjoying it; or maybe it's just me being exceptionally frustrated this week
> I really don't know if this is a good trait or not.
it's good for your employer, not so much for you
>un-eco-friendly of you
There is literally nothing wrong with plastic wrap. It's not worse than any other trash I produce and I only use it to wrap around food in the kitchen. So I'm using it to not throw food away. I doubt that a fraction of a gram for one use of plastic wrap is that much worse than having to wash ans plastic container with dish soap.
>would you recommend those scissors?
no tbh. Mainly because of the size. The biggest scissors from the victorinox sweden series have a length of 18cm. In hindsight I wish I had 25cm scissors or longer. Much more practical to make long straight cuts with those. I don't think that there are much differences in the quality of steel for scissors.
Does you electric scale has a battery? I wish I had one with just a plug. I'm always paranoid to turn it off when finished and recently my battery was out and I hadn't one of those obscure sized ones at home. So I literally couldn't continue baking without going to the shope to buy a battery for half an hour. And it would be no effort at all to plug a scale in when I wanted to use one.
>post-grad program
What are you going to do there? Research, teach, or just work for free? I doubt that working at ans university is any more fullfilling than working in ans industry. Except maybe teaching. This might be something different.
>not so much for you
you get experience and better in the craft. This is something.
> There is literally nothing wrong with plastic wrap.
tell that to the turtles choking on your plastic wrap! that's right, I'm teasing you again and you fell for it
my scale has a battery but it's a regular AA, and I have lots of those lying around - that's one other good thing about this scale since my old one had some weird round batteries which I had to order online
> So I literally couldn't continue baking without going to the shope to buy a battery for half an hour
what would've happened if you eyeballed it?
> What are you going to do there? Research, teach, or just work for free?
neither, it's basically a program where you have classes two weekends a month for two semesters, and it's more focused on one particular field of study than regular university degrees
and don't get me started on doing research at a university, I've had my share of that and found out I have no patience (for the people I needed to collaborate with, not the actual research part)
> you get experience and better in the craft. This is something.
that is definitely a better way of looking at things
> waaaaaargh you are tearing me apart
get used to it
> so what is the end goal?
the goal is to gain two things: 1) specialist knowledge and 2) another degree from a reputable university
the first part is for me since I do better in a structured learning environment and the second part is for future employers
What difference does it make if you have one or two masters? Especially as ans codegarch it is more important what you can do and not what degree you have. Just switch jobs every two-three years to something different with better pay until you've found yourself a place where you want to stay.
I would understand of course if you want to spend more time in a cozy university until you've found yourself a husbando that pays your bills and lets you stay at home.
