glittalogik

Our previous landlord has 10+ properties and owns a building company; far as I can tell he targets dilapidated old houses on oversized plots of land, knocks 'em down and barfs up cardboard duplex new builds in their place. They look great - aircon, high ceilings, stone countertops, fancy appliances, etc. - but everything behind that is as shoddy as he can get away with and then some. Rain flooding THROUGH the walls, black mould, unsealed window frames, creaking floors, unlockable doors, dead outlets... Getting anything fixed was like pulling teeth, and literally all he cared about was maximum immediate profit with as little effort as possible.

The biggest favour that parasite ever did for us was jacking up the rent enough to force us out, because we only discovered the rampant black mould problem while we were packing up. Bullet narrowly dodged, and I learned a bunch of super valuable red flags to look out for (and under, and behind) next time.

By contrast, our current landlord is an absolute legend and the best I've ever encountered. He has a day-job in Defense so not a hardcore investor, and this was his family home before we became the first tenants to live here. The place is solid brick and built to owner-occupier standards, his parents are our neighbours, we chat over the fence whenever he's over there for a bbq, RE is super chill, and repairs generally take a few days at most. We know how lucky we are, but I really wish this was the norm, not the exception.

Is there an easy way to compile/aggregate selected subscriptions into a multireddit equivalent?

I saw a mention somewhere of adding magazines to 'racks' but no idea if that was a current/upcoming feature or just wishful thinking...

aussie.zone was the first place I landed upon discovering the fediverse, but after hunting in vain for a dark/night-mode option I decided to keep exploring, and the interface/theming here is actually usable.

I've since learned that client-side UI/CSS browser extensions for Lemmy are a thing so that's always an option, and hopefully we'll start seeing RES-style extensions in the future.

We have an AeroPress and a Delter press, and they're both fantastic.

AeroPress is better for more espresso-ish coffee, and of course its market dominance means there's a great ecosystem for add-ons, accessories, mods, and technique/tutorial content. The Delter IMO gives a more pourover-ish result, so it's really just down to what kind of cuppa you're generally in the mood for.

I got this Rhino hand grinder that works great. Bonus 'feature' is the crank fits onto a hex shaft that also fits my cordless drill when I'm feeling lazy :)