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skinnylatte, 11 days ago to SanFrancisco

People might know more about the Mission but the Tenderloin’s almost exclusively Mayan community is so interesting! There are so many new little restaurants with almost no Google reviews, every one of them a Yucatán specialist. Even the street food sellers do Yucatán stuff (there’s a guy on the street corner who does this wafer, cheese and chocolate roll)

#SanFrancisco #Tenderloin

signaltap, 1 month ago to random

This article had some themes that I've been thinking about a lot. Biggest, there's the huge collective shift in behavior caused by the pandemic that has remained, with WFH and at-home activities remaining big compared to pre-pandemic commutes and nights out. This often gets waved off as "crime" or "kids these days," but it's clear there's been a huge series of shifts in how people move and spend in cities
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/06/business/london-nightlife-struggling/index.html

scott, 4 months ago to random

Caltrain is announcing when it switches from diesel to electric next fall, it'll have:

• Express service from SF to San Jose in <1 hr (vs 66min)
• Local service from SF to San Jose in 75min (vs 100min)
• Weekend service every 30min (vs hourly)
• Wifi!
• Outlets
• Smoother, quieter, non-polluting rides

https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrain-announces-exciting-new-electrification-service-schedule-and-amenities-riders

bryanculbertson, 5 months ago to random

Buy an ebike and live next to a BART station

In less than an hour I can be at the ocean watching a sunset, or hiking through redwoods

Because getting there is enjoyable I am there more often than anyone I know. This advice will transform your life.

Redwoods in Oakland hills

skinnylatte, 5 months ago to cooking

Honestly I've never heard anyone say tofu sucks or that they hated tofu until I moved to the US (lots of crimes against tofu here, especially by vegans and health food people sorry)

https://thetakeout.com/how-to-cook-with-tofu-not-just-vegan-meat-substitute-1851072493

#Tofu #Cooking

skinnylatte, 6 months ago to food

After 5 years in the US, I’ve learned that I do not relate whatsoever with American camping food and, will be quite happy if I never have to eat that again.

So now I am searching for what I would do differently. Finally have some hits on Xiaohongshu

#Food #Camping #CampingFood

skinnylatte, 6 months ago to random

I told a bike mechanic today that my bike was stolen because a Tesla owner in my building left the garage open, and he said: “that’s because Teslas are 90% smug emissions, even though they’re electric” (it’s a happy story tho, as I got that bike back today, and Tesla owner has since switched to another car)

#BikeTootee

skinnylatte, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to cycling

SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE FOUND MY BELOVED RIVENDELL BIKE

(It's the one in this YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7BRqpyroBQ)

#BikeTooter

skinnylatte, 6 months ago to california

Maybe I’ll finally be able to book campsites some time in my lifetime

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/new-law-protects-california-campsite-reservations-from-third-party-vendor-surge/

#California #Outdoors #Camping #Nature

skinnylatte, 7 months ago to BelieveInFilm

I feel like I’ve really nailed my color processing workflow.

I only use the Bellini C-41 kit (personal pref to have the bleach and fix separate. I’m sure other kits work well too but I like this one most).

I’m happy with the results. On 35mm, I scan at home with a Plustek scanner (tried every scanning option and hated this the least). For medium format I collect enough rolls to go to Photolaundry in SF where I can rent a Fuji Frontier for $20/h.

#BelieveInFilm #Yosemite #Photography

A scan of a color photo of lower Yosemite falls

skinnylatte, 7 months ago to transit

I know transit types love trains, but I LOVE buses. I especially love a good bus network in a dense city, Singapore / Hong Kong / London style (all of them rather similar, for obvious—colonial— reasons)

I can take buses all day long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_buses_of_Singapore

#Transit

signaltap, 7 months ago to random

This was the only way we were able to access any email for the whole blizzard in Texas in 2021 because the rare signal that came through was so weak... This is a legit asset during disasters that is getting mothballed for what I assume is pretty marginal money, and probably has negative impacts in people in less wealthy nations too
https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/25/gmail_basic_html_discontinued/

skinnylatte, 8 months ago to random

In talking to a lot of people about their food habits and preferences I’ve realized that I don’t really have any element of disgust for any foods. Not sure if it’s a function of my cultural upbringing or exposure. Everything is interesting to me, very few things are disgusting. I also feel I can be uninterested in eating something without being disgusted by it.

All to say, I will defend the Cheetos burrito at Aguachiles El Tamarindo, and the grasshopper tacos at La Oaxaqueña with my last breath

skinnylatte, 8 months ago to random

I’ve changed my mind about beans. Not having grown up with them in Southeast Asia, I was never a fan. But learning to cook them the way Mexicans and New Orleans folks cook them really made it for me.

skinnylatte, 9 months ago to magASEAN

I don't think this would be true in Southeast Asia just because the industrialization of food is relatively new, and people still have a lot of traditional cooking skills

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-family-recipes-copied

#TootSea #Food

signaltap, 9 months ago to random

I've been inspired to try reading in Spanish more... anyone have any recommendations for stuff someone with a middle school to freshman reading level could start with? I like magical realism, but have only really read translations, and have no idea how approachable it would be with a lower reading level

skinnylatte, 9 months ago to random

After experiencing the Valencia center bike lanes just once, I think I will avoid biking through the Mission (or will take Folsom even if it is further from stuff). No amount of convenience is worth that level of stress

#SanFrancisco #BikeTooter

skinnylatte, 10 months ago to random

My new property manager has started charging for rent payment (!) so I am petty enough to go stand at a bank, request checks, write them and walk two blocks to pay rent just as a matter of principle.