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If you're used to Bhut Jalokai you grow immune to it's spiciness over time. My wife's from Nagaland, and we used to have it with practically all our food for years (as a chutney/salsa). Then, one day we ran out of the chili - during covid, I think, and our taste buds reset. 6 -12 months later...

Check this out if you're living in a city - https://airth.in/products/fresh-air-unit. Cross ventilation depends on which direction the wind blows, how many obstacles you have in front of your house, and how your windows and doors are placed. I've got a VRF system (HVAC) installed in my...

Same thing happened to my microwave after about 5 years. We then used a microwave lid - https://www.ikea.com/in/en/p/prickig-microwave-lid-grey-50186091/ - to prevent any debris from falling onto food. We used it for 2-3 more years without any issue - don't know about the long term health...

I loved the Mistborn series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I just finished "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's really good. I picked it up because I'd just read "Klara and the Sun", also by Ishiguro. That is the best book I've read in a long time. A haunting, sad, sci-fi...

You can use silicon baskets/steel plates/bowls in any air fryer.

It works out to max rate of about Rs.23/unit for me during summers Rs.16.64 per unit above 500 units FAC Rs.1 Wheeling charge Rs. 1.17 /unit Electricity duty 16% plus Rs.639 fixed charges for LT I Res 3-Phase.

Not for running a particular, but for any form of exercise - 1) Enjoy yourself. For me that means doing workouts that are right for my body type and my personality. In the gym, I don't like doing slow controlled sets of 8-15 reps. It doesn't work for me physically, or mentally. I've begun...

https://www.amazon.in/Corsair-Carbide-CC-9011050-WW-Mid-Tower-Gaming/dp/B00I6BJATW/ I bought that a few months ago. It has 4 3.5" drive bays. Corsair Carbide Spec 05

Why not just get a second 650va UPS, and distribute the load evenly between the two. It'll save you a bit of cash, and you can use what you already have.

I've recently begun using futo tools - from https://www.futo.org/ One thing I missed with my de-googled phone was voice input. Futo voice is offline, and works really well. I've also begun using Futo keyboard, and it is very very good.

It won't render it ineffective. You'll just have to change the filters more often. Anyway, something is better than nothing.

The air quality in Pune has deteriorated ever since the rains stopped, which is evident by the dust levels inside our house. We could get by with dusting once or twice a week in the monsoons, but now, if we leave our windows open for a couple of hours, we can see a light coating of dust on all...

I forgot to mention that I also have Keepass2Android Offline Libreoffice Viewer I'm looking for a weather app - I'm going to try Breezy Weather.

Does your budget include the monitor? You should go the AMD route, as that'll allow you to game at low settings till you get the GPU. I don't think you'll be able to get an AM5 (DDR5) rig for 30k, so you'll have to get a very minimally upgradeable AM4 setup. (which is what I did a couple of...

Good thread. My must have apps are: Aurora Store F-Droid Store K9 Mail KDE connect - to send files, clipboard, and sync notifications across all my devices. andOTP - for 2FA Dav5x Joplin JtxBoard Nextcloud Deck NextCloud Notes Nextcloud Mega (not open source - but helps me de-google and...