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Are there any other kpop idols that have been confirmed to be alt? so far I only know of giselle from aespa

There are certain products like sheet masks that barely do anything lol and I wonder what other products could possibly be almost useless

there’s a guy on my team who has VERY strong opinions about office chairs.

according to him anything over $100 is marketing and people just need to stop being soft.

this comes up weirdly often because half our team works hybrid and everyone has different desk setups.

I brought my old nouhaus into the office when I upgraded some stuff at home. he immediately made fun of me for bringing my own chair.

whatever.

last night I forgot my charger and came back to the office around 7.

office was almost empty. guess who was sitting at my desk.

feet up. chair reclined.

watching youtube while waiting for some files to finish uploading.

we made eye contact.

he immediately goes dont start.

I didn’t even say anything this morning he is back in his $70 office chair acting like nothing happened.

I have decided to preserve the peace for now.

Tried Penny again because people keep mentioning it with Mindtrip / Zenvoya etc.

I genuinely don’t understand the itinerary side.

The writing is AI-slop city.

Emojis everywhere.

Stops dumped into days with very little sense of flow.

It feels like somebody connected an LLM to Priceline and shipped before asking whether anyone would actually follow the trip.

BUT

the hotel part is annoyingly solid lol

Which makes sense. It’s Priceline. Real inventory underneath, clear booking flow, you basically know what you’re getting.

That made me compare it with Zenvoya again.

Zenvoya’s itinerary was way more usable, but the part I cared about most was that it also didn’t fall apart when I got to booking.

Flights/hotels are actually bookable there, hotel pricing was very competitive, and later changes stay through Zenvoya.

Plus actual 24/7 human phone support.

So Penny feels like:

good booking engine trying to become an AI trip planner

Zenvoya feels more like:

trip planner that actually grew the boring booking machinery underneath it

That difference sounds tiny until you try using both for an actual trip.

want to get a supplementary/separate card for my retired parents.

they do all their daily stuff on upi now, groceries, medicines, temple donations, veggies.

surprisingly tech comfortable. want them earning cashback on it but nothing complicated.

they won't deal with points or redemptions. what's simple enough for senior citizens but still rewards upi? cashback that just shows up.

been thinking a lot about cognitive load in everyday interactions lately. the products i genuinely love are the ones where the interface just dissolves into the background. compare that to 90% of modern apps/web services where every step demands a micro-transaction of your attention:

1. Hard gated logins before showing basic info
2. aggressive push notification prompts
3. forced location permissions
4. dark patterns designed to harvest data

none of these steps feel massive individually, but cumulatively, they create enormous friction. I was analyzing digital ordering flows recently for a side project and noticed this contrast so clearly. tools like menuforma get this right by staying out of the way you scan, the menu opens instantly in the browser, you order, you’re done. zero friction, no app store redirects, no mandatory accounts. good design in this space isn't about flexing tech features; it's about minimizing the gap between user intent and outcome. "i want to see the menu" should literally just take one second. at what point did tech switch from "making life frictionless" to "building artificial hurdles for data collection"? curious how other designers balance business goals with keeping UX truly invisible.

Hey guys, Quick transparent backstory: My team and I are currently building MenuForma (a simple, fast tool for digital restaurant menus). Because of this, I’ve become ridiculously obsessed with "user friction" in everyday life, especially in places where things should be seamless. It made me realize how often we just accept tiny, frustrating details as "normal." For example: Restaurant QR codes that force you to download a giant, laggy PDF when you just want to see the drinks. Forms or menus that make it awkward to specify dietary tags or customization, making you feel bad for asking. Websites/Apps that hide basic info (like prices or business hours) behind three extra clicks. We’re trying to build our tool around eliminating these tiny annoyances, but it got me thinking beyond just restaurants. What are some micro-frictions in services, apps, or daily businesses that make you wonder, "Why did someone design it this way?" Would love to hear your pet peeves maybe it’ll help us build better stuff too!

Please give me some suggestions of kdramas available in netflix that doesn't have romance as the main plot, preferably thriller, horror or mystery.

Am I the only one paying for like 5 different AI subs lol?each one does something different, and I‘m spending over $200/month. plus I’m constantly exporting files and moving them between platforms, it‘s a headache.

I came across Framia which bundles a bunch of models into one subscription. Ngl I was skeptica, “all-in-one” usually means “okay at everything, great at nothing” right?

but I caved and tried it this week and... I kinda hate to admit it but it’s actually way more convenient than I expected. Being able to stay in one interface without bouncing between tabs is a huge time saver. No exporting, no re-uploading, just a straight workflow. The quality is good and even for most of my daily stuff it gets the job done.

However I’m still on the fence about keeping it long-term,mostly because I don‘t fully trust the hype yet. But ngl, the seamless workflow has me seriously reconsidering my setup.

Anyone guys else tried it? Am I missing something or is this actually a solid alternative?

I’m a SAHM with two kids, 3 and 1.5. Lately I’ve been feeling guilty because I rely on my mom a lot.

This is my first time being home with kids full time, and I’m still figuring it out every day. My mom comes over at least 3 days a week to help. I’m grateful, but I also feel bad about it. Both kids have so much energy, and some days I feel like I can’t keep up on my own.

During the day they get into everything. Pampers, waterWipes, Dr. Brown’s cups, munchkin snack cups, toys, books, all over the place. A lot of the time I’m just picking things up behind them and telling them not to throw things, instead of sitting down and playing with them. But when my mom is here, she sits with them and plays so naturally. She also seems better at helping them calm down.

Bedtime is the hardest part. Stories and sitting with them are not always enough. Some nights we play quiet music on the hatch rest, or if everyone is melting down, we let them watch a little Finding Nemo earlier in the evening. My younger one still likes warm milk in a Dr. Brown’s cup. Then we close the curtains, dim the lights, and sometimes turn on the pococo star projector so the room feels calmer.

Some nights that helps. But if they napped too much during the day, they keep getting up, asking for things, rolling around, talking, laughing, crying, all of it.

Then my mom comes in and somehow it’s different. She gets them down faster. It’s not like she does anything magic. She’s just calmer and more patient, and the kids seem to settle with her. Most of the time, if she handles bedtime, they actually fall asleep.

I’m grateful, but it also makes me feel defeated. Why is my mom better at getting my own kids to sleep than I am?

Part of me wants to keep letting her help because it works and everyone gets more rest. The other part of me feels like I should practice more and learn to handle it myself.

Has anyone else felt this way? Is it bad to rely on family help this much?