u/Sea_Mud5315

Hey yall, single straight male here looking to make friends. Been living in the city for roughly 3 years. I’m into basketball, running, hip hop. I spend too much time watching basketball podcasts on YouTube. I just bought a full-frame mirrorless camera but have no idea how to use it yet lol. I’m Latino but don’t really speak Spanish ( I understand it though). I’m from Maryland (go Terps!). I’m a software engineer in tech; have been pretty busy with interview prep as of late. I want to learn about social media marketing and start-ups but haven’t made the time. I plan on living here for a very long time (unless I get offered a job opportunity of a lifetime elsewhere… then maybe I’d reconsider). My living situation is very stable. I don’t drink but I’m open to bars. I live a sober life. HMU

Does anyone have experience with bed frames that can do both neutral and full incline positions? I would be interested in such a frame to accommodate both comfortable sleep as well as sex. Right now I’m using an incline wedge that sits under my mattress but would like something more versatile. The torso wedge pillow in a neutral bed is not an option it’s so uncomfortable.

In my life I've usually gotten high or mid skin fades with anywhere from 3 guard to like 8 guard on top. I've never allowed my hair to be longer and fuller all around like what you can achieve with a taper fade so I've been asking for those lately, but I also have been letting my hair grow out longer. In the mornings when I get out bed my hair looks crazy in the sense that the taper looks extreme (think like an inverted triangle) as opposed to a more subtle transition in volume. Is this normal for taper fades? This is mostly an issue during the first 3-5 days after the cut. Is there like anyway around this or is my barber just not that good? This pic kinda is an example of what I mean especially on the right side of the pic but i dont remember how long after my last hair cut this was taken and if I combed or brushed my hair or I just woke up. I mean his fades look solid when I view from the sides its more so from this front angle I'm talking about.

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I've been getting a lot of Haus ads but their kind of pricy and im skeptical of IG brands. needs to be good quality, somewhat thick not paper thin, and last me years. shouldnt be transparent at all

I have an old gas oven in my nyc century old apartment. cheap amazon manual thermometer hung from oven cavity after setting oven's knob to 400F to cook some salmon has a reading of 450F. is this normal or is my thermometer lieing?

I’m not concerned with taste just safety. I bought several dozens from Costco the last time I went but I went through all of my frozen nuts that I purchased before I got around to eating my eggs lol. They’re not opened of course. Should I toss?

I'm ready to slap Wembanyama where should I go watch the games at?

Looking at Marco’s World, Ian Martin, Nicky Smalls. Where does this accent originate from? No shade I’m just wondering.

I'm genuinely curious to know what the real reasoning is. Back when I was in high school (2010-2014) Jordans would always sell out instantaneously. This was probably even true throughout my college years. I was broke back then so I never could afford to buy them and even if was able to, I still wouldn't have because I'm not such a loser that I will camp outside of a shoe store overnight or pay for a bot to secure a pair. I'm not sorry if that offends you. Any how, now that I'm an adult and doing somewhat well for myself, its kind of jarring that I've been able to scoop the banned 1 lows, chicago 1 lows, and shattered backboards with no effort. These models sit for months now. So are people really hurting that bad in this economy or has Nike strategically shifted away from manufactured scarcity? Has Nike PR said anything about this?

I started eating sweet potatoes sometime towards the end of the last year. I love em. Unfortunately I’m a bit freaked out because the last time I ate one I got sharp stomach aches / back pain. I microwave them whole and then toss in air fryer after. Tastes wonderful. I chalked up the ache to high fiber content in the skin. The next day I prepare last couple remaining from my grocery haul and notice mold cores inside the potato after cutting it open at suspicious spots on the skin. To me suspicion usually is a spud or weird texture (think tiny raised bumps like goosebumps) or dark black spots. I live in NYC so our produce quality is abysmal. Also this isn’t the first time I’ve gotten stomach aches from eating them so I’m concerned I’ve been eating moldy potatoes weekly or every other week for months on end, perhaps less contaminated ones. Now I’m scared to eat sweet potatoes whole, especially as someone that already was dealing with serious stomach issues (GERD) prior to adding these to my diet. I ate spicy food later in the week like a dumbass and it destroyed me and I’m still recovering a week later. Do I just give up the skin from now on?

How can you actually get anything done with all the distractions, terrible barstool ergonomics, and being tipsy while at it? Are you just reading emails?

$5? $4? What’s it costing you? How about an empanada? Hmm?