I think the logic here is supposed to be something like:

more knowledge = more complex brain

as you need to "store" the knowledge somewhere.

I don't say thats how it works but i can somehow see where OP is coming from.

Hab nen Flexispot Standard seit zwei Jahren und bin soweit zufrieden. Hab ne kleinere Tischplatte, meine aber 140x80 wäre auch auswählbar. Preis Leistung ist Spitze, look ist ein Stück weit individualisierbar, Aufbau nicht schwer.

Beim Kabelmanagement gabs als ich gekauft habe nur kleine Körbe, die Überzeugen mich inzwischen nicht mehr so ganz, habe aber gesehen die haben inzwischen auch ein paar mehr Optionen inkl. passender Steckdosenleisten und so was.

Bei dem Preis kann man aber auch gut noch weiter individuell zeug drunter spaxen ohne schlechtes Gewissen...

And he is so eager doing so. Looks like the most important task all day with him runnig up to the path. He puts everything he got into smashing that ball onto the concrete as hard as he possibly can and is all fluffed up when that thing inevitably comes down again to nearly hit him. Almost like a toddler.

Sister 1 is #7, nothing she wont gobble down Sister 2 is #8, her true form is liquid to the point you wont understand even how

You could try to find someone to taylor something like this for you. It will be pricey but you'll have the most control about fit and material.

How about a cat of similar age? Ask for a social one, as he seems to like to cuddle with other cats. Also maybe one with a similar activity level (e.g. a Siamese might be to much energy for yours). But in the end you know yourcat best and need to try it out.

Also think about what you want. They should be somewhat compatible, yes, but its okay for you to want a cat to play and cuddle with, too.

So decide what you need and want, trust the people working at the shelter and your gut on this one.

Good look finding your next family member.

Ascaso steel duo here! Plus one for everything Evilschnuff said. And: those machines are such an eye candy compared to many chrome bombers. Got a Eureka Mignon Single Dose to compliment the ascaso, both in white, and am really happy with the setup so far. Functionality and look wise.

We even use the setup every day as new parents because its ready to go in 3 min. max including warming the cups and everything.

Im using that one since 2021 for at least one heavy shopping trip per week and am pleased with it so far. Still is in very good condition and will hopefully be for many years to come.

If the meister ever breaks i will treat myself to one of those. They are always in the top in rankings and can tolerate loads of weight.

Spare parts are available for both so repairability is alsp no problem

Not sure if these are available were ever you live. :)

We will try and start to work on our garden this year. Bought it together with our house nearly 3 y ago and only did some cleaning to not let it completely overgrow.

We will start extremely basic with seeding a little bit of lawn and a wide stripe of wildflowers on the sides as we don't have a lot of time this year as new parents.

There is a walnut growing that we had trimmed last fall and some old Raspberrie plants that reproduce via the root. guess ill try and gently push it to the parts of the garden id like it to grow over the next few years.

Ultimately id like to swap the lawn with an ecological and easy to maintain alternative that my kid can play on and go full eco with wildflowers, bee hotels, cairn and what not at the edges of the garden.

Do some of you have a recommendation for a grass alternative that fits middle European weather that will not need loads of water to survive a harsh summer?

Hatte mal ne Ergo Versicherung für ein S3, in meiner damaligen Situation viel Geld. Musste die Versicherung auch wirklich in Anspruch nehmen wegen eines immer wieder auftretenden Defekt der nicht durch die Gewährleistung abgedeckt gewesen wäre. Die haben mir 3x das Gerät getauscht bis sich das Thema mal erledigt hatte. Hat sich für mich also voll gelohnt. Würde ich aber nur bei einem Warenwert machen, den ich nicht so ohne weiteres ersetzen kann.

We stopped preparing/bringing the food whenever they started getting annoying and only continued as they went silent again. First 2 times took some time, after that they learned pretty quickly that silence gets the belly full quicker. This obviously only works with regular and sufficiently fed cats. As soon as one of ours needed to go on a brief diet (stomach flu) they started to get very vocal very fast and did only turn down their volume weeks after getting fed normally again. I think shes still salty about it months later... :(

Meanwhile on my frontpage:

Please look after your cat carefully for the next few days. My vet said they can get the big C too.

That is, if the heating system is corrctly sized for the space your heating and adjusted to current weather.

I can see what you mean. With a little joe gilgun and a spritz of drug abuse...

Du kannst aber sehr wohl täglich Überstunden machen und damit mehr als die vereinbarte Arbeitszeit Arbeiten. K.A ob OP es so gemeint hat aber so hätt ichs jetzt verstanden.

The only time i cried harder was while playing RiME, and part of it was how unexpected it was. That spiritfarer got to me was kind of expected from the start, still dived in head first.

Im generally interested, and would love to see one getting created, even if i am not in the position to participate in such a community right now as a new parent.

The community on the android app "sketch a day" was pretty nice last time i was around. I know its not the same, but maybe a temporary fix? :)

Still has use cases tough. I had eough fresh bread go bad to freeze most of it now. The highest setting allows me to thaw and toast the bread in one go. Which is nice.

Western Germany:

mett

Basically raw ground pork with salt, pepper and onions. Obviously it needs to be super fresh and is Either served on half a bread roll or formed into a little hedgehog with the onions as the spikes.

rheinischer Sauerbraten

A marinated pot roast thats slightly sour. The traditional rheinische Sauerbraten is made out of horsemeat and has raisins in the sauce. Its super hard to find in restaurants in modern times. The dish was originally made to make older animals meat tender again.

Kesselsknall (named different in every village)

A dish made out of grated potato and onion mixed with egg and mettenden (coarsly ground and smoked pork sausages) browned and then baked in the oven. Often served with apple puree

Himmel un' Ääd ("heaven and earth")

Mashed Potato, apple puree and blood sausage

Muzen (not muzenmandeln) and Krapfen

Both is a form of Deep fried pastry. Krapfen are a bit like doughnuts without the hole, but much smoother and jucier inside. Most times made with raisins. Muzen are a bit harder and flat. Both are only sold around Karneval

Halve Hahn (loosly means "half of a chicken")

One half of a rye bread roll (a "röggelchen" is often baked in doubles that are broken up for this) with a generous amout of butter a big fat slice of cheese (nearly always middleaged gouda), onions and pickles. Sometimes also mustard

Roter Heringssalat

Herringsalad with onions, apples, beetroot and cream

Yeah we like simple, hearty stuff with a twist of weird. And apple puree to town down the whole thing a bit.

Damn. Now im hungry.

Edit: formating