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  • What’s cookin’ good lookin?

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    @Steve-Miller said in What’s cookin’ good lookin?: In an effort to eliminate doom scrolling, which was harshing my mellow, I’ve been watching YouTube cooking shows and listening to cooking podcasts. The internet will just have to get along without me. I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve especially learned that even classically trained chefs do things differently from one another. So I ask you: Apron or no? Towel hanging from apron? Bench scraper? Or scrape cutting board with knife? Blade up or blade down? Garlic in with the aromatics or just for the last minute for fear of burning? Jarlic? Frozen garlic? Countertop trash bowl when chopping? Mis en place? Clean as you go or all at once? Where do you stand? No apron. Scrape board with knife blade up. Garlic early and often. Jarlic I confess unless it’s to be consumed fresh (not cooked). Mis - yes. Re cleaning it depends on the recipe. Some recipes give you time, some don’t. If I can I do.
  • Enshittification ...

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  • Sports Betting or Prediction Markets?

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  • I lost track of...

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    Andy, I feel this way. Lol. Link to video
  • I feel safer now

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    Homeless people in various cities are being interviewed and report that homeless people are disappearing.
  • First Female Prime Minister in Japan

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  • Sentenced to Death Due to a Facebook Post

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    Define free speech? Freedom is limited and rightly so, to enable society to function. If someone writes or stands on the street shouting kill the... Monarch/Irish/Seeks/Nazis ... or says support this terrorist group, when our elected government has legally defined the group ... then the UK law & order protecting life will be imposed on the idiot.
  • Inhaled heparin

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    Damn I always hated those shots. Felt more like a bee sting than a needle.
  • Is life a form of computation?

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  • Reich's take on Democrat's centrist positions

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    Kindergarten is pretty early for TAG programs. And I say this as a parent who had a kid in NYC TAG kindergarten, 30 years ago. It was great, but not all kids have access enrichment programs before kindergarten, and testing before kindergarten just reinforces the strong bias towards money.
  • RIP Jane Goodall

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    @dolmansaxlil said in RIP Jane Goodall: I met her when I worked at a bookstore where she was doing a signing. How cool!
  • Remarkable

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    Reminds me of an Amish group that experienced a similar tragedy and did a similar act.
  • Recycling Australian Pianos

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    @Steve-Miller said in Recycling Australian Pianos: Maybe their salt and pepper shakers are really big?
  • Hegseth's meeting

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    @Rontuner Our enemies wish no harm to Trump.
  • What Qatar got in exchange for the free plane

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    @Steve-Miller TANSTAAFP ok I had to google, but yes. Exactly this.
  • Sending troops to Portland

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  • Covid, again.

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    @Rontuner said in Covid, again.: There seems to be a misconception about what the vaccine/boosters accomplish. They don't seem to keep you from catching Covid - but what they are really good at is keeping you from spiraling down into needing to go to the hospital. The jury still seem to be out as to whether additional boosters are needed to keep an infection from needing hospital care. "They don't seem to keep you from catching Covid...' I know that! Me and my wacky internet conspiracies. Lol.
  • Is anyone else waiting to awaken from the nightmare?

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    I am wishing to, but I am not waiting... The next NO KINGS march is October 18th. I'm joining our local resistance group to find out what I can do.
  • James Talarico

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    Interesting. Here's the Rogan video mentioned in the article. I haven't watched it yet. Link to video
  • Socks

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    @Steve-Miller said in Socks: $19 for one pair of socks? Yikes! What makes them worth that? Apparently nothing. Reddit discussion, which pans Bombas quality and includes several enthusiastic votes for Darn Tough.... https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/1eci2zf/everyone_keeps_recommending_bombas_socks_why_are/