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Comment on Google Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’ in ~tech
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Comment on Recipes for chicken thighs in ~food
roo1ster Link ParentEcho'ing FriendlyGnome for emphasis. Chicken texture is particularly sensitive to max cooking temp/time at temp. Chicken thighs that never break 150F are easy to perceive as ?slimy? Chicken thighs...Echo'ing FriendlyGnome for emphasis. Chicken texture is particularly sensitive to max cooking temp/time at temp.
Chicken thighs that never break 150F are easy to perceive as ?slimy? Chicken thighs that spend a bit of time at 190F are very firm. Enough time above 190F? Dry and stringy, eventually bordering on jerky.
Chicken breast is similar, but a lot less forgiving (less fat in the meat I think) and doesn't tolerate 170+ for any amount of time well.
If you've got a sous vide and vacuum bags (you don't need a fancy powered vacuum sealer, ziploc sells bags that come with a mini pump similar to a bike pump), it's really easy and fun to experiment, and (bonus points) you can pre-cook your chicken and freeze it, then it's ez pz to thaw it out, add it to recipes or maybe put it through a broil to brown it up.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
roo1ster LinkProject 1999. At a high level, it's Everquest if Everquest had stopped at the Velious expansion. Free to play, 0 real money transactions. Runs on pretty much any hardware, in modern Windows or...Project 1999. At a high level, it's Everquest if Everquest had stopped at the Velious expansion. Free to play, 0 real money transactions. Runs on pretty much any hardware, in modern Windows or Wine in Linux (probably mac too).
If you played 20+ years ago it's pure nostalgia.
If you didn't play 20+ years ago, it's a shining example of what MMO's could have been. I still find myself regularly in awe of the detail and variety.
The game is hard. You can seriously distinguish yourself from the teeming masses with practiced skill and knowledge. It doesn't just not hold your hand, it bites it. You lose about 20 minutes of grinding experience when you die, sometimes more. Gear stays on your corpse (corpse recovery can be seriously problematic). No in game maps (you can install or roll your own log file parser to super impose a dot for your location on a zone map). No exclamations over quest giver's heads. No in game tutorials (youtube videos are abundant and the wiki is extensive). Unlike 20 years ago, the community is generally positive and supportive.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
roo1ster LinkAvocado toast with soft poached eggs. Splurge on a really nice loaf of sour dough and some olive oil you like the flavor of - they both really shine in this dish. Slice the sour dough thick....Avocado toast with soft poached eggs. Splurge on a really nice loaf of sour dough and some olive oil you like the flavor of - they both really shine in this dish. Slice the sour dough thick. Drizzle some olive oil on the bread. Toast the bread. Poach the eggs while the bread is toasting. Halve your avocado and make multiple cross hatch cuts while its still in the skin. Squeeze the avocado out onto your toast and spread it out evenly. Drizzle some more olive oil on top of the avocado. Put your poached eggs into a bowl and scramble them up with a fork until you've got a bowl of thick yellow sauce with small white chunks in it. Spoon the eggs over the toast. Salt/pepper to taste.
So. Good.
Those dang millenials were onto something... MUFA's from the avocado and the olive oil. Fiber from the avocado (and the sour dough if you went with a multigrain option). Protein from the eggs.
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Comment on Stops along a drive from Texas to Pennsylvania in ~travel
roo1ster LinkTexas North and East of San Antonio is mostly coastal plain... flat, flat and more flat. East Texas has some amazing bbq joints, but the ones I know about are well off of the interstate. The...Texas North and East of San Antonio is mostly coastal plain... flat, flat and more flat. East Texas has some amazing bbq joints, but the ones I know about are well off of the interstate.
The Walton family built a world class art museum in NW Arkansas (Crystal Bridges), it's well worth the drive (but 4 hours out of your way).
You could modify your route and spend an extra night in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
edit to add DayTripper (tv show) features a ton of off the beaten path stuff in Texas - might scroll through their catalogue and see if anything piques your interest and is near your route.
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Comment on Have you had a life-altering change in who you are? in ~talk
roo1ster Link ParentSomeone on the internet once told me "You couldn't be ashamed of who you were if you hadn't grown enough to see the past behavior as problematic, so it's really an opportunity to celebrate your...Someone on the internet once told me "You couldn't be ashamed of who you were if you hadn't grown enough to see the past behavior as problematic, so it's really an opportunity to celebrate your growth." I've been practicing consciously noticing when I'm feeling ashamed, identifying the action(s) I'm ashamed of and reflecting on how much I had to grow to feel the way I do now. When I'm really on it, I'll imagine how I'd have dealt with the situation if it happened today instead of back when... 60% of the time, it works every time.
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Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk
roo1ster LinkStudies have shown that practicing gratitude regularly is good for mental health. I like to thank The Universe when things go well. When it doesn't? Well The Universe works in mysterious ways...Studies have shown that practicing gratitude regularly is good for mental health. I like to thank The Universe when things go well. When it doesn't? Well The Universe works in mysterious ways...
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
roo1ster Link Parentwhat do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhinocerous? elephino! (if its not obvious, say it out loud a couple times)what do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhinocerous?
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (April 2024) in ~health.mental
roo1ster LinkAspects of my life have been utter shite for last ~9 years. Most of it has been a study in getting things done (or not done) while in varying degrees of overwhelm. I had a hip replacement about 14...Aspects of my life have been utter shite for last ~9 years. Most of it has been a study in getting things done (or not done) while in varying degrees of overwhelm.
I had a hip replacement about 14 months ago, and in retrospect should have done it 15-20 years ago. It's been absolutely brilliant but until recently I'd been unable to recreate the runner's high I got from a 2+ mile jog 15-20 years ago. About 3 weeks ago I discovered that a fairly leisurely ~50 minute session on my exercise bike is sufficient physical exertion to recreate that post run feeling of positivity and general well being (runners high). If i amp up my thc lvls (get baked), I'm able to get my butt on the bike every other day. I'm excited about getting to a place mentally/physically where I'm not crutching the workout w/thc, but in the mean time, not feeling even a little bad about it.
My wife gave me an unsolicited compliment about my general outlook/attitude of late, not just in the hour or 2 post bike ride, so the 2 most important people in my life (me, wife) are both seeing this as a positive.
Plenty of stuff is still utter shite, but I'm spending more time of late in a place of possibility, so I got that going for me, which is nice.
Disclaimer: all of the above was typed immediately post workout, at like a 7+.
hugs <3
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Comment on Rage Against the Machine's first public performance (10/23/91 @ Cal State North Ridge) in ~music
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Comment on Rage Against the Machine's first public performance (10/23/91 @ Cal State North Ridge) in ~music
roo1ster Link Parententirely possible, it definitely had bullet in the head on it... it became a bit of a catch phrase in my peer group after we got those tapes.entirely possible, it definitely had bullet in the head on it... it became a bit of a catch phrase in my peer group after we got those tapes.
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Comment on US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter in ~tech
roo1ster Link ParentIMHO, If you present stuff strictly in chronological order or by user determined popularity, your platform should be safe (up to the point the entire site or sections of the site are deemed...IMHO, If you present stuff strictly in chronological order or by user determined popularity, your platform should be safe (up to the point the entire site or sections of the site are deemed socially unacceptable, however that's defined).
Once you start tweaking what individual users are presented with to drive individual user engagement, it gets a lot greyer to me.
Modern social platforms appear to me to have significant insight into post content and can determine what an individual user will see according to that individual users' proclivities. On its face that seemed pretty innocuous too, but now we've got examples of this increasing radicalization and that (to me) is a problem.
Modern corporations have demonstrated that their only moral is "Increasing shareholder value at all costs". If you want to change their behavior, you'll need to be able to impact shareholder value... The beauty of the US legal landscape is that it grows to meet the needs of the people it serves. Again, imho, it's past time for it to catch up with the tech is purports to govern.
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Comment on Rage Against the Machine's first public performance (10/23/91 @ Cal State North Ridge) in ~music
roo1ster LinkI went to a House of Pain concert at a tiny venue (The Backroom, Austin, TX - it was really just a bar) circa 1992 and RAtM opened for them. No one in my group had ever heard of them before. They...I went to a House of Pain concert at a tiny venue (The Backroom, Austin, TX - it was really just a bar) circa 1992 and RAtM opened for them. No one in my group had ever heard of them before. They were passing out demo tapes for free and absolutely stole the show. Good times.
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
roo1ster Link Parent20 years ago I had a significant other who was obsessed with air quality/odors. She went (imho) a little ocd on the topic and by the end of the relationship we had high end hepa filters on high in...20 years ago I had a significant other who was obsessed with air quality/odors. She went (imho) a little ocd on the topic and by the end of the relationship we had high end hepa filters on high in every room of the house 24x7. I'm sure the particulate count was significantly lower, but afaik all that filtering did nothing for the smell of the house.
Maybe some charcoal would have helped with the odor, the hepa filtration? Not so much.
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Comment on How do you keep your home smelling nice? in ~life.home_improvement
roo1ster Link ParentWife and I have been contemplating rejoining the ranks of cat owners (last cat passed ~3 years ago). From quickly looking at their site it appears to be a subscription service for a banker's box...kittypooclub
Wife and I have been contemplating rejoining the ranks of cat owners (last cat passed ~3 years ago). From quickly looking at their site it appears to be a subscription service for a banker's box you fill with litter and dispose of entirely on a regular/frequent basis. With our previous cat I'd never suspected the litter tray of harboring cat funk. I'm wondering if I'm missing something important about the kittypoo service?
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Comment on The Crow (2024) | Official trailer in ~movies
roo1ster Link ParentI walked into that movie not knowing anything about it at a tiny art house in Austin, TX when it first came out. Ended up seeing it 3-4x more dragging friends to it. Amazing movie.I walked into that movie not knowing anything about it at a tiny art house in Austin, TX when it first came out. Ended up seeing it 3-4x more dragging friends to it. Amazing movie.
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Comment on Who are the pop stars, from any era, who have extraordinary skills? in ~music
roo1ster LinkI'm not a huge expert, but I've seen several references to Freddy Mercury's pitch accuracy being remarkable.I'm not a huge expert, but I've seen several references to Freddy Mercury's pitch accuracy being remarkable.
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Comment on AT&T widespread cell phone outage in US in ~tech
roo1ster Link<tin foil hat>This was a warning shot by some state level baddies.</tin foil hat> I'd assume the opening salvo of modern super power on super power warfare would be attempts to knock out as much...<tin foil hat>This was a warning shot by some state level baddies.</tin foil hat> I'd assume the opening salvo of modern super power on super power warfare would be attempts to knock out as much of your opponent's communication infrastructure as quickly and thoroughly as possible. Viruses are cheaper than emp generators, and a well timed, focused event to remind us that we're not as untouchable as we'd like to think... ?plausible? <ok, I never really took my tin foil hat off - disclaimer I'm just some idiot musing out loud on the internet, though I am a graduate of having watched many random ww2 docs on youtube, so you know, take it for what it is>
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Comment on Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened in ~finance
roo1ster Link Parentall you have to do is educate people sufficiently to overcome decades of cultural indoctrination and human nature :(all you have to do is educate people sufficiently to overcome decades of cultural indoctrination and human nature
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Comment on Non-fictional books about getting to know emotions? in ~books
roo1ster LinkSeveral good ones already listed, I would add How to talk so kids will listen Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents No Bad PartsSeveral good ones already listed, I would add
I worked at a dotcom 15+ years ago that had been off siting their backups to a safe deposit box at the bank a block away. That was great until the 1st time they needed the data was on a Friday evening... still better than no off site at all though.