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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
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Comment on What is the oldest TV show you actually enjoy? in ~tv
Gonzo Link ParentThe Joy of Painting is truly timeless. I don't even paint and I love that one.The Joy of Painting is truly timeless. I don't even paint and I love that one.
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Comment on What is the oldest TV show you actually enjoy? in ~tv
Gonzo Link ParentI love that I knew exactly the scene you meant before I clicked that link. Not that the rest of the show doesn't have a lot of that timeless humor, but that gag was next level.I love that I knew exactly the scene you meant before I clicked that link. Not that the rest of the show doesn't have a lot of that timeless humor, but that gag was next level.
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Comment on ‘Master/Slave’ Terminology Was Removed from Python Programming Language in ~comp
Gonzo Link ParentYour ignorance on the issue of slavery in the Americas is not helping your case. The indigenous populations in the Caribbean and in what is now the southeastern US were taken as slaves, especially...Your ignorance on the issue of slavery in the Americas is not helping your case. The indigenous populations in the Caribbean and in what is now the southeastern US were taken as slaves, especially before the African slave trade really got going in the 17th century. Tens of thousands (at least) were shipped from the mainland to islands in the Caribbean to work the sugar plantations after the local natives who were being used as slaves died of illness and poor living conditions imposed by their European masters.
Native Americans (along with Africans) were legally allowed to be slaves in British, French and Spanish colonial areas. White people generally were not. Slavery of Native Americans, though rarer once African slaves were abundant, continued for as long as slavery was legal in the US.
I promise with all my sincerity that I will change my view on all non-breaking, non-anachronistic changes of the sort we are discussing here if you can point me to a single black programmer that has declared being offended by this terminology; and I promise that there isn't a single drop of passive agression in this comment.
I will change my mind if I see a real person who has, directly or indirectly, been a victim of slavery declares this terminology offensive.
I'm not black, but my ethnic heritage is almost entirely native north american. I've always thought the master/slave terminology was mildly offensive, a needless reference to an institution that represents racism and human suffering.
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Comment on What are you reading this week? #2 in ~books
Gonzo LinkCurrently working my way through the Dude de Ching: It also has plain English translations of the verses next to the Dudeist versions. The prose itself is relatively straightforward and easy to...Currently working my way through the Dude de Ching:
It’s basically a translation of the Tao Te Ching (the holy book of the Taoists), only it utilizes lines from The Big Lebowski to transform an ancient and challenging bunch of philosophical poems into the parlance of our times.
It also has plain English translations of the verses next to the Dudeist versions. The prose itself is relatively straightforward and easy to understand, but it's fairly heavy stuff about life and philosophy.
Free ebook version can be found here
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Comment on Texas board votes to eliminate Helen Keller and Hillary Clinton from history curriculum in ~life
Gonzo Link ParentDoes the Texas GOP still officially oppose teaching kids critical thinking?Does the Texas GOP still officially oppose teaching kids critical thinking?
I'm big on braises. Sear the outside of a piece of meat, then simmer it in a sauce/broth for a few hours until it is falling apart. I started with some of the traditional european recipes like coq au vin, which gave me the confidence to try my favorite mexican/tex-mex dish (carne guisada). That led to me trying some other mexican dishes using those tecniques, and helped me develop an awesome "Texas Red" chili recipe (no beans or tomatoes needed). So far I've tired:
Plus a couple of "I have a chuck roast and random veggies, let's do this" braises.