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  1. Comment on How chain restaurants use smells to entice us in ~food

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    I am someone who generally is bad at smelling. Like 80-90% of the time I just don't smell anything. If I take big wifs or get super close I can generally smell everything, but only if I actively...

    I am someone who generally is bad at smelling. Like 80-90% of the time I just don't smell anything. If I take big wifs or get super close I can generally smell everything, but only if I actively try. I think that has given me particularly strong feelings to things that are particularly aromatic.
    Funnily enough Auntie Anne's does do it for me. I do start salivating smelling it, but that may also be because I more regularly go to an Amish pretzel shop that has fantastic food.
    More generally the smell of bread browning is what I think I smell the most readily, and have developed the most affinity for. Other than that onion/garlic really gets me going, and while I usually include them, I barely smell carrot and celery cooking.
    I can smell cumin well, and I think that may be why I do have an affinity for Mexican and Indian more so than for like Chinese. I am curious, does the cumin overwhelm the other smells for you, and make it just one note? My thought is perhaps because I was already missing those subtleties I end up just prefering something with a strong core scent.

    When shopping for produce the only thing I have ever smelled for ripeness is pineapple. Are there other things I should be trying?

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  2. Comment on What vegetable are you? in ~food

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    Also a garlic here, wife is a carrot

    Also a garlic here, wife is a carrot

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Bean recipes? in ~food

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    Also vegetarian here! Basically any soup is great with beans. Besides the obvious bean soups and chili, almost any soup is improved by adding them. Blend in some white beans into a cauliflower or...

    Also vegetarian here!

    Basically any soup is great with beans. Besides the obvious bean soups and chili, almost any soup is improved by adding them. Blend in some white beans into a cauliflower or potato soup for some nice buttery smooth texture and heartyness. I usually just use ATKs recipes for those and then add beans they never call for.
    Vegetable soup obviously you can just throw whatever is in your fridge into, and just about any bean would be good. Mushroom soup as well goes really well with beans.

    Just yesterday we had leftover beans because I had cooked too many in the instant pot for one meal, so I stuck them in the fridge and made refried beans for breakfast and turned that into a burrito.

    If you have any of the giant ones, I do like those cooked in a nice broth and they served on a salad. I always keep the cooking broth to throw into something else next, just like a stock. You can go all out with the salad, or just have like a cucumber/tomato salad with them.

    If you have the time, cooking them and then roasting them on a sheet tray can make some wonderfully delicious crispy snacks. You can eat them like popcorn or toss them on top of a fried rice or anything you want a bit of crunch on.

    Obviously choosing which bean for each of these is a challenge, as the rancho Gordo can be very different from one another. I just finished the Vaquero beans, which I found too flavorless for most things, but were good in the refried beans. Meanwhile I loved the flavor of the cassoulet, which is better used where it can shine.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on What video games have had you taking real-life notes? in ~games

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    I started with a notebook as well, but found I needed to move to an excel sheet instead to keep track of everything wanted to remember.

    I started with a notebook as well, but found I needed to move to an excel sheet instead to keep track of everything wanted to remember.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Ask A Mortician did a great video about human skin bound books 2 years ago. https://youtu.be/fhT5YWV_c0s?si=upP923ERor0UoVxU Definitely worth a watch if you want to learn more about the subject.

    Ask A Mortician did a great video about human skin bound books 2 years ago. https://youtu.be/fhT5YWV_c0s?si=upP923ERor0UoVxU

    Definitely worth a watch if you want to learn more about the subject.

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Egypt announces $35bn deal with UAE to buy premium Mediterranean area in ~finance

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    When the high dam was built in Egypt, they forced around 100,000 people to relocate. Obviously that is different since the land was literally going to disappear into lake Nasser. Also people used...

    When the high dam was built in Egypt, they forced around 100,000 people to relocate. Obviously that is different since the land was literally going to disappear into lake Nasser.
    Also people used to live in houses that were literally inside ancient temples, like Luxor temple, and were forced to relocate so they could restore the temples and open them to visitors. Since they are still finding new moments, that sort of thing still happens, albeit to a lesser extent now. If it is not in a rush to be excavated they just forbid people from repairing or updating their house, eventually pushing people to leave as their house literally falls apart. I doubt they will do that for this situation though, as that can take decades for people to leave.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Just got an Nvidia 4090 GPU, looking for local LLM + general generative AI software recommendations in ~comp

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    I also use easy diffusion. It's a great starting place and can do a lot.

    I also use easy diffusion. It's a great starting place and can do a lot.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Godot Engine in ~games

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    Two other games I know of made in Godot that were really great were Cassette Beasts and The Case of the Golden Idol. I have done a few game jams using Godot, and it is very strong and easy to use....

    Two other games I know of made in Godot that were really great were Cassette Beasts and The Case of the Golden Idol.

    I have done a few game jams using Godot, and it is very strong and easy to use. There are a few things holding it back from larger studio adoption though, as it is tricky to have multiple people working on the same thing.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Diamond prices are in free fall in one key corner of the market in ~finance

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    I also think that there is a growing trend of non-diamond engagement rings. I went with opal, and I know several others who also did not go with diamonds. The diamond industry really needs a...

    I also think that there is a growing trend of non-diamond engagement rings. I went with opal, and I know several others who also did not go with diamonds. The diamond industry really needs a shakeup, so I am glad to see it start to really happen.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Transistor is one of my all time favorites, and definitely my favorite Supergiant game. The soundtrack I legitimately just listen to regularly it's so good, and the story is really deep when you...

    Transistor is one of my all time favorites, and definitely my favorite Supergiant game. The soundtrack I legitimately just listen to regularly it's so good, and the story is really deep when you finally understand it. Also I really liked the gameplay, which I have still yet to see in any other game yet.
    How have you been liking it?

    3 votes