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  1. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    Please let me know how it compares if you get your hands on one!

    Please let me know how it compares if you get your hands on one!

  2. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    You can add the sugar after the popping has already started without burning yourself from splashing oil?

    You can add the sugar after the popping has already started without burning yourself from splashing oil?

  3. Comment on Any search engines with information cards like Google? in ~tech

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    Unfortunately those APIs are expensive, so they're harder to find outside of paid search engines like Kagi.

    Unfortunately those APIs are expensive, so they're harder to find outside of paid search engines like Kagi.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    Agreed, sacrificial test kernels are critical in my experience.

    Agreed, sacrificial test kernels are critical in my experience.

  5. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    They make a surprisingly big difference! Amish Country popcorn is solid.

    They make a surprisingly big difference! Amish Country popcorn is solid.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    You throw the sugar in with the butter and kernels I take it?

    You throw the sugar in with the butter and kernels I take it?

  7. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    Do you cover the wok with pierced foil?

    Do you cover the wok with pierced foil?

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Popcorn! What's the best way to make it? in ~food

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    Maybe Walmart ships intentionally? The Gold Pop is currently on sale directly from Tramontina, but I doubt they ship internationally. My only concern is whether the lid is sufficiently vented to...

    Maybe Walmart ships intentionally? The Gold Pop is currently on sale directly from Tramontina, but I doubt they ship internationally.

    My only concern is whether the lid is sufficiently vented to keep the popcorn crisp. I may end up buying one anyways, and I'll let you know how it performs!

    1 vote

  9. Popcorn! What's the best way to make it?

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    I've been craving a lot of popcorn recently after discovering hulless varieties that don't get super stuck in your teeth. Historically, my preferred method was the microwave because of simplicity,...

    I've been craving a lot of popcorn recently after discovering hulless varieties that don't get super stuck in your teeth. Historically, my preferred method was the microwave because of simplicity, but our current microwave simply fails to pop popcorn. I've switched to stove-top with a standard pot and a lid wrapped in a dishcloth to limit moisture. Combined with butter-flavored coconut oil and Gold Medal Flavacol, I've been making some excellent popcorn.

    Come to today, I've ordered an air popper (Presto PopLite) because I want the quickest and easiest method with the least clean-up, but I'm not sure how to evenly distribute liquid toppings nor how to make kettlecorn with popped popcorn. I'd be interested in a whirlypop if they were dishwasher safe. Tramontina's new Gold Pop looks reasonable, but I couldn't find any thorough reviews since it's fairly new.

    Anyhow, what's your history with popcorn? How do you make it? What toppings do you like?

    28 votes

  10. Comment on Introducing all-new Amazon Alexa Tablets—powerful tablets with Alexa+ built in in ~tech

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    Eh, it's in competition with Siri and Google Assistant, so the standards are different.

    Alexa is Amazon's horse in the race for the next computing platform (AI, still unclear if it's a real race).

    Eh, it's in competition with Siri and Google Assistant, so the standards are different.

  11. Comment on Fall 2026 | Which anime do you look forward to? in ~anime

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    The Urusei Yatsura remake was great too!

    The Urusei Yatsura remake was great too!

    1 vote

  12. Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society

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    I had a longer comment typed up but it got eaten. Personally, I also mostly oppose the death penalty, yet I'd still wish for someone that murdered my family to die. Regardless of any logic, death...

    I had a longer comment typed up but it got eaten.

    Personally, I also mostly oppose the death penalty, yet I'd still wish for someone that murdered my family to die. Regardless of any logic, death feels proportional to the level of hatred that many feel for abhorrent criminals. Life imprisonment doesn't provide the same closure and finality.

  13. Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society

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    Plenty of people throughout human history have killed someone without suffering serious mental effects. I don't think every executioner is mentally disturbed any more so than every mortician is.

    Plenty of people throughout human history have killed someone without suffering serious mental effects. I don't think every executioner is mentally disturbed any more so than every mortician is.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society

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    How was that execution botched? They missed his heart, but the body has a lot of vitals which lead to swift death. I'm not arguing in favor of the death penalty here, only that firing squad is one...

    How was that execution botched? They missed his heart, but the body has a lot of vitals which lead to swift death.

    I'm not arguing in favor of the death penalty here, only that firing squad is one of the more humane methods.

  15. Comment on Introducing all-new Amazon Alexa Tablets—powerful tablets with Alexa+ built in in ~tech

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    The Amazon Devices org is a bit strange and has gone through a lot of hands and visions. Alexa was a pet project for Jeff Bezos, and he hasn't been the CEO for awhile. The whole Alexa+ push is...

    The Amazon Devices org is a bit strange and has gone through a lot of hands and visions. Alexa was a pet project for Jeff Bezos, and he hasn't been the CEO for awhile. The whole Alexa+ push is partially an attempt by various parts of Amazon to get some projects funded cause AI things make leadership happy.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Denmark government hack leaked 8.7 million citizen's ID's: the password was "123456" in ~tech

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    My work password includes 123 to satisfy the number requirement because it's easy to quickly type...

    My work password includes 123 to satisfy the number requirement because it's easy to quickly type...

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends in ~tech

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    As long as Meta has your demographics roughly correct, they don't really care about accuracy because you're the product they're selling to advertising companies. Those companies aren't as refined...

    As long as Meta has your demographics roughly correct, they don't really care about accuracy because you're the product they're selling to advertising companies. Those companies aren't as refined as most people imagine, but they're still obviously successful.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in ~society

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    That's part of why it's a firing squad and not one random executioner. To my surprise, China actually favored public executions until surprisingly recently, and capital punishment has wide...

    It also assumes the bullets hit their mark. If they miss or aren't instantly fatal, the death can be drawn out and pretty agonizing.

    That's part of why it's a firing squad and not one random executioner.

    Just... There is NOTHING to justify a public execution. It's not about the government, it's about the dignity of the person being executed and the people connected to them. It also removes focus from the victims of that person and puts it on the killer. We already see that happen with mass shooters whose names get plastered everywhere while their victims just become pure statistics. Nothing good comes of it.

    To my surprise, China actually favored public executions until surprisingly recently, and capital punishment has wide support. For the older generations, ending public executions actually decreased faith in the judiciary.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Messenger, a cute little 3d browser game in ~games

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    Might be an issue with ublock or an issue specific to the Nightly build?

    Might be an issue with ublock or an issue specific to the Nightly build?

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Messenger, a cute little 3d browser game in ~games

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    Took me a surprisingly long time to find my way around the world and make all the deliveries! I couldn't get it running on Firefox mobile (Android) as it kept instantly crashing after loading, so...

    Took me a surprisingly long time to find my way around the world and make all the deliveries!

    I couldn't get it running on Firefox mobile (Android) as it kept instantly crashing after loading, so I played it in Firefox on my desktop where it ran fine.

    2 votes