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Comment on “Tomato” versus “#FF6347”—the tragicomic history of CSS color names in ~comp
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Comment on Finally making the jump to a custom router so I can have all my outgoing traffic over mullvad but that brings with it two questions for me in ~tech
Narry LinkNow that you've gotten a serious answer (I've been lurking) I want to point out that with a logged-in Reddit account you can block each sub you dislike from the sub's page. It's easy enough to...Now that you've gotten a serious answer (I've been lurking) I want to point out that with a logged-in Reddit account you can block each sub you dislike from the sub's page. It's easy enough to unblock it, or go to it directly if you want, but I find that once a sub is blocked I don't really want to to go near it anymore. At least, that's what I do. I also don't use the Reddit app, I use Opera's phone browser to browse Reddit, so...
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Comment on Your "Yukon Gold" potatoes probably aren't Yukons—here's why in ~food
Narry Link ParentThere's the potential. I use a conversion chart that takes the weight of the potatoes and the wattage of my microwave into account to try to deliver pretty standardized results overall, but maybe...There's the potential. I use a conversion chart that takes the weight of the potatoes and the wattage of my microwave into account to try to deliver pretty standardized results overall, but maybe I overshot, or maybe several small potatoes shouldn't be cooked the same way as medium or large potato? I'd have to investigate, but it's certainly worthy of consideration. Gold potatoes tend to be just that little bit creamier that it might be worth it.
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Comment on Your "Yukon Gold" potatoes probably aren't Yukons—here's why in ~food
Narry Link ParentI usually wash off and wrap 2-3 small potatoes in a paper town and toss them into the microwave according to an arcane chart I consult, then I pop them onto my plate and mash them up with salt,...I usually wash off and wrap 2-3 small potatoes in a paper town and toss them into the microwave according to an arcane chart I consult, then I pop them onto my plate and mash them up with salt, pepper, and butter (and sometimes I go whole hog and load them with sour cream and bacon bits and shredded cheese). I prefer the thin waxy ones over the mealy ones because I can consume them skin and all, and russets skins cooked in this manner are basically inedible. So I eat them pretty standalone rather regularly, and yeah for awhile the gold ones were basically so sweet they ruined several dinners.
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Comment on Your "Yukon Gold" potatoes probably aren't Yukons—here's why in ~food
Narry Link ParentI thought my honeycrisps this year were bland and mealy... Anyway, yes I stopped buying yellow potatoes of any kind because they're all too sweet for me, almost as sweet as sweet potatoes (not to...I thought my honeycrisps this year were bland and mealy...
Anyway, yes I stopped buying yellow potatoes of any kind because they're all too sweet for me, almost as sweet as sweet potatoes (not to be confused with yams, I mean actual sweet potatoes). Lately I've been buying reds and whites, because while they're not quite as robust, they cream up fine and taste exactly as I'm expecting.
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Narry Link ParentI’ve never head any of that but I would be willing to entertain the notion that it’s all true. Any chance you’ve got some primary sources on what you state, or do I need to spend some time looking...I’ve never head any of that but I would be willing to entertain the notion that it’s all true. Any chance you’ve got some primary sources on what you state, or do I need to spend some time looking it up?
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Comment on This is what peak evolution looks like in ~science
Narry LinkURL: 19 geckos Website Headline: 35 geckos Web page content: 31 geckos What are they playing at, here? Cute geckos, though.URL: 19 geckos
Website Headline: 35 geckos
Web page content: 31 geckosWhat are they playing at, here? Cute geckos, though.
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Comment on Games: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~games
Narry LinkThis has been a slow year for me, with nothing new purchased despite a credit large enough on Steam Wallet to outright buy many indie or AA titles and GOTY Editions of AAA titles on Steam Sales. I...This has been a slow year for me, with nothing new purchased despite a credit large enough on Steam Wallet to outright buy many indie or AA titles and GOTY Editions of AAA titles on Steam Sales. I play on four platforms, Steam (Linux/Mac_, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 1, Apple Arcade (Mac/iPhone/iPad). Rather than go through every single game I've played this year, I'll go through just a few and the platforms I play them on.
Endless Sky | Steam
I don't think I can sufficiently explain this game. It's a loving homage to the Escape Velocity series by Ambrosia Software, and I love it. I mostly end up being a cargo hauler or running passenger missions, but sometimes I'm a corporate spy or spy for the Free Words, and once in a great while I'm a pirate hunter. It's such a good game it's almost absurd that it's free. Requires a keyboard and mouse, no controller support I'm aware of.Powerwash Simulator | Steam / Xbox / Apple Arcade
Brain off, clean grime, listen to podcast. Controller supported, prefer keyboard and mouse.Grand Theft Auto Online | Xbox
Another one I cannot sufficiently explain. For some reason the GTA series has had me in its thrall since I was about 19, back with the original Grand Theft Auto. This one has far and away my most play time, I usually manage to log 5 or so hours a week with this one, which may not seem like a lot until you realize that's like 250 hours a year, and I have to pay monthly for the privilege. But it's a place where I live in nice houses, I am a fashionisto, I drive/fly incredible vehicles, almost all of my problems can be solved with extreme violence, and pretty much all of my problems are bad people who deserve the psycho I'm about to unleash on them. The narrative of the game does not shy away from the fact that my character is pretty much unhinged and has done some awful shit to some awful people to get to where he is. It's the most honest Capitalism Simulator I've ever encountered. Controller supported, keyboard and mouse supported, genuinely just use the controller now.Planet Crafter | Steam
This got some big updates this year, and in all honesty I haven't really played it much since the beginning of the year, but this scratches a certain itch that Minecraft does not, and it's very PvE in a way that I dig. It's from a smaller publisher and I bought it way back when it was just kind of a neat concept and watching it grow to what it has become has been excellent. There are other games that you might think "it's just like this game" but for some reason the presentation and execution just hits for me. I haven't played it in close to a year, though, but that's more reflective of me not wanting to turn on my big gaming machine due to its absurd energy consumption than anything to do with this game itself. Genuinely wish it was Mac native. Play the demo and see if you like it. Controller supported, personally prefer keyboard and mouse.I think that's good enough for now. (No Nintendo Switch games because in my house the Switch is known as "The Zelda Machine" because guess what is the only thing I play on it?)
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Narry Link ParentI once did a slip and slide on some ground ice that looked like it had snow pack on top of it. I landed on my backside hard enough that I was sure I'd broken something, but it was just a bruised...I once did a slip and slide on some ground ice that looked like it had snow pack on top of it. I landed on my backside hard enough that I was sure I'd broken something, but it was just a bruised butt cheek and a shattered ego. Be safe out there!
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Comment on Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion in ~movies
Narry LinkCurious to see what John Oliver thinks of New Business Daddy. I guess we'll find out in February. In the mean time, of the ones poised to poach it, I suppose Netflix is the least egregious. I...Curious to see what John Oliver thinks of New Business Daddy. I guess we'll find out in February.
In the mean time, of the ones poised to poach it, I suppose Netflix is the least egregious. I would hate for Skydance to have ended up with this as well. It's bad enough they have Star Trek, I couldn't take it if they also got to slime all over DC and Looney Tunes.
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Narry Link ParentIt's mostly propaganda, if we're honest, but it has worked. I grew up during the "Got milk?" advertising campaign blitz, along with the Real California Cheese campaign about Great Cheese comes...It's mostly propaganda, if we're honest, but it has worked. I grew up during the "Got milk?" advertising campaign blitz, along with the Real California Cheese campaign about Great Cheese comes from Happy Cows, Happy Cows come from California (what a joke that is.)
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Narry LinkI did something similar here but what I did was seemingly cure a suspected (but never confirmed) A1 beta-casein intolerance, not a lactose intolerance. I did this by specifically chugging an...I did something similar here but what I did was seemingly cure a suspected (but never confirmed) A1 beta-casein intolerance, not a lactose intolerance. I did this by specifically chugging an entire 12 ounce glass of A2 beta-casein only milk, and for some reason I seem to have only needed to do it the one time. I don't pretend to understand what's happening, I just know that suddenly in my mid-40's I can drink an entire glass of milk and I'm fine, whereas in my 30's that would've been as disastrous as she implied her experiment started off.
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Comment on Cloudflare down again in ~tech
Narry LinkLooks like they're all back up for me, in North America, including DownDetector though it was down for a few minutes... (spoke too soon, WIRED is still down for me.)Looks like they're all back up for me, in North America, including DownDetector though it was down for a few minutes... (spoke too soon, WIRED is still down for me.)
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Comment on How did you choose your podcast app and would you switch to a different one? in ~tech
Narry LinkI listen to The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast (any fellow Quaids?), Good Hang with Amy Pohler, and We Used To Be Spacemen with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. The first two have visual...I listen to The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast (any fellow Quaids?), Good Hang with Amy Pohler, and We Used To Be Spacemen with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. The first two have visual components I'd rather not miss, and the last one isn't worth opening a whole separate app and going through its pain in the butt hoopla for, so I watch them all on YouTube on my desktop with my ad-blockers running because Yt can bite my shiny metal ass.
Generally, though, if I ever do go and listen to my old podcasts I use Apple Podcasts, because my list is built up there, it's free for me to use, and it's a decent one that I can control. But most of my podcasts in the traditional format don't require much rewinding and fast-forwarding, because I don't begrudge them their ad revenue.
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Comment on Helldivers movie in the works from Justin Lin, Sony in ~movies
Narry LinkThey're remaking Starship Troopers? I kid! I kid because I love. This is almost enough to make me want to check out the game, but I've had very little reason to go back on my "online games suck"...They're remaking Starship Troopers? I kid! I kid because I love. This is almost enough to make me want to check out the game, but I've had very little reason to go back on my "online games suck" stance. I'll still probably check out the movie, though. I've enjoyed several video game movies due to having zero emotional investment in the games themselves.
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
Narry LinkHmm. I wonder if anyone will fork bun? I like that it doesn’t use V8 at its core, one less thing for Google to ruin or kill later.Hmm. I wonder if anyone will fork bun? I like that it doesn’t use V8 at its core, one less thing for Google to ruin or kill later.
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Comment on Building the perfect Linux PC with Linus Torvalds in ~tech
Narry LinkThis was pretty good. The number of times I thought Real Linus was going to sink into the floor when Fake Linus got overly nerdy and/or a bit too “I am meeting my hero, this is awesome!” Also the...This was pretty good. The number of times I thought Real Linus was going to sink into the floor when Fake Linus got overly nerdy and/or a bit too “I am meeting my hero, this is awesome!”
Also the question that got asked about what happened to Linux if Real Linus should die, the way it was asked and the immediate aftermath were pure comedy gold. Chef’s kiss, amazing, wouldn’t change it. It was the real stand out to me.
I did also liked how Real Linus gave Windows a bit of cover for its infamous crashes likely being down to poor quality components like RAM and the like rather than due to any inherent flaws in the core operating system. I’m no Windows evangelist, but I thought it was a classy thing for him to just say off-handedly like that.
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Comment on There's a secret version of Windows XP in ~comp
Narry Link ParentIt was mostly a homecoming. I started off on MacOS System 7-9 and I got a taste of MacOS X's beta and first official release before I lost my job and slid into debt I'm still digging out from...It was mostly a homecoming. I started off on MacOS System 7-9 and I got a taste of MacOS X's beta and first official release before I lost my job and slid into debt I'm still digging out from under and I just could not ever justify the cost of even the cheapest Mac for years and years. I was perfectly happy on Linux, but then Apple released the Mac mini, which was still a bit too expensive, then they announced Apple Silicone was coming and dropped the price of the Intel Minis and suddenly Mac was back in my price range. I grabbed two to see how I liked them (the other went to my mother, because she missed her Mac as well and I had enough to grab two) and I've been with them ever since. I still keep an eye out for good hardware that can run Linux, though, because as much as I like the "it all just works" aspect of it, there's an advantage to being able to have absolute control over your system that Linux brings that neither modern macOS nor Windows allows, at least not in a way I'm comfortable with.
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Comment on Non-metal spoons for dining? in ~food
Narry Link ParentNot OP but I run into this same problem. Somehow the soup cools down but the metal spoon will retain that heat and continue issuing small scalds. My presumption is that it's because I tend to aim...Not OP but I run into this same problem. Somehow the soup cools down but the metal spoon will retain that heat and continue issuing small scalds. My presumption is that it's because I tend to aim for metal utensils that are decent quality stainless steel, and they hold the heat better than most things. My solution is usually to add cold cheese shreds from the fridge, and/or cold sour cream, dish dependent. But some dishes simply do not work well with cheese, and thus I have to wait 10-20 minutes for them to cool off enough, and even still the spoon's been known to scald my lips and tongue.
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Comment on There's a secret version of Windows XP in ~comp
Narry LinkAction Retro explores installing (on a Pentium 4 machine) and playing with Windows XP Professional but for Point of Sale systems. Really it's just Windows XP Professional, with a slightly...Action Retro explores installing (on a Pentium 4 machine) and playing with Windows XP Professional but for Point of Sale systems. Really it's just Windows XP Professional, with a slightly different theme.
This makes me almost nostalgic for a version of Windows I never used (XP; I skipped from 98SE to 10 due to a decade and a half stop-off on Ubuntu; then I almost immediately switched to Mac because I didn't want to upgrade to Windows 11.)
Genuinely thought the names must've been old abandoned Pantone names, but I never really thought to question that and dig into it because I spent so long in graphic design that I just assumed they were Pantone colors I'd never heard of before (because I only ever deal with maybe 3 colors at a time.)
Finding out they're Sinclair paint swatches kind of makes me go "ew" and want to demand breaking changes...