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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
Penumbra LinkSo many fanfiction and fansites. RIP A SailorMoon Romance. RIP the entire FictionAlley fansite network. And the dozens if not hundreds of mini shrines dedicated to the OTPs you never expected to...So many fanfiction and fansites. RIP A SailorMoon Romance. RIP the entire FictionAlley fansite network. And the dozens if not hundreds of mini shrines dedicated to the OTPs you never expected to become canon but thought were fun anyway. RIP Geocities and Xoom and Tripod and Angelfire, you gave us weird nerds free places to proclaim our weirdest and wildest fan theories and share our usually terrible fanart.
More mainstream: RIP the Television Without Pity forums, the dirty details and gossip you shared have yet to be replicated and may never be in PrimeTimer and IMDB trivia.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentWe few internet elders...Orisinal was peak indie gaming.We few internet elders...Orisinal was peak indie gaming.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentIs this is the same thing as the Don Hertzfeld cartoon? Rejected CartoonsIs this is the same thing as the Don Hertzfeld cartoon? Rejected Cartoons
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentI wonder if this was just an old cult of personality that died with the old forums, or if this was an early internet version of 4chan meets Goncharov.I wonder if this was just an old cult of personality that died with the old forums, or if this was an early internet version of 4chan meets Goncharov.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentOof, that's one that should've been archived. It wasn't a hangout for me, but I remember it being The Internet Thing that drew in lots of non-geeky people and brought them together.Oof, that's one that should've been archived. It wasn't a hangout for me, but I remember it being The Internet Thing that drew in lots of non-geeky people and brought them together.
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
Penumbra LinkI've always been a fan of A Dark Room. The app version's story is a wee bit more overtly depressing.I've always been a fan of A Dark Room. The app version's story is a wee bit more overtly depressing.
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Comment on A political gap in excess deaths in the USA widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says in ~health
Penumbra Link ParentI remember many, many years ago a study was done that indicated that people in happy marriages experienced less stress. It was the source of much 'duh' eyerolling, but I remember realizing that...I remember many, many years ago a study was done that indicated that people in happy marriages experienced less stress. It was the source of much 'duh' eyerolling, but I remember realizing that just because something is assumed to be true, doesn't necessarily mean it will hold up under scientific scrutiny. When it doesn't is when we all stare gobsmacked because reality =/= our commonsense, but there's no way of knowing whether it's going to be a duh conclusion or a WTF conclusion in advance.
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Comment on What are your experiences with online/app dating as a woman? in ~life.women
Penumbra Link ParentHonestly I don't even remember, it's been so long and I think some of the ones I tried are now defunct.Honestly I don't even remember, it's been so long and I think some of the ones I tried are now defunct.
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Comment on What are your experiences with online/app dating as a woman? in ~life.women
Penumbra LinkI had zero luck with online dating because it was impossible to filter through the genuine messages in the onslaught of spammy hookup messages. I also noticed that the amount of spammy single line...I had zero luck with online dating because it was impossible to filter through the genuine messages in the onslaught of spammy hookup messages. I also noticed that the amount of spammy single line 'hey' messages from men dropped exponentially as my age went from 25 to 30. Turning 35 basically killed all online interactions from men in the age range I was interested in (my own or older), but I did start picking up messages from guys in their very early 20s, each one desperately proclaiming how mature they were for their age and how they'd always preferred mature women.
YMMV. Good luck, may you catch better fish than I did.
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Comment on If I want to bulk up a box of cake mix or muffin mix, do I need to add extra eggs/oil? in ~food
Penumbra Link ParentI know there's not a lot I can do to reduce the sugar or replace the flour in a box mix, but I struggle to get certain nutrients and so I try to sneak them into my foods where possible. It's less...I know there's not a lot I can do to reduce the sugar or replace the flour in a box mix, but I struggle to get certain nutrients and so I try to sneak them into my foods where possible. It's less how do I turn junk food into health food and more 'Well, I'm eating this anyway, what can I add so my body gets something out of it?'
Your very specific advice on how to add dry/wet ingredients is fantastic! Thank you!
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If I want to bulk up a box of cake mix or muffin mix, do I need to add extra eggs/oil?
For example, if I want to add ground flax to a brownie mix or oats to muffins? What if I want to add some extra dried blueberries to boxed blueberry muffin mix? The box instructions usually say...
For example, if I want to add ground flax to a brownie mix or oats to muffins? What if I want to add some extra dried blueberries to boxed blueberry muffin mix? The box instructions usually say 1/4 cup of oil and 1 egg, and I'm wondering if I need to double both or either if I want to add some more dry ingredients. Or is there maybe a max level at which I don't need to add extra oil/eggs, like a quarter cup at most of oats?
I know baking is a science and ratios are important, but still it'd be nice to have a way to make storebought convenience mixes a wee bit more filling or healthier. I'm used to substituting applesauce for oil in brownies, but I'm curious what else I could do with a storebought mix.
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Comment on 'Fuck Spez': Reddit users unite to turn r/Place mural into a protest in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentYou're assuming the decision makers are level headed and open to listening to the concerns of those smarter and more plugged in than them. At a certain point, given sufficient enabling via money...They would have no incentive to do this if they felt the PR would be bad.
You're assuming the decision makers are level headed and open to listening to the concerns of those smarter and more plugged in than them.
At a certain point, given sufficient enabling via money and power, it is indeed possible to be completely disconnected from reality and believe wholeheartedly in your own delusions to the point that any contradictory information just does not penetrate at all.
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Comment on 'Fuck Spez': Reddit users unite to turn r/Place mural into a protest in ~tech
Penumbra Link ParentAnd even more people purged their accounts once Reddit announced they were changing Reddit Gold/Premium without compensation to those who'd already paid for a year.And even more people purged their accounts once Reddit announced they were changing Reddit Gold/Premium without compensation to those who'd already paid for a year.
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Comment on What is one of your favourite plant-based dishes? in ~food
Penumbra LinkA basic veggie noodle stir fry using shredded tofu noodles (not the shirataki tofu noodles, that's different). I love shredded tofu strands, they're so delicious!...A basic veggie noodle stir fry using shredded tofu noodles (not the shirataki tofu noodles, that's different). I love shredded tofu strands, they're so delicious! (https://omnivorescookbook.com/sliced-tofu-salad/ as an example of what I mean)
Or meatless Japanese curry with lentils instead of rice.
And not strictly vegetarian, but four seasons beans (干煸四季豆) that's light on the meat is always one of my favorite more-veggies-please meal to order in restaurants. Wonder if a facsimile could be made with the Impossible/Beyond 'meats' out now.
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Comment on Anyone making DIY tofu/non- soy tofu in ~food
Penumbra LinkTIL that tofu can be made from things other than soy beans. It's not surprising, but it's definitely never occurred to me because soy tofu exists in pretty much every form I could possibly desire....TIL that tofu can be made from things other than soy beans. It's not surprising, but it's definitely never occurred to me because soy tofu exists in pretty much every form I could possibly desire. (Nothing like cold douhua on a hot summer day! Stir fried baked tofu slices with ground meat and veggies is chefs kiss for healthy delicious meals.)
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Comment on New Florida standards in schools in ~life
Penumbra Link ParentHot damn. I'm not sure I'd even recognize the names of every country in the world, nevermind memorize them.every country in the world
Hot damn. I'm not sure I'd even recognize the names of every country in the world, nevermind memorize them.
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Comment on ADHD friends, how do you organize your clothes? in ~health.mental
Penumbra (edited )LinkI am so, so relieved that so many of my fellow ADHD-ers are using the pile system. I have seasonal piles! AKA summer stuff moves to the bottom during winter and vice versa. I do keep to a very...I am so, so relieved that so many of my fellow ADHD-ers are using the pile system.
I have seasonal piles! AKA summer stuff moves to the bottom during winter and vice versa. I do keep to a very limited color palette that allows for pretty nearly anything to go with anything I grab out of the pile. Even when I had a full closet and everything hung up neatly, I found myself just opening the one closet door and grabbing from the same ~9 inches of hanger space.
Out of sight, out of mind is a serious problem for me.
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Comment on American theater is imploding before our eyes in ~arts
Penumbra Link ParentOuch. Would she be old enough to really enjoy and remember it? This raised an interesting additional potential factor to decreasing theater attendance in my mind: given the increasing...Ouch. Would she be old enough to really enjoy and remember it?
The theatre is once again a pastime of the elite.
This raised an interesting additional potential factor to decreasing theater attendance in my mind: given the increasing consolidation of wealth to an ever decreasing pool of people, there's fewer elites to buy and fill the seats at the various hoity toity performing arts venues. The middle class used to be able to afford theater as special treats, but far less so now.
The early web forums were so heavily skewed towards geeks and nerds and otaku that the Experience Project stands out in my memories as someplace very much for what we could now tongue-in-cheek call 'normies' because it was all about real life things instead of hobbies/fandoms. I think I wound up on it a few times because someone linked a thread here or there, but otherwise it was an area of the web I steered clear of since reddit and Tumblr served much of my 'Does anyone else' needs, and the few times I stumbled onto there it was like a foreign land.