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  1. Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food

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    Thank you so much for sharing these...but does this one have a title? Or is it just "black pepper miso spaghetti"

    Thank you so much for sharing these...but does this one have a title? Or is it just "black pepper miso spaghetti"

  2. Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food

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    Hah, I almost mentioned the other restriction being no peanuts due to a peanut allergy. But the other recipes you shared look good - will probably try that black pepper tofu one! Thanks!

    Hah, I almost mentioned the other restriction being no peanuts due to a peanut allergy. But the other recipes you shared look good - will probably try that black pepper tofu one! Thanks!

  3. Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food

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    Yeah I've never really been huge into lentils...but I've never really eaten them that much either. Some of the recipes people shared here do sound good though, so I'm sure I'll be checking out at...

    Yeah I've never really been huge into lentils...but I've never really eaten them that much either. Some of the recipes people shared here do sound good though, so I'm sure I'll be checking out at least one of them.

  4. Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food

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    Okay that looks delicious, thanks for sharing!

    Okay that looks delicious, thanks for sharing!

  5. Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food

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    I'm guessing you can use a vegan butter & either oat or almond milk, but what do you substitute for the eggs?

    I'm guessing you can use a vegan butter & either oat or almond milk, but what do you substitute for the eggs?

  6. Cold-weather vegan recipes

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    My brother will be visiting from out of the country for Christmas, and I’m trying to put together vegan recipes we can make. Our entire family is not vegan except for him, so I’m looking for...

    My brother will be visiting from out of the country for Christmas, and I’m trying to put together vegan recipes we can make. Our entire family is not vegan except for him, so I’m looking for recipes to ensure he can have good food to eat while he is here (I’m sure he will do some cooking himself, but I think it would be nice if we were also to make things he could enjoy).

    Really looking for anything people have made before that have turned out well, but specifically interested in

    • soups/stews
    • desserts (and cookies, ideally for decorating)

    Thanks!

    27 votes

  7. Comment on Does Shawarma Law give a more definitive answer on whether or not a Hot Dog is a sandwich? in ~food

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    I love how cuberule goes hard by immediately declaring nigiri as toast.

    I love how cuberule goes hard by immediately declaring nigiri as toast.

    13 votes

  8. Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo

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    Hah, meanwhile, when I saw yours I was thinking "dang, now that's real woodworking." Making a 3d model, screwing up a cut, using a Japanese handsaw (tbh, I love my dozuki & ryoba). Your post...

    Hah, meanwhile, when I saw yours I was thinking "dang, now that's real woodworking." Making a 3d model, screwing up a cut, using a Japanese handsaw (tbh, I love my dozuki & ryoba).

    Your post cracked me up,

    I made this with the best intentions and I realize real woodworkers will likely hate many things about it, but hey - we all do the things the best WE can. And I did. I'm proud of myself.

    You should be proud of your bird feeder, it looks awesome! Though, I am not a "real" woodworker either, just a software engineer that wants a woodworking hobby. Almost all of my experience prior to this project was building theatre sets back in High School ~10+ years ago.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo

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    You could paint or stain the wood, but it isn't typically done. You could use other wood other than basswood for a different color or effect, but pretty much all of the "kits" you can buy that...

    You could paint or stain the wood, but it isn't typically done. You could use other wood other than basswood for a different color or effect, but pretty much all of the "kits" you can buy that people make are basswood because it is easy to trim with a chisel, has minimal grain lines, and is a consistent color.

    I'm still a little undecided what I want to do with the piece I've made. If I'm going to treat it as art, I'll probably try to mount it on a frame made out of a different wood or painted with milk paint, and some sort of colored backing panel to make the light basswood "pop."

    I might also do some sort of wipe on or spray polyurethane finish just to protect it, but I think I'll only do that if I put it in the kitchen or in a "splash zone" where it might get something spilled on it.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo

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    I finished my kumiko project! It did take only a couple hours, which I did estimate in the initial timasomo thread. I did it over 2 days, basically last week when I went "oh shoot timasomo is...

    I finished my kumiko project! It did take only a couple hours, which I did estimate in the initial timasomo thread. I did it over 2 days, basically last week when I went "oh shoot timasomo is almost over". So thank you, @kfwyre for running Timasomo, because otherwise I probably would've never gotten around to doing it at all. It's an Izutsu Tsugi pattern. The kit was from JT Wood Works, but I first learned about kumiko from Matt Kenny / MEK Woodworks (I bought his kumiko book).

    Progress Pics (not a lot, because it was a pretty short project):

    It was a lot of fun! I rushed a bit, which is visible in the fact that I didn't pre-bevel any of the edges so some of them are a bit fuzzy, and that some of the pieces are a bit off-center. But some of that is maybe the kit at fault at well, as not all of the "inner" pieces were cut to the same size/with the notches in the same place.

    Overall though, I would do it again. I'm contemplating buying either another kit with differently angled template blocks (to do a different pattern, like asa-no-ha) or maybe just some more strips so I can make another one. The design I did only used one template block, at 45 degrees (which is why I bought it first, because one template block is cheaper than multiple template blocks). If I had better access to an actual woodshop, I could make the template block myself...but I don't as I live in an apartment. But this project was a way for me to fulfill some of my woodworking desires, so that was nice!

    Eventually (once I move out of the apartment) and hopefully have a place where I can do more woodworking, I want to try to make a coffee/tea cabinet with kumiko accent panels.

    Big shout out to the Ikea SKOGSTA cutting board I used as my worktable (that I got for half off from scratch and dent like 6 months ago and wasn't sure what I wanted to do with. Now it is even more scratched & dented because I accidentally chopped into it with the saw while cutting.).

    @chocobean you mentioned wanting to see it, so I'm pinging you to make sure you do :)

    9 votes

  11. Comment on Timasomo 2026: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo

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    Those look awesome, regardless of how well they work (though I do hope you are able to get them working better).

    Those look awesome, regardless of how well they work (though I do hope you are able to get them working better).

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Sashiko Embroidery Kits in ~hobbies

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    I’m planning on posting in the showcase thread tomorrow one I take some better glamour shots of the final piece

    I’m planning on posting in the showcase thread tomorrow one I take some better glamour shots of the final piece

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Timasomo 2026: Sashiko Embroidery Kits in ~hobbies

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    Those look really neat! That’s a fun way to share the hobby too, I hope it was a hit. Fun fact, I did a small kumiko project that was not the Asa-no-Ha pattern, but that pattern is one that I...

    Those look really neat! That’s a fun way to share the hobby too, I hope it was a hit.

    Fun fact, I did a small kumiko project that was not the Asa-no-Ha pattern, but that pattern is one that I might try next time (if I get the guide blocks with the angles needed).

    5 votes

  14. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    I am however fairly annoyed at ballot measure 3 passing, enshrining voter ID in the state constitution… We already had a law requiring it (I had to show my ID at the poll), why does it also need...

    I am however fairly annoyed at ballot measure 3 passing, enshrining voter ID in the state constitution…

    We already had a law requiring it (I had to show my ID at the poll), why does it also need to be in the constitution.

    10 votes

  15. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    Replying to my own comment for a separate subthread…a Toledo polling location had a bomb threat (along with a few other schools!) & got a judge’s ruling to keep it open an additional 2 hours, so...

    Replying to my own comment for a separate subthread…a Toledo polling location had a bomb threat (along with a few other schools!) & got a judge’s ruling to keep it open an additional 2 hours, so not fully reporting yet.

    12 votes

  16. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    Ohio has its first woman governor! Also Sherrod Brown (again)! Both called by AP anyway. I am pleasantly surprised.

    Ohio has its first woman governor!

    Also Sherrod Brown (again)! Both called by AP anyway.

    I am pleasantly surprised.

    20 votes

  17. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    In line to vote now. A bit worried, but nothing I can do but vote and hope.

    In line to vote now. A bit worried, but nothing I can do but vote and hope.

    20 votes

  18. Comment on Halloween night! in ~talk

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    I live in an apartment complex, and no one does trick or treating :(

    I live in an apartment complex, and no one does trick or treating :(

    5 votes

  19. Comment on Anthropic's financials are surprisingly strong in ~tech

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    Well yeah, it’s not even Artificial Intelligence anymore, it’s Super Intelligence /sarcasm

    Well yeah, it’s not even Artificial Intelligence anymore, it’s Super Intelligence /sarcasm

  20. Comment on CSS-Tricks has a new owner! in ~tech

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    It basically was, Digital Ocean bought it and then basically either intentionally or unintentionally let it fall through the cracks after layoffs around 2 years after they bought it (including the...

    It basically was, Digital Ocean bought it and then basically either intentionally or unintentionally let it fall through the cracks after layoffs around 2 years after they bought it (including the layoff of Geoff, who was the lead editor (and the person who just bought it)).

    Slightly more details are in the 2 posts Kremor linked in their comment].

    7 votes