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  1. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    Wow, thanks for the guidance, I will try the gochujang. I love heat, and those cookies look amazing! Around here, people eat red chile brownies and green chile apple pie, so the cookies don't seem...

    Wow, thanks for the guidance, I will try the gochujang. I love heat, and those cookies look amazing! Around here, people eat red chile brownies and green chile apple pie, so the cookies don't seem odd at all.

  2. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    Thanks! Do you have a recommendation for a good brand of doenjang? I have zero experience with Korean food, so if I'm going to try it I don't want to ruin it by using bad ingredients.

    Thanks! Do you have a recommendation for a good brand of doenjang? I have zero experience with Korean food, so if I'm going to try it I don't want to ruin it by using bad ingredients.

  3. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    I recently started making humus because my partner likes to take it to work for lunch, but it's sooo expensive, relative to the actual cost of the ingredients. I usually make it with roasted red...

    I recently started making humus because my partner likes to take it to work for lunch, but it's sooo expensive, relative to the actual cost of the ingredients. I usually make it with roasted red bell pepper--I roast a bunch of red peppers and freeze them when I can get them cheap (or grow them). I just defrost one and add it to everything else. Also roasted garlic is a nice change. And fresh chopped cilantro if you have it, but in my experience that's much better if sprinkled on top at the last minute.

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  4. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    This looks delicious and I was just thinking about what to do with a bunch of spinach. But I don't have doenjang. Is there anything that can sub for it in a pinch? Fish sauce? Tamari? Or should I...

    This looks delicious and I was just thinking about what to do with a bunch of spinach. But I don't have doenjang. Is there anything that can sub for it in a pinch? Fish sauce? Tamari? Or should I order some and wait to try the recipe?

  5. Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life

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    Here's what I don't get about the standard-daylight time shift: Wouldn't a person living on the far east edge of a time zone is basically living the "spring forward" experience compared to someone...

    Here's what I don't get about the standard-daylight time shift:
    Wouldn't a person living on the far east edge of a time zone is basically living the "spring forward" experience compared to someone on the far west edge during standard time? Is there any data showing that people on the extreme edges of a time zone suffer compared to those in the middle? And people closer to the poles are obviously getting a much greater change depending on the season in any case.

    I get why people don't like changing time twice a year, and that there can be jet-laggy health consequences to that, I just don't get why it would matter if we picked constant standard vs constant daylight savings.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Los Angeles Dodgers beat Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series in ~sports.baseball

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    Well, it is the WORLD series, not the US series, sooo... I personally would like to have more international teams involved in the league--Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean--if the US ever gets back to...

    Well, it is the WORLD series, not the US series, sooo...
    I personally would like to have more international teams involved in the league--Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean--if the US ever gets back to being a decent place for foreigners to travel. Baseball is a great sport for fostering international connections and I would love to see that expanded.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Los Angeles Dodgers beat Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series in ~sports.baseball

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    I am a Dodgers fan, but the Blue Jays have been one of my second-level teams for a long time, too. I thought I'd be neutral, but I ended up really hoping the Blue Jays would win it. I'm glad...

    I am a Dodgers fan, but the Blue Jays have been one of my second-level teams for a long time, too. I thought I'd be neutral, but I ended up really hoping the Blue Jays would win it.
    I'm glad Scherzer had a good outing. I have been a Will Smith fan since he came in as a rookie and was able to maintain control and composure against so big ego pitchers, so I am happy he played such a big part this series. Yamamoto has been amazing and hasn't gotten attention he deserves in Ohtani's shadow, but that is no longer the case, so good for him.
    Honestly this was the best World series I can remember. It seemed like it could go either way until that last play. I hope the Blue jays will eventually be proud of what they have accomplished and find a way to build on it for next year.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Good News - A thread and a challenge in ~news

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    Texas church paints rainbow steps in response to Abbott funding threat Quote from article:

    Texas church paints rainbow steps in response to Abbott funding threat

    Quote from article:

    "Silence in the face of harm always sides with the oppressor,” said Rachel Griffin-Allison, the church's senior pastor. "Painting our steps in the colors of the rainbow is a visible witness to the gospel we preach: that every person is created in the image of God and worthy of safety, dignity and belonging."

    4 votes

  9. Comment on How to stop negative thoughts and reset your mind for positive thinking in ~health.mental

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    Oh I absolutely agree. Finding what works for you is the key and not working isn't a failure, it's a step towards where you need to be.

    Oh I absolutely agree. Finding what works for you is the key and not working isn't a failure, it's a step towards where you need to be.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on How to stop negative thoughts and reset your mind for positive thinking in ~health.mental

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    Second this recommendation; I think his Feeling Good Handbook is a bit more interactive and user friendly. I appreciate that the books' focus on our personal capacity of self-development and also...

    Second this recommendation; I think his Feeling Good Handbook is a bit more interactive and user friendly. I appreciate that the books' focus on our personal capacity of self-development and also the necessity of doing the work to see the changes we want.

    Bibliotherapy may seem old-fashioned at this point, and grinding through the exercises may feel awkward and tedious, but it's like practicing to learn a musical instrument.

    (Learning about the influence of Buddhism on CBT led me to that practice, which ultimately I have found more personally effective, but that's just me.)

    2 votes

  11. Comment on OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week in ~health.mental

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    I was an elementary school counselor who taught emotional regulation through a pilot program-- I think the practice is scattershot (like most educational programs), and really needs to be...

    I was an elementary school counselor who taught emotional regulation through a pilot program-- I think the practice is scattershot (like most educational programs), and really needs to be something infused into the curriculum at all levels rather than a once-a week thing in elementary school.

    9 votes

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  13. Comment on Tiny adds up: Unshittification and "The Pawshank Redemption" in ~life.pets

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    Thank you for posting this! I really do think so many of us want to help, somehow, someone... It's a nice reminder that asking for help is giving people an opportunity to act on that.

    Thank you for posting this!
    I really do think so many of us want to help, somehow, someone...
    It's a nice reminder that asking for help is giving people an opportunity to act on that.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk

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    All for the nap support, but ... I've never had a 3D printer and doubt I ever will--can't imagine why I'd need one. On the other hand, I have a 25-year-old Kitchen Aid I use at least once a week....

    All for the nap support, but ...
    I've never had a 3D printer and doubt I ever will--can't imagine why I'd need one. On the other hand, I have a 25-year-old Kitchen Aid I use at least once a week. At the time it seemed expensive, but in retrospect it works out to something like $10 a year (and falling, since it still works just fine).

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Microsoft warns that Windows 10 reaches end of support today in ~tech

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    I have no trouble running any of the games I want to using Steam/proton on Linux (Manjaro KDE), and modding with Nexus Mods. (I install manually, I have no idea how Linux-friendly their mod...

    I have no trouble running any of the games I want to using Steam/proton on Linux (Manjaro KDE), and modding with Nexus Mods. (I install manually, I have no idea how Linux-friendly their mod manager is.) when I first switched to Linux I was big on GOG but Steam just makes Linux gaming so easy. That said, all the games I want are first person RPGs for the most art. The only coop game I ever played was Left4Dead II, (which worked just fine), but I have no idea if Linux affect competitive game quality.

    At the time I changed, I set up dual boot, thinking I'd have to use Windows for gaming, but I never did and eventually only went back into the Windows-formatted partition just to make sure that I had any old photos and whatnot before reformatting. My only real problem was due to my old Nvidia graphics card, when I first moved to Linux. Switching to AMD made life much easier.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk

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    As someone living in a small rural community, I gotta disagree with this. Local governments are the only way folks out here can get things done. The local government has the means and personnel to...

    There are too many local governments in the United States (89,004 to be exact). We would be best served by consolidating them, either to larger local government units or by handing them off to state governments.

    As someone living in a small rural community, I gotta disagree with this. Local governments are the only way folks out here can get things done. The local government has the means and personnel to fight for the resources we need from the state. Without that, we'd be completely overlooked. Even a well-meaning centralized government would find itself making decisions without personal knowledge, or focusing on the bigger areas because they are louder and more obvious.

    18 votes

  17. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    Well, I think in this case the SS is for Super Sport, it's a pretty big and old car customization business.

    Well, I think in this case the SS is for Super Sport, it's a pretty big and old car customization business.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    Well, I guess it has been deprecated. It is by the same guy who does uBlock origin-- I find it easier to personalize and I've been using them together, but I guess I don't really need it any more,...

    Well, I guess it has been deprecated. It is by the same guy who does uBlock origin-- I find it easier to personalize and I've been using them together, but I guess I don't really need it any more, except I've grown accustomed to it.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    If I can't get Firefox to run something, I use Vivaldi, which still allows ublock and uMatrix.

    If I can't get Firefox to run something, I use Vivaldi, which still allows ublock and uMatrix.

    11 votes

  20. Comment on Who tried beetroot? in ~food

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    I love beets. Golden beets don't stain or turn your food pink, if that is a concern. I roast beets with other root vegetables to make soup, and I put beets in my tomato sauce (diced small) --it...

    I love beets. Golden beets don't stain or turn your food pink, if that is a concern.
    I roast beets with other root vegetables to make soup, and I put beets in my tomato sauce (diced small) --it especially adds depth to spinach lasagne.
    My neighbors mom makes amazing spiced pickled beets, which I love on salads, especially paired with goat cheese.
    If you grow your own, beet tops are a nice alternative to baby spinach or chard in the spring.

    3 votes