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Comment on Have you ever "homebrewed" fermented beverages? in ~food
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Comment on Have you ever "homebrewed" fermented beverages? in ~food
cmccabe LinkNot home brewing in the common sense, but I've made ginger ale using the simplest recipe possible: water, sugar, yeast and ground ginger in a reused (but super clean) two-liter bottle. Although I...Not home brewing in the common sense, but I've made ginger ale using the simplest recipe possible: water, sugar, yeast and ground ginger in a reused (but super clean) two-liter bottle. Although I think the idea of home brewing beer is pretty neat, I rarely drink alcohol these days so I wouldn't know what to do with that much beer. I also rarely drink soda, but the investment in two-liters of soda is really small. I'll probably try other brewed sodas in the future. Anyone want to suggest another flavor?
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Comment on Barkley Marathons 2024 live updates in ~sports
cmccabe LinkAn obsessive running friend of mine told me about the Barkley several years back and now it's my go-to conversation topic whenever I talk with other runners (because I don't know enough about...An obsessive running friend of mine told me about the Barkley several years back and now it's my go-to conversation topic whenever I talk with other runners (because I don't know enough about running to talk about normal topics). I second the Race-That-Eats-Its-Young recommendation from @time_and_tildes above. And now, I'm off to watch Where Dreams Go To Die.
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Comment on Montana man, 80, pleads guilty to creating giant mutant hybrid bighorns in ~science
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Comment on I fixed my dryer myself in ~life.home_improvement
cmccabe Link ParentI wonder how many of those fires are due to clogged exhaust vents. That’s a good caution either way.I wonder how many of those fires are due to clogged exhaust vents. That’s a good caution either way.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
cmccabe LinkNo photos yet, but it looks like fate will be dropping an 11-month-old cavapoo in my lap this week. A friend of a friend is experiencing a life event and needs to find a new home for her dog. My...No photos yet, but it looks like fate will be dropping an 11-month-old cavapoo in my lap this week. A friend of a friend is experiencing a life event and needs to find a new home for her dog. My kids are going absolutely bonkers over the idea so I’m likely in position that would make it hard to refuse. Not that I’m complaining though. He’s a really cute and friendly dog.
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Comment on Non-fictional books about getting to know emotions? in ~books
cmccabe LinkCharles Darwin might seem like an odd author to recommend here, but I think his Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals provides a really valuable framework (evolutionary biology) for...Charles Darwin might seem like an odd author to recommend here, but I think his Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals provides a really valuable framework (evolutionary biology) for understanding some of human emotions.
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Comment on Joe Biden’s chances of US re-election are better than they appear in ~misc
cmccabe LinkI kinda wish there were fewer articles like this. The last thing we need is voters feeling complacent this election.I kinda wish there were fewer articles like this. The last thing we need is voters feeling complacent this election.
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Comment on What is a scam that more people should be aware of? in ~life
cmccabe (edited )Link ParentOne thing to be wary of if the original $500k price was very recent is that this was a flipper house. You have to do a thorough inspection or really know what you're doing if you buy from flippers...One thing to be wary of if the original $500k price was very recent is that this was a flipper house. You have to do a thorough inspection or really know what you're doing if you buy from flippers because they will often use substandard materials, cover up defects, and pull all sorts of tricks to make the price increase seem warranted (even when it very likely may not be).
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Comment on Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months in ~news
cmccabe (edited )LinkGeopolitics are interesting, but now I really want to look into the sport of open-water bird racing. EDIT: For anyone else interested, I asked a Taiwanese friend of mine about open-sea pigeon...Geopolitics are interesting, but now I really want to look into the sport of open-water bird racing.
EDIT: For anyone else interested, I asked a Taiwanese friend of mine about open-sea pigeon racing and he found this video for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw-v2LgfuoY
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Comment on What is the importance of not swearing in front of my kid? in ~life
cmccabe Link ParentThis is a neat example. I've working on using internal vs external motivation with the kid recently. So, rather than telling a child "you should do/not-do XYZ because that's the rule and I told...I would say, "if you say that word, it will probably make some people uncomfortable." And that was enough for her to avoid most words.
This is a neat example. I've working on using internal vs external motivation with the kid recently. So, rather than telling a child "you should do/not-do XYZ because that's the rule and I told you so" (external motivation), you should instead find ways that allow the child to make up their own mind that XYZ is what they want to do (internal motivation). I find this really difficult in a lot of parenting situations but it seems like something parents should strive for; and it feels like a good way to avoid counterproductive power struggles.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~science
cmccabe LinkAside: Some of my favorite posts on Reddit have been the ELI5 posts. One thing I like about them is that, even when I think I know a "simple" concept really well, I still almost invariably learn...Aside: Some of my favorite posts on Reddit have been the ELI5 posts. One thing I like about them is that, even when I think I know a "simple" concept really well, I still almost invariably learn something new from the ELI5 responses.
I would love to see a tag for a similar theme in Tildes. Do we have one already?
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Comment on What is the importance of not swearing in front of my kid? in ~life
cmccabe LinkI have two goals of refraining from swear words in front of the kids: (1) it demonstrates emotional restraint, showing that you sometimes have to pause, think, and calm yourself down rather than...I have two goals of refraining from swear words in front of the kids: (1) it demonstrates emotional restraint, showing that you sometimes have to pause, think, and calm yourself down rather than giving in to impulsive reactions to disappointments; and (2) I want to see the kids practice being articulate about their thoughts. Replacing swear words with coherent descriptions of your thoughts is one example of this for them. I think of the latter goal in terms of "adjectives not expletives".
I'm not really sensitive to swear words and I want my kids not to flinch when they hear them too. I only hope my approach doesn't end up making them overly sensitive to swear words; but I imagine they get enough of them at school and through media.
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Comment on What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back? in ~space
cmccabe Link ParentOn a slight aside, for the word collectors in the audience, a similar phrase is "imp of the perverse" which means an urge to do exactly the wrong thing in a given situation. This phrase was coined...On a slight aside, for the word collectors in the audience, a similar phrase is "imp of the perverse" which means an urge to do exactly the wrong thing in a given situation. This phrase was coined in the title of an Edgar Allan Poe story and the urge is summed up in this quote from the story:
"We stand upon the brink of a precipice. We peer into the abyss-we grow sick and dizzy. Our first impulse is to shrink from the danger. Unaccountably we remain. By slow degrees our sickness and dizziness and horror become merged in a cloud of unnamable feeling. By gradations, still more imperceptible, this cloud assumes shape… far more terrible than any genius or any demon of a tale, and yet it is but a thought… it is merely the idea of what would be our sensations during the sweeping precipitancy of a fall from such a height."
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Comment on People with a "second brain": Why? How? in ~life
cmccabe Link ParentI read that as not needing to make the effort to remember it, not that it wasn't important to remember it. I'm similar to feanne in that I'll forget many things that are important to remember if I...but why do you need to write something down if you don't need to remember it?
I read that as not needing to make the effort to remember it, not that it wasn't important to remember it. I'm similar to feanne in that I'll forget many things that are important to remember if I don't write them down. I don't know if it's called a second brain, but I use a notes app on my phone to remember shopping lists, to-do items (with associated dates, phone numbers, etc), documentation of important phone call details, etc. I absolutely could get by without these notes, but a lot less things "slip through the cracks" when I use it.
And although I said "not needing to make the effort to remember it", that's not exactly true (for me). Making these notes is part of that effort, and it actually helps me to remember many of the notes so that I don't always need them in the end. The act of writing the notes helps make their items more permanent in my first brain.
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Comment on Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? in ~humanities.languages
cmccabe Link ParentI think it's more likely the word YARR!!!, a word people sometimes yell when attacking with an axe.I think it's more likely the word YARR!!!, a word people sometimes yell when attacking with an axe.
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Comment on Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA leader, days before start of his civil trial in ~news
cmccabe LinkUnfortunately, LaPierre's departure is unlikely to change the momentum of the NRA organization, which has since the 1970s shifted away non-partisan activities when it was "mainly focused on...The lawsuit alleges that LaPierre diverted millions of dollars away from the group’s charitable mission for his personal use of private jets, expensive meals, travel consultants, private security, and trips to the Bahamas for him and his family.
The attorney general claims LaPierre spent more than $500,000 of the NRA’s assets to fly himself and his family members to the Bahamas. From May 2015 to April 2019, the NRA incurred over $1 million in expenses for private flights in which LaPierre was not a passenger, according to the lawsuit.
Unfortunately, LaPierre's departure is unlikely to change the momentum of the NRA organization, which has since the 1970s shifted away non-partisan activities when it was "mainly focused on sportsmen, hunters, and target shooters, and downplayed gun control issues. During the 1970s, it became increasingly aligned with the Republican Party. After 1977, the organization expanded its membership by focusing heavily on political issues and forming coalitions with conservative politicians." (quote from Wikipedia.
I'll use this article on LaPierre's departure to keep the spotlight on the NRA's nefarious activities: other sections of the Wikipedia article worth reading include those on NRA History, its Lobbying and Political Activity, and Criticism. Preaching to the choir here on Tildes of course, but for anyone not aware of it, the NRA represents one of the core challenges facing American society today, namely powerful industry-funded lobbyist groups opposing sensible and otherwise popular regulation. Note the parts of the Wikipedia entry related to the NRA's relationship with firearms manufacturers.
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Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA leader, days before start of his civil trial
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Comment on Mickey Mouse to enter public domain in ~movies
cmccabe Link~arts may not be the right category for this, so feel free to change it if there is a better one.~arts may not be the right category for this, so feel free to change it if there is a better one.
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Mickey Mouse to enter public domain
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Good idea. Any chance you have the recipe he used?
I found several recipes online, most of them using "root beer extract", which is... root beer flavored syrup? But I did find a few others with a mix of herbs.
I also found that root beer was originally made with sassafras, but "In 1960, lab studies on rats found that a compound in sassafras root caused cancer in rats, leading to the ban of sassafras root extract by the FDA." So I'll be looking at the less-carcinogenic recipes.