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  1. Comment on Anyone have a competition-winning cookie recipe? in ~food

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    Thanks for the tips! I was hoping maybe something outside the normal chocolate chip (chunk) recipe to try and gain an edge. Do you think the brown butter/day-before-dough/sea salt would work for...

    Thanks for the tips! I was hoping maybe something outside the normal chocolate chip (chunk) recipe to try and gain an edge. Do you think the brown butter/day-before-dough/sea salt would work for other cookie recipes, or is that really a complement to the chocolate?

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  2. Anyone have a competition-winning cookie recipe?

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    I need a really good recipe to win a baking competition this upcoming week. It doesn't matter if its hard to make or the ingredients are a little more expensive than usual. Anyone have a top-tier...

    I need a really good recipe to win a baking competition this upcoming week. It doesn't matter if its hard to make or the ingredients are a little more expensive than usual. Anyone have a top-tier cookie recipe they'd be willing to share?

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  3. Comment on My wife's beautiful garden in ~hobbies

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    Love sunflowers. There's that middle period of growth where they shoot up and its as exciting as it gets in gardening. Plus they're direct seed in my neck of the woods, and don't require much....

    Love sunflowers. There's that middle period of growth where they shoot up and its as exciting as it gets in gardening. Plus they're direct seed in my neck of the woods, and don't require much. That's an enticing grow.

    Any specific varieties? Favorite last year was Buttercream F1 . Pollenless, branching, and looks just as good as the picture.

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  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Foxhole It's an incredible but insanely addictive game where there is always something to be done. An isometric (not top down) mmo war with 2 different factions that each have separate...

    Foxhole

    It's an incredible but insanely addictive game where there is always something to be done. An isometric (not top down) mmo war with 2 different factions that each have separate weapons/vehicles. You pick a side and fight until the required number of towns are captured by one side, usually 15-30 days per war. Throughout the war different tech is unlocked where you start from just a few guns/grenades/vehicles all the way to super tanks. Almost everything is made by the players, e.g. bases, facilities, weapons/ammo, and vehicles. This makes the consequences feel authentic and gives a real sense of loss and thrill. There really is nothing like it and I'm extremely hooked.

    Above the general gameplay. It is fascinating that the faction fighting bleeds out into the community making it terrible. The official channels are their subreddit and discord, both a mess, but almost like a train wreck you want to goggle at. Always politics, fighting, positioning for buffs/nerfs for the other side, complaining, insulting, etc. Would be fascinated by some type of breakdown on whats going on with it all. Like a documentary on ape gangs.

  5. Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv

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    If you like feel good comedies, I adore "Joe Pera Talks With You". It's an adult swim series, so a little off the normal, but absolutely wholesome and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Season 2...

    If you like feel good comedies, I adore "Joe Pera Talks With You". It's an adult swim series, so a little off the normal, but absolutely wholesome and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Season 2 episode 4 is one I go back to often, and the soundtrack is a warm blanket.

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  6. Comment on Thoughts on making Tildes groups more independent in ~tildes.official

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    Really excited for the change and the opportunities it would present. Maybe a mix of posts from different groups to logged out users? Although popular or all is great, I agree that certain topics...

    Really excited for the change and the opportunities it would present.

    1. Maybe a mix of posts from different groups to logged out users? Although popular or all is great, I agree that certain topics would overwhelm. Maybe some from each group.
    2. Being able to see a mix of topics from groups I'm subscribed to is preferred. Even short-term, it would be similar to reddit, so although it helps to establish the individuality of groups, it may just become a different pain point. The ability to easily narrow my page to one group is absolutely helpful, but not at the moment of login. Its like opening a newspaper and perusing until you get lost in a particular topic.
    3. I really like the current tree structure of it all, e.g. hobbies->gardening->indoor and think its already helpful for finding similar communities, making suggested communities less needed. It also feels like there are so many ways to get it wrong, and always makes me feel I'm either being tracked or pushed into something. However, I understand it may be helpful for many users and agree on both the implementation and the placement.
    2 votes