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  1. Comment on Any jeepers make it over here from Reddit? in ~transport

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    I have a 2001 WJ. Probably spend the same amount of time working on keeping that one vehicle on the road as I do my three Toyotas combined.

    I have a 2001 WJ. Probably spend the same amount of time working on keeping that one vehicle on the road as I do my three Toyotas combined.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on What browser extensions do you absolutely love to use? in ~tech

  3. Comment on Con-men are flooding Kindle with AI children's books. They could do permanent damage to childhood literacy. in ~books

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    I don't think it is only books. Fortunately we don't have any kids, but spending time at friend's places with kids, the shit I see then watching on TV is almost certainly AI generated (at least in...

    I don't think it is only books. Fortunately we don't have any kids, but spending time at friend's places with kids, the shit I see then watching on TV is almost certainly AI generated (at least in part).

  4. Comment on What browser extensions do you absolutely love to use? in ~tech

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    uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Bitwarden, Facebook Purity, and, sniff, RES.

    uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Bitwarden, Facebook Purity, and, sniff, RES.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Any BBS sysops here from back in the day? in ~comp

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    Does co-sysop count? Wildcat + DESQview.

    Does co-sysop count? Wildcat + DESQview.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Lost Steely Dan song “The Second Arrangement” officially surfaces in ~music

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    This is pretty cool, but what are the copyright issues with this?

    This is pretty cool, but what are the copyright issues with this?

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Organizing self-hosted classical music collection in ~comp

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    I used to be a huge Roon fan, but they changed the software to require an active Internet connection, with processing happening in the cloud. Can't really call it "self hosted" anymore.

    I used to be a huge Roon fan, but they changed the software to require an active Internet connection, with processing happening in the cloud. Can't really call it "self hosted" anymore.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on LastPass users locked out due to MFA resets in ~comp

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    Consider this your weekly reminder to quit using LastPass. Bitwarden does everything LastPass does - but better, and it is free, and gives you the option to self-host.

    Consider this your weekly reminder to quit using LastPass. Bitwarden does everything LastPass does - but better, and it is free, and gives you the option to self-host.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    Most ovens can have their temperatures calibrated. I've adjusted mine as low as it'll go, so when the display says 400F, it is actually closer to 450F. Gotta keep that in mind when baking at a...

    Most ovens can have their temperatures calibrated. I've adjusted mine as low as it'll go, so when the display says 400F, it is actually closer to 450F. Gotta keep that in mind when baking at a lower temp, but it does give a bit of a boost when doing pizza.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    I used parchment for a long time, but it isn't perfect. It'll wrinkle and leave a funny looking undercarriage. It also doesn't transfer heat from the stone to the pizza as quickly, and prevents...

    I used parchment for a long time, but it isn't perfect. It'll wrinkle and leave a funny looking undercarriage. It also doesn't transfer heat from the stone to the pizza as quickly, and prevents the stone from absorbing moisture from the crust.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Thoughts on link aggregators vs communities, and other musings in ~tech

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    Yes, as in life, it would be much easier if there was only one rule/law/restriction, and it simply said "Don't be an asshole".

    Yes, as in life, it would be much easier if there was only one rule/law/restriction, and it simply said "Don't be an asshole".

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    Just using flour. I'm personally not a fan of cornmeal stuck to my pizza when I'm eating it. It is a constant struggle for me to add just enough flour to lubricate, without having to brush off a...

    Just using flour. I'm personally not a fan of cornmeal stuck to my pizza when I'm eating it. It is a constant struggle for me to add just enough flour to lubricate, without having to brush off a ton of flour when it comes out of the oven.

    A few tips I've picked up:

    When you place the dough on the peel, move it around. A lot. Place it down, go grab your sauce, before you sauce, it, jiggle the peel a bit, or stretch the dough a touch bigger. Place the sauce, then repeat the jiggle/slide/stretch. Adding cheese? Same deal. Ready to throw it in the oven? Same thing. If it feels exceptionally stuck, lift up a side and blow under it, sometimes the force of the air will release it.

    Moving from a higher hydration dough down to 65% made a significant difference as well, much easier to work with, and I don't dislike the crumb from the lower hydration.

    Finally, when you let your dough balls rest for their final proof, don't cover in plastic wrap or something that'll trap moisture. Use a kitchen towel. The outer layer of the dough ball will dry out a tiny bit. Not enough to crack when you stretch it, but enough that it'll stick less. Use the top side of the dough ball as the bottom of your pizza, and the bottom "ugly" part of your dough ball as the top. It'll get covered in sauce and cheese anyway.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    Hah. Using it as a peel, not as a stone. The dough is placed on there, topped, and then slid in to the oven on to the stone.

    Hah. Using it as a peel, not as a stone. The dough is placed on there, topped, and then slid in to the oven on to the stone.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Thoughts on link aggregators vs communities, and other musings in ~tech

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    Hmm, I thought I did do that. I'll need to go back and look.

    Hmm, I thought I did do that. I'll need to go back and look.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Thoughts on link aggregators vs communities, and other musings in ~tech

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    I get that, and absolutely appreciate it. The fact is though, that most of us are coming from Reddit and will expect the same features and functionality. We just need to take a step back and think...

    Tildes wants to be different from Reddit and my take on that difference is we can have more nuanced approach to conflict resolutions than an all-or-nothing ban. That said, I've never been a moderator before so maybe I'm just naive.

    I get that, and absolutely appreciate it. The fact is though, that most of us are coming from Reddit and will expect the same features and functionality. We just need to take a step back and think about each one on it's own merits. Some may be good, some may be bad.

    7 votes

  16. Thoughts on link aggregators vs communities, and other musings

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    I recently made a post here on Tildes in ~food about a pizza I made, and linked it to an Imgur album showing part of the process. This seemed interesting to me, and didn't think of it as an image...

    I recently made a post here on Tildes in ~food about a pizza I made, and linked it to an Imgur album showing part of the process. This seemed interesting to me, and didn't think of it as an image post per-se. While most of the responses were positive, and we talked about pizza-making, it clearly did upset some people who viewed it as an image-only post.

    Thinking through things, image only posts can be a bad thing - but there are plenty of good reasons to make image posts as well. Would images always be ok if they are original content? Certainly doesn't completely eliminate the possibility for people to shitpost, but does reduce it considerably.

    Would it be acceptable to allow image posts, but require a certain number of words/characters attached to each post? This seems like it would be pretty easy to implement, and forces the user to actually make some effort, as opposed to just "karma farming".

    AND ANOTHER THING!

    Subscriptions. I would really like to see more specialized groups/communities here, and the current implementation I see is encouraging. ~games now has sub-groups, ~games.tabletop and ~games.gamedesign. This same system could be extended to sports. ~sports.motorsport.formula1, ~sports.esports.leagueoflegends, etc.

    55 votes

  17. Comment on A pizza recipe that's never failed me in ~food

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    It amazes me how flour, water, and yeast can produce such varied results.

    It amazes me how flour, water, and yeast can produce such varied results.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Reddit technical issues seem to be leading to comments still being visible on the site that users assumed were deleted in ~tech

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    Confirmed. They did this to me. I deleted my comments and posts, confirmed they were gone, deleted my account, and poof, they came back.

    Confirmed. They did this to me. I deleted my comments and posts, confirmed they were gone, deleted my account, and poof, they came back.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    Didn't take any pics, but despite being super thin the slices stood up for themselves. I've seen the AP vs bread flour thing argued to death. Personally, I prefer AP flour. Bread flour browns up...

    Didn't take any pics, but despite being super thin the slices stood up for themselves.

    I've seen the AP vs bread flour thing argued to death. Personally, I prefer AP flour. Bread flour browns up nicer, but I've since learned that is due to the addition of malt, which you can add to AP flour as well. With 100% bread flour, I find the crust to be a bit tough.

    I've also played around with adding a bit of gluten to my dough recipe, but that usually results in a dough that is too difficult to shape.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food

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    I can't believe that all these comments, and nobody picked up on the fact that I'm using an old ATX case side panel as a pizza peel.

    I can't believe that all these comments, and nobody picked up on the fact that I'm using an old ATX case side panel as a pizza peel.

    15 votes