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Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food
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Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food
shinigami LinkA basic lentil soup is hearty and tastes good. I'm not sure your cooking skill level, but the short version I have below. Note, pre-soaking the lentils overnight means you will only have to cook...A basic lentil soup is hearty and tastes good. I'm not sure your cooking skill level, but the short version I have below.
Note, pre-soaking the lentils overnight means you will only have to cook them 10-15 minutes instead of what I outline below. I cook them from dry, in the pot.
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Chop a small onion relatively fine.
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Chop your other veggies ( I use carrots and celery) into 1cm cubes.
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In some olive oil soften the onions, maybe a little brown, but nothing super carmelized.
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Toss the rest of the veggies in, cook 2-3 minutes. A little soft, and some darker color.
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A tablespoon of tomato paste. Cook until it sticks to the pot and starts to darken.
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Deglaze with red wine or red wine vinegar
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Add you lentils, stock, and a jar of tomato sauce/puree. Get it up to a boil, turn it down to a simmer, and cook until lentils are soft. I use dry lentils to start so it takes me extra water, and 3-4 hours on a low simmer until it's done.
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Season last! The lentils absorb a bunch of liquid, so if you salted it to taste earlier, it might be oversalted at the end.
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Comment on Does Shawarma Law give a more definitive answer on whether or not a Hot Dog is a sandwich? in ~food
shinigami Link ParentAn adoption to American cuisine I think. My understanding is Shawarma is a pita base, a halal meat, and pickled vegetables.An adoption to American cuisine I think. My understanding is Shawarma is a pita base, a halal meat, and pickled vegetables.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
shinigami Link ParentI love that the game feels fast. They really captured the essence of it really well.I love that the game feels fast. They really captured the essence of it really well.
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Comment on Given everything we know about AI so far, what do you think it can or cannot be good for? in ~tech
shinigami LinkAs a person generally, I try to understand both sides of every argument, regardless of my final opinion. I've thought about the pros and cons of AI as we know it and I've boiled it down to a few...As a person generally, I try to understand both sides of every argument, regardless of my final opinion. I've thought about the pros and cons of AI as we know it and I've boiled it down to a few thoughts
The Good: incredible pattern recognition, and the ability to do non-analytical maths will make our understanding of science and math incredible. The hardest part will be reverse-engineering and proving AI solutions are valid.
The bad: LLMs are not tools of creation, they are just a systemic average of its trained materials. It has an explicit reason it was created (the prompt), but it does nothing to convey the artist's component of the creation.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
shinigami LinkDefine terrible... I love to play chess, and I would even argue I'm pretty good comparing to the Americans I've played. However compared to even what I consider to be a good player, I'm terrible....Define terrible...
I love to play chess, and I would even argue I'm pretty good comparing to the Americans I've played. However compared to even what I consider to be a good player, I'm terrible. (I'm maybe 1200 ELO on a good day, I consider good at 2000 and up).
I play Magic the Gathering, and I am pretty terrible when it comes to actual winning results. I think 1v1 I'm not even 50% lifetime, and in multiplayer, I think I'm under the 25% average. Don't care tho! It's fun, scratches the brain it the right way.
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Comment on What are your favourite anime and/or manga? in ~anime
shinigami LinkWent through the answers in this thread, as happy I am to gas up Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Friren, JJK, and My Hero Academia, I want to post a couple I didn't see in the thread yet....Went through the answers in this thread, as happy I am to gas up Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Friren, JJK, and My Hero Academia, I want to post a couple I didn't see in the thread yet.
Delicious in Dungeon - On Netflix, and it's fun adventure. Easy watching and generally wholesome.
YuYu Hakusho and OLD anime/manga. I probably have a specific attachment as it was one of my first animes I watched, but I have rewatched it, and it does still hold up. Highly recommend the manga as the anime cut the last arc a bit short.
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Comment on I need more hilariously awful pick up lines to make my wife roll her eyes at me in ~talk
shinigami LinkThis was a crass one from my college days. My friend actually ended up with a girlfriend in a roundabout way as a result of this too. "My imaginary friends and I are having an Orgy. Would you like...This was a crass one from my college days. My friend actually ended up with a girlfriend in a roundabout way as a result of this too.
"My imaginary friends and I are having an Orgy. Would you like to join?"
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Comment on iOS 27 bumps RCS to 2.7, offering proper tapback support for Android, no more “[Person] loved an image” messages in ~tech
shinigami Link ParentMy parents use the RU keyboard predominantly, so I also get those messages in other languages. My guess is these won't appear anymore either. I would guess it sends the message if the tapback...My parents use the RU keyboard predominantly, so I also get those messages in other languages. My guess is these won't appear anymore either. I would guess it sends the message if the tapback doesn't work properly, and just uses the system language to do it.
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
shinigami LinkI think everybody else in this thread already went through everything, but as the primary cook in my house, I use all three varieties of pans, cast iron, stainless steel, and non-stick. They all...I think everybody else in this thread already went through everything, but as the primary cook in my house, I use all three varieties of pans, cast iron, stainless steel, and non-stick. They all have their purposes, and learned how to use each one is just that, a learning process.
Regarding seasoning the pan. If you bought it box fresh from Lodge, they advertise "pre-seasoned" but I would personally throw it in the oven at 350 first thing, get it hot, put a really light layer of canola oil on it, and let it cool to room temp. You can spend the time baking seasoning layers on, but it's not worth it IMO.
Cleaning is easy. If there's stuff stuck on the bottom, put some water in the pan and let it boil to get it come off. Otherwise wash it with Dawn or whatever other commercial dish detergent and it's fine. Dry it well, and apply canola oil whenever it starts to not shine.
Other thing...Things will stick to the pan! That's good! It's how you develop crusts on steak, and get fond for pan sauces. Patience is important!
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
shinigami Link ParentMy wife and I are much the same as you. She grew up, to use a reductive word, sheltered. I very much did not. We have two kids, 9 and 7. We are trying to give them more autonomy in their time and...My wife and I are much the same as you. She grew up, to use a reductive word, sheltered. I very much did not.
We have two kids, 9 and 7. We are trying to give them more autonomy in their time and play, but it is hard because many other parents are also stuck in this safety loop.
Neither knows how to ride a bike yet, and really I view that as the gateway to this type of exploration and play. It's something I want to really make an effort toward this summer, and hopeful they will come out of their shells a little more as a result.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
shinigami LinkJust started Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos. The first long-form piece of fiction that Magic has had in universe in a very long time. Im only 5 chapter in, but so far it's written well, and a fun...Just started Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos. The first long-form piece of fiction that Magic has had in universe in a very long time.
Im only 5 chapter in, but so far it's written well, and a fun read. I love all the little Easter Eggs sprinkled in for long time Magic fans too.
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Comment on I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper in ~tech
shinigami Link ParentI didn't find this thread the last time i went down this rabbit hole! I will have some free time next week, and i will definitely see if i can learn something new.I didn't find this thread the last time i went down this rabbit hole! I will have some free time next week, and i will definitely see if i can learn something new.
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Comment on I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper in ~tech
shinigami Link ParentMay I be so forward as to ask if you could help me at all in saving my Kindle4? I accidentally sent it Into fastboot mode, but when I hook it up, I can't find the device. I'd love to get it back...May I be so forward as to ask if you could help me at all in saving my Kindle4? I accidentally sent it Into fastboot mode, but when I hook it up, I can't find the device.
I'd love to get it back for reading.
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
shinigami LinkI have a bambu A1 mini. It has a heated bed, but for prints that take up the whole bed or have a lot of flat bottom surface I use a light application of glue. Mostly because the edges of the...I have a bambu A1 mini. It has a heated bed, but for prints that take up the whole bed or have a lot of flat bottom surface I use a light application of glue. Mostly because the edges of the heated plate aren't the same temperature as the middle.
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Comment on Something big is happening in ~tech
shinigami Link ParentThere's a cool intersection of AI and fusion too. A lot of the models they use for plasma containment can't be computed analytically, so they have to use approximations. AI models are helping...There's a cool intersection of AI and fusion too. A lot of the models they use for plasma containment can't be computed analytically, so they have to use approximations. AI models are helping close that gap and make plasma containment both stronger, and more durable.
I'm still very much a Luddite when it comes to AI for, call them, commercial applications. I think it's dulling important critical thinking skills that we as humans need. Skills we develop and hone by researching and synthesizing conflicting viewpoints and information into our own worldviews.
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Comment on Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (1979) in ~music
shinigami LinkThis is one of those Eastern European Immigrant Things that I don't realize is not just normal zeitgeist. The lay person, unless they are terminally online, has no idea of this song.This is one of those Eastern European Immigrant Things that I don't realize is not just normal zeitgeist. The lay person, unless they are terminally online, has no idea of this song.
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
shinigami LinkI remember at some point in college I was watching a seminar or something similar by Bill Nye. It wasn't necessarily a science seminar to my recollection, but he said said something that resonated...I remember at some point in college I was watching a seminar or something similar by Bill Nye. It wasn't necessarily a science seminar to my recollection, but he said said something that resonated with me and changed my outlook on many interpersonal interactions.
"Everyone knows something you don't"
If you try to approach every interpersonal interaction with this ideal, you can always learn something new.
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Comment on What are your favorite home remedies or comforts when you're sick? in ~health
shinigami LinkThere is a reason Chicken noodle soup is referred to as Jewish Penicillin. The thing is though, one of the reasons it works as a "cure" is because it is full of a) fluids and b) nutrients that...There is a reason Chicken noodle soup is referred to as Jewish Penicillin.
The thing is though, one of the reasons it works as a "cure" is because it is full of a) fluids and b) nutrients that your body needs to do its work of fighting off the disease.
It's not that these self-care remedies are going to cure you. It's that it makes being sick more bearable, and as you said, gives you a semblance of control in an otherwise uncontrollable situation. It's as much a mental game as a physical one. Feel better, and I hope to see posts from you on the other side of your illness!
But to actually answer your question, when I'm sick I will pour boiling water over jam or other fruit preserves. The fluids help thin the mucus, and ease my scratchy throat, and the jams/preserves add some much needed easily processable sugars and vitamin C to your body, especially when my appetite is non-existent.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
shinigami Link ParentOh, I thought because it was a main quest, if was the gate for the Master Sword. Good to know that's not the case!Oh, I thought because it was a main quest, if was the gate for the Master Sword. Good to know that's not the case!
Fair enough!
I used dried, brown lentils in the above.