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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
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Comment on Wireless earphones: a belated review in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentCounter-counterpoint from another old man. Waterproof phones with headphone jacks were already a solved problem as there were several on the market. It is no coincidence that the initial companies...Counter-counterpoint from another old man. Waterproof phones with headphone jacks were already a solved problem as there were several on the market. It is no coincidence that the initial companies that removed it also directly sold first party wireless headphones. Everyone else followed because it allowed minor cost cutting.
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Comment on Give us your hot takes on the latest Nintendo Direct in ~games
zod000 LinkThere was really nothing that got me excited, but I find it hilarious that they were bringing back the Virtual Boy. the Virtual Boy is, to me, without a doubt the biggest mistake Nintendo ever...There was really nothing that got me excited, but I find it hilarious that they were bringing back the Virtual Boy. the Virtual Boy is, to me, without a doubt the biggest mistake Nintendo ever made. The games were meh and you would end up with eye, neck and head pain after only a short while playing.
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Comment on US coffee prices surge in ~food
zod000 LinkI have seen prices going up, but luckily one of the local coffee companies had their coffee on sale this week so I was able to stock up. So at least I can avoid the brunt of this temporarily.I have seen prices going up, but luckily one of the local coffee companies had their coffee on sale this week so I was able to stock up. So at least I can avoid the brunt of this temporarily.
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Comment on Nintendo adding Virtual Boy to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, with Virtual Boy replica accessory to play games in 3D in ~games
zod000 LinkVirtual boy was a disaster and was a recipe for head, eye, and neck pain. It's still nice to see Galaxy 2 getting a re-release.Virtual boy was a disaster and was a recipe for head, eye, and neck pain. It's still nice to see Galaxy 2 getting a re-release.
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Comment on IRC - The Serial Port's love letter to Internet Relay Chat in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentYeah, it was cool seeing so many people from tildes chatting in irc.Yeah, it was cool seeing so many people from tildes chatting in irc.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentI am a big fan of using carrots and garlic in my sauces as well. I sometimes use lime juice as well, but I find that I like using different vinegars (usually a mix of white and apple cider).I am a big fan of using carrots and garlic in my sauces as well. I sometimes use lime juice as well, but I find that I like using different vinegars (usually a mix of white and apple cider).
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentI have done this as well (especially with Frank's) and it works well. You can just grind up any dried hot pepper to get a similar effect and let you vary the heat level. Just make sure you clean...I have done this as well (especially with Frank's) and it works well. You can just grind up any dried hot pepper to get a similar effect and let you vary the heat level. Just make sure you clean your grinder very well :)
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentMost ginger sauces aren't particularly hot. My favorite, though it is slightly different, is Exitium from Burns and McCoy. It's a pineapple ginger sauce that I rate at about a 7 in heat and is...Most ginger sauces aren't particularly hot. My favorite, though it is slightly different, is Exitium from Burns and McCoy. It's a pineapple ginger sauce that I rate at about a 7 in heat and is super good. Burns and McCoy make some really awesome sauces (my fav is Devorandum), but I didn't mention them in my previous comment because you can't get them on Amazon anymore unless they went back.
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Comment on Why do you like your job? in ~life
zod000 Link ParentI worked in a very corporate office for 14 years until I left for a remote-only smaller company and I can say that there are few reasons that I'd ever consider going back unless I had no choice....I worked in a very corporate office for 14 years until I left for a remote-only smaller company and I can say that there are few reasons that I'd ever consider going back unless I had no choice. Some people thrive in a social, people heavy environment. I am not one of them. I need to concentrate and limit distractions and that only happened when I finally got an office at the big corporate job (which of course became a shared office for three people after six months).
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentI've never had this stuff, I'm definitely going to try it out.I've never had this stuff, I'm definitely going to try it out.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentI make a similar sauce to the one linked with some of my home grown 7-pot peppers. I also don't use olive oil in mine because I find the flavor oddly noticeable and it doesn't seem to "fit" (just...I make a similar sauce to the one linked with some of my home grown 7-pot peppers. I also don't use olive oil in mine because I find the flavor oddly noticeable and it doesn't seem to "fit" (just use another oil of choice).
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentAll of the Hot Ones sauces are actually pretty tasty, but all of them that aren't some variations of their "Last Dab" sauce are quite tame in the heat department. They are also way too expensive...All of the Hot Ones sauces are actually pretty tasty, but all of them that aren't some variations of their "Last Dab" sauce are quite tame in the heat department. They are also way too expensive IMO, but that's what being tied to a popular web show costs I guess.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentThis is an excellent response. I'd like to add that I do add hot sauce to my hummus, but that's because I am a hot sauce loving heathen.This is an excellent response. I'd like to add that I do add hot sauce to my hummus, but that's because I am a hot sauce loving heathen.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 (edited )LinkHey, this is my time to shine! I love hot sauce, I have probably twenty bottles right now not including what I make for myself from the super hots that I grow. I know you said you already got too...Hey, this is my time to shine! I love hot sauce, I have probably twenty bottles right now not including what I make for myself from the super hots that I grow.
I know you said you already got too many responses, but I personally and not a fan of most of the responses here and I also don't think most of them will be hot enough for you.
It's hard to judge what your "7 or 8" would be, but I'll give some brands/sauces that are my go to usuals:
Iguana hot sauces are some of my favorites and not too expensive. They have a bunch, but most aren't that spicy. The first two are available on Amazon (used to be all three), but their site has reasonable shipping if you buy in lots that fit in one box (six medium/small bottles).
- "Iguana XXX Habanero" (which I consider a 5 heat-wise, but everyone tells me is more like a 7-8) has an awesome flavor and consistency and used to eat it every day
- "Iguana Radioactive" which is similar but about 50% more heat and 30% stronger vinegar flavor than the XXX Habanero (also great)
- "Iguana En Feugo" which is significantly hotter (probably an 8-9 heatwise) and has a smokier flavor (also excellent).
Melinda's Hot Sauces: They have two that I regularly buy, but I also like another one. All are available on Amazon.
- Melinda's Extra Hot pepper sauce. Very good and it goes with everything, I personally consider it a 5 in heat, but most would rate it higher.
- Melinda's Red Savina hot sauce. I really liked this, but I have only bought it once. I recall it being about double the heat of the previous sauce (which makes it a 6-7 to me).
- Melinda's Scorpion Pepper hot sauce. This is really good and I use it a lot. It feels/looks like a thicker Sriracha, but it doesn't share the flavor and is MUCH hotter. If someone really liked hot stuff I could see this being their everything sauce.
Someone else in the comments mentioned Torchbearer sauces and they are kind of weird. They make some high quality sauces and the price isn't nuts, but for some reason none of their "normal" sauces really stand out to me. Where they excel is in their sauces that no one else makes. The aforementioned Garlic Reaper sauce, Headless Horseradish sauce, and Mushroom Mayhem are good and kinda of weird. None of them will go with everything like you asked for IMO, but they are fun and tasty in the right situations. All of these are on Amazon.
Also my stand out recommendation for if you wanted a super hot sauce (not an every day sauce unless you're nuts) is Hellfire Hot Sauce Fiery Fool. It is so so good, but beware of this sauce. The heat builds up since it has zero pepper extract in it and by the time you decide it's too much, it's too late :)
I have a bunch of others I love, but most of them are no longer on Amazon.
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Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food
zod000 Link ParentFair warning, their garlic reaper is really more like 50x as hot as Cholula. It's extremely hot and has a pretty unique flavor for a super hot sauce. Since it is so garlic heavy it doesn't go with...Fair warning, their garlic reaper is really more like 50x as hot as Cholula. It's extremely hot and has a pretty unique flavor for a super hot sauce. Since it is so garlic heavy it doesn't go with everything, so I wouldn't recommend this as your One True Sauce, but it is good for when you want the heat and it does go.
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Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life
zod000 Link ParentI actually used that for a while for working on local/small/experimental stuff that I didn't want to have to possibly justify like if I had gone right to one of the RAC clusters. Now, it has been...I actually used that for a while for working on local/small/experimental stuff that I didn't want to have to possibly justify like if I had gone right to one of the RAC clusters. Now, it has been a good 7-8 years since i did so, but the majority of the differences that I recall were just syntax and datatype changes over standard postgres so that I could more or less use the same scheme scripts. It wasn't fully 1:1, but it was really close. I ended up switching to straight postgres a year or so after because I didn't like being behind on some versions of postgres proper and some of the improvements of those versions were quite significant at the time.
I had no issues with EDB, but eventually you still need to know the differences between the two to get the most out of them, so other than maybe a softer stepping stone it isn't likely hugely important to most people. That being said, I have no idea what EDB have added in the last near decade, and they may bring a lot more to the table now.
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Comment on Sisters share ten-dollar a week meal plans for families facing inflation in ~life
zod000 Link ParentDuring my first month living on my own I had a total of $30 for food and I had no experience in actually cooking my own food (my "living on my own" was not by choice). It was obviously terrible...During my first month living on my own I had a total of $30 for food and I had no experience in actually cooking my own food (my "living on my own" was not by choice). It was obviously terrible and I'm sure that don't need to go into the details on that part, but it instilled in me a life long fear of food scarcity that none of my friends or coworkers have really been able to understand. I am doing well now, but it definitely lead to me always trying to financially support local food banks for those that need it.
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Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life
zod000 Link ParentLet's be honest, Oracle was never the "affordable option", they just had an admittedly better database. IBM's system is just so legacy that it is extremely painful to work with and has comparable...Let's be honest, Oracle was never the "affordable option", they just had an admittedly better database. IBM's system is just so legacy that it is extremely painful to work with and has comparable costs to Oracle.
I actually spent a great many years working with IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft, and other database systems (at the same time) and Oracle was the best of them as long as you had the knowledge and tools to get the most out of it. We also paid eye watering sums of money for it. As much disdain as I have for Microsoft, their products are probably better for all but the largest enterprises these days, but that certainly was not the case in the past.
These days I am happy to to work for a smaller company and mostly use PostgreSQL. It reminds me a lot of Oracle in a good way and the cost of licensing is nil.
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Comment on What is a business/org that's so terrible no one should use if possible? in ~life
zod000 Link ParentFios under both Vz and later Frontier gave me an endlessly hard time trying to get them to terminate at the ONT and not use their crappy "modem". I had already wired my whole home for ethernet,...Fios under both Vz and later Frontier gave me an endlessly hard time trying to get them to terminate at the ONT and not use their crappy "modem". I had already wired my whole home for ethernet, and I was more than capable of the trivial physical task at my home. I just needed them to handle the administrative side on the account. Verizon straight up refused and kept moving goal posts about how I'd need a different more expensive account, a new contract, etc. Every time I said "OK, let's do it" they'd change the requirement. Frontier was just so incompetent from a customer service perspective that every time I talked to them about account changes they'd accidentally cut off my service. I ended up staying on a legacy outdated plan because they couldn't figure out how to change it without cutting off my service. The actual service was bulletproof though, and so I stayed until I moved and now I am stuck with shitty Comcast until some fiber provider stops intentionally going around my area.
I haven't noticed anything bot-like, but I suppose it is possible. I think that being invite only and being a fairly small disconnected (aka not federated) community makes it naturally a poor target for bots. If you do see something like that report it because the bad actor would need another invite.