exasperation

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[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 6 points 9 hours ago

We etched special runes onto polished sand so that we control how lightning moves through it, so that it could seem like an intelligent mind of its own.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

You're thinking of bacillus cereus, which grows on cooked rice or pasta stored at room temperature.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

Coral can recover after bleaching, so the threshold for bleaching is different from the threshold for dying.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the main ethical pathway to billions is through intellectual property. Write a beloved book series where each installment sells over 10 million copies, gets adapted into a movie cinematic universe that grosses billions, sells a shitload of merchandise, etc., and taking a fair cut of all that economic activity might result in a billion dollars.

Yes, in a sense it's still rent seeking of being paid some kind of toll for someone else building on your work, but that foundation is still your own work.

On a smaller scale, you've got songwriters, filmmakers, other entertainers, who can do one thing that gets seen/appreciated by billions. Same with inventors or artists.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

where the fuck are these people buying detergent

I just did the math on mine, I'm paying about 10 cents per cycle for laundry detergent. Even if the ingredients to make my own were literally free, I'm still only saving about $5 per year. Not worth my time.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I just looked it up. The name brand that I buy is $23 for 132 fl oz. With the way I use laundry detergent, at 0.5 oz per cycle, that's 264 cycles for $23. Less than $.10 for the name brand stuff, maybe less for a store brand.

I have kids so I run 2 batches per week, but that's still 20 cents per week for a family of 4. Not sure that's worth making my own.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It happened a lot in our nation's history that folks would have relatively simple kitchens not equipped with scales or even a set of measuring cups

That's, like, every nation's history. Cooking has never required that much precision, especially home cooking. Even baking can be done by feel, with enough experience.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Evolution didn't make your teeth to grow like this.

Modern diets are just selection pressure. Evolution marches on.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Chef Edward Lee has a recipe for simulating that crust using a cast iron skillet.

He's all about mixing influences from his Korean heritage and Kentucky upbringing.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Average chicken size has risen significantly through the introduction of specialized huge breeds. This article summarizes an academic paper that describes how we went from breeds that averaged 900g (2.0 lbs) to 4.2 kg (9.2 lbs) at 56 days old.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Cooking is my happy place. I now have a white collar job, producing words on a digital page, where most projects are measured in months and even individual tasks within those projects are measured in weeks, so I like to work with my hands to turn around something tangible on shorter timelines. Cooking is how I can turn raw ingredients into something delicious and beautiful.

It also helps that I used to cook professionally, so I have a lot of useful experience and knowledge about how to do things quickly and efficiently.

 

I bought an 8 pound (3.6 kg) chicken the other day. I partially deboned it, placing the wing tips, neck, and carcass into a stock pot with some vegetables and aromatics, and made some stock, and set aside the meat.

Dinner 1: One boneless breast, probably about 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg), got cut up into cubes to cook into a soup noodle dish (think fancy ramen, but lazier).

Dinner 2: The 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wing drumettes, 2 wing flats were deep fried (breaded for the big pieces, naked for the wing parts) and served as fried chicken with some sides.

Dinner 3: The remaining boneless breast was cut up into cubes for a homemade kung pao, using a modified recipe from Kenji Lopez Alt. I served it with rice and a separate stir fried broccoli dish.

Each meal fed me, my spouse, my 2 young kids (who eat slightly smaller portions). I didn't set out to be frugal with it, but I think each meal cost less than $10 for 4 portions. And I managed to pull it off on weeknights after work, after picking up my kids from school/daycare, so I'm pretty proud of that.

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