I recently started using dried chicpeas cooked in an instant pot. It doesn’t make a HUGE difference, but I do think it’s a bit better for not much extra effort. I also experimented with adding konbu when cooking the peas. I think it did add some savoryness. Again not a huge difference but I did enjoy it.

As a former owner of an above ground pool, fuck that. It was actually entertaining.

Dont forget the yogurt enemas.

Hot rodders have been doing this for something like 80+ years. It was something you had to do custom rather than have the factory do it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaved_doors

I was looking at that area a while back (I’m out of state). Seems beautiful. I later heard that it’s kinda a whites only / racist enclave. Don’t know how true that is.

Curious, but are you from Minnesota?

I’m not, but I am aware he was able to pass legislation giving all kids in his state free lunch. I’d hardly call that nothing.

Looper was meh. My favorite recentish time travel movie is “Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel”

This is great.

RIP Harlan Ellison

Lead

Array

Spread

Emission

Reasoning

I haven’t played it but… We finally get a vehicle to run around and it ISNT the fucking SPACESHIP!?!

My beater is getting picked up Tuesday. I’m donating it as it’s more expensive to replace the cat than its worth.

Slate looks interesting

Never read Hyperion. That’s pretty gross.

I wouldn’t recommend Anderson Dune books.

Pohl has some classics Heechee Saga Space Merchants Man Plus

Ringworld

Vernor Vinge: Fire Upon the Deep

John Scalzi: Old Mans War Series

I gotta say I think Three Body Problem is not very good. Some interesting ideas and an interesting perspective re:Chinese revolution, but as a story it was weak. Plus when you get to the second book it drags out the premise so much and relies on basically deus ex machinima to handwave the plot holes.

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My boss used to use zoom but when he scheduled a zoom meeting office would put a teams link in too. When it was time for the meeting everyone would just click join in the office reminder and jump on the teams call. Every time. Eventually he gave up and started using teams.

I do have to say I like having my team on there and being able to contact or be contacted by contractors outside the company easily. Zoom had more audio issues in my experience as well. Teams often selects the wrong audio output but I just know to switch and it works whereas zoom breaks audio half the time for me.

I feel old when I think of all the steps we had to take to start the most basic game. Rewind tape. Hit reset on the counter. Find index of program you want and fast forward to that position. Enter load command. Play on tape. Wait. By the time it was loaded and we started recess was over.

We had an Apple II gs at home and used PET computers in school. I remember loading Artillery into the computer from a cassette.

He is still going to back down. Cowards always cower. Keep calling him out or you risk normalizing his bullshit.

He is a bully and we have to FIGHT BACK. Hit him where it hurts.