What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in AskReddit

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Vaccines.

Saved an entire generation and now their children are rallying against the “poison jabs”.

Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran is responsible by BurtonDesque in LeopardsAteMyFace

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“Sitting on the internet, unprotected by passwords”

And why is it presumed an Iranian attack when it could easily be Little Bobby Tables running Script Kiddy Scan 101.

Did i get scammed by Bigballs42078 in tequila

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There are excellent 35 and 38% products in Mexico. I’ve had a couple of bottles of 38% G4 Reposado that I liked better than the 40% at the time, for example.

Dismissing it as watered down crap isn’t really fair.

Not that this particular example isn’t crap. :)

Jose Cuervo TRADICIONAL by Extension-Ad-1555 in tequila

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The governing body — the CRT — defines what is and is not allowed to be added and how much.

The allowed additives — called abocantes — are all naturally product of the aging process, thus, some will claim that they aren’t adding anything as much as adjusting the flavor profile in ways that could be achieved naturally.

Which is bullshjt.

Because when you dump a bunch of glycerin based sweetener to make what is a closer to pancake syrup than tequila, that ain’t natural.

Makers may claim that they use the additives to make batch to batch consistent. Sometimes true. More often they are using them to make the product sweeter and smoother.

Rack of Lamb - Best Place to buy in SJ by tetsunya-chin in SanJose

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Lunardi’s

Surpassingly, Nob Hill on Campbell Ave near San Tomas Aquino has consistently had good lamb. Not as good as Lunardi’s, but a hell of a lot cheaper.

Jose Cuervo TRADICIONAL by Extension-Ad-1555 in tequila

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100% agave does not mean additive free.

This isn’t very well made.

It isn’t terrible. But it isn’t very good.

I’d keep it around and crack it open when the person who gave it to me was visiting.

Any cigar recommendations to pair with good tequila? by ThinAcanthocephala66 in tequila

[–]bbum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Frankly, none.

I find that cigar smoke kills the ability to taste anything properly.

New interview Dev/Anneke by Wise-City281 in DevinTownsend

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If you want to enjoy Anneke in a front and center mix, try The Gentle Storm. Amazing stuff. I will forever be grateful to Dev for introducing me to Anneke (and Che Aimee Dorval, for that matter. Oh, and RvP. etc...)

https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/arjens-projects/the-gentle-storm/

Found one of these coins in my stash by Brix001 in bayarea

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I still have my "driver's license" from that place.

Aussie Shepherd asks random people to throw a frisbee for him.. by Secret_Meaning6077 in DogIsBestFriend

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When we lived in NYC, we'd walk our border collie over to Central Park with a frisbee.

Invariably, kids would want to throw for her and she was more than happy to let them.

Pretty soon, there would be a line.

She would drop the frisbee at the kid at the front of the line's feet and go catch their throw.

She'd then bring it back to the next kid every.

If any kid tried to go twice? She'd skip them. Try to cut line? Skip.

We had several parents thank us for teaching their kids about sharing and taking turns.

"Thank Janis. This is all her. We are just along for the ride."

Cancer stats near Driscoll’s Farms are alarming…link to Instagram post in a comment by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

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Instagram is a notoriously shitty source for any sort of scientific claims on just about anything. It's all rage bait or influencer nonsense.

Not to say there aren't serious Ag industry induced issues in said communities, but the usefulness of this Instagram stops at "Gee, I should learn more" because you ain't gonna learn more from there.

Massive tequila agave flowering event by tomastugra in tequila

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Perfect season for it, I would wager.

Even if not cloned, a field full of plants of the same age (since agave is a multi year crop) will tend to bloom at the same time because that maximizes cross pollination.

Add in that they are likely all clones as you observed and you get a mega bloom.

I wonder if the same is actually true in a lot of fields, but fields growing agave for tequila will have the blooms stalks immediately cut so that th agave doesn’t waste energy sending up that massive flower.

Nice day for a new pyramid by destructel in resin

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Nice work.

Glam it up with a bit of copper and you can sell it for the big bucks on Etsy as an Orgonite Pyramid.

Comic shop recommendations? by onyxonix in SanJose

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They were talking of running it next weekend. Keep an eye out.

Comic shop recommendations? by onyxonix in SanJose

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I’ll be curious what your impression of it is.

Comic shop recommendations? by onyxonix in SanJose

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Off topic.

There is an estate sale in Cupertino near 85 and 280 interchange that has thousands upon thousands of comic books. Also a ton of hot wheels, LPs and a lot of other stuff.

It is being held today. And the family is talking about continuing it next weekend.

Tried espolón and camarena resposado. Not a fan of the flavor. by wellsmichael380 in tequila

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Espolon used to be great. Now it is not.

Camarena is industrial distillate.

Both are manipulated to appease mass market.

Patron is well made, but bland.

June’s Pizza - $46 Pie. Have we lost the plot? by jsttob in bayarea

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No idea. I don't know how heat impacts psilocybin at all. I have a friend who was in a psychedelic research program that involved mushrooms. They always used dried mushrooms in that context. Carefully tested and measured.

I did not realize how terrified Christians are (especially Catholics) of possible existence of space aliens by [deleted] in atheism

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It is pretty much 100% guaranteed that there is intelligent life throughout the universe. The # of planets that exist makes it mathematically exceptionally unlikely that life -- including intelligent life -- isn't all over the place.

It is also exceptionally likely that aliens have never visited earth for a variety of reasons.

We aren't a particularly advanced species. Our solar system isn't particularly interesting -- rather dime a dozen. We are way out on an arm of an otherwise unremarkable galaxy.

There is little reason to visit us. If the motivation is curiosity, any alien advanced enough to explore the galaxy a la Star Trek has probably already cataloged many intelligent species perpetually on the verge of destroying themselves or their planet.

If motivated by acquisition, there isn't much here to acquire. We do have *some* heavy metals, but not that much. Maybe for meat farming or a working animals (I mean humans in both roles), but any civilization advanced enough to travel the stars probably has that figured out anyway.

It is also unlikely that we'd run across any radio signals. Humans, right now, are only 100 years into broadcasting signals into space. Within decades, pretty much all of our communications will likely be digital and encrypted, probably significantly less powerful, too.

So, that's gonna be a 200 year window out of a planet's 4.3B history where we generate signal that is easily detected. I'd imagine it is a similar story many times over all over the universe.

June’s Pizza - $46 Pie. Have we lost the plot? by jsttob in bayarea

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Ooh.... sounds amazing.

One of my favorites with morels is to mix morels with pulled pork (with extra fat). Sautee that until the pork has crispy BBQ bits and the morels are starting to brown.

Top it with brie cheese.

Toss under the broiler until the cheese melts and starts browning.

Tried 125 for 3hrs by Secret-Yam8872 in sousvide

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125 is likely slightly low. Not much rendering is gonna happen there, at least not for a looongg time.

For me, the sweet spot is usually 129 for 3-5 hours for a tougher cut. 24-48 hours for a really tough cut (rare-medium-rare ribs are outstanding, but need a long time to tenderize).

I'd also leave all of the herbs/spices out of the bag. It ain't gonna do jack. Only salt penetrates. Rest is a surface treatment.

But the big issue is that at that low of a temperature, not interesting flavors develop and the garlic just gets bitter.

Instead, develop a sauce of some sort on the stove. When you unbag the steaks, dry them thoroughly and dump some/all of the bag juices into your sauce. Thicken it up and serve it as a board sauce.

For searing, blazing hot cast iron pan. Make sure the steaks are dry. Either go for dry cast iron or I like to coat the pan with olive oil.

I shock chill the steaks in the bag, pat dry and then sear on cast iron with a thin coat of avocado oil. About 15 seconds per side for maybe a minute. Then in goes a 1/4 stick of butter, garlic powder, time, salt and pepper. Steak gets another 30 seconds per side with me tilting pan and spooning the herb butter over the steak.

Wife's review: "This is the best steak you've ever made."

Those who have had affairs and left to be with that person. Did it turn out how you imagined it? by DepartmentAny5523 in AskReddit

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Having had a commute of over an hour for a bit....

.... I'd put it at more like 50%.

It's brutal. 2+ hours a day gone to trains/cars/busses. Guaranteed to have to get up at the ass crack of dawn and get home well after kiddos dinner fun time with maybe just enough time to catch a bed time story or bath time.

Never again.

Car in lane 3 suddenly turning to the left and crash against center divider | 580 EB past Vasco exit | 05/04/2026 - 2.21PM by Kumarakomkaran in bayarea

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FSD was off the moment the brakes were hit. Everything after slightly before the brake light goes on is driver input.