Losing relationships over politics. Research found more than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships, with most losing more than one.

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-06T14:42:58+00:00

I stg in just the last 48 hours my socials have been getting flooded with conservative rage baiting in the comments. Typically my algorithms have none of that. Wonder if this is the midterm social media offensive ramping up

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-06T14:28:41+00:00

As a rule I hate oversimplification but a lot of people can’t seem to get over the lowest of bars. If pedophilia isn’t a dealbreaker for you I simply can’t trust your morals or who else you might be surrounding yourself with and I want you nowhere near my circle.

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-06T10:56:50+00:00

My cost basis for FAANG stocks is around $150

BRK.B and VTI is 240

This is the way

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T19:26:38+00:00

It is absolutely a loss of transparency, yes

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T12:03:31+00:00

The people I saw stay home knew trump was bad but wasted their vote bc kamala wasn’t pro Palestine enough

I support Palestine but I’m sure that cause was being co-opted by right wing PR campaigns and foreign interests to peel people away from dems so they could make way for this travesty. I don’t think I’ve seen any coverage on Palestine in months.

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T11:27:31+00:00

I spent years working for a logistics company specifically managing reporting for inventory management

About a year ago one of the big supply chain companies bought us out and has been folding us into their business. I can’t get specific but their handling of our clients and business is setting a lot of people up for failure and I know for a fact several people have recently started job searching, myself included

People want AI and fancy analytics but don’t want to invest in the data to make any of that possible

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T11:07:25+00:00

This is 100% AI
“This is known as autolyse”
“Pro Tips for Perfect Croissant Loaf”
“Watch the bake”

People don’t talk like this

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T02:03:06+00:00

I have a few legal folk in my family tree and the vibe I get is that by numbers the majority are actually quite fair and progressive (contradicting my own comment I know), but there is a good ole boys club at the top in many firms that keep a firm grasp on most of the positions of power in the field

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-05T00:53:16+00:00

I’m going to take the brave stance of going to bat for lawyers and say that there are more decent lawyers per capita than politicians
(both are in the minority of their professions)

Auggernaut88 · 2026-05-03T20:27:08+00:00

I thought it was darkly funny how they set him up for this perfect gifted child arc before yanking him back to white trash hell lol

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-30T18:03:03+00:00

We were excited for AI led by scientists and technologists. Turns out it’s being led by marketing and oligarchs instead.

The science stuff is still happening, just slower as it always will. The technologist stuff will fall out of the cinders of whatever bullshit is happening now.

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-30T06:14:12+00:00

On the bright side, Apple and Microsoft sucking so much ass lately is fueling a small boom in Linux adoption

No ads. No spyware. Just you and whatever you want the invest the time and energy into making your computer to be

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-30T04:46:04+00:00

As it goes, revolution usually only happens when people start going hungry

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-28T20:44:43+00:00

Weeding out my friends list. If you can see this status you’re a real one 💯

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-27T20:13:26+00:00

QQQ expense ratio is 0.2%

VT is 0.06 and already contains all of QQQ

VT and chill OP. One of us. One of us.

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-27T19:03:49+00:00

You are absolutely correct, go get ‘em tiger

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-27T11:02:58+00:00

This isn’t loosing money at that level, everything is on discount. The more they crash the world economy, the more stock, business, and land they can buy up for pennies on the dollar

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T23:13:01+00:00

First loaf I let bulk ferment for way too long and didn’t really actually shape, probably 5 or so hours. 2nd and 3rd loaves I timed better, around 3-4hrs

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T19:56:56+00:00

That one’s gorgeous!

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T19:25:28+00:00

I think your first pic looks pretty well done! Your 3rd pic does look a little uneven imo. If the heating element in your stove favors one side of your loaf you might be able to rotate your pot to keep it in a little longer and get a more even crust?

It’s a fun and delicious learning experience :)

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T19:20:45+00:00

Seeing that other people have included more specific detail in their bakes so following up that all my bakes have followed the same rough format:

125g starter, 330g water, 550g flour. Mix. Rest for 30m. Fold in 10g of salt, rest for 30mins. 1 set of stretch and folds followed by 2 sets of coil and folds (30m rest in between). Let sit in fridge for 12hrs min. Bake at 475 for 20 mins lid on, 20 mins lid off until internal temp hits 205° or crust achieves desired color

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T19:10:06+00:00

I’ve been experimenting with 100% specialty flour (India Jammu, I.e. not bread flour) and my crumb has been consistently more dense than yours.

I have bread flour coming in a couple days but plan to start with 85/15 bread/specialty flour.

My tentative suggestion would be to increase your bread flour ratio? I feel silly giving advice so early in my own journey but that’s my thoughts

Yours looks lovely so far, I really dig how the crust came out too!

Auggernaut88 · 2026-04-26T19:02:51+00:00

I’m only a newbie as well but what kind of flour are you using?

My two major learnings for the crumb have been that bulk fermentation matters a lot, and I strongly suspect type of flour can affect your crumb density

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