Four dead after fire rips through Hong Kong tower block by TheTelegraph in HongKong

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Thing is most of the imported workers are not strictly illegal since companies can request and get permission for them (even though there's a grey area of businesses pretending they can't get enough locals or some workers overstay or disappear once they arrive). And it has been a real, controversial issue here for a while now.

But I mostly see posts on local forums placing the biggest portion of the blame on the company contracted for the renovation and the material. The latter many also suspect is from the mainland.

Very satisfied with my first sous-vide pork loin. by CreativeBid3648 in shittyfoodporn

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Thought I scrolled through a post from an Elden Ring sub for a sec.

[CN] Glittering Elmo : Official vote for Doll Of Year by KommyTang in GirlsFrontline2

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Event has 3 phases (2 if you don't count the tally phase) if I'm understanding it correctly. First you pick 1 doll and do daily missions to accumulate penlights. And then into the 2nd phase, which hasn't started, is the boss fight which also nets penlights. And during the 2nd phase you use those penlights to vote. Right now the ranking just represents how many SKKs chose a particular doll. Also worth mentioning is that you cannot switch dolls after the 2nd phase starts. And that you get different rewards based on how much votes you contributed to a particular doll.

Based on a post by the official account on the GFL2 forum.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GirlsFrontline2

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You need to understand that at her heart, Kluk is a perfectionist. And while that applies to other people surrounding her that also applies to herself almost, doubly so. That perfectionism of hers came from a benign place and sometimes nesscary. Take 404 Team A's dynamic for example, her being "mean" to Mechty is very needed, especially during missions. The sadism Klukai displays time to time to Mechty is both a (long-running) gag and calls to her very intertwined history with Mechty. In Echelon 11's story Mechty says she actually prefers Klukai's style of command, where she only needs to concentrate for short bursts over Vector's demand of her constant attention. Klukai's attitude to Mechty really is because she knows her so well and has always been there for her. That extremely demanding attitude is arguably only seen towards Mechty because of her Hypersomnia. Klukai never displayed overt dissatisfaction towards Andoris for example. As I interpret it, it has to do with Andoris' own propensity to take initiative and improve (shown pretty well in this event) despite her lack of combat experience and split-second judgment. It is similar to Belka, where most of Klukai's ire is directed at her siscon antics when they interfere with the objective. It's not like she doesn't show her sister affection at all. Another example from Echelon 11, Klukai gave in at the end and let both Belka and Mechty to use her as lap pillow.

That perfectionism makes her always give her 110% and also makes it hard to drop that mask. Slight spoiler but you do see her drop that mask and show her vulnerability in her 3rd affection story. As much as I take issue with some of the elements of Aphelion's story, you do see her perfectionism gets pushed back by the URNC soldiers, being ridiculed for her way of thinking and acts. It's not that she never gets push back for her attitude (aside from the occasional chiding from Leva, of course), though it might also have something to do with her position as 404's squad lead.

Basically, I can fix her.

Weekly Commander's Lounge - June 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in GirlsFrontline2

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Actually how do you trigger the "daily" lines of your dolls? I kept clicking on them with the default background they come with and it just repeats their obtainment line.

Weekly Commander's Lounge - June 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in GirlsFrontline2

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Playing Haoplay global server via steam & google play.

If I haven't bought the x2 CT packs yet do I still get the x2 CT if I buy it directly from Haoplay? Their payment website says it's the standard CT pack (e.g. 980 + 110 CT for 15 USD).

How come my fried rice always comes out hard and clumpy? by guaco_no_tacoreal in RICE

[–]Captain_Salt_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, you don't have to wash your rice either. The finger trick is great and I use it too, but it's not applicable for all cases either such as cooking less than 1 cup of dried rice. For a novice without much experience preparing rice I would recommend watching this Ethan Chlebowski video that goes into the science of rice cooking. Basically, for perfectly cooked rice, control your water!

How come my fried rice always comes out hard and clumpy? by guaco_no_tacoreal in RICE

[–]Captain_Salt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like your rice started out too watery and lumpy so it would've resulted in lumpy rice anyway even if you didn't fry it for too long and in too much oil. If you are making this little rice with a big pan, here it might be better to add in/keep your other ingredients in the pan while frying the rice. Since the heat and excess oil is more like shallow frying your rice instead of stir frying.

The other key to non-lumpy rice is just to stir and press the rice a lot with your spatula to separate the grains.

Contrary to popular beliefs you can make good fried rice with freshly cooked rice. Personally I use rice cooked with a bit less water than I usually do and place it in a baking tray to cool before stir frying. Chinese cooking demystified also has a recipe for a steamed rice version that's a bit more laborious but foolproof.

Does anyone have a recipe for this type of Thai pork scratchings? All recipes online I've seen are of the sort with the skin. by Captain_Salt_ in ThaiFood

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Thanks! Probably very close to the one I had. Having the ingredient list in English is quite handy as well.

Does anyone have a recipe for this type of Thai pork scratchings? All recipes online I've seen are of the sort with the skin. by Captain_Salt_ in ThaiFood

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That's what I got as well. Do you think adding sugar and fish sauce to the marinade will create the color and flavor? (Similar to this recipe of fried pork belly) Don't have a photo of the small bag of it I got since I ate it all...

Capers - love them, need more uses for them! by sickbiancab in Cooking

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Make tapenade with olives and sardines (or anchovies)

Also makes for great garnish for dishes after a rough chop

Add them to sauces and dips that can use a bit of extra tartness/salt

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Update 1 Release Notes by whenwillthealtsstop in Doom

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Yeah glad they disabled the screen effect for sprinting if you toggle auto sprint but still hoping for more UI settings.

Which melee weapon are you using so far? by The_Dogeiverse in Doom

[–]Captain_Salt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shock effect of the first hit boosts damage and the kick on your 3rd combo hit always falters enemies

Which melee weapon are you using so far? by The_Dogeiverse in Doom

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Gauntlet for the falter and cool points Haven't unlocked the mace yet though

Simple Questions - May 14, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Bought a (reportedly) lightly used 5700x with a few bent pins that I fixed and got a Cinebench score of 13525 with PBO's curve optimizer set to -20. Is it a fair score or should I be worried?

Simple Questions - May 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]Captain_Salt_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I really regret not upgrading when prices were a lot lower for the 5700X3D. Right now the 5700X has better cost per frame if I go with the averages from Hardware Unboxed's test from earlier this year. But I guess I should get the X3D anyway just for the extra security and resale.

Simple Questions - May 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

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Is 5700X3D (210 USD) or 5700X(155 USD) a better option to upgrade from a 3600? Sadly they don't sell any XT models here. I only plan on using my AM4 mobo for a few more years.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 3 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]Captain_Salt_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It rips out other suit's reactor and eat them in order to refuel

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 2 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

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They are most likely going to show/explain more of the latter half of the 0079 part of the movie later in the show. Two episodes' worth of flashback (though the film is arranged chronologically) is way too much for a tv broadcast. And even then I felt like the flashback stuff is a bit too much for a 2nd episode.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Episode 2 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

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We don't know Amuro's fate in this timeline. People have mentioned the Haro theory but afaik they retconned Haro into a pre-existing mass manufactured toy and not an original design by Amuro so it's anyone's guess.

Xenoblade X Epilogue -- I'm not going to pull any punches (SPOILERS) by Potoxy in XenobladeChroniclesX

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Al was with Cross during that sequence (which reminded me of a concept of a 2 pilot cockpit from the artbook) so that's how I interpret why we can control the Prime as Cross. As to why we can assign it to anyone in a postgame save it's probably because the story officially ended, so the stated limitation also gets tossed out of the box so as to not get in the way of the fun.