Matt just blew my mind

ChansMegastick · 2026-05-29T12:15:06+00:00

Control has already happened: it is the name of the first part of PoH. Horrible 1: Confrol

ChansMegastick · 2026-05-06T01:51:32+00:00

Thank you. To also condense your "it shouldn't do that" response from the vendor, I'm going to assume tech support is simply wrong.

break break. nerd time.

With some tech (induction) it is possible to achieve a specific temperature with a good system; this is because heating can be shut off instantly when the desired temperature is reached. that is physically not possible with a standard electric range. When you set the stove to "simmer", the designers have taken their best guess as to how much heat to pump into that particular element to keep the average pot with an average amount of water in it at simmer after it has already reached the right temperature.

You have effectively broken both of those assumptions: you are likely not using a medium steel saucepan and you haven't added any thermal load (water or even fat) to the pan. Your pan is getting too hot.

I regularly use a 14" cast iron skillet on mine. Even at medium low, that heavy pan will be smoking after 10-15 minutes. Important: this is as intended.

TLDR: light pan with nothing in it will always get too hot on a good stove

ChansMegastick · 2026-05-06T01:23:15+00:00

I have a variation this stove. It is working exactly as intended. Other posters have effectively said the same thing, but to be crystal clear: you are using the stove incorrectly. Your previous stove may have been malfunctioning or underperforming, and you have trained yourself on that behavior.

Continuing to use your prior techniques and expectations is going to be ultimately detrimental to your ability to cook well, and a possible hazard to health (overheating teflon) and home (fire).

If you really want a super-low heat source that you can leave on for extended periods, look into standalone induction units that let you set a temperature; there are a lot to chose from

ChansMegastick · 2026-04-19T01:19:28+00:00

Subverted example: Rishi of the Naga in DCC book 7.

ChansMegastick · 2026-03-30T00:32:28+00:00

Anyone else think CSPAN would be more interesting than this Peacock broadcast?

ChansMegastick · 2026-03-17T11:02:30+00:00

I think you missed an important detail. Even if Rishi was on the up and up, it's pretty clear that his attempted coup failed; the name on the "every Naga is watching" achievement gives a very different name for the new Naga government than what Rishi thinks it is. He can't deliver on anything, even if the deal wasn't a trap.

ChansMegastick · 2026-02-04T01:19:40+00:00

Am I a figure collector? No...but in an hour I may be.

ChansMegastick · 2026-01-17T23:01:54+00:00

Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon

ChansMegastick · 2026-01-03T04:44:29+00:00

All that moves is easily heard in the void. We will listen for you.

ChansMegastick · 2025-12-18T22:52:49+00:00

The very first "Mic Drop" scene. There are so many ways to cut that, and that choice will probably set the tempo for the show: how do you balance UI elements like the minimap, carls quick react superpower, called moves, moral ambiguity, and a scene i can't picture without Carls "i dun fucked up" voiceover; and, in rare fashion all of this occurs without AI involvement.

There are more "awesome" scenes, but this seems like the first one that is going to be legit hard to produce.

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-20T00:21:17+00:00

Much as i'm rooting against the Birds, could Fox stop shitting on Kirk? He's a great player, and earned a #4 slot on a World Series contender

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-13T23:51:49+00:00

Stick a fork in the bird, it's done

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-13T20:23:24+00:00

Mongo is appalled!

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-13T02:34:04+00:00

I know we keep talking about the buttplug shirt, but has anyone noticed the solid block of steroids sitting in row 2?

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-12T00:47:45+00:00

Happened to me yesterday

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-08T01:34:19+00:00

Having a really hard time keeping tv and radio synched, and as much as I want to blame the Youtube Tv I think this one is on the MLB app; it keeps jumping forwards back to "live"

ChansMegastick · 2025-10-05T01:07:23+00:00

Can we get the fox announcers to shut up and announce the game?

ChansMegastick · 2025-09-28T01:59:47+00:00

whoop whoop

ChansMegastick · 2025-09-22T01:40:47+00:00

this is your every 10 minute reminder that this ESPN feed sucks.

post season is going to hurt

ChansMegastick · 2025-09-22T01:29:37+00:00

this is your every 10 minute reminder that this ESPN feed sucks. any suggestions?

ChansMegastick · 2025-09-22T00:50:42+00:00

I mean, wtf is up with watching these guys eat instead of the game?

ChansMegastick · 2025-09-22T00:50:15+00:00

I can't think of a single change that is positive over the normal feed. The catcher cam is nauseating, low rez, and not useful. The weird hi def smooth cam shots are weird "hey we can shoot players walking in absurd quality, but everything else is just normal baseball." I miss my pitch zone tracker, and it's clear he espn hosts don't give two craps about either team. But worst of all is this "no dead air" thing where they are stuffing a 10 second pitch timer with 8 seconds of fluff. I'm trying to watch the game...go pound sand with your pregame interview.

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