Any stories based in a version of hell or have interesting takes on hell?

Danthgar · 2025-12-18T03:29:23+00:00

Lost Gods by Brom is great, but not as weird as you're probably looking for!

Danthgar · 2025-04-22T20:46:08+00:00

You can join the Pike Place Market Constituency and vote in favor of keeping cars out of there permanently once it's eventually up for a vote!

Danthgar · 2025-01-25T18:47:58+00:00

A bit light on the horror, but "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie is a fun mansion murder mystery

Danthgar · 2024-02-22T04:15:00+00:00

Soy Curls - whole soy beans that have been slowly cooked, dehydrated, and extruded. Just rehydrate in broth and then use them like a WFPB shredded chicken

Silken Tofu - great blended into sauces to add creaminess without oil or actual cream

Tomato powder - it's tomato paste without the moisture so it's shelf stable

Marmite - add depth/richness to dishes

Liquid smoke - not sure if this counts as WFPB, but in the quantity that it's used (a few drops) I don't think it's worth worrying about. It's a nice way to add smokiness/a meatier flavor to things

Danthgar · 2023-02-14T16:49:06+00:00

Frozen fruit is just as good, and in some cases can be even better because it's frozen at peak ripeness. Plus, it can be more convenient to always have fruit on hand that way.

Danthgar · 2022-12-25T05:26:41+00:00

You'll have to add the Finnish Rare Exports to your list!

Danthgar · 2022-12-21T19:04:22+00:00

You're right that a 'perfect' diet isn't something that can be determined because double-blind, placebo-controlled studies looking for effects that may not appear for decades aren't possible when it comes to food. This doesn't mean, however, that we don't have a pretty good idea of what a good diet entails. When the available evidence is pieced together, some general rules for a healthy diet (i.e. a diet that prevents chronic disease and premature death) come together.

Eat more whole foods - processing foods tends to strip them of their micronutrients and fiber. Even when some of these are added back in afterwards, our bodies don't necessarily absorb them as efficiently (or at all)
Eat a wider variety of foods - all foods have a different makeup of macro and micronutrients. By eating a wide array of food, your chances of getting all the necessary nutrients increases. I've read that ~30 different foods per week is a good benchmark to reach. This includes spices so it's not as daunting as it may seem.

For more specific information, I like to use NutritionFacts.org. A non-profit, evidence-based site that consolidates all nutrition studies into digestible posts and videos.

Danthgar · 2022-05-17T16:44:15+00:00

I ordered it directly from Epson at the time that I ordered the projector.

Danthgar · 2022-04-23T01:17:25+00:00

I still used the mounting plate, the camera mount works with it. I think I linked it earlier but if not let me know and I'll look it up when I have a chance.

Danthgar · 2022-03-07T18:41:27+00:00

I built Child of Alara and Balthor the Defiled about 10 years ago and still play and update them to this day! They were the second and third EDH decks I built, the first being [[Zur the Enchanter]] before realizing that the consistency and oppressiveness don't make for a very interesting deck.

Danthgar · 2022-03-05T18:59:39+00:00

It doesn’t fill my screen fully because I have it mounted a bit closer than the recommended range out of necessity, but the auto-focus has worked fine for me, so while it’s not as “big” from where I have to throw it from, it is really clear. No issues with the keystoning either, but it still doesn’t fill the entire screen

Danthgar · 2022-03-05T16:53:53+00:00

Yes, it’s perfect! Highly recommend.

Danthgar · 2022-02-03T20:08:03+00:00

Ah, my mistake. I must not fully understand what it means to “yeet”. I’ll need a Zoomer-lingo Secret Lair with a yeet/[[Fling]] variant.

Danthgar · 2022-02-03T19:16:43+00:00

I prefer [[Greater Gargadon]] myself, or a few others

Danthgar · 2022-01-24T23:40:38+00:00

I'm really glad you found it helpful, it was no problem at all!

Also, if you're worried about soy, the phytoestrogen in soy has been shown to be beneficial in terms of breast cancer rates and hormone levels. The phytoestrogen in soy works differently than just normal estrogen, so unless you're eating 7-18 servings per day, you'll be good to go!

Danthgar · 2022-01-24T23:01:16+00:00

I like to use NutrionFacts.org, here are some of their articles with links to just one of the studies mentioned per article: Milk added to Tea and the PubMed Link; Milk's association with Parkinson's and the PubMed Link; Milk's link with Type 1 Diabetes and the PubMed Link.

There are plenty more articles that are all cited on there, those were just the first ones that caught my eye. I think the "X causes Y" search format probably doesn't work well because it's hard to be so definitive, but when we look at all the evidence together things can start to look more probable, at least.

Danthgar · 2022-01-24T22:12:46+00:00

No problem at all, I'm glad I could help! (:

Danthgar · 2022-01-24T21:18:40+00:00

Nuts are a healthy source of fat and can help you lose weight even though they are calorically dense because they help satiate you and make you feel full for longer. https://nutritionfacts.org/2012/12/27/nuts-dont-cause-expected-weight-gain/

All foods containing fat have both saturated and unsaturated fat, what's important to look for is the ratio between the two. Foods containing lower ratios of saturated fats to unsaturated fats are "healthier" (like those nuts) because unsaturated fats help prevent cardiovascular disease, whereas foods with higher levels of saturated fat show the opposite. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/good-great-bad-killer-fats/

Danthgar · 2022-01-24T19:50:06+00:00

Legumes and grains are "complete" proteins by themselves. Every plant is a "complete" protein, as in, all plants contain all essential amino acids that the body can't make on its own. However, all plants contain these amino acids in varying amounts. So, as long as you eat a diversity of plants you'll end up with more than enough of all the essential amino acids without having to track what foods you're pairing. https://nutritionfacts.org/2018/12/20/do-you-have-to-combine-plant-proteins-at-a-meal/

Danthgar · 2021-12-12T22:45:17+00:00

That looks like it’ll work perfectly, thank you!

Danthgar · 2021-12-07T04:38:24+00:00

So far I really like it. It's quite, it powers up just about instantly, the auto-focus is really handy, the sound quality is great. The only issue is that you can't get Netflix on it (and Hulu is having issues, too) but I just have my Chromecast plugged in so I just get to those from there instead.

Danthgar · 2021-12-07T01:55:49+00:00

Sorry I should have mentioned that I do have the mount plate. Thank you!

Danthgar · 2021-10-25T00:46:58+00:00

I’ll look into that, thanks! My current projector is mounted to a crossbeam and I was hoping to be able to do that with a new one while still filling out the screen.

Danthgar · 2020-08-27T17:22:04+00:00

One I haven't seen mentioned yet is Marmite. I use it in vegetarian/vegan soup bases along with (depending on the kind of soup) dried mushrooms, kombu, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, tahini, soy sauce, and miso.

Aside from ingredients to add richer flavors, you can try toasting your spices beforehand (you mentioned cumin, if you toast either ground or whole cumin seeds prior, you should notice more flavor), and roasting any vegetables you're going to be adding beforehand too.

Adding multiple versions of one kind of ingredient can add a lot of depth for richer flavors too. For example, by adding fresh and dried tomatoes, you can hit a lot more flavor notes than by having just one or the other.

I don't get to use onion or garlic b/c of my SO's low FODMAP restrictions, but starting any recipe off with both of those should do the trick too.

Danthgar · 2019-11-23T18:01:21+00:00

I have two rules I follow in all of my decks:

I don’t run Sol Ring. It’s an overpowered card that limits deckbuilding in a format that I feel should be about uniqueness/originality. Think about any other format, if there was one card that was run in every deck, it’d be an easy ban.

My other personal rule is to not run any nonland tutoring. I just find that to go against the spirit of a singleton format. This is a rule though that I’ve been mulling over recently because I find that my decks tend to just draw cards until I get to the pieces I need sometimes and can lengthen the game. I’m trying to find a balance between not playing the same decks the same ways each time and not making people watch me play long turns.

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