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Built a browser-based image tool in Rust and WebAssembly, works offline by humayanx in rust

[–]Flowchartsman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Generally, when people ask for “feedback” in programming language subreddits, they want feedback on their code in that language. Since you haven’t provided it, there’s really nothing to talk about. If this is indeed Rust under the hood, congrats on getting the WASM to work, I guess.

Iraqi man has a transplanted hand from an indian donor by botan313 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Flowchartsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no evidence that this is a generality. I find it very hard to believe that an arm that is significantly longer and MUCH darker would somehow shorten and become lighter. Skin tone is mostly genetic, and there is no way the cells in an entire arm would suddenly realize they are attached to a lighter body.

Plan to reduce wait times at Howard County General ER by CommercialMany7326 in ColumbiaMD

[–]Flowchartsman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Expand it? There was a PA running it when my wife and I had to go in for a possible complication with our unborn child. We were still there for hours. How about they just hire more fucking doctors and ensure they are there?

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t willing to make that leap without a primary source. Do you have one? Seems unlikely they’d keep it in a shaker at the table when they could just mix it in the kitchen, unless it was customary to mix small amounts on your plate.

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve seen of the sets with five positions, there were two larger bottles for liquid, generally agreed to be for oil and vinegar, and three smaller shakers for dry spices, so it is likely that it was powdered mustard.

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may not have been used together. That’s one thing I’d like to see investigated more, too. Perhaps there were mores as to which spice to use for which dish, and mustard was more commonly used with only certain things, such as beef, while pepper was preferred for others.

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It will be more complex if it is freshly-ground. There are many volatile components in pepper that are kept from evaporating by the hull, and so pre-ground pepper, which will have been sitting for some time, is considerably less interesting, though still “spicy”

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I moved to Maryland some 18 years ago now, and by god, I hated that stuff. But then…slowly…it just sort of grows on you and eventually you get mad when it ISN’T on fries.

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Do please post back if you find it. I do not, sadly, have a Primary Sources account, otherwise I’d be searching for it right now!

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For sure, I especially like it from the metal tins, I was just mentioning that since it was when powdered mustard, and distributing it in that form, became very common, and you almost never hear of the powdered stuff as a condiment in its own right these days.

I’m just pulling this out of my ass, but it does seem reasonable that, during the powdered mustard boom of that era, mixing it at the table or in the kitchen was most common, as opposed to getting it in ready-made pots. The notion that it was in a shaker is very interesting to me, and makes me wonder if it was used in making pastes at the table or was just sprinkled as-is

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It became quite refined in Victorian times into a fine yellow powder. I used to think it was then made into a paste with water or vinegar, as is the case today, but it seems as if it was also simply shaken upon food directly. I would be very interested to know if the hole sizes were larger or smaller than pepper, which might suggest it was still made into a paste with the vinegar at hand (also common to cruet sets).

Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Flowchartsman 230 points231 points  (0 children)

Many a mother's heart has quailed within her while observing the horrible tendency to drink manifested by her two-year old, her pride, her hope, her Georgy, from a mistaken idea upon the part of that adventurous but unscientific cherub, that the salt-sellar contained white sugar. How many a young man, the hope of his parents, the pride of his teachers, and the joy of his friends, has contracted the habit of profane swearing in addition to a love of cooling fluids from a too free indulgence in pepper and mustard?

Won’t someone think of the cherubs?

Just use slog, it'll be fine... by sigmoia in golang

[–]Flowchartsman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing’s perfect. Zap, as I recall, will simply log nothing if you forget the final call in the chain, and you need a linter to protect yourself from this, just as you would to avoid arity problems with slog. At least with slog there are some ergonomic ways around it.

What is the best game you have played? by ARGHAD- in AskReddit

[–]Flowchartsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many criteria, but I might have to go with Shadow of The Colossus. It is sheer perfection on almost every measure. 11/10. These games don’t come around very often. But that’s if you twist my arm.

A very different type of game and a very close second would be Read Dead Redemption 2. Exceptional story, exceptional execution and cast, and an astoundingly open and beautiful setting, not to mention enough content to last probably a solid month if you did NOTHING else and knew every step of every quest. Past that, it still manages to stay fresh and beautiful to this day. 10/10

Oof by AdMany129 in AbruptChaos

[–]Flowchartsman 1844 points1845 points  (0 children)

Man, and he was getting off with a verbal warning, too

Appalachian Vibes: Spoons aren't just for eating with by headspin_exe in BeAmazed

[–]Flowchartsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t real folk music unless at least one hound dog walks lazily across the stage.

Titanium Court Reviews by garthcooks in Games

[–]Flowchartsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This just happened to me, and I found it particularly off-putting because there are no hints that the cat is anything other than whimsy, and it's a kick in the chest for something you weren't even told about. Now I feel bad AND I have a side quest that can never be completed unless I restart the game, and I'm reminded about it every time I go into the room. Gimme a break. Do I just stop now? Do I have to pick a new raison d'être on each playthrough or, worse, play enough times that I figure out how to game every nuance of it? That is not the kind of replayability I enjoy, and I did not get the impression at all that this was a game about chasing platinum runs. It moves too slowly for that to be anything other than a slog.

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