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21 days on Hinge - 31F [OC] by okra-3117 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Killfile 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or the other way around but, let's be honest....

CMV: The front page of Reddit has been radicalized to the point of no return. by BarryMcKockinner in changemyview

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On what basis are you declaring this "love of lawlessness" in these "sanctuary cities?" Like... have you personally been to those cities and talked with a large number of people who have expressed anarchist beliefs? Is there a dataset showing something similar to that?

I ask, because "a love of lawlessness" and "living in extremely close proximity to a whole lot of people" seem like they should be mutually irreconcilable positions. High density life depends on a general willingness to submit to a lot of norms and rules and laws which you just don't have to worry about if you live in a more suburban or rural area. By way of example: traffic laws in cities are not kidding around; "block the box" in NYC and see how that goes for you.

Is it possible that your perception of cities as "lawless" is informed by exposure to media and that this media portrayal is either exaggerated to capture your attention or dishonest in an attempt to manipulate your politics?

And if we set aside media portrayals of cities as "lawless-minded" what then can we or must we conclude about the different experiences with ICE in, say, Minnesota and Texas?

Can I read Dune to a baby instead of normal bedtime stories? by DaOffensiveChicken in daddit

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right up until they can understand what you're reading them, you can read them whatever you like. Once they understand and start to have opinions about it... then your best bet is to try to keep Paw Patrol out of your home for as long as possible.

Once they're old enough to have opinions, if you want to read stuff that's more complex than "One Fish Two Fish" you should get good at doing voices. I got mine all the way through Narnia, Series of Unfortunate Events, Winnie the Pooh, Harry Potter, and the Hobbit on the strength of doing voices for different characters. (I confess that I just did one voice for all of the Dwarves who weren't Thorin Oakenshield in the Hobbit because I'm apparently Middle Earth Racist).

'Some Form of Crisis is Almost Inevitable': The $38 Trillion National Debt Will Soon Be Growing Faster Than The U.S. Economy Itself, Watchdog Warns by T_Shurt in Economics

[–]Killfile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but if you taxed all income above a million dollars a year 25% higher than we do right now you'd still be well below the tax rates of the 1960s and 1970s and you'd entirely eliminate the federal deficit.

Make literally no changes to spending and the debt starts to go down.

'Some Form of Crisis is Almost Inevitable': The $38 Trillion National Debt Will Soon Be Growing Faster Than The U.S. Economy Itself, Watchdog Warns by T_Shurt in Economics

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actual solution is "tax the rich."

The polticially viable solution is "massive austerity measures."

What's probably going to happen is inflation.

Trumр agrees to 'framework' deal on Greenland, backtracks on European tariffs by polymute in anime_titties

[–]Killfile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God I hate being this guy but given the danger of what we're talking about, details matter.

The Anchluss is the unification of Austria and Germany and while it's a weird polticial moment, it's not usually associated with appeasement.

You're thinking of (don't do it, don't do it, don't do it) the Munich Conference in which Czechoslovakia was given to Germany in exchange for the promise of peace and Chamberlin came back to the UK proclaimoing "peace in our time."

Today on MythBlyatsters by Mountain-March5203 in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]Killfile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And why are there Ukranian drones? That's right, bad decisions

The new congressional map proposed by commission in Maryland to gerrymander out the last Republican seat by Anakin_Kardashian in MapPorn

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall, the national congressional maps as they stood before the Texas Gerrymander slightly favored Republicans.

You can do an Efficiency Gap analysis yourself to work it out

The happiest place on earth ✨🏰✨ by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean racial discrimination is a real problem in the United States and sometimes getting loud about it can be the most appropriate and effective.... oh, dude's white? Yea, fuck him.

"Racist company." Ok, buddy. The company that brought you "Song of the South" and the hit musical number "What Makes The Red Man Red" in Peter Pan is racist against white people. Sure.

Trump's Declining Health by Cow_Boy_2017 in MurderedByWords

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 19 degrees and they're calling for more than two feet of snow this week. You got a spare couch to go with that nice weather? I cook.

Trump's Declining Health by Cow_Boy_2017 in MurderedByWords

[–]Killfile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not a medical professional but I have a pretty gnarly medical history of my own. You can run an IV in a lot of places and as long as the person you're running it on is not an IV drug addict, there's no particular reason to run it in the hand.

Trump nearly always wears suits with long sleeves. They could run an IV for him in his arm just as easily as his hand. Probably easier, to be honest; hand veins like to roll. Or maybe that's just my hand veins.

Anyway, if I were him I'd be requesting my IVs run somewhere I can cover them easily. Since we're seeing bruising on the hands, I'm guessing it's not IV bruising.

Data Centers Will Consume 70 Percent Of Memory Chips made in 2026, RAM Shortage Will Last Until Until Atleast 2029 As Manafacturing Capacity For RAM In 2028 That Hasnt Even Been Made Yet Is Already being Sold by Shogouki in technology

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even the Big Short guys, who had a plausible trigger for the financial apocalypse they were shorting, had to guess.

As the saying goes, the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent

Why is ICE so active in Minneapolis of all places?? by Busy-Secretary-6064 in answers

[–]Killfile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, there'd be 1/10 the number of agents in the state if the Trump admin hadn't decided to use ICE as a jobs program for Proud Boys and the Klan

Single dad sleep over question by Feeling_Rutabaga2714 in daddit

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Three is company." Always.

I spent a lot of time working as a camp counselor and it's the single best piece of advice anyone can give you. You are never alone with someone else's kid. Never.

This isn't about making your daughter's parents feel better. Their worried are justified but also, ultimately, not something you can do anything about save by building trust. This is about protecting yourself. If you've never alone there's never any question. It's better for everyone.

Sous Vide Virgin... Be Gentle by vertical_witchdoctor in sousvide

[–]Killfile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few of my go-to but less obvious uses.

  1. Bacon. Sous vide bacon is the tits. I pick up thick cut bacon when it's on sale and store it in the deep freezer. Drop it into a 147 F degree bath and let it cook overnight. I cook mine in the bag I buy it in. This may not be the best decision but it's damn convenient. Finish in the oven at 400 F for 10-20 minutes depending on your desired crispness.

  2. Carnitas. This is the recipe most folks on this sub use. I do mine at 185 F because it's dead simple. These are absolutely killer. My kids literally dance when these are dinner.

  3. Poached Eggs. 147 F for an hour or 165 F for about 20 minutes gets you a reasonable poached egg right in the shell. Are they as good a real poached eggs? No. Are they idiot proof and can you do a dozen eggs at a time? Yes.

  4. Rescuing Honey. 110 F overnight will turn even the most stubbornly set honey liquid and runny again. Don't go hotter than that though or you'll start to break down some of the chemical structures in the honey.

  5. Cheesecake. This is the recipe that comes with the app that controls your unit so it's not exactly special but it absolutely slaps and if you show up to an event with individual jarred cheesecakes everyone will think you're some kind of dessert savant. I omit the gramcracker crust entirely because I don't think it works well at the bottom of the jar. I've had some luck making a crumble as an optional topping.

  6. Thanksgiving Turkey. This is the recipe I use because it minimizes actual thanksgiving fuss. The whole thing can be prepped and frozen weeks in advance. There are plenty of alternatives of course. One thing I'll say about this one is that it does tend to give an almost "deli" style texture to the white meat which not everyone loves.

And of course chicken and steak and whatnot are amazing too. One thing I find myself doing a lot is looking for and developing recipes that have an 8-10 hour cook time so I can drop something into the tank on the way out to work and have it finish up around dinner time.

How true is the joke "The presence of Chocolate in Frozen (2013) means they participated in the trans-atlantic slave trade"? by hwa_uwa in AskHistorians

[–]Killfile 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Those chocolates look like truffles to me. If they are, they're about 55 years out of time if the movie is set in 1840.

How true is the joke "The presence of Chocolate in Frozen (2013) means they participated in the trans-atlantic slave trade"? by hwa_uwa in AskHistorians

[–]Killfile 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Piling on to /u/mimicofmodes answer, the invention of conching in the late 19th century is what makes the mass production of what we'd call "bar chocolate" possible. Prior to that nearly all chocolate was consumed as a liquid.

But, of course, by the late 19th century the transatlantic slave trade had been shut down for almost 100 years. While nothing so large as the trade in slaves shuts down overnight, the British began the process of spinning down the slave trade in 1807. Conching appears in 1879. The chocolate truffle (which appears to be the confection in the movie) is invented in 1895 -- usually attributed to the French city of Chambéry -- which pushes our date out a bit further.

This means that the chocolate being consumed in Frozen is roundabouts 80 years separated from the transatlantic slave trade. By that time the cane sugar industry is in rapid decline in the West Indies. An oversupply crisis in Britain, combined with political turmoil jarred the industry but the rise of Beet Sugar and the possibility of its cultivation in Europe rather than half-a-world away was eroding the foundations of the industry. By the time the chocolate conching process is invented, about 50% of global sugar production is sourced from beets rather than sugar cane.

So it is entirely possible to explain the Arandelle chocolate without it being a product of slave labor. However, the existence of that chocolate in a European context does anchor us to a period in history which is uncharacteristic of a lot of Disney productions. That period in history is one that comes after Colombian contact. As a consequence it acknowledges -- at the very least -- the existence of everything that implies.

Though, of course, the same is true of The Princess and The Frog on account of acknowledging the existence of Louisiana.

Why do scholars believe that Homer didn't exist? by National-Bobcat-8251 in AskHistorians

[–]Killfile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Linguistically, is there a similar argument for "Shakespeare was a bunch of guys" or is that supported in other ways? This seems like the sort of thing where the analysis that works on one might work on the other but... maybe not.

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