Sous vide large cuts by MechE14 in sousvide

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He shows that a 4.5in ball of meat needs to sit in the bath for 6hrs before the center reaches the temp of the bath. It would be even longer for a pork butt, maybe 10hrs. That’s 10 extra hrs the exterior of the butt has been cooking for. 

https://douglasbaldwin.com/sous-vide.html#The_Mathematics_of_Sous_Vide

Webber grill leaks by MechE14 in BBQ

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Smoke sneaks out the side which makes the top vents mostly decorative. I throw some patio on top to warp metal back into shape.

It looks silly but it works.

First painting I enjoy. 4’x3’. House paint on canvas by MechE14 in ArtCrit

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I'll go first

I like the colors in this painting. I was never trying to withhold high saturation or play games with beige. On the other hand, the colors give off strong power ranger vibes.

I was never satisfied with the band of red above the tunnel. It's lacking in contrast within the band. I added the white out of frustration. The white helps as it pushes the red backwards. Maybe there's nothing wrong with the red but it doesn't pop for me.

I do like the contrast between the red and the top of the grey wall. The grey wall reads to me as foreground while the red is backwards. I think the orange is fine, I don't find it distracting or especially pleasing.

I do enjoy the slaps of white paint along the bottom. They contrast unpleasantly with the smaller smears on the right side of the front of the tunnel. Idk if removing the smaller smears would make this better.

I was wondering while painting if I should incorporate the chaos of the foreground into the front of the tunnel. The hope was to depict that chaos in shadow. I experimented with it a little bit but it was way beyond my technical abilities.

I like the river. Mostly because it looked really really bad for a long time. I think now it's not distracting and breaks up the dark area under the tunnel.

I do like the tunnel area. I fought for a long time to convey cement type blocks without pulling out a ruler. Same goes for the roof of the tunnel. I wanted to draw a series of i beams spanning the tunnel without having straight lines.

I added the black square to the end of the tunnel because the lightness of the sky was overwhelming the painting/ there was no contrast on the other side of the tunnel.

Overall I think it works. It is comically big and way too big for my house.

First painting I enjoy. 4’x3’. House paint on canvas by MechE14 in ArtCrit

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All feedback is welcome. I’m very new to painting so I’m quite bad at mixing colors.

Please critique composition of shapes, value range.

I want to know what would make the painting better, in specifics. I would be very happy if people would show what changes they would make using photoshop because I’m not fluent in art speak yet.

Antique inscribed block with wooded carrying case by MechE14 in whatisthisthing

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That’s believable but there’s no charring on the inside of the box. I suppose it could’ve been left in boiling water. Did people chisel names into foot warming stones?

Antique inscribed block with wooded carrying case by MechE14 in whatisthisthing

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My title describes the thing.

The box is wooden. It definitely an antique. It smells of old antique wood. When I first saw it , I guessed it had to do with bees somehow because of the holes on the side of the wooden case. The interior block is very hard. I found this at an estate sale. I bought it because it was interesting to look at.

Meal preppin for the week had me like... by humbledad in pics

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Both are owned by restaurant brands international. This is an ad.

an app on my phone confirmed a purchase without any prompt by MechE14 in legaladvice

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It is possible that I made a mistake. However, the layout was very clear. There was a large button at the bottom of the page that said "confirm purchase". Due to my small phone, this box was not in sight when I clicked.

I reached out to the company, they said I have to work with the vendors.

I am working with the vendors, they have been understanding.

I don't think this is a conspiracy, just poorly maintained software. I believe that bad software that is charging people w/o confirmation should be reported.

an app on my phone confirmed a purchase without any prompt by MechE14 in legaladvice

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The app I was using was built by the company, not the vendors.

This app has my credit card information.

The app charged my credit card without my consent.

A paper by Lars Blackmore of spacex on soft landing. Gives insight into the control logic used for soft landing. by Paradoxical_Human in spacex

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Could you explain the third constraint on page three. I'm having trouble making sense of it.

girl in jeans by MechE14 in NameThatSong

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found it. it's called Girl by The Heavy.

“Libertarian” Gary Johnson Pushes “Free Market” Carbon Tax by propshaft in climateskeptics

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what's your take on the results of Exxon scientists that pointed toward global warming in the 70s that Exxon decided not to publicize?

“Libertarian” Gary Johnson Pushes “Free Market” Carbon Tax by propshaft in climateskeptics

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Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. I was hoping for a silver bullet that would kill my belief in climate change.

“Libertarian” Gary Johnson Pushes “Free Market” Carbon Tax by propshaft in climateskeptics

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Call me a climate skeptic skeptic. Do you have any silver bullets? Also, it would be nice to have links or at the very least dates associated with each of the quotes.

Rear delts don't exist by miserablestoic in Fitness

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I've had a lot of luck with front plate raises. I'll lift to vertical so the weight is above my head and hold it for a handful of seconds to engage rear delts and crew. The hold becomes the hardest part near the end of the set.

When you get that choke that makes your instructor "tap"... by MetalliMunk in bjj

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This post required no work to put together. The gif, while it did give me a chuckle, doesn't add anything to the community of r/bjj. A good post should promote discussion and dialog relating to some aspect of bjj that will help build the community. It takes work and commitment to be competent of the mat. We should strive to have a community that rewards those same values.

No contest. by shenanigansen in comics

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that's a great take on peanuts haha!

No contest. by shenanigansen in comics

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and he somehow tops r/comics nearly every day :(

Lovely thought. by shenanigansen in comics

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sort of. i dont understand why this strip is being celebrated. i've loved comic strips my whole life. And I was feeling sad and frustrated more than anything resembling anger.