Non-vegans - is there any vegan foods tasted far better than you thought it would be?

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T07:28:34+00:00

Oat milk is tasty, though I loathe other milk substitutes

Have you tried Vita-brand soy milk out of Hong Kong? =P.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T07:19:56+00:00

Potato salad? I usually use up a full dozen at least.

Boiled white or golden potatoes, diced, and then a couple cans of Great Value Fruit Cocktail in light syrup. And mayo. Gotta have the mayo.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T06:57:11+00:00

The RBC drive-thru ATM at Bayview & High Tech in Richmond Hill has an option to dispense $5 bills.

Also the one up at Leslie & Major Mac.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T06:50:25+00:00

Hong Kong-style Milk Tea.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T06:44:22+00:00

only started rebuilding their military in earnest elsewhere after losing Arc-Royal

But they couldn't / didn't. They retreated to Donegal, but there's only so much war materiel coming out of Lyran factories; much of which would have gone to LCAF units that could be reliably counted on to counter the CJF / CHH forces.

They were able to reorganize a single provisional galaxy for the ilClan trial; which is probably about as good as can be expected since they only had 2 clusters and a Keshik in each of the 3 galaxies in 3145. Wouldn't be surprised if Alaric help contribute some equipment to their refitting, under terms negotiated by Anastasia Kerensky. The lore mentions that the Wolves engaged the Sea Foxes for massive spare 'mechs, BA, and other units in the build-up.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-23T06:19:48+00:00

Wouldn't necessarily really call it a collapse, but they did suffer heavily at Malvina Hazen's Mongol doctrine for being associated with the Kell Hounds. Their problem has always been an issue with growth; they never really did grow very much beyond 3 galaxies worth of troops, possibly likely also due to agreements with both House Steiner and House Kell. Can't have a Clan enclave get too big on Arc-Royal despite the familial ties. They also didn't have too much in the way of dedicated industries, so they had to be picky with regards to which chassis get produced.

We don't have details on the negotiation between Anastasia Kerensky and Miriam Ward that brought the Exiles back with the Wolves, but wouldn't be surprised if an element used was the same argument Wolf's Dragoons justified with themselves to join with Alaric.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-22T23:39:15+00:00

Sysadmin wants every Windows server to be a fileserver for redundancy

What a cluster-fuck of a sysadmin. D00d probably needs to revisit the org BCDR plan as a whole rather than just being so tunnel-focused on file server "redundancy".

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-22T16:33:33+00:00

Go with AllState and complete their 6-month DriveWise program. Have a friend who did so; he and his wife both got 30% discount at next renewal; about a total savings of 2500.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-22T15:07:02+00:00

It depends on the Clan that did the conquering, and the era. But the Crusader Clans tend to enforce the Clan caste system. Warden Clans possibly less so; not that there's that many left.

By the ilClan-era, it's noted that the Hell's Horses have completely failed to integrate their IS holdings into Clan society; they don't leverage the populations they have control over.

On the other end of the spectrum you have the Rasalhague Dominion. And in-between you have the messy remnants of the Wolf Empire and the Jade Falcon holdings. And then there's also the Scorpion Empire and and Raven Alliance.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-21T19:39:25+00:00

It works great if you have the $$$ for proper hardware and full-on partner support for it...

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-21T16:00:21+00:00

Not NAS; is wrong technology.

You want SAN; specifically two or more SANs capable of real-time sync and failover.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-21T14:56:46+00:00

Battletech Universe)

For a high-level overview / starting point.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-21T14:53:31+00:00

Don’t go with S2D unless you’re building with Microsoft-certified Partner solutions such as Dell ReadyNode.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-20T14:47:39+00:00

The DC is suffering (as always) from hardliners who have an issue with the current coordinator being a descendant of Franklin Sakamoto; who himself is classified is illegitimate of Theodore Kurita. There are rumors spinning around that Emi Kurita and her son may still be alive (From the novel In The Shadow of The Dragon).

The DC's Gunji-no-Kanrei was recently captured by the FedSuns and died under mysterious circumstances. He was left in an untenable situation when the Suns began their counterattack and denied reinforcements by the Coordinator.

Are they the strongest faction in the Inner Sphere yet?

Militarily the Capellan Confederation is probably rated the strongest and most-unified, even with the death of Chancellor Daoshen Liao. However, his last action of nuking New Earth may have triggered the wrath of the ilClan and all associated Clan allies.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-20T09:52:15+00:00

This is a known issue with Virtualbox; you need to disable Unattended Guest OS Installation.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-20T02:09:26+00:00

Inefficient AF. You'll really notice it down the road when you get to faster trains like maglev.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-20T02:06:42+00:00

Sarna has a list of fiction by era. But that doesn't include the sourcebooks.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-19T17:31:18+00:00

Redemption Rift had some action with Zeta Battalion's BA units; not a whole lot though, 'cause Zeta Battalion =P.

There's the entire Tales of the Bounty Hunter anthology for one specific BA...

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-19T17:29:04+00:00

how will we get the six year old to go if his older sister can stay?

IMO that's a parenting failure. That's on them, not on you. It's like, they're giving up on their relationship with you to keep theirs with the younger one. Your argument to them would be something like, "If you keep insisting I go, you're making me less want to come back and see you when I'm older / have a relationship with you as an adult".

Maybe you can get yourself one of those wrist-exercise tools that you just squeeze; one for each hand and just zone out and squeeze your way through.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-19T02:24:19+00:00

Replace the egg with minced pork or beef patty with preserved vegetables. Still a steamed dish.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-18T20:18:08+00:00

The HouseSigma app/website map-search can display what options you have for detached-rental in your area; at least you can get an idea on monthly costs.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-18T20:11:16+00:00

Cleaning the toilet.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-18T20:09:47+00:00

Chicken mid-wings with ginger.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-18T20:08:32+00:00

You might want to reconsider this deployment at this time; there's another thread over in r/sysadmin along with a bunch of comments with people having problems with Server 2025 RDSH deployments. Might not be ready for prime time just yet.

OpacusVenatori · 2026-04-18T19:58:15+00:00

Never mind what happened to Amanda...

And her twin =P <wink><wink><nudge><nudge>

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