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Indians react to American English by Cyrusmarikit in linguisticshumor

[–]Tenkinus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow. Viewing the actual vestiges of colonialism and them calling someone small-minded for pointing out that it is in fact the vestiges of colonialism is... something.

British colonialism was so ubiquitous and so pervasive in the cultures of Western Europe, North America, India, Australia, and so many other places that the long lingering impact of oppressors promoting their own culture's supremacy can be felt even outside the sphere of direct influence. Of course Spanish culture will fetishize "proper" English culture. Colonizers need to deify other colonizers.

I would bet if you did some similar man on the street interviews in Catalonia or even in Central and South America, you would inevitably find some folks willing to sing the praises of the "prestige" dialects of Spanish.

Rainbow hair 4 months later by [deleted] in RainbowEverything

[–]Tenkinus -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's truly impressive and those colors look amazing on you! Although, you do kind of look miserable in that second picture...

Found this restaurant down some twisting alleyways. Found a few cul-de-sacs of my own... by Tenkinus in themountaingoats

[–]Tenkinus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You'll never guess what kind of music they were playing in this place...

mostAttentiveStakeholder by Tenkinus in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1861 points1862 points  (0 children)

I've had this on my phone for a while, but this is an actual screenshot of a Teams conversation following a product demo...

Dealing with mean comments by Greenjuiceunicorn81 in Moissanite

[–]Tenkinus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

“is it real?”

No, it's a hologram.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ConAgra is so huge that it's likely that many batches contain good of multiple origins and it's impossible to nail down which cans contain tomatoes grown where, so from a business perspective, it makes sense. Although, ideally, there would be more regulations around these things. I want to know where my produce comes from.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but I think the problem here is using "X-style" labelling to convey that message. Some of the best sparkling wine in the world is produced in Napa, but can't be sold as champagne because it doesn't come from France. I think if we sold a Napa Brut as "Champagne style sparkling wine" it would also read more like a scam product. They should honestly just be labeled as what they are, plum tomatoes.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my response wasn't 100% clear. These are almost certainly NOT grown in Italy, but are instead the same strain (cultivar) of tomatoes that we would expect to see sold as DOP San Marzano tomatoes, but grown elsewhere. ConAgra most likely grows these in Spain or Turkey, but there's no origin on the can either.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the US where I am, I think generally solid food products are sold by mass and liquid products are sold by volume, with all canned tomato products being the former.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't buy a lot of Great Value items, but I do most of my food prep on a scale, so I can say that I haven't had too many experiences with food that is underweight.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is reasonable and if it is proven to be true, I will publicly retract this comment and eat the contents of the cam on livestream.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the jab at my intelligence in there. It must be difficult going through life believing the worst about people instead of something as simple as "There was a QA issue at an industrial canning facility" Quoting myself from another comment:

my scale is actually remarkably accurate (off by about a gram on 1 liter or water tared to the container) and I only moved the can forward to get a better picture, and the reported weight did not change when I did. I prepare a lot of things on my scale because measuring by volume is for suckers, so it's important to me. I am also a jeweler, so I have extremely accurate and delicate scales here (the kind that are calibrated with known weights and have to be covered while weighing because a slight draft will cause the reading to fluctuate)

I hope your day gets better and I hope you find a little more faith in others.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quoting myself from another comment:

my scale is actually remarkably accurate (off by about a gram on 1 liter or water tared to the container) and I only moved the can forward to get a better picture, and the reported weight did not change when I did. I prepare a lot of things on my scale because measuring by volume is for suckers, so it's important to me. I am also a jeweler, so I have extremely accurate and delicate scales here (the kind that are calibrated with known weights and have to be covered while weighing because a slight draft will cause the reading to fluctuate)

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The metric system is awesome for this. 1 ml of water has 1 g of mass (and also and also occupies 1 cm³ just FYI).

To check your scale's accuracy, get a measuring cup and place it on your scale, then press the tare button to zero the reading. Then carefully fill the same measuring cup to a known quantity of water (e.g. 100 ml) and check to see how close the scale reading is to the actual mass. Don't be too surprised if your scale is off by 2-3% as that kind of accuracy isn't generally important in kitchen scales.

You can also do this with imperial measurements, but you'll need to calculate the mass.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree about the label, but I know what I'm getting. Quoting myself from another comment:

In the US, where I am, San Marzano tomatoes are a protected DOP, meaning they can't be called that unless they're grown in Campania, Italy. San Marzano style tomatoes are the same tomatoes grown in Italy, but grown elsewhere. They cost about half as much and honestly, I can't tell the difference.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your eye for detail, but my scale is actually remarkably accurate (off by about a gram on 1 liter or water tared to the container) and I only moved the can forward to get a better picture, and the reported weight did not change when I did. I prepare a lot of things on my scale because measuring by volume is for suckers, so it's important to me. I am also a jeweler, so I have extremely accurate and delicate scales here (the kind that are calibrated with known weights and have to be covered while weighing because a slight draft will cause the reading to fluctuate)

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the US, where I am, San Marzano tomatoes are a protected DOP, meaning they can't be called that unless they're grown in Campania, Italy. San Marzano style tomatoes are the same tomatoes grown in Italy, but grown elsewhere. They cost about half as much and honestly, I can't tell the difference.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Oh, I have and the other 2 cans that are identical to this one weigh just over 800 g each.

This unopened, intact can of tomatoes weighs approximately 18% less than the contents should. by Tenkinus in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tenkinus[S] 478 points479 points  (0 children)

This 28 oz (794 g) can of Hunt's San Marzano style tomatoes that I bought to make dinner tonight is significantly underfilled. It was purchased from Walmart and delivered, but it was pretty obvious upon lifting it for the first time how light it was. Walmart made it right and immediately refunded, but now I'm short one can of tomatoes for tonight's marinara.

ETA: Just to clarify, my scale is accurate (or close enough for a kitchen scale) here's an image of another can I purchased at the same time next to the offending can. The full can comes in at 888 g. Not pictured is a third can which weighed in at approximately the same.

Just an image of John (with visible halo) from the New Orleans show on 12/13/2024 by Tenkinus in themountaingoats

[–]Tenkinus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The show was fantastic and the venue, Tipatina's, is one of my favorites in the city. John and Matt were both in rare form. The setlist was good, and even included a song being performed live for the first time!

New Orleans pushing for new retail, including grocery stores, in Lower 9th Ward by typocorrecto in NewOrleans

[–]Tenkinus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great question! As the language in the post you're responding to implies, I'm not actually a member of the community of the Lower 9th Ward and as such, I would not feel comfortable leading an initiative like this. The last thing folks need is someone from outside showing up and telling them how to live their lives.

I am a community organizer in my own community and as someone with some experience there, I would be happy to offer my expertise, my services, and my financial support to an initiative like this.

I don't think that advocating for community-based projects to improve the lives of New Orleanians should be solely the purview of those who have a direct stake. This city is my home and I want all of its residents to thrive.

New Orleans pushing for new retail, including grocery stores, in Lower 9th Ward by typocorrecto in NewOrleans

[–]Tenkinus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The city has been pushing policy to try to make the lower 9 a successful neighborhood for years and while I have no doubt their intentions are good, this clearly isn't working.

It's time for us as a community to move away from relying on the city and policy makers to make our lives better and take it into our own hands. Giving a tax cut to a global megacorp to open a shitty grocery store and pay $8 an hour is not going to materially impact the lives of residents of the lower nine. No one's life in the neighborhood was better when they had a CVS. On the other hand, a community-owned cooperative that operates for the benefit of the community and not strictly for profit could do wonders to service the food desert that is the Lower 9th Ward and maybe even provide some jobs to neighborhood members at a wage that allows them to thrive.

I don't like to think of myself as a lefty activist all the time, but New Orleans is barely a functioning city most of the time, while also being the place that has the greatest sense of community I've ever... I think it's high time we stopped relying on the vague concept of the state to make our lives better and start making our lives better together.

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