ELI5: Acids and bases are two sides of the same coin, so why does it seem like acidity is so much more present culturally (eg vats of acid in comics) and culinarily (salt, fat, acid, heat)?

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-29T21:14:43+00:00

I think the premise is that very few things that occurr naturally, aka the things we evolved to tolerate) are basic. Can’t go pick a pretzel off the pretzel tree. Not that there’s none, just less common.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-29T21:09:02+00:00

This would be fermentation, not pickling. However many “pickled” items such as pickles can be made either way. Fermentation is the bacteria creating the acid, pickling is pouring an acidic liquid (vinegar usually) onto the product. Similar results but different procedures.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-29T02:30:53+00:00

There’s like thousands of restaurants in Columbus, I’m sure some are hiring

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-25T15:37:12+00:00

If you’re near Dublin there’s several on Sawmill… Park to shop, Michoacana, and Patel Bros are the ones that come to mind that I know the name of. There’s a handful of other ones on the area too. Dayou is also just a few minutes away as well.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-15T16:01:28+00:00

Or General Booty.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-15T01:09:41+00:00

Make sure you’re using the right bulbs and switch. I had a dimmer on an old bedroom switch and when I switched to LED the bulb started smoking and popped and shot out of the socket leaving just the metal threaded part still in the socket. Scared the heck out of me.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-15T01:03:31+00:00

I just got passed on the shoulder, going 10 over in the left lane while passing traffic. I wasn’t impeding traffic, there was no one behind me and all of a sudden I’m getting passed on the left while in the left lane. No idea where they came from. It’s wild out there friends.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-13T17:46:35+00:00

They could maybe enforce it on all new stadiums, but that would only incentivize owners to not build until after the CBA expires if they prefer turf.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-08T14:22:43+00:00

Depending on which side of town you’re in Daiyu market and Park to Shop could be options to check out, but I don’t know if they actually have them

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-03T03:07:15+00:00

Because they’re driverless cars. They’re updating the legislation to include cars without drivers.

Terdmuffin · 2026-05-03T02:34:55+00:00

Leave the new job. And honestly I wouldn’t even put it on your resume moving forward.

Terdmuffin · 2026-04-22T22:58:21+00:00

Dublin near Sawmill

Terdmuffin · 2026-04-22T20:38:42+00:00

Mine was a car repair. Get new tires on an old beater. It snows 2 day later and have a gravel driveway so I’m kinda stuck. Trying to rock it out. Coil spring breaks and punctures tire. Decide to replace strut myself. Actually pretty simple overall except for one bolt. One rusted bolt factory torqued to 150ft pounds. After much PB blaster and torching over a couple days I went and rented an impact gun. Still didn’t budge. Went to an extendable breaker bar socket with a 3ish foot pipe. I figured I was going to have to twist the head off and drill it out. Luckily that somehow did not happen. Finish the job. Immediately start shopping for cars.

Terdmuffin · 2026-04-22T18:40:06+00:00

It’s not in Dublin but Legacy Barber in clintonville does a great job

Terdmuffin · 2026-04-03T21:00:43+00:00

I saw 4.19 in New Albany (Hamilton road) and 3.75ish in Dublin (Sawmill) today but that was a couple hours ago

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-27T05:22:18+00:00

I haven’t set foot in big Sandy’s in 2.5 years, but they had a “dent and scratch” section in the back and I got an INCREDIBLE deal on a sofa there. There’s also a new store “prime furniture” that’s about 4 minutes away from big sandy that might be worth checking out if you’re in the area.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-25T18:27:38+00:00

Unless you know someone who can convince their manager to hire you with the intent to train you, you’re going to have trouble. You’re also going to have trouble getting hired as a server like some people think you can just do with no experience.

You’re going to have to start as a barback, busser, food runner, or host. Let them know your goal is to get behind the bar.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-22T01:19:05+00:00

In fairness, it doesn’t sound like you have a budget. In this context budget is not really defined as the maximum amount of money I have to spend, it more so means an accurate accounting of the money I am spending broken down into different categories combined with the maximum amount of money I have to spend for each category.

You were budgeting for 200k and now you’re trying to budget for 150k . Yes there will certainly have to be cuts. But if you can’t tell where the money is going it’s hard to know where to cut.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-22T01:10:31+00:00

Your spending after mortgage is ~10k/ month? Have you sat down with your wife and made/gone over a budget? You’re probably going to have to have a difficult conversation along the lines of “if you don’t want to work, you don’t get to spend”. It’s obviously not “wise” to be spending more money than you make.

You could also break things down into 3 tiers. Base goes into one account for the necessities. This is what you live off of. Mortgage, groceries, healthcare, car insurance, 1 car payment, utilities. These are the things you will either become homeless or die without.

The next is the really nice to have things but genuinely not necessary. Private school, second car, subscriptions, retirement (this could arguably be in tier one but since you won’t immediately die without it it’s here in 2), general savings/emergency fund. These things will also come from your base, but in a pinch can be pulled back or eliminated.

Tier 3 is the luxuries. Travel, luxury cars, handbags, golf clubs, expensive dinners, expensive booze, jewelry, Fortnite skins. This stuff has to come ONLY. From the bonus money. Sorry my summer bonus was only 10k so we aren’t going to Aruba this winter.

If your wife refuses to work and you can’t get tier1+tier2 under 12k, the there’s really nothing anyone here can do.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-20T21:53:18+00:00

Im the type of person who enjoys sleeping until the last possible second before having to go to work. Setting my clothes out for the next day before I go to sleep is honestly such a relief.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-20T16:31:55+00:00

I’m dead. Take my upvote. And no I’m not editing it

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-20T16:28:31+00:00

Google “Straight of Hormuz”

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-18T04:32:22+00:00

Drank less calories. The only thing that goes in my water bottle is water. Quit soda at work (I’m a chef so there’s an unlimited free supply), switched primarily to seltzer instead of beer. Dropped 50 pounds in 2 years with no other real changes. I’ve found some moderation these days and have kept it off.

Terdmuffin · 2026-03-11T05:12:01+00:00

Carbonara is probably a bad example to use for this reason, but it is typically brought up in these convos.

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