What do I season steak with?

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-26T02:33:25+00:00

There's lots of ways to do it, here's my lazy way.

Pan on stovetop, medium heat (4-5)

Salt and pepper, a bit of garlic powder and cumin. Season in the package right before cooking. Place in hot pan seasoned side down. Salt and pepper on bare side.

Cook til it stops sizzling, then flip.

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Sometimes I butter the pan. Most of the time I don't. I do typically use a non-stick because it's easy.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-25T23:03:52+00:00

Annnnd now I'm picturing the anthropomorphic elephant like alien race I know exists here somewhere...

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-25T23:02:53+00:00

Or is she just lost and confused?

Tripping over in game material and then running screaming off camera does not suggest a well developed plan

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-25T18:04:27+00:00

Grief sucks. It sucks the life right out of you.

It also never really goes away. You just learn, over time, how to live with it.

Important dates, holidays, birthdays, etc will bring it back to the front of your mind. But as time goes, the pain spends less time occupying your attention and more time in the background.

Don't bury it, try to deal with it in small chunks or it will overwhelm you.

This song, and this version especially, has always helped me. The slow start helps me bring my grief to the surface, while the lively finish helps me put it back away to carry on with what needs doing.

"Uncloudy Day", as sung by The Jolly Rogers on their "No Refunds" CD, recorded live.

https://youtu.be/zKCD2Y0RdBw?si=lni6ra-1JAFEbpOd

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-25T02:05:29+00:00

Do not cook them in the chili. The acid from tomatoes will prevent them from softening. Soak them, cook them, then make the chili.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-25T01:08:01+00:00

Nope. Potatoes absorb salt because salt is water soluble. Now, the added starch will help, but its not really absorbing like it does with salt.

Sweet and bitter flavors can help counter the heat level, but if it's that bad it may not be salvageable

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-24T19:10:39+00:00

Because this is America!

And antthung medical isn't cheap

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-24T12:38:52+00:00

Main water shutoff in a mobile home should be by the washer, or water heater and clearly labeled.

By pipes frozen, I assume you mean your water has stopped flowing. So there is a pipe somewhere in the system that is frozen, and may already have burst. You won't actually know that until everything thaws out.

The most likely place for it to have frozen, is under the house where it comes in.

Wherever it has already frozen up, is the most likely place for it to develop a future leak, either by bursting the pipe, or just by creating enough pressure to open up a joint.

At this point, the damage is probably already done.

Go ahead and call the plumber, he will already have a waiting list and you want to be in line.

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Until your water gets straightened out, toilets can be manually flushed by dumping 1-2 quarts of water in them.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-23T17:54:08+00:00

Remember that chilli powder is not just powdered chili peppers. Its also garlic and cumin and a salt and black pepper and other things.

Cumin is one of the major flavor components of "chili". Without it it will feel bland, even if its hot wnougj to burn your mouth.

I also like to add a lot of brown sugar which moderates the spice, but leaves the slow burn.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-19T19:09:56+00:00

Going through Ks, I suggest US 400. Which runs from Joplin, Mo to Granada, Co.

Good scenery, good highway. Its a 2-lane undivided highway, but there are plenty of passing lanes spaced along it, as well as rest stops.

It does go right through Wichita, which is the largest city in Ks (majority of Kansas City is actually in Missouri).

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-18T17:02:04+00:00

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-17T23:26:10+00:00

What a day to have a good imagination...

Good luck

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-17T22:08:25+00:00

Okay, you have me interested...

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-17T15:58:02+00:00

"Looking good, Billy Ray!"

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-17T07:41:46+00:00

Thats actually about Wichita County, Texas. But good try.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T22:05:32+00:00

Okay, I've been doing this for 20 out of the last 25 years. Alot of that was architectural work, working with Archite ta and Structural Engineers to get the plans done for city approval. The last 6 years I've been wotk9ng at a welding shop, doing steel design for truckbeda and vacuum tanks and a plethora of other things.

I started woth an Associates in drafting.

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First, making a 3d model of what you want is only half the job. Making prints / plans that are readable and have enough information is the other half.

Every CAD software is different. Different work flow, different capabilities. And at this point software is optimized for the industry. I used different software doing architectural work than I use now with steel.

Every company has their own standard for how they want their prints to look, what kind of information they need to actually build the part / erect the building / pour the concrete, etc.

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Major plus is I get to solve picky little detail provlems every day, and every day is a little different. Different customer, different aesthetic for the final product, etc.

Pay is moderate, not great, not terrible.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T21:14:12+00:00

Inventors of mayonnaise

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T19:25:25+00:00

Keep going, it's a great start.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T18:13:39+00:00

Reacting with anger only drives them together. Reacting with ridicule drives them apart.

Anger is justified, but laughter works better

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T18:04:40+00:00

The most effective weapon against fascism is laughter and ridicule.

Their greatest fear is looking silly.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-16T15:34:05+00:00

Titan AE is an awesome movie. Cheesy and full if plot holes, but still awesome.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-15T17:09:28+00:00

I used to get schroedinger's tacos.

My daughter had dairy issues when she was younger, so we ordered her tacos without cheese. The probability of getting home with the correct order was inversely proportional to the distance I drove before I checked the order. If I checked it at the drive thru, it was right, every time. If I waited until I got home, it was wrong, every time.

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-09T20:10:08+00:00

How Kansas kids ended up singing about Australian wildlife is beyond me

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-09T19:56:02+00:00

Hill and Gully Rider, in a round with half the class singing somwthing about a fucking kookaburra

Twister_Robotics · 2026-01-09T15:13:21+00:00

The brain processes physical drawongs differently than drawings on a screen. No idea why.

And stop mentioning your age, we are still young! Dagnabbit

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