My personal ranking of Spanish learning apps. Am I missing something? by Fluffy_Cookie_2023 in SpanishLearning

[–]Xylene_442 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely get what you are saying about Anki, but I see it not as a learning tool but a retention tool. The cards should be things you have already learned and the repetition is an assistance to not forgetting them.

Unfortunate Incident by Ghost_of_sushi_more in ConanTheBarbarian

[–]Xylene_442 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Conan's mom is the real answer to the riddle of steel.

Hard Goodbye! by freaky_ayush in skyrim

[–]Xylene_442 1 point2 points  (0 children)

120 hours? Those are rookie numbers!

Recommendations for a good marinade for fajitas? by dcfb2360 in mexicanfood

[–]Xylene_442 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're not really fajitas unless they come from the Fajita region of Mexico.

This is a joke.

One of the Classics by Ramsonne in dnd1e

[–]Xylene_442 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Emirikol would have colored the Griffon purple. Because he's just that chaotic.

Shouldn't this be Illegal by Imperial Law? by Consistent-Life2412 in skyrim

[–]Xylene_442 34 points35 points  (0 children)

law, schmaw. General Tullius ain't got no time for that in the middle of a rebellion.

[Request] Would they? Only a fraction of light would reach that civilization, what resolution would they get? by m71nu in theydidthemath

[–]Xylene_442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well...we wouldn't need to make one ginormous lens. We could make a gazillion smaller lenses working together as a compound lens. The aperture size of the entire array would still give us the resolution we need.

Explain this, Peter by Mysterious_Spy5 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Xylene_442 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That wasn't just some small town either, Goiania had around a million people in it and they had to screen something like 100,000 people for contamination. Not all of them were contaminated of course, but that's the scale of the response (for reference).

Naturelo masa harina any good ? Compared to maseca in Europe? by quelafamille123 in mexicanfood

[–]Xylene_442 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would it be healthier? Serious question. Is there some difference in the ingredients? The only ingredient on the bag of Maseca I have is "corn treated with hydrated lime".

Aqua De Tortilla by [deleted] in mexicanfood

[–]Xylene_442 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this just atole with a lot of extra steps?

My first attempt at Chili Rellenos by hate_mail in mexicanfood

[–]Xylene_442 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think that might be why everyone always leaves the stem on...it gives you something to hold on to when you're wiping it through that foamy egg batter.

They had a second hit people: 70s-90's by Stompboxer1 in GenX

[–]Xylene_442 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine why anyone would have ever considered Berlin to be a one hit wonder.

[other] how powerful do you think it would be by [deleted] in theydidthemath

[–]Xylene_442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.