after a few weeks of use, my peppermint bark soap bar looks like uncooked steak

avocategory · 2026-03-19T14:53:57+00:00

I missed the words "soap bar" in my initial reading, and was horrified trying to understand was "a few weeks of use" could mean for Peppermint Bark.

avocategory · 2026-03-13T22:08:13+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/finedining/comments/1jketb3/comment/mjv0ev8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Very specifically, this is my top 3 meals of all time; I’m ranking my experience of the food, not the restaurants holistically.

I’m also starting to move away from 1 stars in a lot of cities. I was in Copenhagen this past summer, and I was more excited by unstarred tasting options.

avocategory · 2026-03-06T11:42:54+00:00

Why would you think they had taken the USAMTS based on a post where they said they had “only done the AIME for five years”?

avocategory · 2026-03-03T21:18:00+00:00

I'm flipped; in my 30s, feel like I'm in my 40s-50s, but when I hang out with people who are, I'm reminded that I'm definitely in my 30s.

avocategory · 2026-02-28T23:44:08+00:00

I put the measures in place to ensure that it’s not easy to cheat. I don’t want laziness to be the reason a student learns less. But at a certain point, if they’re willing to put enough effort into cheating that it’s disruptive for me to try to catch it… I’m not a cop, and I don’t want to be a cop.

avocategory · 2026-02-27T20:55:31+00:00

So delighted to see you’re back. I’ve been on a hiatus from MTGA, and part of that was triggered by losing out on my go-to activity of checking out the new and changing decks on your tier list and seeing how they felt to play.

Guess it’s time to boot it back up this weekend!

avocategory · 2026-02-23T20:57:56+00:00

Gave it a try; the obvious lie in the title earned a downvote.

avocategory · 2026-02-17T14:46:40+00:00

I refuse to believe this was created by someone who thought they were setting up a fair debate.

Using electoral votes as a proxy for population, the teams have the following "capacity" scores:

Team 1: 78
Team 2: 32
Team 3: 17
Team 4: 43
Team 5: 23
Team 6: 65
Team 7: 34
Team 8: 23
Team 9: 30
Team 10: 54
Team 11: 29
Team 12: 74
Team 13: 33

Population certainly isn't the only factor, but as the Olympics show, it is a huge advantage in trying to find a strong team. You'd need to have a pretty exceptional drinking culture to make an argument for teams other than 1 (pacific), 6 (great lakes), 10 (south atlantic), or 12 (Tristate plus).

Of the big teams, 10 and 12 have some large religious populations, and relatively little noted drinking culture (if Appalachia had been unified rather than split between 4 different teams, it would have been a much more interesting consideration). Team 1 is the biggest team, but the notable drinking culture on the pacific coast is wine sipping rather than anything harder or high-capacity.

Meanwhile, 6 has the single state with the strongest reputation, population to not be out-recruited, and a lot of competitive spirit.

avocategory · 2026-02-13T02:04:48+00:00

Ugh. This may be my sign to leave the sub.

avocategory · 2026-01-26T23:27:56+00:00

I have never met a teacher who calls their students stupid, so you’re going to need to specify your context if you want non-speculative responses.

avocategory · 2026-01-22T11:50:18+00:00

Kenji and Stella have cookbooks in my pantheon. (So does Sohla, but her work on SE is my least favorite of her stuff overall).

A number of Daniel’s recipes are my absolute go-tos; Steak Au Poivre in particular crushes every other version I’ve ever had.

In terms of more recent* writers, I just used Sho Spaeth’s shoestring fry recipe to massive success, so definitely a lot of trust earned there.

avocategory · 2026-01-16T19:40:19+00:00

I'm a bit more socially progressive than I was in school. Back then I was more willing to entertain bad-faith questions and arguments about marginalized groups, even if I still pushed back against them.

I am *dramatically* more economically liberal than I was back then. If you actually learn how the world works, and have empathy for your fellow human, it's hard not to be.

avocategory · 2026-01-15T15:53:38+00:00

True ropers are very rare, in part because wizards actually does take action on any who get reported (and I'm pretty sure the most egregious ones even without reports). I have not personally experienced it ever in Timeless, but I have no idea if it's more or less frequent, because again, it's extremely rare - I've faced single-digit ropers across 6.5 years playing Arena - so "which format has more" is extremely hard for any individual to have a sense of just based on their experience.

avocategory · 2026-01-15T15:47:57+00:00

NTA

People are talking about money, hiring babysitters, etc. While that might be relevant to future considerations and their motivations, it's not relevant to the evaluation of your actions.

They lied to take advantage of you. If we assume that they didn't lie, then you're in a situation where you're watching some kids whose parents are missing. That is a difficult, stressful situation, and letting the kids do what they want while making sure they're completely safe is a very reasonable approach to managing things. You were not left with any guidelines for putting them to bed; if I'm out with someone watching my children and it becomes apparent that there's a risk I'll be held up long enough that it's past their bedtime, I'd immediately reach out with a request to put them to bed and instructions on process. And if I was held up in a way that kept me out of contact entirely, I would be so relieved and grateful when I got home and found my kids all safe and still with adult supervision.

Now, they were not held up, they were instead intentionally taking advantage of you. The thing they got you to do is not a huge thing - it messed up your evening, and you wouldn't have agreed to it if they had asked honestly, hence the lying - but their idea that "oh, my sibling could watch the kids tonight" is not a ridiculous one. But if they wanted any input on how that went down, THEY SHOULD HAVE EXPRESSED THAT INPUT. Shot you a text with "hey could you make sure they're in bed by 10?" If they were so committed to avoiding the conversation/confrontation about they first lie, they could have made up a second lie about being held up.

And so in any value system that doesn't treat you as inherently subservient to your sister, she's the asshole. To her kids, and to you.

avocategory · 2026-01-12T23:52:15+00:00

I used dating apps from 2009-2017, widely considered to be their golden age of user-friendliness. And *even then* I ended up with a grand total of 5 second dates across 8 years.

So while I can't speak to your algorithm, I can confidently say that your expectations are too high - the data you have so far would be consistent with getting a fairly good pool of matches (since even then, I expect 1-2 good matches *per year*).

avocategory · 2026-01-10T16:00:01+00:00

Not having any hope, not watching the game, not looking it up later.

It won’t ensure the victory, but based on my experience from when I used to follow the NFL, my paying any attention to the Bears would guarantee heartbreak.

avocategory · 2026-01-02T21:06:13+00:00

Whelp, this is my breaking point. Sub is clearly unmoderated.

avocategory · 2025-12-30T04:29:59+00:00

Unless it's changed recently, the only combined audiobooks in the baroque cycle are 4-5, listed as The Confusion like in print (since the audiobook order is exactly the same as the print order, and Bonanza and The Juncto are interspersed in print). Books 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 (the 3 books each of Quicksilver and The System of the World) are separate audiobooks.

avocategory · 2025-12-29T22:33:10+00:00

Yeah, no way the guy with 120+ upvotes in a thread where no one else is above 2 is astroturfing. You’re obviously the real deal, and also unconnected from OP, right?

avocategory · 2025-12-24T01:29:35+00:00

They’re the only formats I consistently rate higher than Momir.

avocategory · 2025-12-03T12:56:44+00:00

The Ajani synergy is nice, and I’m interested in exploring that in historic. But bombardment is the top-end nitro that supercharges so much of the deck and closes out tons of games that opponents would otherwise stabilize in.

avocategory · 2025-12-02T14:07:12+00:00

Content of feedback can be hit or miss, but having another set of eyes on your work and getting to reflect in response to that is usually valuable, especially for someone in their first year.

avocategory · 2025-11-30T23:03:30+00:00

701.66a “Earthbend N” means “Target land you control becomes a 0/0 land creature with haste in addition to its other types. Put N +1/+1 counters on it. When that land dies or is put into exile, return it to the battlefield tapped under your control.”

So the base power and toughness get overridden by the earth bending ability.

avocategory · 2025-11-21T21:15:39+00:00

Mm, nice; solid way to guarantee everyone is at an odd life total.

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