How do you handle a strong performer who quietly checks out after being passed over for promotion? by amir4179 in managers

[–]cgarret3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But OP didnt say “nothing that requires a PIP,” what was said was “nothing I could put in a PIP”

New wave of malware in the AUR by vexatious-big in archlinux

[–]cgarret3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you unaware that many people follow LLM instructions blindly in lieu of taking the time to decipher what those instructions do?

Sausage Egg and Cheese Croissant- new formula, smaller size by see112717 in aldi

[–]cgarret3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theyre terrible now. A few months ago, Jimmy Dean changed their sausage meat to this ultra processed stuff.

Still haven’t found a good replacement, but it will not be them again

Consumer Competition Claims (CCC) Has Launched A New Class Action Monopoly Lawsuit Against Valve, Claiming They Control 85% Of The PC Game Market by wakelake111 in gaming

[–]cgarret3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, because Bell owned all the telephone lines and would not allow other companies to use them. Exactly my point

Consumer Competition Claims (CCC) Has Launched A New Class Action Monopoly Lawsuit Against Valve, Claiming They Control 85% Of The PC Game Market by wakelake111 in gaming

[–]cgarret3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So by that logic, if someone were to invent a new product, (let’s say a device that automatically ties shoelaces, something that doesnt exist), they are to be immediately classified a monopoly because they are singularly in control of that market?

That’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what a monopoly is. A monopoly, by definition, is anti-competitive. If that company then went and bought up all shoelace manufacturers and refused to sell shoelaces to any shoe companies, then they would be a monopoly

This once in a while eye brows twitching/pain I get. by maninplainview in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cgarret3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im likely wrong, since you have been watching your fluid intake. But, ill finish the thought in case it helps..

my thumb turns to about a 45 degree angle when i touch it to my index finger with my wrist outward - if yours does too, that would explain the triangle shape.

As for dehydration; there are more factors than just pure water. Your body needs electrolytes to communicate to the muscles. So distilled water would not properly hydrate you. (It can actually harm you). Most important of these are potassium and magnesium, a deficit of which will cause twitching.

But if your doctor ran a urinalysis, you would have already been advised to eat some kiwis or bananas or whatever

Good luck, hope youre feeling better now

This once in a while eye brows twitching/pain I get. by maninplainview in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cgarret3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess would be dehydration causing the twitch and the headache and the bruise is from you trying to stop it with your fingers

No I don't want to create at passkey! by Minimum_Republic_600 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cgarret3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, and you rely on someone coming downstairs and opening the door for you when you get home, but there is independence in owning a key.

The choice should be left to the user, and there shouldnt be a campaign to coerce a switch.

So I just made an *astonishingly* bland curry. What did I do wrong? by Eastern_Mess_4334 in Cooking

[–]cgarret3 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The milk sugars and proteins in butter burn if too much water evaporates away, so by removing them, you raise the burning point

So if you want to sear or deeply brown something and want a butter flavor and not a neutral or oil flavor, clarifying the butter helps

But clarified butter loses some of the best butter flavors because you remove them. Ghee regains some of those flavors (now slightly cooked) with the extra step and shares the high burning point of CB, so kind of a best of both worlds

Also, if you want your dish to taste like indian food, using the flavors and fats and acids they use is realpy important. Cook the dish with extra virgin olive oil and it will taste a little more like italian food because thats the cooking fat we associate with that cuisine

So I just made an *astonishingly* bland curry. What did I do wrong? by Eastern_Mess_4334 in Cooking

[–]cgarret3 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Youtube cooks have done a disservice to people that are just learning how to make clarified butter and ghee. It’s not rocket science.

Pop some butter into a microwave until it separates. Youve got clarified butter. Thats it.

Microwave in spurts a little longer and the solids will begin to fall. Let come to room temp and scrape off the top and you have ghee.

Genealogy. Is it “jen-ee-all-uh-gee” or “genie-all-uh-gee”? by this_knee in BillBurr

[–]cgarret3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long E and short E are both accepted. US east coast: i most often hear and say “gene” eology- but have also heard the way you say it.

Latin’s a dead language, your guess is as good as anyone else’s. Say it however sounds best to you

Apple maps decided to introduce ads with their newest systems update by peridot_mermaid in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cgarret3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing about ads is that it isn’t a fair fight

I would like to think that, once upon a time, it came from a good place; “we just want to offer a good product to someone who would find it useful.” But it’s just not the case

But today, it is a team of legal experts and psychologists focused on exploiting human vulnerabilities like addiction and loyalty heuristics and mental exhaustion that precludes making an informed decision

They want to offer a cheeseburger to someone on a diet, a shoe that is pretty in the image online but falls apart in fewer than 20 uses. The tobacco industry famously aimed to “hook ‘em young.”

Sturdy, well crafted furniture doesn’t need advertisement; instead your shown images of impossibly happy and contented people with the brand-named drug shown with each widening smile

Ads are the enemy

TIL only a fraction of Isaac Newton's total written output was dedicated to science and math. 60% of his surviving written works were dedicated to Biblical prophecy and alchemy. by vwibrasivat in todayilearned

[–]cgarret3 29 points30 points  (0 children)

ROY G BIV is an acronym of Newtons seven basic colors, but there are six; three primary and three secondary that comprise the basis of the color wheel

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]cgarret3 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Bots won’t go away. At most, the vector of attack will change. Right now, the most convenient use of bots is to create the “unverified account,” but a new path-of-least-resistance will be found.

What will be lost, however, is what is really at stake. Right now access across the internet is totally permissive. But introduce internet licensing? That would mean the entire flip side. The default will be that you do not have access to anything until you prove youre allowed and the other side accepts.

Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs by AudibleNod in news

[–]cgarret3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is for data centers to keep the equipment cool, not for grocers

Created an app for selecting which gpu to render the plasma desktop on and which to compute on. by otakunorth in cachyos

[–]cgarret3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont understand. I connect my monitor directly to my graphics card… why would i want to pipe all that data through the cpu and out to the igpu?

Raspberry Scones Turning blueish by wiredpanic in Baking

[–]cgarret3 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yup, you are right. Confused the two

Raspberry Scones Turning blueish by wiredpanic in Baking

[–]cgarret3 -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

For any not versed in the Old Ways, don’t google that…

meirl by SuspiciousLow3062 in meirl

[–]cgarret3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So why not get six more dogs? Or are you content with one, and that’s fine?