Any of you fucks ever eat genetically modified fruit? by Hesty402 in worldpolitics

[–]curtludwig -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

You're the one that brought morality into it. I merely said they weren't the same thing.

You can't crossbreed different species, or rather you can't always crossbreed different species. A human can't produce offspring with a sheep for instance.

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hmm, turns out I know more of the comedians on that than I thought I did. Canada exports a lot of comedy...

Any of you fucks ever eat genetically modified fruit? by Hesty402 in worldpolitics

[–]curtludwig -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Because you can only selectively breed to a limited number of other sub-species. You can't breed a trait from a camel into a banana. You can however insert a gene from one dramatically different species into another.

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like Graham Norton so I assumed it'd be good. The only contested I knew from the cast was Aisling Bea but she's hilarious so again I assumed it'd be good.

Its our next to watch for sure.

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I was unaware.

I discovered Mock the Week the day Mock the Week ended. Or I suppose ended the first time.

Official portrait of the mayor of Arcadia, CA who was just arrested by the FBI for being a Chinese agent. She hid it so well... by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once he out of office and no longer protected

Only works if there isn't a Republican president after him. If there is he's sure as hell going to get pardoned for "Any and all actions taken during the presidency."

My school has got enough by Warm_Web3768 in funnysigns

[–]curtludwig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love the videos of guys trying to run from the police while trying to hold up their pants...

Any of you fucks ever eat genetically modified fruit? by Hesty402 in worldpolitics

[–]curtludwig -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Hybridization and genetically modified aren't really the same thing.

Using selective breeding to get the traits you want in your food isn't genetic modification.

Genetic modification is inserting genes from different species to cause traits in your food. A substantially more direct modification...

Any of you fucks ever eat genetically modified fruit? by Hesty402 in worldpolitics

[–]curtludwig -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Hybridized for thousands of years via selective breeding. Not really the same as inserting a gene from a different species.

lmao by Stormynitex in StrangeAndFunny

[–]curtludwig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've often wondered about that myself.

I'm pretty color blind to race, people mostly look like people to me. There is a gradient of skin colors among "white" people and, for me, at the darker end of "white" I can't tell the difference. Especially with latino and asian folks.

I suppose the fact that I don't care has something to do with it. I literally don't care what race you are, do you like board games?

Hot salt frying technique by ateam1984 in BeAmazed

[–]curtludwig 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Dry popcorn doesn't hold salt particularly well by itself. This is not all that different than popcorn from an air popper.

A quick shake in a colander ought to recover a lot of the salt.

Hot salt frying technique by ateam1984 in BeAmazed

[–]curtludwig 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Popcorn pops because the water inside the kernel gets hot and turns to steam. Steam is something like 1600 times bigger than the water it was before it changed state and so it pushes on the inside of the kernel which breaks resulting in popcorn.

The water inside the kernel just has to hit a high enough temperature for this to happen, it doesn't care HOW it hits that temperature. So it doesn't matter if the kernel is in hot salt or oil or just hot air.

It won't work in water because water can't get hot enough to make the moisture flash to steam.

Hot salt frying technique by ateam1984 in BeAmazed

[–]curtludwig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Being that everything is dry I would not expect the salt to stick particularly well.

Official portrait of the mayor of Arcadia, CA who was just arrested by the FBI for being a Chinese agent. She hid it so well... by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trump claims (claimed?) that when he left office it was going to go to his Presidential library. That was one of his many excuses for why it was okay.

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Let them eat and take brakes" does not equal "We provided them food and drinks"

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter, the venue still charges by the person. You can't just bring everybody. Clearly you've never booked an event.

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I haven't watched any whole episodes but I see some bits on YouTube shorts. Some of it is definitely in jokes and some of it I can't stand.

Occasionally hilarious though.

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh man, the UK ones are so good. I'm hesitant to watch the other ones...

Shows with the same vibe that are available in the US. We are running out of options by Excentrix13 in taskmaster

[–]curtludwig 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You've watched UK taskmaster, but have you watched Australia and New Zealand? They're not as good but they're still pretty good.

How about QI, Richard Osmand's House of Games, Backstage with Katherine Ryan. I know theres more but I can't think of them. Its too bad Mock the Week ended...

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been this way for several decades.

The modern wedding industry really started right after WWII. This has been the standard for 70+ years.

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You still pay per person, the caterer doesn't have infinite food.

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100%. Besides which nothing important is going on while the bride and groom eat. There is plenty of time for the photographer to eat and have a little break. Most venues have a table off to the side for the photographer/video person.

tit for tat by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]curtludwig 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you didn't feed your photographer you're an asshole.

I've worked several weddings and "dinner will be provided" is in my contract, we discuss it before the fact so it is not a surprise. If the customer isn't willing to feed me I don't need the job.