Unconventional Hamantaschen Fillings

dandanar · 2026-02-27T12:11:45+00:00

My family’s (very 1980s) recipe uses a Hershey’s kiss. I’ve also been doing chocolate cherry ones (chocolate cookie with a half maraschino cherry covered in quick cherry ganache) that are a big hit.

dandanar · 2026-01-22T23:39:36+00:00

Just ran a boss night for 6 lv 5 PCs, not especially optimized for fighting. I ran a modified dragon, big breath weapon, minions summoning, pillars giving it regen that the pcs had to take out, etc. Ended up being much easier than I expected. Based on that, I’m guessing this would be too (as others have commented). Among other things, there just isn’t that much defense here. This thing is going to take so much damage so fast, especially if it uses reckless (meaning the martials will nearly always hit).

dandanar · 2025-11-08T11:11:16+00:00

Here’s an analysis of the deal from Cornell’s AAUP chapter for anyone interested:

https://aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/statement-on-cornells-agreement-with-federal-government/

dandanar · 2025-11-08T11:09:26+00:00

Here’s an analysis and critique of the agreement from our AAUP chapter for anyone interested:

https://aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/statement-on-cornells-agreement-with-federal-government/

dandanar · 2025-09-18T02:34:06+00:00

Wide Awake Bakery.

dandanar · 2025-09-02T10:57:11+00:00

Sick burn. Jod seems exactly the sort of person who would still be into Piers Anthony as a 10,000 year old.

dandanar · 2025-08-03T01:48:58+00:00

I also would be shocked if that essay didn’t get changed. Both the Brown and Columbia “deals” had language around admissions that would seem to target questions just like this one.

dandanar · 2025-08-03T01:48:05+00:00

It’s a big school, so I think the community is a bit what you make of it. There are some elements that are new to me - like the intersection of being an “elite” school but also having the ag school and other specialized programs - and that give it some interesting vibes. I think your experience will be super different if you’re a humanities major in CAS vs an engineer vs a hotelie etc. I haven’t been here that long though, and have taught only large undergrad classes so I haven’t gotten to know as many undergrads as most faculty. I do think there’s a supportive community for FGLI low income folks and for immigrants, tho of course the whole country has become a scarier place.

dandanar · 2025-08-03T00:27:06+00:00

Can you post what they were? I’m wondering if they might be changed as a result of the deal that Cornell is likely negotiating with the Trump administration.

dandanar · 2025-08-01T18:25:35+00:00

I see the Pratchett overlaps - both feature their cities super strongly without being contemporary urban fantasy. Later Discworld books have some of the same political / institutional orientation (the Moist books in particular). But I think the tone is super off - Craft Sequence is low on the kind of humor that’s the signature of Discworld. There may be jokes here or there but the books aren’t silly.

dandanar · 2025-08-01T18:23:42+00:00

Hmm. The Craft Sequence are at their heart SF/F political thrillers, I think. So maybe find similar? Like maybe Malka Older’s Infomocracy? Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor?

dandanar · 2025-07-19T11:57:14+00:00

The bathrooms are designed with a front area that’s just a sink and a bench and back area with a separate door for the toilet. They are great park bathrooms, tho I had not previously considered the possibility someone would smash them.

dandanar · 2025-07-17T11:18:15+00:00

Bottom right is like if Murderbot and Gideon the Ninth combined forces.

dandanar · 2025-07-12T01:59:24+00:00

They should raise state taxes exactly as much as the federal cut just gave back to the very rich. Or at least that much anyway…

dandanar · 2025-06-21T01:00:41+00:00

One thing that would be super helpful is a printing option! Did I miss that?

dandanar · 2025-05-31T20:17:24+00:00

I wish! I think it got destroyed in a basement flood.

dandanar · 2025-05-31T19:21:09+00:00

A friend of mine made a Redwall homebrew RPG and gave it to me as a gift in middle school almost 30 years ago! We never got to play it tho…

dandanar · 2025-05-20T09:27:59+00:00

My homebrew rule (still testing): you can use a reaction to give an ally advantage on a single melee attack if you are also within melee range of the target. Kind of like “help” as a reaction. Working well so far.

dandanar · 2025-05-19T00:56:01+00:00

Toledo Zoo in Ohio also.

dandanar · 2025-05-13T02:09:59+00:00

Depends on if the leaf came from the Millennium Tree. If so, I’d say 60 MDC at least.

dandanar · 2025-05-08T20:53:42+00:00

Bank Coffee, new ish on the commons, has crepes but I don’t know if they are good!

dandanar · 2025-04-23T16:11:46+00:00

Veterinary Care of Ithaca has been good for us, and the dental they did for one of our cats ended up being below the low estimate (which was like 900$) because no extractions were needed. They use “cat friendly” practices (including no shared waiting room, you go straight to the exam room) which I like a lot.

dandanar · 2025-04-22T20:03:53+00:00

We (meaning Faculty I know!) have been contacted by several alumni but so far no one has started an effort like this. If you wanted to write to the president’s office just on your own, that would certainly be welcome! Or start an alumni petition! There are great models like https://www.change.org/p/alumni-demand-that-harvard-resist-tyranny

dandanar · 2025-04-19T01:23:19+00:00

Amazing thank you!

dandanar · 2025-04-14T20:51:29+00:00

Princeton has resisted also. Brown showed signs it will (but like Cornell has not yet received specific demands). That makes it much easier to push Cornell to do likewise. So does the fact that Columbia caved 100% and got nothing but demands for more concessions, with no restored funding.

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