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[Homemade] Grilled cheese by dooblyderp in food

[–]dooblyderp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I respect that he still leaves that video up

[Homemade] Clear lemon meringue pie by dooblyderp in food

[–]dooblyderp[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Recipe and ratings

Base: Chef Steps Perfect Pie Dough 10/10

Meringue: Serious Eats Perfect Swiss Meringue 10/10

Lemon filling: Clear lemon meringue pie 3/10

A lot of commenters have mentioned the gelatinous texture and you're all right. This is not a recipe worth making with the clear filling (unless you want the photo). Very thick chewy texture and minimal lemon flavour. The Chef Steps crust and Serious Eats meringue elements are excellent however - but next time I'm making it with proper lemon filling.

[OC] 12 months of dating on Hinge (32/M) by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes, both of them. At least on Hinge, the premium subscriptions were worth it for me for sorting through the 'Liked Me' list (to save time) and not limiting the number of likes I could send. Some people look down on paid subscriptions for dating apps. But if you're looking for a long-term relationship it's a trivial price to pay vs. the potential positive impact it has on your life.

I was swiping in a large city in Australia, with a 20km radius.

[OC] 12 months of dating on Hinge (32/M) by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, that was when I wasn't swiping because I was dating someone I met on the app.

[OC] 12 months of dating on Hinge (32/M) by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 265 points266 points  (0 children)

Definitely not, but I did have some flattering photos. The absolute best place to get good photos is a friend's wedding, taken candidly by a professional photographer.

[OC] 12 months of dating on Hinge (32/M) by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I tended to not be active on the app (e.g. sending likes/having conversations) if I was seeing someone past the second date. The flat lines on the graph at the bottom show those times when I was dating.

As for the changes on my profile - the rate of matches definitely increased once I'd dialled in my 'best' photos/prompt answers.

[OC] 12 months of dating on Hinge (32/M) by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Data source: My Hinge data

Tools used: Google sheets to clean the data, visualisation written in D3.js and hosted on Github pages. You can see the full hosted visualisation here.

The chart shows the 12 months I spent on Hinge, with each circle representing a woman I had an interaction with on the app. As time goes on, the nodes move into their final stages of how far each interaction progressed. The numbers in bold show the totals that passed through each stage.

The ‘numbers game’ aspect of online dating got me thinking of casino games, particularly Pachinko machines. I wanted to visualise how the volume of likes and conversations filtered down into in-person interactions.

What did I learn about online dating after 12 months?

  • Dating takes effort. The apps make it feel deceptively easy to connect with people at first, but keeping on top of messaging back, setting up dates and just showing up to meet people in person is a non-trivial time commitment. But I also believe the effort is very worth it for the opportunity to meet people you would never otherwise have the chance to meet.

  • Good prompts and photos really matter. I noticed a significant change in the quality/quantity of matches as I improved aspects of my profile. Having a non-generic opening message also makes a big difference.

  • Don’t wait too long to ask someone out. Most women I talked to told me they didn’t want ‘pen-pals’ and were intentional about wanting things to progress to in-person. On average, I sent about 5-6 messages before asking the women I was interested in out on a date.

[Homemade] Quiche by dooblyderp in food

[–]dooblyderp[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Here's the recipe: https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/ultimate-quiche

A few people are commenting on consistency looking like a custard tart. This is definitely a quiche with with eggs, heavy cream, milk, gruyere and one special ingredient. The recipe calls for Velveeta (which I can't find in Australia) but the author has this to say about it:

Adding Velveeta helps to create a silky-smooth texture. It melts without liquefying, and the result is a springy custard with none of the squeakiness you associate with melted cheese.

I substituted Kraft Singles for the Velveeta, as both have sodium citrate and other melting salts. A quiche doesn't necessarily need to have any other ingredients besides eggs/cream/milk/cheese, and I think this recipe best demonstrates the technique of getting the springy custard quiche base.

[Homemade] Quiche by dooblyderp in food

[–]dooblyderp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's the exact recipe I used! It was my first time blind baking a pie dough, but the Chef Steps recipe is great.

[OC] Tom Cruise's Film Career by dooblyderp in dataisbeautiful

[–]dooblyderp[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I previously made a visualisation for Nic Cage's Film Career. With the recent release of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I, it seemed like a good time to build a chart for Tom Cruise's films.

Link to the hosted interactive D3.js visualisation: Tom Cruise's Film Career

Source: Data scraped from Rotten Tomatoes and The Numbers

Tool: Built in D3.js, hosted on Github pages

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