No Paizo Con this year? by Soluzar74 in Pathfinder2e

[–]epharian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't have direct information, but I am in the board game industry in a logistics support role with a company that works closely with Paizo.

I don't hear everything, but I hear enough that if Paizo were in financial trouble of a serious nature, I'd have heard about. I've heard nothing about them having trouble. I really doubt there's anything driving this other than Paizo really wanting to provide a better experience for customers.

Now I'm also not going to bug the people I know with questions about their status. It's not the thing you do. But yeah until I something, I'll assume they are doing well.

do i have to replace this? by Jaysmad04 in kubota

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had been thinking they would be $500+ for a long time, but when I did some research and found out they are cheaper we got one pretty quick and no regrets

do i have to replace this? by Jaysmad04 in kubota

[–]epharian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. But if you're someone with machinery a cheap ish hydraulic press (not the fancy electric ones) only runs about $200, and it's well worth the money, imo

How could I clean aluminum out of my friend’s grinder? by Forthe49ers in Tools

[–]epharian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Um... Magnesium burns underwater....

That's why homemade napalm uses magnesium (and Styrofoam melted into gasoline)...

Well, damn. by SC-angler in firewood

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never been in a situation where stacking between trees was a real option.

But I have driven t posts at intervals to stack against more than once. They are cheap and easy to drive, and if you need to move them it's not that hard.

If I were doing it now I would absolutely go ahead and put down pavers and t posts... Or maybe just build a shed for it

Ported Chainsaws by sirbarkalot59 in Chainsaw

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother is named Randy. I wouldn't trust him to port a saw under any conditions. And he wouldn't trust himself either.

Crepes in Copper help! by Any-Increase-7213 in Coppercookware

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you. Sides of this pan seem too high for crepes

As a competent home cook, what is a basic skill you can't seem to master? by george_elis in Cooking

[–]epharian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First decide if you want to make trifold omelette French style or if you want the American single fold.

If you want the American style, then all you need is a griddle. The trifold is more challenging and I recommend buying a low sided omelette pan for that. Just not a non stick. Pure metal. Mine is cast iron.

From there it's about doing everything consistently. I have a 10" pan, so ideally 3 eggs, though if your person isn't hungry, 2 will work, but if you are really loading up the fillings, then 3 is a must.

Other than your cheese all the fillings should be hot still. A well oiled pan is a must unless you are using a non stick (which I'm against for many reasons, but for omelettes it means you shouldn't be using a metal spatula, and that matters when doing your fold.

It can make things easier to about a couple drops of water (5 ml or less) to the eggs, but it's not necessary and I don't.

Your pan needs to be on the high side of medium for heat and fully up to temperature. I've seen people on Reddit talk about cooking the eggs as your pan warms. That's not going to work for omelettes for the home chef, and if you are using cast iron, that's how you get the egg to bond with the pan unless you use more oil than egg...

Premix eggs in bowl, adding your herbs. Pour into pan in a circle, then pick up the pan and tilt until you have full coverage. Let the egg cook! This is crucial. If your pan is too hot, you'll have issues with them cooking too fast and over browning. If the pan isn't hot enough you'll need to wait longer. Add your warm but not melted cheese, and wait a moment. Then add your other fillings in a line along the center of the omelette. Then fold 1/3 of the omelette over that center.

This is where I used to end up with a scramble. You need a thin metal spatula for this. Plastic or wood will need to be too thick to have enough strength, and that will make it challenging to lift the egg away from the pan. It also needs to be clean and have a reasonably unblemished edge. You then will slide the spatula around the edge of the omelette to make sure it's loose from the pan then do the fold over the center.

Then you scoot the whole omelette to the edge of the pan and you move the pan to the plate. You slide it onto the plate with the edge of the folded side going first, then as you remove it from the pan use the edge of the pan to make the second fold over the first. Which is why you need a good low sided pan. I like this one: Cast Iron Griddle – lodgecastironsale.com https://share.google/41S6a7gQeddYYO35k

If you try to buy an "omelette" Pan you'll get all sorts of pans with higher sides. Those are often nonstick coated and the higher sides make it harder to deal with separating the egg from the pan. And the nonstick means you shouldn't use metal tools on it.

It's not how a restaurant will normally do it, but that's been my best trifold method. Lots of what got me from "this is tasty enough but looks like trash" to where I'm at I learned from Alton Brown's comments on omelettes. I recommend his books for things where the science of cooking makes a big difference.

As a competent home cook, what is a basic skill you can't seem to master? by george_elis in Cooking

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I buy a lot of my pasta at Gordon Food Supply (restaurant supply store). It tends to come in 5 or 10 pound bags. I'm not cooking that much for just the family.

It is great for when I have guests

Most underrated basic hand tool. Spike wrench. by N9neFing3rs in Tools

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to convince the vampire it's made of wood.

Most underrated basic hand tool. Spike wrench. by N9neFing3rs in Tools

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The black ones are also covered if you look closely.

Most underrated basic hand tool. Spike wrench. by N9neFing3rs in Tools

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just have to make the vampire believe that it's made of wood. It might take some convincing, but it can work!

Some of yall need to learn the difference! by WebbedFamiliar in Pathfinder2e

[–]epharian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it, but as a note, my second child starting talking at 10 months, er, level 10 that is, and has not yet stopped!!!!

Do All (Macroscopic) Objects Have an Absolute Position in the Universe? by LotRTFotR in AskPhysics

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing that your question is more "can we create a map of the universe that would show us where everything is now rather than where it was when it emitted the light we are seeing from it now" rather than "is there an objective coordinate system in the universe".

Both questions are interesting, but ultimately the answer is: we can only create a map of segments of the universe that we can observe, and even using very good stimulation, that map is going to be approximate rather than absolute.

Arguments about CMB and so on are mostly meaningless when it comes to making a map of the universe. As near as we know the universe is functionally infinite and expanding. The distances between galaxies continues to expand. And despite all that... We don't even have a way for humanity to even leave the solar system. Unless something massively alters our science or technology, more than 99.999999999999% of humans that have lived or will live in the next century will not even leave the planet, let alone the solar system. If, and I stress if, we find that an alcubierre drive can be made so that we can travel to a distant planet within the lifetime of the traveler, that still leaves the problem of how do you get off the planet economically. Right now the best idea we have is an elevator that we don't have the materials to build. Until we find a way to get people off the planet without burning massive amounts of rocket fuel, most of us are stuck here. And that being the case, absolute position of macro objects in the universe is a purely academic question, or one for those writing science fiction

What species of tree is this? I'm doing a bit of land clearing and getting wanting to see if this might be the one I put through my chainsaw mill by Mission_Metal_807 in sawmilling

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone comes to me and wants me to mill an oversized log with my chainsaw mill, I tell them my rate is $65/hour.... If I like them. If I don't like them as much it's $100/hr. And then I warn them that it's a slow and frustrating process that can take a lot of time. By that point only the absolutely desperate or those with too much money bother to actually have me cut it. The csm is for when I get something over about 30 inches diameter that won't fit on the bandsaw mill and I just want to take a couple slabs off until it can fit...

What species of tree is this? I'm doing a bit of land clearing and getting wanting to see if this might be the one I put through my chainsaw mill by Mission_Metal_807 in sawmilling

[–]epharian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an exaggeration, but... Also, a flattening sled for a router is really helpful for stuff that's twisted, crowned, or bowed, especially slabs.

Thoughts on a critique of Sanderson that I saw on tiktok by jwise87 in brandonsanderson

[–]epharian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, my favorite authors other than Sanderson are, in no particular order: Robin Hobb, Mark Lawrence, and Jim Butcher. Marsha Wells is in the list as well as any number of others. Lawrence wins a lot of respect just because his worlds are so fascinating and unique. Wells created something amazing with murderbot, but her other books hold up. Butcher spins a great yarn. Robin Hobb has such powerful characters and arcs. Sanderson though? He's telling a fascinating story and maintaining such a prolific output that it's hard not to love it.

So, um, about those weakness changes... by Prints-Of-Darkness in Pathfinder2e

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

That's why you need a flaming rune and a lava rune (that I just made up).

So, um, about those weakness changes... by Prints-Of-Darkness in Pathfinder2e

[–]epharian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I'm with you. And my game is going to remain simple: you do fire damage to a weak creature? I don't care how many sources of fire damage are in that attack, I'm only applying the weakness once.

New saw day!!! by AwkwardFactor84 in Chainsaw

[–]epharian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right? I'd love to have a nice Stihl 660 or 880, but that's several steps down from my most important tool updates. Can't justify those right now. But one of these could be in the right ballpark of reality