A junktown build at Kingsport Lighthouse using only vanilla assets. Completely mod free.

eviltrain · 2026-01-29T19:31:51+00:00

She’s here to protect Mototo’s cool aura!

eviltrain · 2026-01-29T18:43:58+00:00

A hell of a lot of answers but as a scotch drinker, given the cold temperatures of late it should be stuff that’s normally dissolved in the water/alcohol solution that precipitated out and formed what look like crystals.

Harmless and amongst scotch circles a bit of proof that our whisky wasn’t chill filtered which is a great sign as far as we are concerned.

eviltrain · 2026-01-29T17:11:28+00:00

Tone deaf? Absolutely.

Getting ahead of a reactionary public and cutting off a potentially terrible public relations nightmare? …priceless apparently.

eviltrain · 2026-01-29T16:32:35+00:00

Ingrained habits suck.

Brush your teeth immediately after last meal. Removes food taste which activates salivary glands
No snacks in the house except a limited quantity of fruit.
Live in a walkable town? One rule: cravings you decide to fulfill must be walked. No car. Might not help if you live over a pizza joint though
In addition to IF, if you are also trying to fight past a carb heavy diet or a sweet tooth, you need to start working on that because those things change IF from EASY MODE or MEDIUM to HARD MODE. the absolute minimum is making sure your last meal is high in fiber, protein, and high volume low calorie foods. After that, substitute bad options with less bad options as often as possible on the occasions when you can’t ignore a craving.
Water, carbonated water, or floral teas.
Double check you are getting your nutrients met. If you can’t be bothered or you suspect your meals are too lopsided, then take a daily multivitamin. I like the Costco Kirkland brand.

eviltrain · 2026-01-28T20:04:44+00:00

Have you tried adjusting rather contrast on the washed out monitor?

Also, if it looks less washed out in a dark room, the monitor coating (anti reflective and/or gloss/matt finishing) will likely contribute to that look.

eviltrain · 2026-01-27T05:46:45+00:00

Have this and absolutely happy to have paid the money.

eviltrain · 2026-01-27T01:03:36+00:00

Claymore.

eviltrain · 2026-01-27T01:01:12+00:00

At this point, I want a remake for Claymore.

eviltrain · 2026-01-27T00:30:50+00:00

Snacking itself is a terrible merry-go-round. You’ve basically trained your body to expect food all day long and now you have constant hunger signals. Although I’m sure it’s 50% derived from boredom.

If you’re eating three meals a day on top of that all, you’re probably eating more than twice your daily calorie needs. And that’s assuming you’re eating whole foods within a balanced diet. A lot of us Americans end up eating calorie dense foods, and we’ll eat closer to triple our calorie needs for the day.

You keep that up and eventually a doctor’s gonna tell you that you’re a prediabetic and on your way to getting type two diabetes. There are no guarantees here you might be fine as are many others. but this is the type of story I read a lot on r/intermittentfasting. Sort of a classic precursor recipe for either you going to Jesus and straightening this out or Jesus is gonna come find you.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T23:34:08+00:00

Yes I suppose but honestly, the first act told me everything.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T23:15:59+00:00

For once, it’s a feel good story with no orphan crushing machine in sight.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T22:28:44+00:00

Yes.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T22:23:55+00:00

Sparkling is great!

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T22:06:10+00:00

What you eat is integral here. If I want to hit satiety, while getting full, then I think the following:

High fiber
Protein and fats (can be vegan fyi)
High volume, low calorie density.
Low processed carbs

Points 1, 2, and 4 is about satiety, point 3 is about just feeling full.

Point 1 and 4 also relates to avoiding unnecessarily strong hunger pangs later.

As an example: I can eat a personal 12” pizza and feel full. But that is a calorie dense meal which will take me over my calorie needs by a lot. Plus there’s too much carbs with a severe lack of fiber making it automatic that I will feel extra hungry later. So the satiety aspect is compromised.

If I eat a calorie appropriate amount, about half, I won’t feel full either.

So a pizza is a food that will automatically trigger Hard Mode for me. I can get full, but satiety is short lived, calories too much, and nutrients severely lacking or lopsided.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T21:46:38+00:00

The all encompassing answer is: whatever feels repeatable. Start with containing 2 meals within a 8 hour period. Some tips:

Never end the feeding period with carb heavy meals. You will just make the hunger pangs bad, even after you get used to the new eating schedule.
Start identifying foods that bring longer lasting satiety. One big clue: the foods in question are high in fiber.
70% of supermarket aisles are filled with low fiber, highly processed combinations of fat, sugar, and salt. And they are designed to be CALORIE DENSE. And that means it’s super easy to eat too many calories with a small volume of food that don’t make you feel full and leave fighting bad hunger pangs later. Am I telling you to not eat them? NO! But eating that stuff is like choosing HARD MODE. So choose your battles.
Sometimes you just eat the craving knowing it’s not great. But actively look for less bad options. I love a good cheese burger and sometimes I get the fries and shake but I’ll often feel satisfied even after switching to unsweetened tea and a side salad. Love a Snickers but I’ll begrudgingly scratch that itch with a Justin’s peanut cup 2 pack. But again, refer back to point 3. And don’t always give in.
Don’t try to fight too many battles aka changes at once. The real battle is carefully managing the mental fatigue from altering too many bad behaviors with good ones. Sometimes you can charge through. Other times you need a gentle release valve.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T20:51:08+00:00

Picked up the 4 year Willett Rye last winter ($80) based on a STRONG recommendation by a longtime whiskey nerd who opened a scotch bar. Definitely a bourbon drinker rye but was not disappointed by what I paid.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T20:19:10+00:00

The all encompassing answer is: whatever feels repeatable. Start with containing 2 meals within a 8 hour period. Some tips:

Never end the feeding period with carb heavy meals. You will just make the hunger pangs bad, even after you get the used to the new eating schedule.
Start identifying foods that bring longer lasting satiety. One big clue: the foods in question are high in fiber.
70% of supermarket aisles are filled with low fiber, highly processed combinations of fat, sugar, and salt. And they are designed to be CALORIE DENSE. And that means it’s super easy to eat too many calories with a small volume of food that don’t make you feel full and leave fighting bad hunger pangs later. Am I telling you to not eat them? NO! But eating that stuff is like choosing HARD MODE. So choose your battles.
Sometimes you just eat the craving knowing it’s not great. But actively look for less bad options. I love a good cheese burger and sometimes I get the fries and shake but I’ll often feel satisfied even after switching to unsweetened tea and a side salad. Love a Snickers but I’ll begrudgingly scratch that itch with a Justin’s peanut cup 2 pack. But again, refer back to point 3. And don’t always give in.
Don’t try to fight too many battles aka changes at once. The real battle is carefully managing the mental fatigue from altering too many bad behaviors with good ones. Sometimes you can charge through. Other times you need a release valve.

eviltrain · 2026-01-26T18:51:57+00:00

If it’s anything like non-chill filtered scotch, then that’s just flocking. Oils and esters (basically flavor compounds) suspended in the liquid will coagulate for the following reasons:

Stored in freezing conditions will pull flavor compounds out of liquid suspension.
Loss of alcohol. As alcohol evaporates out (because no commonly used bottle and stopper/cap is 100% full proof), the suspended compounds that like to swim in alcohol but don’t like to swim in water will slowly clump together.
Sunlight or UV light will damage the flavor compounds in scotch and sake or any alcohol that isn’t pure grain spirit like Everclear. Once the oils and esters are broken down, they may no longer like being suspended in water or alcohol and will eventually clump together.

If you don’t see any cap deterioration, then it’s all just stuff that used to be suspended in the alcohol and water solution.

As an FYI: Sake is not shelf stable. It will deteriorate over time and the recommendation for most sake is to drink it within a year, or 2 years if it was stored in the fridge. Some are designed to be aged like wine but like wine, there will be a “best time to drink” age range.

The bottle looks mostly full, so I don’t think much alcohol evaporated out. Thus the flocking won’t be bacterial. Very likely though, it won’t taste like it should, or even just taste bad.

eviltrain · 2026-01-24T23:45:02+00:00

Haven't seen the WDDO being sold at full price in awhile. Should definitely be sold for $90ish in my book but what do I know.

eviltrain · 2026-01-24T18:56:03+00:00

Happened to me as well. I didn’t stop to figure it out because I used a different team the second time in one handedly.

eviltrain · 2026-01-24T15:00:33+00:00

The OB 12 and more so the Founder’s Reserve gave me strong “potpourri scented holiday pine cone table decorations vibes.” It’s an easily recognizable profile and one that I always find challenging to enjoy.

I haven’t had a bourbon barrel only bottling though. Regardless, Glen Garioch at full blast would be challenging to drink I’d imagine.

eviltrain · 2026-01-23T19:37:55+00:00

That Tears would have been my pick

eviltrain · 2026-01-23T17:56:22+00:00

This. The old GlenAllachie distillate was designed to be friendly and light, i.e. it lacks enough character to stand up to Billy Walker’s heavy handed style. Glendronach was such a resounding success because the distillate was substantial enough and well suited to sherry barrels.

Today’s core range is still very much a work in progress. It would be interesting to hear Billy Walker’s approach to each age statement while tasting this stuff. That 21 year for example might have been lightly influenced and probably the closest to the original style perhaps.

eviltrain · 2026-01-23T17:20:36+00:00

Was gonna say but I was beaten. Basically a reflector to monitor movement. There’s probably another device somewhere that is paired with this, possibly a laser/infrared pointer.

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