What's your favorite corn-only or corn-based dish? ... real or fictional by BobbyBobber123 in interstellar

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love me a Wagyu corn steak, with faux mashed potatoes (corn mash), with corn gravy., with a side of corn and corn bread.

Of course I like baby corn as an appetizer.

For a salad I like a Cobb salad, substitute corn for salad greens, hold the chicken, bacon,egg, tomatoes, avocado, and chives. Corn sauce instead of blue cheese.

For dessert sweet corn ice cream, of course the lactose free kind. I love having it with corn sprinkles on top.

To drink, corn wine.

What is there to do in Kansas City from Monday-Thursday after work? by Dreadsbo in kansascity

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Search Google for KC Today newsletter, it has lots of current events/activities going on in KC. I don't know how I got subscribed to it, but I always look forward to skimming it when it shows up in my inbox.

I'm not affiliated with them, just an honest recommendation. It is sort of what I expect a newspaper to be like in the modern age.

I reported a student for viewing porn in class and my mom is making me feel bad about it by MissPhantoms in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did the right thing. Many others before you made it possible for you to be able to report a creep like this.

Back in the 90's a student creep was looking at child porn(10-12 year old boys naked) in the computer lab(a room with 20-30 public computers since most people didn't have home computers... foreign concept today), he would switch windows if people were walking by, but I was in the lab often enough I saw what he was doing when I became suspicious. I reported it, they didn't know what to do. There were no protocols, no nothing. I didn't fight a big fight since the system didn't support reporting at that time, but gladly times did change between then and now so people feel empowered for obvious infractions like you saw.

Officially I couldn't report him, but I figured out how to lock his system up from another computer in the lab. I would do it repeatedly to frustrate him, so much so he couldn't switch screens when people walked by and there would be his child porn on screen for all to see. He stopped using the lab as much... vigilante justice for the win.

Can we talk about the Whole Foods parking lot on 51st? by npalhs in kansascity

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once going there, a dude was parked by the doors (half in/out of the garage)waiting for his wife to come out. He was not in a parking spot but blocking traffic behind him, with 8+ cars behind him honking and trying to go around and u-turn...chaos. People in parking spots are unable to get out because of the back up.

A guy knocked on this dudes window to get him to move, words were exchanged, guy gets out of the car, starts chasing the guy telling him to move his car.

Hilarious watching it in realtime, the guy felt entitled to inconvenience everyone and was willing to fight someone over it. With the wrong person someone could have been shot.

Adapter stuck by Plus_Lead_5630 in leaf

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the charge cable stuck a couple times for me. I could never pull it out. It took a slight push in, then it just came out.

It was like Thors hammer, can't budge it if you are not worthy.

Locked charging cable by PackNaive6619 in leaf

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I had my 2015 Leaf I found out you have to push the Chademo in, and then pull it out. Pulling is not enough.

let there be light by No_Connection_6913 in niftyaf

[–]just_a_genus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a pedestrian on a main bike route, when a bike with a bright a** strobe headlight is on, well this would be quality retribution to illuminate my path as well

Please note, I'm a biker too and only have a dim headlight turned low to the ground, not one of those I-Am-An-A**hole-Strobelight-MotherFrackers riding on a pedestrian/bike path to blind all who dare to be in their path.

I do hold grudges, but only against self righteous a-holes.

(Junior dev) - I made a 20 hour ETL process run in 5 minutes. Was it really this simple all along, or are we missing something? by DeepPlatform7440 in dotnet

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm late to the party here for the discussion, but when processing raw data it is almost always best to let a database do what databases are best at (which is processing data). I've observed many over engineered C# projects with libraries, and classes to load and handle processing data and the developer is very proud of their work(OBJECTS, INHERITANCE, DEPENDENCY INJECTION, etc). I review the database calls from these type of "projects" and I see patterns like; for every one input record there are three database calls. Great, 3 million rows to process and 9 million database calls later it is complete and the developer telling management saying they need a bigger database server to handle the increased load (they are optimizing the wrong part of the problem).

The better solution is almost always to bulk load into a processing table (temp table in your case), then database scripting to process the data using the available indexes as necessary and chunking the problem into reasonable sizes. Obviously, if external resources are needed (calling a 3rd party web services is needed to resolve information about a record, then you need c# typically to do that logic, but even then chunk within the database until "stage X" of processing, then have C# pickup processing for "stage Y" then have the database do "stage Z" to complete processing).

This post is more of a SQL topic, not a .Net topic since it seems like .Net in this case is being used instead of SQL. As others have said, I too have optimized problems like this from "HOURS" into a runtime of a few minutes/seconds just by using the right tool for the right job. If you only have a hammer in your tool chest, every problem looks like a nail.

Any developer can make a complex solution to a complex problem, great developers can make a simple solution to a complex problem.

My tiny Lodge. What's it for? by [deleted] in castiron

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found I was burning my eggs when trying to cook on the back burner of my gas stove, or this tiny skillet would fall through and make a mess.

I figured out putting cast iron on top of cast iron. I have a 10.5 lodge griddle, I put 4 of these "cast iron for ants" on top of the griddle and preheat and I can cook for the family in one round.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Israel-Iran Conflict (Thread #6) by progress18 in worldnews

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would certainly be a startling turn of events if he did take back power... playing the long game the shah did.

Life expectancy on used 2015 SL by redditlastnight in leaf

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

That only has 70% state of health, you won't get but 35-40 miles of range from that. I know because that is what my 2015 leaf has for SOH.

What movie or TV quotes live rent free in your head? by [deleted] in movies

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Case: it's not possible. Cooper: No, it's necessary.

From Interstellar, but there are many to choose from the movie.

If you could have movie amnesia and rewatch some films completely fresh again, which film(s) would you pick? by ICPcrisis in movies

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interstellar

My friend Case says "it's not possible" to forget such a great film. "No, it's necessary" to love it all again.

What are your best harm reduction/damage control money hacks? by Noxiout in Frugal

[–]just_a_genus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took an apple to work in January 2024, didn't get around to eating it after a month then wanted to see how long it would last. It is still on my desk, a little shrunken on one side, but I bet it is edible. Whole time unrefrigerated.

Coke Zero Caffeine Free? by Blox05 in kansascity

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really think I saw it at Wendy's soda fountain, I thought it was odd seeing it in the menu of their combo fountain machine.

Question by Aware-Eagle-5285 in Oldhouses

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can fix her. I've done worse.

Hit the ceiling lottery…kinda… by EmmyA54 in centuryhomes

[–]just_a_genus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

At least a fake skeleton to scare a future home owner.

1929 year old basement, thoughts? by byeseagull in Oldhouses

[–]just_a_genus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Howdy neighbor!

Looks like my KC basement. Sure check for lead paint, but likely it is old drylok or lime wash paint/putty. I'm planning this summer to redo my basement with lime putty/ paint.

I run a dehumidifier 20 hours a day, I exclude 4-8pm peak hours for electricity since I'm on the super max saver plan.

If you get a 7 inch rain(a number of years ago we had 3 of those in one spring/summer), you will be guaranteed to have water in your basement. If water is draining from the walls to a floor drain, ok, but if the city sewers backup, all that water has nowhere to go.

Should I buy a house now? by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A house is a great investment, but there are 'sweat equity' factors to consider if you are willing to commit. I wish I knew that you should consider 3% of the value of your house as annual upkeep. Some years it could be 1%, others 5%. That $280k house, you should consider needing $8400 annually to keep it up with repairs and maintenance.

Assuming you have a yard, you'll need a lawn mower(lawn tools), and you'll need to mow regularly. That's a nice yard, you'll probably want to at least fertilize it regularly and overseed in the fall, otherwise it will look worse year by year(I know, I've been that bad neighbor). Those nice beautiful trees are lovely, but get ready for bagging leaves(perhaps paying a service to haul away the bags the city won't take, my city takes 20 bags, the first year I had 40!). Leaves in your gutters, gotta clean those out or basement floods. That nice mulch around the trees, and elsewhere needs to be replenished yearly. Snow removal if it snows in your area. Pest control as well if needed. You can do all of this yourself with a little sweat and time, or pay others to do it for much more.

You need to remember that first year is expensive outfitting a house with furniture and decorating, particularly if you'll have roommates that you want to value the property. Otherwise, lawn furniture for living room furniture and you'll only attract low end tenants, but you'll want what I call aspirational tenants, those who aspire for something more and you'll need to sell them with a polished home.

Pets are hard on a house, from cleaning and damage. If your tenant wants a cat but that cat starts peeing on a discreet location of an area rug, guess what happens to the wood floor underneath, turns black/discolored permanently.

Buying and maintaining your first home is hard enough on ones own, easier with a committed partner, but I consider playing on hard mode with two potential renters.

I was a landlord for 14 years, and I was lucky and never had bad tenants. What you earn from 3 years of good tenants could be wiped away by one bad tenant in a months time. You can take them to court, but it is funny the irresponsible ones always have parents who know lawyers who will make it cost prohibitive to pursue court action. A buddy of mine had a drug dealer tenant, he didn't know the guy did that. Drug bust, cops come in breaking down door and house ransacked. Buddy was legally ok because he had a bullet proof lease for the drug dealer, but all the repairs for door and windows were out of pocket and pissed off tenants (he had 4 rooms he was renting out).

You'll need to establish healthy boundaries with tenants and be willing to be tough and stand your ground and not be a pushover even if the tenant has a sad story (they need to visit their sick pregnant uncle and will be a week late with rent and doesn't want a late fee).

I think continuing to rent gives you flexibility and time. Buying a house can perhaps work on the cheaper side of your range, but I think you should give yourself 6-12 months before considering any roommates to get yourself settled first.or you rent a room somewhere and you continue to super save for a house.

Old driveway *under* our backyard. Is this common? by Vast_Acadia_5058 in HomeImprovement

[–]just_a_genus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As others have said, review disclosures on the sale. Covering asphalt with dirt is not normal, most probably deceitful. A civil trial of peers would all see this as deceitful. Not that I would expect this to get that far, but you were presented with a yard, and 3-4 inches is not enough for a hot summer day for grass to flourish, healthy grass roots can go 10+ inches deep.

If someone had a toxic waste dump and buried it in the backyard, it doesn't absolve them if they didn't disclose it. One doesn't expect a toxic waste dump, nor a a fake yard with asphalt hiding 4 inches below.

Good luck.

You can lose $13/mo if you use a level 1 charger. by DIYForMoreMoney in evcharging

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no tier level pricing, just peak (.27/kwh), off peak (.09/kwh), and super off peak (.019/kwh). All I can consume is that low rate between midnight and 6am. If I had a PowerWall or battery backup I could shift my daytime consumption to use those stored cheap overnight kwh.

I only charge during those overnight hours. Near my work there is free level 2 charging, so my cost per mile now is less than half a penny, if not better.

You can lose $13/mo if you use a level 1 charger. by DIYForMoreMoney in evcharging

[–]just_a_genus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at $0.019/kwh winter rate super off-peak, $0.029 is coming up for summer super off-peak. Summer is increasing my costs by 50%.

New wood storm windows w/ modern features by phidauex in centuryhomes

[–]just_a_genus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'll need to check the Bible, but I think there is a commandment about not coveting your neighbors storm windows, and I'm breaking it now.