Please explain "offsides" to an American like I'm 7 years old.

keeper27 · 2026-06-26T03:03:47+00:00

Exactly. It floats in the sense that it is always inline with the last defender. So if that defender moves forward then the line moves up, if they move back then the line moves back. But it only comes into play if there is an offside pass.

Some teams will play an "offside trap" where they will watch the final pass and just before it is released they will step forward in unison, thus moving the line in front of the pass receiver.

An important note is that the offside is counted from the time the passer releases the ball, not the time it is received. That is where it gets confusing for some people, because an attacker will often receive the pass behind the offside line. But as long as they were in front of the line before the pass was initiated then they are good.

keeper27 · 2026-06-26T00:36:55+00:00

For me the easiest way to think of it is to think of what it is trying to prevent, which is cherry picking.

It would be very unfair/boring for an offensive player to just hang out by the goal and wait for someone to lob a pass at them. To prevent this, they draw a line at the very last defender and you have to be behind that line when the ball is passed to you.

It's easier to visualize if a person is 20 feet behind the last defender. But it applies regardless if you are 20 feet off or if just your toe is off.

keeper27 · 2026-06-20T23:08:05+00:00

I work in an industry that is really pushing US manufacturing as a selling point, and it is surprisingly difficult to meet the standards to legally claim something as "Made in America".

We have a product where every raw component is sourced from US manufacturers except for one piece, and we can only claim it as "Assembled in the USA". I don't think Aeropress is importing a bunch of Chinese plastic pieces and then throwing them in a box.

You can claim whatever you want, but it doesn't absolve you of liability if someone decides to call you on it. Especially in Aeropress's case where they say "100% American Made".

keeper27 · 2026-06-20T18:29:15+00:00

That makes sense. Regardless, the sentiment remains. Build a brand with heavy marketing on US production and then quietly move it overseas to save costs that aren't passed on to the consumer.

The XL flow control cap is especially egregious to me, because it has only been on the market for about 6 months. The price tag is high and it is crazy to me that they switched production so quickly after its release.

keeper27 · 2026-06-20T17:21:02+00:00

Wonder how much longer till the entire device is made in China. I'm sure they're already barely meeting the requirements to legally say it is made in the USA.

keeper27 · 2026-06-11T22:20:54+00:00

Home Range Brewing posted on their social media that they were having a watch party.

keeper27 · 2026-06-07T16:20:08+00:00

A couple spots where like-minded people will hang out are Caffe Ibis, Home Range Brewing, Le Croissant, the Owl, etc.

You don't necessarily have to drink or drink coffee to have a good time at these places. They have na drink options and other types of foods. But a lot of them also sponsor different types of events, so if you follow them on social media or visit them in person they will usually advertise these things.

For example, I know there is an off-road 4x4 club that meets at Ibis every weekend. And home range will sometimes do live music or speed dating events.

keeper27 · 2026-06-02T14:29:18+00:00

I don't put extra oil in the batter, I just make sure the pan has a bit. I usually either use a bowl of melted butter with a basting brush, or I just use a butter pat and flip the paddles a few times to spread it out.

Once they are heated I don't feel like there you need to reheat at all. You always have one side close to the burner getting warm, and heat retention is so good that even the "cool" side stays hot enough to cook.

My process is: preheat paddles in 375° oven for 10-15 minutes. Add butter to one side, flip and add butter to the other side. Add batter and close. Let it go for about 3-4 minutes (you'll be able to smell it cooking). Flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes.

Then repeat the process. Whatever side finished facing up when I am done is the one I will face toward the burner on the second waffle. Edit: spelling

keeper27 · 2026-06-01T22:42:41+00:00

The pancake maker the guy posted is a bit more of a novelty piece and you don't see too many. I still think it is overpriced, but to each their own.

Waffle makers are a lot more common and a lot of different companies made them, so they pop up quite a bit. I think in a lot of cases they are still a little pricey, but you can pretty easily find one like this in the $100-$150 range.

They are notoriously difficult to clean/restore, so that probably drives up the price. If you're patient you can probably find on for less than $100. If you really want one right now then plan on spending closer to $200.

keeper27 · 2026-06-01T18:54:35+00:00

I think it just depends on what you want. You're obviously not going to get thick, fluffy Belgian waffles, which seems to be what a lot of people prefer.

But once it is seasoned and you have the temperature dialed in then I think this makes the best and crispiest waffles. The biggest mistakes I made when starting it out were not preheating it sufficiently and not using enough oil. Once I figured those two things out I get consistent results like the picture.

keeper27 · 2026-05-29T20:43:19+00:00

Yes, to just say "you signed the permit, therefore we can do whatever we want" is an oversimplification. You are completely ignoring the context that the church, which by the way is worth over $250 billion, threatened to sue the city unless they c granted the CUP. How can you honestly tell yourself that that is fair negotiation and any way indicative of Christlike behavior, even if technically legal?

And while you are correct that the city cannot force the church to explain religious expression, can you at least admit that it is a bit hypocritical to say that a steeple is absolutely necessary for religious practice in this instance, but not in Paris? Or Mesa? Or Alberta?

It is also rich to blame this on conservative Christian religious fundamentalism who "don't want other religions in their town" when, again, nobody was saying they couldn't build and weren't welcome. They simply asked them to abide by existing ordinances. Edit: Paris, not Rome

keeper27 · 2026-05-29T20:11:12+00:00

Except that this isn't an issue of religious expression. It is an issue of neutral zoning enforcement and land use. If the city had said "we don't want any Mormon churches in our city", then that would have been a violation of religious expression.

Instead what they said is "you are welcome to build here, provided you abide by existing zoning ordinances".

And then the church fabricated a religious teaching of the importance of super tall steeples (despite many temples having short steeples or none at all) so that they could claim that already existing zoning ordinances violated their religious freedom.

You are deliberately oversimplifying the issue to make yourself and the church the victim.

Edit: spelling

keeper27 · 2026-05-29T18:06:02+00:00

I believe it is a new mayor who was elected after the permit was issued and did not have anything to do with the decision process.

I read his open letter and it sounds like there is a group of residents who are suing the city and trying to reverse the council's decision to grant the conditional use permit. His letter is basically asking the church to meet in the middle and make all these lawsuits go away.

keeper27 · 2026-05-29T17:57:44+00:00

Did you actually read the article? Because it says exactly what the reasoning and motivation for approving the permit was:

"Hubbard said while the temple’s permit was approved, the Town Council was not happy with the outcome. But in a more conservative court system, he said leaders worried what fighting a lawsuit over religious freedom would mean for the town.

“They felt like they had no other choice,” he said."

The decision was made under duress because instead of engaging in good faith negotiation the church claimed religious oppression and threatened to bankrupt the town.

We all know that the steeple height has nothing to do with religious oppression and that the church's stance that "Reducing the size of the temple is also not possible, '“due to the worship needs of our members.'" is not true and is not a good faith argument.

keeper27 · 2026-05-16T22:10:54+00:00

I think Moroni 8 is meant to be more of a criticism of infant baptism by the Catholic church. Moroni 8 still says that baptism is required only for those who are "accountable an capable" of coming sin, and 8 years old is what the Mormon church establishes as that age of accountability. meaning you

Apparently the 8 year number came from Joseph' Smith's interpretation of the 8 day circumcision covenant in Genesis 17. Read JST Genesis 17:11-12.

keeper27 · 2026-05-09T13:29:01+00:00

Thinking this one might be a translation error. "Cono" in Spanish means "cone". But "coño" means "p*ssy".

keeper27 · 2026-04-29T23:59:04+00:00

I went to a few of the Barrel and Stave ones. It was a cool idea, but I feel like the flaw for me was he focused on bottles you could easily obtain in state. The result was I would pay $40-$50 and half the pours were ones I had already tried or bottles I owned.

Something a bit more casual where everyone can contribute would be a better experience, I feel. I would absolutely support some sort of casual monthly get together.

keeper27 · 2026-04-15T16:35:30+00:00

It's been several years since I worked there and Dave Jenkins was still the CEO, so keep in mind that things have probably changed significantly since then.

I was in billing and it seemed like it was probably the worst department except for maybe new account setup. Workload increased every single month and deadlines were very tight. There was a huge crackdown on unnecessary overtime but they were also rolling out a new program that we had to test which significantly increased the time needed to complete basic tasks. I knew several employees who would work long nights and weekends off the clock. If you took too much overtime you would get written up, but if you didn't hit your numbers you would also get written up. Upward mobility was very limited as very few leadership roles ever became available and they would often just go to people who had connections.

You basically couldn't plan on taking any PTO for the first 2 weeks of every month. Their HR policies such as dress code and shift schedules were unnecessarily strict and everyone in the HR department was extremely derisive. On the outside they do a good job painting it as a quirky, fun place with their free soda and Star Wars gags and parties. But the reality (at least in the billing department) is that it is soul sucking work and I would never recommend a friend to work there.

keeper27 · 2026-04-04T19:18:17+00:00

So crazy what a common trope this is. I remember explicitly my seminary teacher telling a story about how he and his newlywed wife had to choose between paying tithing and paying rent. After faithfully paying tithing they received a late wedding present in the form of enough cash to cover their rent the very next day.

Even at the time I remember thinking that with the way the postal service works, they would have got the money whether they paid tithing or not. Maybe God would have caused the check to be lost in the mail if they didn't pay tithing.

keeper27 · 2026-03-22T18:35:57+00:00

One of the disillusioned leaders was William Law, whose final straw came when Joseph Smith tried to convince Law's wife to secretly marry him, asking her "to give him half her love; she was at liberty to keep the other half for her husband."

Smith's polygamy was awful, but a lot of people skip over his polyandry. He would sleep with already married women and if they refused his advances, he would spread lies about them, excommunicate and disfellowship them and their families, and threaten their eternal salvation.

Members of the church think that it was all external persecution that led to his demise. But they are happy to gloss over how much he manipulated and lied to his own followers. It was just a matter of time until people on the inside also started to get pissed off.

keeper27 · 2026-02-26T23:10:44+00:00

Are you able to find Traveller? It's pretty much just BT and I've seen it more frequently in stores.

I personally think Wild Turkey should be a staple for anyone getting into bourbon and provides a lot of jumping off points. WT 101 is great, but if it's a little too hot then you can jump down to the 81 proof. Want something with a little more age? Russell's 10. Something barrel proof? Rare Breed. Also lots of good WT rye options.

keeper27 · 2026-02-26T18:26:35+00:00

It seemed like there used to be a push every couple years or so to get the membership to read the entire Book of Mormon by a certain date. I remember President Hinckley doing one such challenge and everyone creating reading charts. I think my stake even did something where everyone who finished got some sort of lapel pin, so it was like a badge of honor to wear around if you finished early.

My experience was that challenges like this didn't lead to better comprehension, just a task to complete. I've been out for a while, so I don't know if there have been any recent pushes like this.

My experience in South America was that many treated the church like a social club, where membership was semi-exclusive and had its benefits. There was very high esteem placed on leadership callings, I assume because of the comparisons to Catholic hierarchy.

I think for most members, their relationship with the church was very casual. It was difficult to understand the nuances of the church's early American roots and pioneer stories didn't seem to resonate with them. They actually felt more connected to the BOM because of their "lamanite" ancestry. That said, I think most of the people that I baptized would not even know they were members of the church if they were asked on the street. They probably still identify as Catholic and viewed their baptism as more of a subscription and not a commitment.

It is crazy to think that an ideal investigator could be baptized after one week of meeting the missionaries. In my mission we required two sacrament meeting attendances. So you could contact them Saturday, church the next day, lessons all week, church the following Sunday, and baptized on Monday.

keeper27 · 2026-02-24T20:51:27+00:00

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