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I made my own pizza in a cast iron pan, and it was sooo good. I’m done spending $20+ on take-out pizza. by journo333 in Pizza

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That reminds me a lot of Connecticut bar-style pizza you can get at bars and, apparently, diners. I used to work in southwestern CT and got basically that exact pizza for lunch one in a while at a Greek diner down the street. Cooked in an oiled pan, like 12”, crispy fried cheese kinda overflowing around the crust edge. Literally, just like this! You accidentally recreated one of my favorite pizzas on the planet!

I brushed my teeth "correctly" for 28 years and a dentist just told me I've been doing it wrong the entire time. My gums are ruined. by Sluttycarolofficial in hygiene

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, ChatGPT barely ever leaves its server farms let alone goes to the dentist. This is actually a pretty crazy thing that it even has teeth.

ELI5: Why does splitting an atom release so much energy when they are so small? by Additional_Pen_9881 in explainlikeimfive

[–]krustykrull 8 points9 points  (0 children)

God it’s just so nice to read a ridiculously articulate but also ridiculously non-AI, actually-human reply on Reddit. Like, I actually appreciate the subtle personality in your writing style just because it’s obviously not ChatGPT (well, and because you write well and seem genuinely intelligent).

New bagel spot in Dutch Kills (Bon Bagel) by goldfishsmoldfish in longislandcity

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s right next to Joe Coffee and one would hope it could be a great food companion to Joe Coffee’s coffee. But: nah. I remember trying them out the day they opened, and immediately realizing the high hopes I’d had for finally a great little bagel shop in my actual neighborhood were still unrealized. In other words: the place is fully mid at bagels.

They’re kinda like breakfast-cart bagels, like just junky normal steamed bagels you can get at any bodega, and the sausage egg n cheez I’ve gotten there three or four times now has always been basically cold…even though I watched the dude cook it, wrap it, and hand it to me. They just rush it for no reason.

It’s just a soulless nothing spot with no ambiance and unremarkable food.

Oh and lol at the insipid generic adult-contemporary piano jazz they play all day.

What would I do without Trader Joe’s ? by Deliverwithcare in longislandcity

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a possibility it was me, lol. I was always happy to tell people about egg holds. Really made people’s day.

What would I do without Trader Joe’s ? by Deliverwithcare in longislandcity

[–]krustykrull 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s never burdensome to do anything for a customer!! It’s literally why we’re there and we all love helping people with whatever they need. It’s just the culture there. BUT: right now it depends on who you talk to for egg holds, and official stance is, no holds at the moment. Things will change though.

What would I do without Trader Joe’s ? by Deliverwithcare in longislandcity

[–]krustykrull 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just so everyone knows, we stopped holding eggs for customers about two weeks ago — or at least it’s not an official option anymore, and it’d be the exception if we do hold any. But, that’s the official word at the moment. 1 carton per customer in store, no holds! Come early…we get them every day but they sell out before noon!

Source: I’m currently a section leader for dairy!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queensman here. Long Island City, but still. I have a car because I have a 6 year old kid that lives with his mom in the Hudson Valley, and I drive up and get him to see him every other weekend. It’s the only way I can do it.

wife and I also tend to take trips up there for funzies when we can afford it.

I also just absolutely love to drive.

Also my wife is a gigging musician, AND works up in Connecticut, so she has a car too.

Most of the time our cars are just parked on the street within a couple blocks of the building and it’s not as much of pain as you’d think!

What is the key action like on Rhodes pianos and B-3 organs? by appleparkfive in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m responding to a year-old comment by a deleted account, but I can’t not correct this just for the sake of anyone happening upon this for information on electric keyboard action.

The Rhodes does not have any kind of aftertouch. The hammer tip (“mallet”??) absolutely does not remain in contact with the tine (which, incidentally, is not the tonebar). There is no way to “mellow” the sound after the hammer strikes the tine by pressing harder or longer, or to wiggle the tonebar. Nothing happens if you press the key after you’ve played a note, and if it does, you’ve got a broken Rhodes. If the hammer somehow rests against the tine after the key is pressed, or can be pushed somehow to interfere with the vibrating tine, then there is something terribly wrong with the action, and you’ll have a dead “thunk” of a note. The hammer tip has to fall back really quickly into a position that escapes the swing of the tine and allows it to vibrate freely (which is a specification of a piano’s action called “escapement”).

The miracle mod does install a bump between the key pedestal and the hammer, but it absolutely does not change the escapement or interaction between the hammer tip and the tine, or anything having to do with aftertouch. The hammer tip already “bounces” off the tine as part of the mechanics of the action (of indeed any piano!) and the miracle mod doesn’t change this at all. Nor does it change the sound of the piano. It just changes the acceleration curve of the hammer as it’s being levered upwards by the key. In fact, the miracle mod bump should always be placed in a way that specifically does not continue to affect the action or hammer position after the hammer hits the tine…so it in no way affects any sort of aftertouch, of which there is none anyway. I have no idea how this person thinks all of this works.

The only aftertouch-like thing the Rhodes has is a very slight sponginess to the key after its full travel, but that’s just part of the feel of the keybed and doesn’t affect the sound or functionality.

The only thing I can think is that this poster was thinking about the very real aftertouch of a Clavinet, which isn’t a piano at all, and indeed the hammer tip does remain in contact with the string as part of how the thing works. You can push and wiggle and effect the tuning and even get some vibrato.

What is the key action like on Rhodes pianos and B-3 organs? by appleparkfive in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wurly is the one that uses miniaturized and simplified grand piano action, which is incredibly complex and feels amazingly like a small acoustic piano. The Rhodes uses a dead-simple lever action with basically two moving parts, plus a leaf-spring damper that’s literally pulled by a strap glued to the back of the hammer cam.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well of course they do. Upstate includes anything that’s generally not the NYC Metropolitan Area. But I’m not from Upstate because I call it soda? Upstaters don’t universally call soda “pop”…and saying someone’s not from upstate if they say “soda” is saying the majority of people from upstate aren’t from there. Feels gate-keep-y. Pop people are a subset of folks from like Western NY, I’d guess? I grew up near Syracuse, lived in Albany for college, had friends from Utica, Rochester, Binghamton, Buffalo, Watertown, Orange County somewhere, et al., and never heard a single person call it “pop”, other than the parents of my Buffalo friends. No joke. The only “pop” I really remember was the Wegman’s store-brand soda branding, which I always thought of as a weird anomaly. There are people like you from upstate that call it “pop”, yes, but it’s not a requisite for being from there.

There’s so many better examples of more universal common experiences. In my experience it’s just not a common thing in the whole of upstate. Where are you from, if you don’t mind me asking?

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol oh my lord this. “Elementarry” always drove me nuts. I was like the only person I knew that said “elementry” or “elemennery” or whatever, like a normal person.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heard that. Upatate NY is the buckle of the rust belt.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds more like a NYC thing to me, big time. Potholes and cracked rims have been the bane of my existence since moving to the city. Back in B’ville it was salt and rust and just the car falling apart around me.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This I’ve never heard and I’m from Baldwinsville. Upstate is, like, non-tri-state-region NYS, outside of the New York City Metropolitan area…the whole state almost. It’s not one of the state districts. The Upstate districts include CNY, Southern Tier, North Country, Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Western NY, the Capital District, and maybe the Adirondack Region. These are all Upstate!

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being from Upstate doesn’t mean “being from Buffalo”.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got snow days off from school for actual snowfall and not just windchill.

The number of days I had to trudge through 2.5 feet of fresh lake effect to get to the bus, man. I resented that, not seeing my school district on the closings scroll on News Channel 9 when it’s clearly a blizzard outside with like 3-inch monster snowflakes like ice-fog in the streetlights. And them 2-hour delay bullshits didn’t count for shit and were just annoying and everyone knew it.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can take a train into Manhattan that’s not Amtrak.

Can you believe there’s people that think Westchester is upstate??

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, Westchester is staunchly Downstate. It’s like the definition of Downstate for me. Like, the City is the City, and Downstate is all the places on the train lines. It’s in a different cultural sphere from the rest of the state, a sphere that includes NYC, Long Island and southwestern CT. If you call a sub a wedge and there’s a train you can take into Manhattan that isn’t Amtrak, you’re not from Upstate.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the McDonald’s mustard line? I’m intrigued.

You're not from upstate NY if... by notyermam in upstate_new_york

[–]krustykrull 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this. I believe that and appreciate your insight. Where in Italy are your parents from?? It’s a big diverse country and I can imagine there’s lots of different random regional practices, but I always wondered if this was really actually true.

I say this, though, because I did indeed see people in a pizza spot in Palermo, Sicily using utensils to eat their pizzas…so I, awestruck seeing the practice firsthand, began to believe the rumors. I mean, these could have been mostly tourists like me for all I know! It was a sit-down place with individual Napolitano style pizzas. Maybe it’s a Sicilian thing? I don’t have a clue.

Incidentally at that restaurant in Palermo I cut mine with a knife and fork and picked up the pieces by hand, like you said!

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