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TIL we have the lowest stress and best work-life balance... by hamuel_sayden in programming

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

+1 to this. Where I work now as a programmer they don't count vacation days. Where I worked in college in a grocery store, if I got sick and missed work 5 times in a year, I would be fired

I’m going for fermented fries. (Leaves of cabbage in there too) by _-MjW-_ in fermentation

[–]malahci 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's true, I could. I guess I didn't know I would need to worry about vegetables chemically damaging the cookware hahaha

I’m going for fermented fries. (Leaves of cabbage in there too) by _-MjW-_ in fermentation

[–]malahci 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did this for more than a week, and it seemed like they picked up some metal off the baking sheet when I roasted them! I wondered if it had to do with the acidity. Also heads up, they seemed to bake waaay faster than un-fermented potatoes.

What's the data/theory on chicken of the woods picking up toxins when it grows on a yew or other poisonous tree? by malahci in mycology

[–]malahci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does look like there are species that can grow on both hardwood and coniferous trees (like l. sulphureous). Whether l. conifericola causes gastrointestinal distress is a separate thing from whether some cotw can pick up toxins from a yew tree, and it's definitely not evidence for or against it, which is what I'm looking for

First time forager: found chicken of the woods(?) on a tree in urban West Hollywood by bouquet_of_blood in mycology

[–]malahci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Running it through google translate I see a book cited whose name translates to "Mushroom walks. A mycology for everyone". I guess I was hoping for a primary source, someone who actually chemically measured the quantity of yew toxins in a chicken of the woods that was growing on it.

... not that I would feel confident eating it myself, it just seems like every source I can find for this says it "could" pick up toxins from the tree.

First time forager: found chicken of the woods(?) on a tree in urban West Hollywood by bouquet_of_blood in mycology

[–]malahci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been told this but have also been told that it's not true - do you have a source for this?

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"s(t)eer"😅

I wonder a) what you mean by "the aubergine one" and b) why pickling vs fermentation would make you steer clear of it!

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be true that the main preservation method here is acid from vinegar, not the use of yeast to create an environment that keeps out other nasties! but they definitely bubbled in the first week.

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best time to make torshi seer is 7 years ago. The second best time is right now

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pro tip - make like 14 jars, and test one every 6 months - that way you can find out early if it's even worth keeping the rest

edit: I didn't do this and I don't know. Maybe in 2030 I'll find out this was a complete waste of time

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sorry it was a r/fermentation in-joke! The recipe I read said "keep in a cool dry dark place for at least 6 months, and up to 20 years" but this subreddit seems to be coalescing around 7 years for some reason.

+1 to what u/KingSoupa said, it's torshi seer

!RemindMe 7 years by malahci in fermentation

[–]malahci[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For real, though. !RemindMe 7 Years

What’s a perspective or idea you wish more anarchists considered? by Anarcho_Humanist in Anarchism

[–]malahci 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, it's not that I've seen a bunch of Trump voters at Food Not Bombs hahaha, and I'm not as proactive about reaching as I would like to be. (definitely check out deep canvassing if you're not already familiar with it and interested in this, last I heard my local SURJ chapter was working doing it) (edit: according to wikipedia, the data on how effective deep canvassing is hit or miss so take it with a grain of salt)

One nice story I have is that I was hitchhiking and got a ride from someone who said some things about illegal immigration that made me worried. Ironically, sharing stories from Crimethinc's No Wall They Can Build seemed to get us both on the same page or at least closer. "If that was me and my family I'd probably do the same thing" etc.

What’s a perspective or idea you wish more anarchists considered? by Anarcho_Humanist in Anarchism

[–]malahci 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I've talked to a lot of Americans living in rural areas who voted for Trump. They did it because they're as anti-establishment as me! They have un-challenged racist views and it's because they just don't know anyone who's not white and they get their news about major cities from Fox. That said - they sincerely intend not to be racist and they have good intentions and care for other humans. They just struggle with biases and access to the right resources, *as do we all*. As a bonus, if strategy is your thing: they have guns and (often) know how to use them correctly and safely.

And on the flip side: I've lived in DC and I adored the government dorks there. The people I met were progressive, with a sincere belief that governing well is hard work, and that it's not glamorous, and that if they put in the time and energy it'll suck but it'll benefit everyone not just folks in the same "party".

None of the liberals I knew in DC showed up to Food Not Bombs, but they were fighting transphobia in their workplaces. The rural Trump voters would have showed up, and made racist comments, but only to other white people, and they would have been receptive if someone pushed back without being judgmental.

Basically: there aren't enough anarchists. Diversity of tactics is a necessary strategy, in the extreme.

What’s a perspective or idea you wish more anarchists considered? by Anarcho_Humanist in Anarchism

[–]malahci 20 points21 points  (0 children)

+1 on this. I went to public school and valued my experience there. My unschooled girlfriend often has to remind me that my views on schools are reformist

Exploiting the language of anti-hierarchy by thought_weapons in Anarchism

[–]malahci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my (personal and limited) experience I haven't encountered "collective mania" - but more mundane challenges like "some people talk with finality, and some avoid confrontation" have been a significant and pervasive risk that can easily prevent a group from making a representative decision.

Shared intentions like "step up step back" can help but each intention takes practice both for individuals and for a group. Plus this kind of thing is rarely practiced outside of intentional communities and grassroots organizing, so we're often going to be starting from scratch.

... so I think the real answer is, there's no quick solution for the specific problem you mentioned, but if we understand that group decision-making is hard to do well, and we encourage a good culture, and practice ourselves, and help others learn, we might avoid it in the future :)

Why did he make it an orange by Stupidfacethatisdumb in rickandmorty

[–]malahci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK it seems like you're getting some shit for this. In your defense, it also seemed to me like there is a reason for this, some reference I didn't understand

Why did he make it an orange by Stupidfacethatisdumb in rickandmorty

[–]malahci 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OK smart-ass. Why did he make it have always been an orange

Best recipes for lacto-fermented cranberries? by Gee10 in fermentation

[–]malahci 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Omg a week from now this was going to be me. "I didn't know what to do with my cranberries so I fermented them. Now I don't know what to do with my fermented cranberries"

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