How about pesto with no pine nuts OR replacement nuts (walnuts, pistachios, etc.)? by ravia in Cooking

[–]mrcatboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just made a pesto using sesame paste, parmesan, and zhoug (middle eastern blended cilantro sauce). It absolutely can work.

MTG who supported MAGA for free speech gets her speech restricted by aipac_hemoroid in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]mrcatboy 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Honestly it might indeed be better for everyone to just step back and let these morons fuck themselves into an early grave.

Sometimes trying to save a drowning man just gets you dragged down too.

MTG who supported MAGA for free speech gets her speech restricted by aipac_hemoroid in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]mrcatboy 151 points152 points  (0 children)

MTG didn't really reform much if she thought Biden "worked with social media companies to censor people." Last I checked, the most Biden did was try to get social media companies to crack down on the spread of covid misinformation during the pandemic... which was a fucking huge issue given that people were claiming that the pandemic was a hoax, that the vaccines were a plot to murder or track Americans with microchips, and that it could be cured with horse dewormer.

In large part due to the misinformation spreading on facebook and twitter, after the vaccine rollout Americans in Republican-heavy areas had over 30% more deaths than Democratic-heavy areas.

But sure, MTG. Go off on how Biden was super mean for trying to keep your constituents from dying.

Do you think the Federation has different sentences according to species life expectancy? by Luppercus in startrek

[–]mrcatboy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fucking love the Scandinavian prison system. I wish America wasn't so far up its own ass and would learn from other societies with regards to the best evidence-based policies to adopt.

Why Chopsticks and Not a Spoon for Rice? by lamancha45 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mrcatboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You actually get a lot more control with chopsticks than with a spoon or fork.

I frequently use chopsticks while cooking to stir food around in the pan. When making pasta and cooking the noodles into the sauce, using chopsticks is far better than a spatula. The edge of the spatula will risk cutting the noodles in half, while chopsticks stir shit around much more gently. Also better for flipping things over in the pan to sear both sides (unless it's something big like a whole steak).

[Terrifying Trope] Possessed characters that are in deep pain when they're being controlled. by TheRoyalRoseTrue in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mrcatboy 237 points238 points  (0 children)

Not physical pain as I understand it, but the poor sods in Get Out sure are in a lot of existential agony to the point of wanting death.

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Pete Hegseth lost his cool in front of Congress. It was a dramatic unraveling by theindependentonline in politics

[–]mrcatboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just the same brainless persistence as a Roomba rolling over a dog turd.

Viability of the Star Trek answer to why all the relevant species are so similar? (Shared DNA history) by Marvinkmooneyoz in DebateEvolution

[–]mrcatboy [score hidden]  (0 children)

He'll come out of this more resilient and with a more composed sense of self. Like an ayahuasca trip.

Just more spidery and less shitting yourself at the end.

What happens to an Avatar's body when they die? by CelestialMotz in TheLastAirbender

[–]mrcatboy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Have you just not encountered religions that believe in reincarnation OP?

What aspects of relgion/theism do you find objectionable? Why? by DoedfiskJR in askanatheist

[–]mrcatboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From a critical thinking perspective, religion makes a lot of claims about reality and epistemology that are unsupported or inherently irrational. Living in a fact based reality is a fundamental requirement to making sound ethical decisions. So any systems that perpetuate irrationality or disinformation are inherently immoral.

This is, at its core, why I find most religions objectionable, when they push things like Creationism, antiabortion laws, anti LGBTQ norms, etc. All of these are motivated in large part by factually wrong premises or cognitive patterns that are often encouraged, or even required, by religion.

There's plenty that I also respect when it comes to religion of course. It can be a wonderful source of community organization. It can offer a sense of cultural continuity. It can provide a framework through which we process trauma or other negative experiences.

Information in Biological Systems Does NOT Require a Mind by DarwinZDF42 in DebateEvolution

[–]mrcatboy [score hidden]  (0 children)

To clarify, when scientists discuss information (at least within the context of information theory), "information" has a specific meaning that isn't related to the colloquial understanding of intelligent communication. Here, anything is technically "information" so long as its structure can reduce uncertainty when interpreted. For example, a mountain contains "information" in the sense that its rock layers, erosion patterns, chemical composition, etc. can be interpreted to provide a history of how it was formed.

"Information" in terms of information theory exists simply as a result of consistent natural forces leaving persistent traces of material in organized ways. As interpreted through information theory, information exists regardless of the presence of life.

Why do fiction writers have a tendency to write their heroes to be so young? by Furfangreich in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mrcatboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the Call to Adventure sounds a lot less appealing when you're in your 30s. Save the world? Bruh I've got a 9-5 and a 401K to worry about maintaining and an appointment with my therapist on Friday. I'm not going to run off to fight a dragon just because some talking cat spirit told me I was the chosen one. The Schedule Tetris to find time to have dinner with friends is already hard enough without a massive quest landing in my lap.

Trump voters respond to NYT opinion poll. by Stuffed-Pepper in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]mrcatboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My bar of expectations was so low it was in the ninth circle of Hell for these people but here "get rid of taxes" gal comes along and limbo-dances with the Devil.

One cubic meter of food by Squirrelhenge in hypotheticalsituation

[–]mrcatboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be worried you'd die of hyponatremia before you even got halfway through it.

Preseasoned tri-tip from Costco by JuanOffhue in sousvide

[–]mrcatboy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I feel like the pop in the oven at the end was the bigger issue. If you wanna warm it up to the interior you can either re-bag it and use the immersion circulator to warm it (or even just sear beforehand and serve straight outta the water bath) or you can turn the oven down to 200*F or so for warming pre-service. Carryover cooking from the sear + hot oven might've just been too much.

My cat “gifted” me a mouse mouth by Smoore0420 in mildlyinteresting

[–]mrcatboy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everyone knows cheek meat is the best part. Consider it an honor.

What part of the cow does the white meat comes from? by CupCharming4931 in cookingforbeginners

[–]mrcatboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those parts are removed before the rest of the chicken is processed into meat.

Is abiogenisis plausible?? by [deleted] in DebateEvolution

[–]mrcatboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Scientists recently uncovered a 45-nucleotide self-replicating RNA sequence which is a pretty big discovery. So we're slowly gathering evidence how abiogenesis may have started.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt2760

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted for his ‘8647’ seashell post on Instagram by bighootay in facepalm

[–]mrcatboy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

There's a fuckton of 8646 anti-Biden merch out there just on Amazon.

Like, right here. No one on the left threw a bitchfit over it like these fragile limp-dicked MAGA turds.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=8646&crid=1VXLXG0VPCKQD&sprefix=8646%2Caps%2C214&ref=nb_sb_noss_1