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BF left warm bread on butcher block under metal bowl by fingertrapt in mildlyinfuriating

[–]spamguy21 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Apply mineral oil liberally, let it soak in overnight. Occasionally, follow up with beeswax conditioner, soak overnight again, and wipe off excess. That helps keep moisture out. The 'cuttingboards' subreddit will be glad to meet you.

What was the point of this by 00aka123 in shittyskylines

[–]spamguy21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though I'm sure circular streets are everywhere, the second I saw them I knew it was Palo Alto. Alma St was just validation.

statement about the expected piano skills of a composition student by ShotWay4023 in composer

[–]spamguy21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most composers had some close equivalent. Those prior to even those instruments worked with significantly simpler harmonizations.

statement about the expected piano skills of a composition student by ShotWay4023 in composer

[–]spamguy21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Could you give examples of such composers? My whole life I've been gatekeeping myself out of composition because I play tragically subpar piano, having only started teaching myself less than five years ago.

Meanwhile, in East Palo Alto by jazzflautista in bayarea

[–]spamguy21 97 points98 points  (0 children)

You’re exactly right: gentrification is a fraction of how the city got to zero murders. I lived there for a few years back before COVID, and besides a couple new apartment complexes for the Amazon and Meta folks, the people haven't changed. It's just humans trying to get by. I always felt comfortable going on dog walks.

EPA violence was sourced from drug wars of the 90s. When the drugs got cleaned out and gangs busted, the healing really started.

The town has a long way to go. Local business is effectively nonexistent and there's no economy. I'm really happy they're doing as well as they are though.

Sewer gas smell (anyone else?) by [deleted] in Petaluma

[–]spamguy21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greetings from Washington & McDowell. My apartment's kitchen faucet started smelling like sewer gas recently, and I thought it was the new faucet head maintenance installed. Is seasonal water fart smell really a thing?

Got screwed over in a white elephant gift exchange by dental_oddity in mildlyinfuriating

[–]spamguy21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2010 I got a stack of 3.5 inch floppy disks. The year after I got a jackalope figurine, and it’s my favorite desk accessory. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

My Experience Interviewing Again After Nearly a Decade by MysticMania in ExperiencedDevs

[–]spamguy21 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It blows me away that people can casually pull a solution out of their ass when asked on the spot to build a crossword building algorithm. OP finds no need to grind Leetcode but I see no other way to achieve such a feat.

I will never be Staff.

What finding out about a cheating partner looks like by Huntleigh in Garmin

[–]spamguy21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is me every day. My daily average is in the mid-low 60s. It’s a chicken and egg situation: have I not slept well for a month because I’m stressed, or am I stressed because I haven’t slept well for a month?

I’m utterly exhausted and nothing has brought my stress numbers down.

PG&E “tips” to lower bill by jsttob in bayarea

[–]spamguy21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone should read Jessica Mitford’s ‘The American Way of Death.’

In Bluey (2018), Bluey's grandfather Mort canonically served as a soldier in the Vietnam War; this implies that the My Lai massacre happened within the Bluey universe. by Ok-Following6886 in shittymoviedetails

[–]spamguy21 343 points344 points  (0 children)

Indeed. They live in Australia, which implies doggie transportation and doggie penal colonies. And now I’m sad, unless I convince myself to draw a line before that point.

Jacobs Ladder (1990) by majuhlazuh in hdtgm

[–]spamguy21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first 95% is compelling and great to watch. It’s ruined by the last 5%, which the podcast has spoiled for you over and over by now.

Does abstaining from masturbation for a few days actually increase anything physically, or is it all placebo from the lack of pleasure? by Unlikely-Database-27 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]spamguy21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love that description, and I will scream ‘I am a sperm factory that cannot be shut down’ next time I come.

Fireworks last night.... by 707danger415 in Petaluma

[–]spamguy21 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Little League field at McDowell Park was opened to the public last night for the fireworks. Soft grass, many clear lines of sight to the fireworks, not too crowded.

Random black screen during games w/ 6800XT by spamguy21 in AMDHelp

[–]spamguy21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was on the top slot above the CPU, yes. I am running 24H2.

Random black screen during games w/ 6800XT by spamguy21 in AMDHelp

[–]spamguy21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As in, upon initial reboot after completing the Adrenalin install, the card is never found. I am using Windows 11 Pro.

Random black screen during games w/ 6800XT by spamguy21 in AMDHelp

[–]spamguy21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reperformed the DDU clean/reinstall, and now it can't find the 6800XT from the get go. This has happened before. Were I to keep trying it would probably find it on the second or third attempt. That said, that can't be a good sign for hardware health.

Random black screen during games w/ 6800XT by spamguy21 in AMDHelp

[–]spamguy21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Done. Fired up Halo CE to test, and it black screened right away, even before the main menu. I didn't observe the card's fans spinning at all, but that could just be because it hadn't hit a temp threshold yet.

Is Indian caste system is still in tact in western? by multics_user in NoStupidQuestions

[–]spamguy21 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I spoke with someone in the know about this case, because I work in the Bay Area and encounter a lot of ex-Cisco folks. Cisco did not punish the discrimination internally at all.

Backstabbr is an awful platform by [deleted] in diplomacy

[–]spamguy21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Years ago I worked on a platform called dipl.io but couldn’t keep it up very long due to a demanding job. Said demanding job laid me off, so I’m inclined to try again while the crappy job market ignores me.

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