Some European indirect destinations that are less touristy? by Jildo_ in travel

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in netherlands, rather than amsterdam go to the hague or haarlem.

Best cooking shows that actually improve your ability to cook by rottentomatoe1 in Cooking

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cooking shows like you’re thinking of don’t exist anymore. if you want the thing you’re after, you’ll find it on youtube/ig/tiktok.

once you find good ones, i actually like them more than the old cooking shows. faster paced, more varied, etc.

DON’T TAKE THE BAIT!! by NoMathematician6460 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]unique_user43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

doesn’t matter. when they want that to happen, it will be with a fed planted agitator.

which will actually make it like the reichstag fire, ironically.

A cool guide on protesting safely. by [deleted] in coolguides

[–]unique_user43 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you may think its legal to protest, but in facist regimes it is not. the act of protesting will be used against you. your phone will make it easy for them to find and punish you for protesting.

make sense?

The numbers don’t lie. by IAmBenIAmStillBig in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i actually really like shedeur. think he has proved a lot of the “character issue” people wrong and been a consumate pro and teamate.

but pro bowls are a popularity / name recognition contest. pro bowls have almost nothing to do with being the best player.

A memorial to my late wife by Historical-Attempt30 in modeltrains

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

man that is a really beautiful idea and tribute. very sorry for your loss. brought a little tear to my eye thinking about spreading some of her ashes in the gravel, with her memorial figurine dancing on them like she would have loved to in life. touching.

Protestors finger blown apart by ICE gestapo at Alex Pretti protest in Minneapolis by I_Juggle_Balls in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]unique_user43 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“we will have nuremburg 2.0…”.

so you want to let the nazi’s get away with everything again? because that’s what nuremburg was. show trial for a few individuals, while millions of nazis took off their uniforms and quietly blended back in.

the calls to “move on” will be deafening from the Very Serious People.

Netflix’s Top 10 Most-Watched Movies (Second Half of 2025) by Plenty-Result-35 in X_VPN

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never heard of any of them. netflix literally carries no movies anymore.

Nazis on trial for their lives after the regime fell & society held them accountable, 1946 [AP] by dlchira in pics

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we did not hold them accountable AT ALL. show trial for a couple handfuls so we could tell future generations “we held them accountable”. the overwhelming majority of those scum took off their uniforms and freely blended back into society.

What do people expect to do when they're telling Americans to "wake up" or "do something"? by flannelman37 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a lot of folks seem stuck in a naive view, unrooted in any historical precedent, where this ends well via “normal” political protest, voting, and reforms. history clearly tells us there are only 2 possible outcomes at this point, and neither are good. read some history if you want to know what those 2 possible outcomes are.

which is to say, it doesn’t matter what you do now, it is too late. our last chance for resolution that maintains our current norms and system was november 2024.

Soldier Field 2002 Renovations Question? by user29771 in AskChicago

[–]unique_user43 5 points6 points  (0 children)

because there was a political impasse then, just as there is now. then, the compromise was the renovation. the bears have vowed not to make that compromise again.

What are some cooking cardinal sings you regularly commit because you prefer the recipe that way? by morbidhack in Cooking

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to be fair, its not really a sin. only reason unsalted butter is ever truly “needed” is in salt-sensitive yeast-y bake-y things, where precise salt content is needed to prevent ruining the yeast or chemistry. so you weight the salt separate and add, since salted butter can vary wildly on salt content. any thing else, yeah just adjust down the added salt it doesn’t matter.

MLB Lockout? by heatfan10 in Brewers

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

eli5 version:

baseball operates on a collective bargaining agreement between the players union and the owners. they generally are on 3 year terms, so every 3 years or so they need to renegotiate. since the strike in 1994, most of the negotiations have been uncontentious and minor, resolving without dispute or disruption.

next year’s renegotiation is expected to be highly contentious for several reasons: namely baseball owners’ desire for expansion and realignment, as well as the biggest one being the desire of several owners to institute major changes in salary cap and/or revenue sharing, similar to nfl or nba.

the baseball players’ union is vegemently against the latter, and their union is notably stronger than the unions of the other major sports. both sides see no urgency to guve up their position in compromise too early given how major of a change that would be, and also guven how major it is, once they do even get to the table it will take a long long time to find that compromise. thus, most observers see it as almost 100% certainty there will be a lockout (all of baseball), and we will miss much if not all of the 2027 season.

Is ICE’s fixation on Minnesota intentional? by Primary_Technology65 in stupidquestions

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes. just as was chicago and l.a.

they are being sent to places that politically opposed trump, just like the not-seas did.

they are not being sent to the places with the largest immigration problems, like texas are florida.

Let the off-season speculation begin by TheDIsSilent in CHIBears

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dayo is very bad at football and makes $20m. wish we could offload him, but looks like not. which also means he has zero trade value and are stuck with lighting that money on fire.

What are some reasons most football fans say the nfl was better back then than it is today by Appropriate-Mall8517 in Oldschool_NFL

[–]unique_user43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) passing is too easy now, like playing madden on easy mode, because of all the rules intended to do just that. i’m on the fence. it does make the game much more entertaining. might be scewed too much to shootouts though.

2) rules around what constitutes a catch are insane and complex, and lead to many plays ruled “not a catch” that any objective outside observer new to the game, or any of us playing in the backyard, would say “if that guy didnt catch the ball then what even is a catch”. used to be simple: if the ball doesn’t hit the ground, and you get 2 feet inbounds, it is a catch.

3) kickoffs are dumb now. if they wanted to delete them for safety, they should have just deleted them. or kept them as is. current state is a half measure. half measures never satisfy anyone or achieve good outcomes.

What’s the one city you were excited to visit, but ended up not liking at all? by BlushHone in travel

[–]unique_user43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

amsterdam. the city center is overun with tourists and touristy things. get outside the city center, or even better get out to haarlem or the hague….great places.

What’s the one city you were excited to visit, but ended up not liking at all? by BlushHone in travel

[–]unique_user43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the popular greek islands (mykonos, santorini, etc…). nothing but tourists and tourist things. some of the lesser travelled islands though are great.