backup purposes.

18h ago

This brilliant campaign from Quebec shows exactly what it takes to get motorists to actually yield
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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 18h ago

Sort of unrelated but what is Quebec like to live in? I ask because my wife and I may take refuge there in couple of months with the way things are going here in the states. I don't speak French and the only language that I speak, besides English, is Spanish.

18h ago

Not Controversial

A country's sociopolitical problems are theirs to solve, not a foreign actor. This should be one of the tenets of self-determination.

1d ago

What is tux up to these days

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 1d ago

I'm not surprised that Tux has taken up drinking. RAM prices, Microslop, AI infestation, and his homeland is melting from underneath.

1d ago

Do you think the situation in Iran will escalate regionally?

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 1d ago

It's bound to cause some destabilization in the region. Israel is all too happy that Daddy America help attack a long time rival and the Saudis are celebrating that their ~~planet-destroying endeavors~~ oil interests are protected. People will say that Iranians are celebrating his death. The ayatollah was a brutal religious tyrant but that doesn't change the fact the US and Israel didn't do this to save the Iranian people; they did this for their own geopolitical endgames.

2d ago

I hope none of you wanted to buy RAM anytime soon

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 2d ago

There are reports going around that an AR-15 is now cheaper than current RAM sticks. We could sell our RAM sticks and pay Sam Altman a visit.

2d ago

"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 2d ago

I'd argue that an armed uprising would have a greater effect than a smaller internet-based boycott but I'm just some random guy on some niche internet forum so... who's to say?

3d ago

Game over

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3d ago

Dime que eres gringa sin decirme que eres gringa.

3d ago

Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3d ago

Without Dan Simmons and Hyperion, sci-fi literature would've been still been regarded as disposable paperbacks. Simmons did away with the trappings of early pulp sci-fi that held a shadow over the genre for many decades. Instead, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion took the shape of the Western Canon and could be discussed as serious literature. Without spoiling too much, I remember reading the story of Sol Weintraub and his daughter and almost being brought to tears; something that no other book, regardless of genre, has done.

Rest well, scribe. Asimov, Heinland, Clarke, Herbert and, of course, Keats. You'll be in good company

4d ago

Netflix bows out of Warner Bros. auction, Paramount to claim the prize

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 4d ago

Why so antitrust? Trust is a good thing! Don't you trust us to take care of Batman? Trust us, WB is in good hands. /s

4d ago

Trump Is Threatening to Cut Transit Left and Right

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 4d ago

Ironic considering the MAGA crowd complained about 15-minute cities. Don't want little Bobby having a school, library, park and stores within walking and cycling distance from Mommy and Daddy's two-story, HOA-approved house.

4d ago

Births in Japan fall in 2025 to 706,000, record low for 10th straight year

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 4d ago

I'm a bit conflicted on the population and birthrate issue. On one hand you have those who worry that an ever increasing population will lead to resource scarcity, economic stress and degrading climate resilience. Then you have those, especially on the right, that insist we need to have more babies. Usually, that "we" is white people. For example, that weird Collins couple who are having kids not of love but out of ~~eugenic~~ patriotic obligation.

So, my question is this: when discussing population crisis, be it overpopulation or under-population, what is legitimate concern and what's just ring-wing fear mongering?

5d ago

Wouldn't you like to know

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 5d ago

Since the replies are about people being nostalgic for corporate sandwich franchise, allow me to give a hoagie recipe so you recreate those great sandwiches:

Flour (Wheat flour if you're a healthy boi)
Yeast
Salt
Olive or Avocado Oil
Water
Optional: Vital wheat gluten, Diastatic malt powder and Dough conditioner

The measurements will be up to you but if you decide to include vital wheat gluten, you're going to have to add a bit more water. As a baseline, try to make a dough that will yield at least 4 hoagies. This recipe works best with a food processor but can be made by hand.

Mix the dry ingredients first

Once thoroughly combined, add olive or avocado oil

Add the water to make the dough

Knead the dough. If using a food processor, 3-4 spins on high. If making by hand or you prefer to knead by hand, knead on flat surface for about 8 minutes. Use the windowpane test to see if the dough has developed enough gluten. If it fails this test, keep kneading until it passes.

Once ready, proof the dough for 1 hour

After 1 hour, cut the dough into 4 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball shape and proof for 1 hour

After that other hour, take each piece and flatten into a square-ish shape. From here, you two options for forming the hoagie. Option 1: fold one side to the center, fold the other side so it meets the edge of the first fold and seal the edges. Option 2: Roll into a blunt (heh!) shape sealing the edges as you go.

Proof each piece for 1 hour. This should be our last proof.

Once that's done, preheat the oven to ~~425°F~~ 218°C. While the oven is heating up, take a either a sharp knife or a bread lame and make an incision down the middle of the bread. Optionally, while the oven is heating up place either a cast iron pan or brownie pan on the bottom (heh!) rack. When baking the hoagies you can add some ice to pan to create steam.

When the oven is ready, place the hoagies-to-be into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes. Once done, take them out of the oven, let them cool and enjoy!

As for "topping your sub"? Well, I have some suggestions (besides the obvious). Avoid prepackage meats if you can. Go to either a butcher or the deli section and ask for fresh slices of meats. Try to also get the freshest vegetables either form the produce section or growing it yourself if you're into that. Condiments don't need that much diligence so add whatever you like.

5d ago

Don't forget to wash up!

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 5d ago

Now, what does this remind me of?

5d ago

sales =/= quality

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 5d ago

Mathcore: Am I a joke to you?

5d ago

Whats the flaw of the "Nothing to Hide" argument?

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 5d ago

Never thought of that way. We all want security; personal, financial, employment, etc. Parents want their children safe from harm. Thinking of this way, I now realize that companies like Flock are exploiting that desire for security by offering a false hope.

5d ago

Whats the flaw of the "Nothing to Hide" argument?

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SpiceDealer @lemmy.dbzer0.com 5d ago

There was already a case of a police officer using a Flock camera to stalk his ex-girlfriend.