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cygnosis

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  • What a nimrod

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  • Our thinking can be so twisted by religion. Imagine someone long ago wants to build a really tall tower. Nobody knows engineering, material science, etc. They just start stacking rocks on top of each other like they do when they made short buildings. Eventually it's so tall and heavy that it's no longer stable, one side sinks into the ground, and the whole thing falls over. And what's their takeaway? Is it about learning from their mistake and trying again? No, it's "God is punishing your hubris!" Religion just poisons the mind.

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    Thoughts on co-sleeping ?

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  • If it's not causing any issues, don't worry about it. If it seems to be causing a dependency or increased anxiety around sleeping alone, then maybe it's not a good idea. There doesn't seem to be any consensus among psychologists. Some like it, some hate it. So the best you're going to be able to do is keep track of how it affects you both and change things up if it becomes a problem.

  • You’re Not Allowed to Have the Best Sunscreens in the World

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  • You've posted an article at a paywalled website. It appears to also be paywalled at archive.org. If you don't want to get downvoted, provide some way to read the article for those of us who don't subscribe to the atlantic.

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  • I don't know if these bills would help, but there is a need for something to be done. The daughter of a friend of mine was raped by a Lyft driver a few years ago. Going home from a party, she didn't want to drive because she had been drinking. She thought Lyft was the safer option. It wasn't.

  • A receipt printer cured my procrastination [ADHD]

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  • What grocery items are always worth the extra $1-$5?

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  • Huy Fong Sriracha. Just don't even bother buying any other bottle of "sriracha" sauce. It's not worth it. Your disappointment will be immeasurable and your day will be ruined.

  • NHS nurse ordered to remove ‘antisemitic’ watermelon video call background launches legal action

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  • Ukrainian flag - not political. Russian flag - political.

    Israeli flag - not political. Palestinian flag - political.

    I think that's the point of the lawsuit. You can't claim you're "completely apolitical and non-biased" when you actually support one side of a conflict and punish your employees who support the other side.

  • Fruit

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  • A fact that I hadn't realized. TIL.

  • Fruit

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  • I mean, orange was right there...

  • What games did you get down with over the holiday weekend?

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  • Really been enjoying Fallout London. Incredible work for a group of modders. The occasional bug doesn't bother me much. My only complaint is it's sometimes very hard to get from point A to point B on the map, and no explanation is given for why.

  • rule

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  • hmm. I see. By plugging in only one side you're creating a 120v cattle prod. Yeah, that would be hazardous.

  • rule

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  • Explain why, please. I'm not an electrician, but as I understand it, when you install an electrical socket the same three wires in the romex cable provide power for both plugs. Effectively each of the holes in the top plug is bonded to the same hole in the bottom plug. So why would connecting them with an external wire cause a problem? Even if two outlets are right next to each other, and one has reversed polarity, you'd just be connecting neutral to neutral and hot to hot. I don't understand why it's a fire hazard.

    edit: last two sentences are wrong. If one plug has reversed polarity and one doesn't you'd be connecting two wires from hot to neutral, and that would probably just blow a fuse.

  • [QUESTION] For pasta sauces, is it best to use fresh tomatoes or canned?

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  • I had a few tomato plants do well in the garden this year. With a pretty good amount of San Marzano, Cherry, and Early Girl tomatoes, juicing and reducing was the only practical way to deal with them. To do it efficiently I like to use a tomato juicer (mine looks something like this). I put the juice in a pot on the stove for an hour or two to reduce it to a sauce. It takes a little time, but if you have a bunch of ripe tomatoes you can make a banger of a sauce. Throw in some Italian herbs, salt, and a few hot pepper flakes and you've got my favorite sauce. I've been eating that on ravioli for a few weeks now and I think it's great: sweet (from the cherry tomatoes) and full of flavor.

    As far as efficiency goes, it does take some energy if you just evaporate the watery part on the stove. You could also let the water separate out from the tomatoes and just drain it off. That should make the reduction much faster.