I’m in Illinois, and I think it was 63 here on Christmas day (though we had three inches of snow on the ground on Thanksgiving). Temps have been way above average most days this season, and it’s supposed to hit 60 today. But this is Illinois, so February and even March will probably be brutally cold out of spite.

Comment I saw recently:

I think the quote goes “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”

Nonsense, the doctor would bring everything to them. Do you expect them to go to a clinic that (whispered in horror) *poor people* have been to? It might be contagious!

When I looked up Lipinski to see what district he’s from, I learned that he basically inherited the job from his dad, who held the same seat from 1983-2005. He’s a fucking professional descendant.

I’m disappointed. The headline could have read “CATS IS GETTING ... FIXED”.

I had no idea who/what it was, either.

That was also definitely Dina Meyer’s voice on the other end of the radio.

There are also dental membership plans that you can usually get day-of at the office that cover checkups and give you discounted rates on fillings, crowns, and whatnot. 

Haven’t tried that, but I grew up on peanut butter and bacon sandwiches (on toasted bread).

A dollop of marmite or vegemite adds a ton of umami-ness. It’s way cheaper to use tomato paste, though (make sure to cook it for extra fond).

They’ve secured a large source of free-range carnies?

>...the institution “cannot, nor would we, fire Professor Rasmusen for his posts as a private citizen, as vile and stupid as they are, because the First Amendment of the United States Constitution forbids us to do so.”

Yup, the Shield lets you use in-home streaming - rendering the game on a gaming PC elsewhere in your house and then piping it to the big TV in your living room - *or* use GeForce Now and play a streamed version rendered on Nvidia’s servers. There’s even a wide selection of free sample games. Damn thing’s also great…

He’s been looking even more bloated and sweaty than usual lately, and he’s been leaning heavily on the podium whenever he’s in public. He’s got coronary disease written all over him.

Kids who grew up with these also innately understand how “spin gravity” works in science fiction settings. It never hit me until just now that the reason current movies and TV shows get it wrong (ie. a ship is shaped like a pencil with a spinning ring mounted partway along it, but people walk around in normal gravity…

Has anybody posted the original Japanese interview audio, or a transcript of it? Retranslating a translation of a translation (Japanese -> Italian -> English) isn’t all that helpful. “Telephone Game” rules apply.

They are really good, aren’t they? It took a few tries, but I finally nailed down the technique and dialed in the cook time for my own oven.

Same here. I watch America’s Test Kitchen and Food Wishes for recipes that I’ll actually make. With the exception of those cookies, I’ve felt no urge to make anything of theirs. Their stuff is fun to watch, but it’s entertainment for me, not instructional.

I recently started watching BA videos, but for entertainment, not instruction or actual recipes. For that, it’s America’s Test Kitchen and Food Wishes. The only recipe of theirs I’ve actually made is the aforementioned cookies (I made my third batch yesterday and finally have it down - the trick is to brown that…