@avclub-7b1c718f91de50d902e00762ad5cac28:disqus You don't have to understand Perl or even read the code for the sake of the story, it's just kind of neat that it's there. If you're into that sort of thing.

@avclub-418975ed2c8a0cdc4bfdaef2b289f58e:disqus My parents made me listen to prog when I was little and as a result I religiously avoided everything other than hardcore punk until I was about 25.

@avclub-b6e5391be8277308d0801a0be95ac706:disqus Self-employment is way less fun than it seems. I've been catering since becoming a full-time single dad just so I could make my own schedule, and it pays the bills but if anything unexpected came up (like food poisioning or an employee getting injured, God forbid), I…

@avclub-3be42d8a3412057f79af152555e39bd4:disqus If it's any comfort, I had the whole storyline of the finale spoiled for me before I watched a single episode, and it was still totally awesome and enjoyable.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus Okay, okay, point taken. In my defense, if I'm super lucky I might make $60,000 a year in this business, and more realistically I will probably not break 50k, so there's a trade-off with those lower student loans. At least I can eat and drink awesome stuff for free.

Cryptonomicon is easily the most action-packed book ever to prominently feature Unix and contain entire Perl scripts in the middle of the text.

@avclub-fdb2ab7c6d32198281dca52d36a8ac52:disqus Funnily enough, she was initially recommended to be me by an old Atheist/Jewish/Hippy coworker, who grew up in NYC. I guess the fact that her writing is so overtly religious (and Southern) explains why she doesn't get as much credit as other writers of her time. I think…

If I were homeless I'd prefer booze money over your Obama vote, personally speaking.

She is a just a straight-up great writer, but the religious themes were a great bonus for me as well. It has always been frustrating as a church-goer that most Christian books/film are so stupid and poorly made. I think Amazon should substitute a copy of her collected works to an anyone who orders that idiotic…

@LJo1:disqus The thing is, we went over the budget and everything to explain why he was offering what he was offering. Business was so bad and there was so much overhead, he really couldn't afford anything until a chef came in, fixed the food, and improved business. He wasn't low-balling me, it was just a…

@avclub-f6f154417c4665861583f9b9c4afafa2:disqus If you didn't appoint yourself, we would have.

This may be a character defect of mine, but I immediately lose patience for helping someone if they seem ungrateful or get angry at me for how I'm helping them. The yelling would bug me more than the shit trail to be honest, though I'd say that was a perfectly reasonable time to cut your losses.

Moisture could definitely do it…one other trick I can think of is to freeze them a bit and then deep fry them. I used to do this with gnocchi made out of squash and other high-moisture vegetables that produced a really delicate dough. By the time they thawed in the oil there was a lightly browned crust that provided…

Assume that she was being passive aggressive and carry on.

My Little Ponies?

@avclub-3be42d8a3412057f79af152555e39bd4:disqus The reviews are way better now and I do read them, but the first couple were weird and very stylized. It was like a strange cross of noir and Kerouac. But in a TV show review.

@avclub-d542a3419c3ad57206a96bcc86155ebc:disqus How long did you let it sit? I've always had to let mustard for a good week or so before it's even close to palatable, and I always had to add some kind of sweetener to dull the burn. The type of mustard seeds can made a difference too. It mellows with age though for…

Stumbled upon the work of Flannery O'Connor this week by dumb luck and became obsessed. I don't think I've enjoyed an author this much in many years, since whenever I went through a phase with Bukowski or Vonnegut.

Yesterday I interviewed for a head Chef position and the GM looked at me with a straight face and asked if I was willing to start at $9.50 an hour until my probationary period (which was anything from 30-90 days depending on..whatever?) was over. So all of you desk-job working, bachelor's degree-owning white collar…

I've only deep-fried falafel, but it sounds like your oil may have been too cold to start and then either you cranked or it just got up to temp after the falafel fell apart and that's when you got the burning. Other delicate stuff like fish will have the same problem if you don't get a good sear right away.