@gr8wayn: A hermit who lives far upstream from any cities or landfills. A glacier hermit, maybe? Anywa, yeah, its in all of our water.
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To the people who need this: what the heck are you putting in your bottles?
@Claytons: On the downside, you have to live in Oregon.
Oregon is the best. Super-helpful voter information package covering all the candidates and measures, and no legwork, line-waiting or discomfort whatsoever.
@Imfromthenet: If you check out the wikipedia entry on wok's there's a whole section dedicated to why they're not well suited for electric cooking elements.
@Imfromthenet: To rephrase in an even tone: if you have an electric cook top, a wok is no better than and possibly slightly worse than a stainless steel pot or pan for all applications. The rounded bottom is what makes a wok versatile and special, and you simply cannot reap the benefits of this feature on an electric…
@Imfromthenet: Woks are great if you have gas. If you don't, they're junk.
@ForzaJuve!: the largest, the Sedan crater, is 390 meters accross,
@Hasteur: I guess it depends on how big your apartment is?
@when: Meh. I think most people who use non-stick realize they'll need to replace them every so often. Buy the cheap-o's from a relioable brand at your local discount warehouse. If you cook a lot and get ambitious with your eggs, you'll be glad.
@Imfromthenet: I am pretty sure he also recommends a traditional teflon non-stick. There are many things that will be a pain in the ass on the cast iron that are a breeze on a decent non-stick.
@Bored_Lurker: And I'll read a book for the 25 minutes longer a day you spend, on average, on coffee. Assuming it takes me 3 hours on average to read a book, that's almost 51 books a year I read while you toil over diminishing returns on what is, for me, fine when adequate and mainly for servicing the creaks of my…
Trolling for page views is such a sophisticated pursuit. I admire those who do it.
@Lacara: I'm aware of these issues. OR is a bit of a utopia in this regard, but the farmers (sometimes distributors) here almost all put out information about their practices and the conditions the animals are in and most, when engaged, encourage visits to their farms and facilities. Even if they do not do this, it's…
@Nic Michael: Plenty of humane meat out there. Here in OR, I can get free range, organic goat, chicken, chicken eggs, beef and pig all for the same price or moderately more than big-ag. products, and it's all local, too.
@Ben R: This is the stereotype trotted out, generally. You have bad luck if you experiences match the stereotype. I've met and been good friends with quite a few vegans, and never had cause to question the just nature of their intentions and not a single one of them preached or condescended to me. They were all…
@David Corso: I, for one, support you. Not necessarily for being vegan, but for pointing out the obvious to those so willing to avoid looking for it.
Most vegans I've met are well aware of the many uses of meat (not just beef). There are many resources for vegan consumer education, and many alternative products to the ones listed above (some of which are quite rare and in the minority as meat-based). Most can and do successfully escape beef. Not that I support them…
@tipt0n: Most vegans educated themselves and there are hundreds of orgs that list brands and companies that make vegan products. You should ridicule your friends not just for being vegan, but for being lazy ones.