I even have to keep explaining this to my doctor — I’m 59, had a quadruple bypass two years ago (and only weigh 190 so it isn’t that, judgers!), and am diabetic, and I’m happy to have a shorter but higher-quality life. I’ve already decided on a list of qualifiers that will help me decide when it’s time to check out,…

Algorithms can’t curate. The word is constantly misused even when people are involved, though. “Curate” isn’t just “do” or “make” or “create.”

This isn’t “curate.”

We aren’t posting cat pics in this thread yet? Huh.

The Atari 2600 ran code during the TV’s vertical blanking interval and overscan. NTSC TVs display with a frame rate of 29.97 fps and the 2600 typically drew 192 lines of the 262 available, and between that three-hundredths of a second in the first case and that relatively luxurious quarter of a second in the second…

I’m guessing you don’t take public transportation. Here in Chicago, lots and lots of people watch tv on their phones. I also see it on the riverwalk where I have lunch.

I’m guessing you don’t take public transportation. Here in Chicago, lots and lots of people watch tv on their…

While I’d recommend that anyone who wants to expand their TiVo do some precise searches to verify this, I understand from various AV sites that you can actually remove its 1TB drive and drop in your preferred ginormous internal HD. The firmware in the TiVo will format the drive and install the OS. I think…

While I’d recommend that anyone who wants to expand their TiVo do some precise searches to verify this, I understand…

For what it’s worth, it’s not like they aren’t even tomatoes. They’re even likeable. I get the whole “there’s a brand called San Marzano that isn’t from San Marzano” dynamic, but, I mean, they aren’t my first choice but they’re my second or third. (And I’ve always found canned whole tomatoes weird, because cans are…

Good luck with it. I don’t discount the possibility that I got lucky with a particularly trainable cat. But I think in general, they can be taught these things, maybe faster or slower depending on the individual critter.

Fair nuff. Another part of my cat’s training was that, when she was a kitten, I’d only ever allow her out on the porch when there was a thunderstorm, and I’d carry her out and just let her experience what an awful thing the outdoors was. Eventually, once I lived in an apartment with an enclosed porch, she got to be OK…

Train the cat. They can and should be trained. As you suggest, Heather, I played with my cat before bedtime every night when she was a kitten, tiring her out so she’d sleep. I ignored any attention she gave me overnight until she learned she wasn’t going to win. It worked. By the time she was an adult cat, she…

Also, if you’re willing to settle for Project Gutenberg, it’s worth noting that some of its sites here and there around the world have a much larger selection than the U.S. site, for obvious reasons. I haven’t needed a VPN yet and hope that day isn’t coming.

I have found that potatoes contain so much water that it’s really, really worth laying the slices out on a paper towel, putting a paper towel over them, and pressing hard, and repeating until the paper towels are pretty dry. I also use that microwave tray. Seasonings won’t cling unless you add them while the slices…

Ginger beer (Bundaberg is a fave, but there are other good ones, and you probably can’t get to my neighborhood farmers market where some guy is selling a really great one), SodaStream with or without added flavors (no soda flavors, just either a shot of juice or a slice of fruit), anything with honest lime juice in it…

“How’s the downloadable content?”
 
“Any lag in the multiplayer?”
 
“Cool. I’m getting another beer. Good talkin’ to ya!”

Chicagoans pretend that casseroles and crackers with toppings are pizza, but it isn’t pizza if you can’t fold it. Respect to the mention of the jibarito, but the better-known sandwich is the Italian beef. It’s nothing special, not a destination food for sure, but it’s a combination of common ingredients you still…

Thanks. I’m afraid I’m already using the lowest heat, turning it on about 10 minutes before the eggs actually touch the pan, which Cook’s Illustrated recommended to avoid hot spots.

Why can’t I make decent eggs over easy? I have eggs, I have a nonstick 9" pan, I have butter, I have a stove. This shouldn’t be difficult. Can you get me there?

I thought that was Italy.