What metro/train is that in the photo?

I had a specific garam masala recipe that I was following (cardamom, coriander, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, brown mustard seeds, cloves, cinnamon, and chile), and the garam masala “blends” often deviated in some way from that recipe, including things instead like bay leaves or star anise. So that wasn’t going to…

When I tried to buy whole spices for constructing a garam masala mix, I was always confused as to which kind of cardamom to get. I went to a South Asian grocer which carries Indian spices in bulk, and I identified three kinds of cardamom: black, green, and cardamom “seeds” or “pods”, which looked grayish. Which ones…

Pretty soon I’ll have no reason to have Pidgin installed anymore. Most of the things I used it for have either vanished or switched to protocols that are no longer supported.

I know of at least one Trader Joe’s within a 30-mile radius that has adequate parking.

But if I’m being a good millennial, I’m packing all my groceries into my reusable Trader Joe’s shopping totes.

Millennial problem: now I have to buy a newspaper.

Hi Patrick,

This app looks like it ticks all the boxes, but there are two red flags for me:

You may wish to note that LeEco is basically bankrupt at this point, and so the “awesome deal” on the phone comes with the caveat that buyers are unlikely to receive any future updates and no customer support.

You may wish to note that LeEco is basically bankrupt at this point, and so the “awesome deal” on the phone comes…

To clarify my earlier statement:

I would wear a hat, but hats and ponytails don’t mix.

Based on past LH articles, when I saw the headline I was half expecting the article to say that simmered butter wrappers make a flavorful stock.

Hi Patrick,

Now is that ten minutes from when it reaches a soft boil, or a rolling boil?

This is incorrect.

Joke’s on you, CCleaner! It bugs me about a new version practically every time I launch the damn thing, so I stopped updating it regularly several years ago.

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On this point, we are in agreement. But then you lost me. You seem sympathetic enough to recognize that some people don’t have jobs and not because they didn’t “try hard enough”. On the other hand, you’re either unwilling to recognize (or unaware, more charitably) that an unemployed status in this country carries…