Sometimes I make video games
Oh hey, that’s awesome! I’m glad someone found something I said helpful 😃
I don’t ever want to oversell a self-help book because their usefulness really depends on the person reading it, but honestly this one has been life changing for me too.
I would rather be misinformed than disinformed. Either way you have a chance to learn and grow, but at least with misinformation you can come by it honestly. Disinformation is far more grave of an issue
They say ignorance is bliss, so I’d probably be happier to know a little. Unfortunately, I already know more than a little and it’s not easy to unlearn, so I guess I’m cursed with awareness now
However, if you only know a little then you’re more susceptible to (dis/mis)information. That can have a tremendously negative impact on your quality of life - although I suppose you might not be aware of it
The world would be a better place if we all knew more about it. The only reason why knowledge is cursed is because with knowledge we see how unfairly a few humans treat each other
Oh my gosh, I was not prepared for that.
As if CSS didn’t give me enough reasons to cry.
But it’s still got to be responsive for all devices, although flexbox is disabled
When I get to hell they’re going to make me work on the front end.
It’s all going to be inline HTML and Inspect Element isn’t available in their browser
Mother-in Law’s tongue looks like a plant that I know of as Snake Grass
They must have named it after my MIL
Pastor, pastor
Pastor of muppets, I’m pulling your strings
Growing your mind and hearing your dreams
Listen to me, I’ll teach you some things
Just call my name 'cause I’m on your team
Pastor, pastor
Just call my name 'cause I’m on your team
Pastor, pastor
Mom’s great. I get the sense she still has some of that childlike wonder in her like Calvin does, even if she has to be Mom too.
Like in the Yukon, Ho! arc when Mom and Dad are looking for Hobbes who’s lost in the woods. She shouts his name looking for him before realizing that he can’t call back.
Or another one where I forget the exact context, but she’s sharing her anxieties and worries with Hobbes. Then she says something to the effect of, “You know it’s got to be bad if I’m talking to you about it”
Gosh, true that about eggs. I’ve been using them largely as a cheaper alternative to meat, but it’s getting to the point where I might as well have just bought the meat.
Maybe I should just bite the bullet and go vegan for a bit.
Piling on to the suggestion for a Costco membership. The rotisserie chicken is often available as a loss leader.
This means that Costco actually sells those chickens at a loss. The logic is that you’ll buy other things too, but you’re under no obligation to if you just need to get some cheap meat
I’ve always understood that beans and rice is the defacto struggle meal. It’s hard to beat them for sheer dollars-to-calories ratio, and may even be less expensive than potatoes.
I’m sure you’re aware - and I empathize with your situation - but eating a variety is best if you’re able to manage it. Potatoes can go a long way to stretching a diet, but aren’t very nutritionally diverse on their own.
A few less expensive supplements I’ve used in the past are peanut butter, and eggs. There’s often a deal to be had by shopping seasonally - pumpkins are in right now and I get a surprising amount of mileage out of them.
Personally I love green onions with potatoes. They’re not very nutritionally dense, but they’re a pleasing aromatic and you can get a bundle for around a dollar. If you place your onions in an open jar of water on the counter, they’ll continue to grow. I usually regrow my onions 4-5 times from a single bunch and plain water, a handy frugal tip
But assuming potatoes are the only or main item on the menu, there’s an impressive degree of versatility in their preparation. Ultimately that usually adds up to mashed, baked, boiled, or fried.
Potatoes make an excellent soup. Even on their own - a local place here does a side dish which is just a quarter potato simmered in miso / vegetable stock. If you’re doing other ingredients, the potato can be made into a thickener for soup - corn chowder is an inexpensive meal that I’ve leaned heavily on in the past.
If you make a large batch of mashed potatoes, you can repurpose the leftovers for other meals. Mix with flour and you’ve got croquettes or potato pancakes. You can pretty much just toss them in a pan and refry them. If fish is available to you, you can mince a can into a potato / flour mixture and then fry it to get a tasty fish cake.
You can jazz up a baked potato into what’s known as a Hasselbeck potato if you want a fun presentation. Essentially you score the potato into several thin segments and drizzle it with oil while baking. It has a pretty unique look.
This last one is a bit off the deep end - but it’s a local dish here and something that our family does for major gatherings. It’s called Rappie Pie, or Pate a la Rapure, or sometimes Potats Rappe. It’s a bit of a process, but the only essential ingredients are potatoes and soup stock. It can be a ton of work and not for the faint of heart, but it’s a rather unique preparation and genuinely comfort food for me. We like ours fairly runny - we sometimes call it Potato Jello
This recipe appears fairly accurate, but I’ll try to summarize.
Grate potatoes into pulp then squeeze to remove the starch. This is the most laborious part of the process, so it’s common for people to do this communally or to take a shortcut by buying a processed potato block.
Gradually mix potato mixture into boiling broth. Whisk until smooth
Pour into a greased pan, halfway through adding additional fillings if you have them. This is commonly served as a meaty dish with chicken, rabbit, or venison, but I’ve made it vegetarian or plain before too.
Bake until a crispy skin forms. Serve while hot, leftovers can be frozen or refrigerated, then reheated in the oven or a skillet
Anyway, good luck to you. I hope food security is in your future, nobody should have to go hungry 😞
I like this, everyone’s happier when they’re making out with each other.
Well, unless they’re ace, but maybe then they’re looking at each other over a loaf of garlic bread
Isn’t chemistry all a matter of scale though? I admit it’s not my field
I mean, if the cat pees on the rug and you clean it up right away, that’s probably not a big deal. I imagine it’s a different story if you’re cleaning out a hoarder’s cat colony in a poorly ventilated area and don’t dilute the bleach because you wanted something stronger
Friendly reminder that using bleach to clean cat pee can fucking kill you and your cat
I mean, I’d be kind of surprised if it did kill you, but ammonia and bleach mix to make an extremely toxic gas
Dumb fuck!
(/s this is the meme, I wish you the best)
The caption is mislabeled, but don’t worry, I’ve got your back:
Left: Biology majors looking at Computer Science majors all day
Right: Bugs looking at bugs all day
I wasn’t aware my mediocrity was on display. 😅
Honestly, I liked the professor. When he had time to teach something he was clearly interested in, he did a great job of connecting. He didn’t get to teach us OOP though because there was a staffing emergency. The person we did get normally taught Hardware, so he was basically just reading aloud the textbook. Poor guy.
And you’re right, the professor did let us know that there was going to be a change of requirements partway through. But it wouldn’t be a good lesson if he told us what was going to change, although he did give some examples from previous times he’d taught the course.
A lot of people got burned when the change came. For my part I thought I did pretty okay, the refactor didn’t go perfectly but it was better than if I hadn’t been prepared. But I’ve also written a bunch of really gross objects that served no purpose just because they might change later. As anything is, it’s all about finding that happy medium
That’s a fair assessment. It’s kind of like the rule for premature optimization: don’t.
With experience you might get some intuition about when it’s good to lean into inheritance. We were definitely lacking experience at that point though.
OOP is a pretty powerful paradigm, which means it’s also easy to provide enough rope to hang yourself with. See also just about any other meme here about OOP
I know you’re apprehensive about using vinegar, but it is quite a potent degreaser. And I mean, don’t give it a bath, but wiping it down with a rag or a toothbrush shouldn’t be too bad. That’s how I clean my air fryer
You could try something like isopropyl alcohol if you’re concerned about the electronics. If you use a high purity then it actually evaporates on its own and is non-corrosive. It’s my goto cleaner for electronics parts.
Often times, people learn that the stove is hot by touching it.
It’s easier to blame the stove than the person who touched it. But if you laugh when you watch it happen, you’re probably not laughing at the stove.