MIDItheKID

joined 2 years ago
[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Regardless of what flushable wipes are made out of, just use a bidet. Why do I need to introduce another disposable product to keep my ass clean? I have running water.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Right there next to the poop knife.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Lobsters and Crabs are 100% giant sea insects. Shrimp are basically giant sea gnats. They are tasty and provide nutrients. No problem there. Plenty of cultures eat land insects.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've learned recently that "Vegetable" is kind of like that too. Like most vegetables are fruits, seeds, leaves, roots, etc etc. Vegetable is a culinary term, not a botanical one, and it's still foggy. It's basically a plant that isn't sweet, but they also call sweet corn a vegetable so whatever.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Dire Dire Docks from Mario 64. If not the original, then this jazz cover by The Consouls - https://youtu.be/5Mhk9zxb1mw

I'd be flubbalin and wubbalin in the waves all day to this track.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hate being that guy, but it's "Hi, kids" not "Hey, kids". It's actually integral to the rhyme.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

What does black paint do to light?

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

That's a damn good point.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah I mean if that's the standard I'm fine with it. But as I mentioned in a reply to somebody else, to make something black you don't add darkness, you subtract light. So inherently black is subtraction and white is addition. Saying that addition is good and subtraction is bad is like a weird byproduct of "positive" meaning good and "negative" meaning bad, when they are just numbers on either side of zero.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean I get it, but I never thought of it that way. Like black is the absence light or color. You don't add darkness to something to make it black, you subtract light, color, energy etc. So black is "negative". White is the opposite of black. On a color slider, it's all of everything all the way, it's "positive", and I don't mean "positive = good" way, I mean like mathematically positive, like a "+" sign. Like do electricians need to stop using black cables for negative? It just seems like a reach unless it originally had some racist etymology. Like if the term" blacklist"was originally used by restaurant owners during segregation and they didn't allow black people in, or anybody on the "blacklist" because anybody on that list should be treated as if they were black then I would be like "Oh yeah holy shit, we should definitely not use that term". But I think saying black is negative and white is positive has both scientific and mathematical origins.

I'm fine with using blocklist and allowlist. I guess I just never got the memo that we weren't supposed to use blacklist and whitelist.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I have magnetic flame decals on the side of my Minivan, and I can 100% confirm that it is track ready.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Placing bets. 30 years from now "Autistic" is going to be on the same chopping block. It's already making it's rounds as a general insult with the kids, just like retarded did when I was growing up.

 

I love the idea of getting older AAA titles for free, but hate the idea of installing the Epic Games Launcher on my computer. Where do you guys stand on this?

It also makes me sad that Epig Games has fallen so far. I grew up on Unreal Tournament and now I don't want them anywhere near my computer.

 

So I have drank coffee on and off since I was a teenager, and I recently took probably a 2 year break from it. When I was drinking coffee, it was usually because they had a pod system at work, and it was an excuse to get up from my desk and take a break. With that said, I have been watching this Netflix show Resident Alien recently, and there is a lot of coffee drinking in it, and I started craving a hot cup. On my way home from dropping my daughter off at daycare, I stopped at the local gas station\market and got a cup and was like "Man, I miss coffee, and this coffee is pretty terrible."

So this got me thinking that I want to get back into morning coffee tradition, but I no longer work in an office, I work from home. I don't want to go pod system because they are wasteful, weak, and a pain in the but to clean\maintain. My wife doesn't drink coffee, so I don't need to make a whole pot. So I was thinking of going French press, as that seems to be suggested in a lot of places for single-serve.

Do you folks have a suggestion on French press brands? I know it's a pretty simple mechanism, but I'm not against spending a couple extra bucks to get something that will enhance my coffee making\drinking experience. Additionally, I am looking for something that will filter out as many grounds as possible. Are you guys for\against paper filters? Should I get a metal one? Do I need one of those things that goes on top of my mug to hold the filter? Where do I start?

I know coffee can get really mad scientist really quick, and I'm not trying to go that route (yet). My brother-in-law has one of those electric kettles that gets to an exact temperature, and he grinds his own beans and weights them, and does the whole swirly pour to get "the perfect cup" and while that seems cool, I am not ready to take it to that level.

So what is your suggestion on "starter builds"?

Also, what about beans? Do I grind my own? Do I start with store bought stuff (I always liked Cafe Bustelo)?

Any and all advice is welcome.

Edit: I also forgot to add - I have read about cold brewing being really smooth. How do I cold brew and heat it back up? Do people do that? Would love to hear more about it.

Edit2: Oh man, this community is awesome! I didn't expect so many great responses. Pulling the trigger on an Aeropress after reading all the comments here and watching some James Hoffman videos about it. It definitely looks like the right fit for me. I'm not going to get a grinder quite yet, as I feel like I am just beginning my journey and I don't want to go balls to the wall right out the gate. There is a coffee shop right down the street from me that sells\grinds beans, so that sounds like the best bet for trying different things.

Sxan mentioned the Toddy's kit, and that also has my interest. Maybe that's next after a grinder. I have a feeling I am about to go down an expensive caffeine fueled rabbit hole. Wish me luck. I will report back.

 

I have been living in the Samsung ecosystem for quite a long time now, and i finally decided to make the switch to Pixel because the 8 looked pretty great, and it was time for a new phone.

Big surprise to me, is that I can no longer use any of my Samsung Smart Tags, which I have quite a few of (Dog collar, Luggage, Car, eScooter, Keys, Backpack, etc).

I am pretty upset with this, as I purchased the smart tag pro's, and it wasn't exactly cheap. I previously had some Tile devices, but I found them to be incredibly unreliable, and I really don't want to have to re-purchase a bunch of devices and the things that hold them (collar, waterproof container etc).

With all of that said, is there any unofficial way to get the Samsung smart devices working on a Pixel? From my understanding, they are just bluetooth devices. I don't see why there would be any physical restriction to pairing them to my Pixel, it's just the software stopping it. Like is there some kind of jailbroken Samsung Smart Things apk that tells the app that you're on a Samsung device? I've looked around but haven't had much luck finding antyhing, so I thought I might ask here.

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