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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

It's a neutral, yeah.

My point is that if they're combining the two, why wouldn't they just move to a single domain instead?

What would they call it?

This seems a move concerned primarily with brand.
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s0nicfan posted...

This is what I love about Nintendo. They might not always make the most original content, but what they produce is some of the most finely crafted stuff on the market. Compare this to the launch state of any Bethesda game and it should be obvious why, after all these years, Nintendo is still in the game.

Seriously imagine Skyrim with combat like this.

Or really just Skyrim with combat beyond strafe and hit.
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"So this is a PCRMPRAQRFT, which is obviously a protractionary curmidium respiratority mammal parapet recitative acute quandry rectical foundry terinium and is used for..."

Motherfucker that's not what obviously means, stop saying obviously as a catch-all for "and this means"
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Everyone is giving TC a hard time but he has a point.

If you're in a bad mood it's not anyone else's problem, and you especially shouldn't put it on other people when there's an observable reason for your bad mood that is entirely of your own doing. Nobody else should have to put up with your hormonal mood swings.

Yeah, I get hangry too, but there's also a part of me that says "this isn't anyone else's fault so stop being snarky at them for no reason".
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ChromaticAngel posted...

pinky0926 posted...

You'll have a hard time getting a good sear on something that thin i guess. I would pat down the steaks until they're as dry as possible, and make sure the pan is smoking out with an oil that has a decently high smoke point, like olive oil.

Just my two cents.

Don't necessarily disagree with any of this stuff. This steak is pretty hard to cook since it goes from raw to well done faster than it takes me to put it in the pan. I've come to the conclusion that I don't think this type of steak is good for an oven at all. If I ever buy it again, I would likely use it to make meat sauce with it.

Or maybe schnitzel.

I henestly reckon it would be good if you breaded it. Just like 2 minutes each side if that.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Can't remember off the top of my head it was a pack of 8 steaks for $18. They were super thin so have to eat two at a time. They're like pancakes made out of beef. I made two right away and then marinaded the other 6.

Hard to tell when it's that thin, could be chuck or round maybe.

Additionally the chili marinade didn't work at all. Tastes fine but also tastes like I just cooked it plain and added sauce after the fact.

Maybe next time add salt into the marinade to help the marinade permeate into the juice better. Sugar also works quite well. Or beat the meat with a mallet. Heh, beat the meat.

If you intended to tenderise the meat, something acidic would really help. Pineapple is ideal for this.

pinky0926 posted...

I baked them in an oven at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes on a cast iron pan. I've done this a lot with pork and tried to replicate my success with beef but it didn't work out quite the same. I'm going to try different cuts next time.

The grey color is because the juice collected in the pan to give a kind of boiled look.

You'll have a hard time getting a good sear on something that thin i guess. I would pat down the steaks until they're as dry as possible, and make sure the pan is smoking out with an oil that has a decently high smoke point, like olive oil.

Just my two cents.
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nicklebro posted...

pinky0926 posted...

In short, haha take that liberals.

lol I know your post was being facetious, but this part is actually far more accurate than it seems. I think hes entire presidency is basically 1/2 "were tired of things not changing and our perspective being ridiculed and completely shunned" and 1/2 "LMAO HOLD THAT L LIBCUCKS!!!"

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Heineken14 posted...

Banjo2553 posted...

I feel he should stay the fuck out of Twitter and he makes....really bad statements a lot of times, for what it's worth.

It's not even just Twitter. It's everywhere. Doesn't matter if it's a speech, an interview, Twitter, shit he's scrawled on a bathroom stall. Every single time this fat fuck opens his big dumb mouth, a lie comes out. Without question.

It also has nothing to do with "hurrrr durrrr, he said mean things!!11" It's because he's a fucking lying asshole. Simple.

He's absolutely one of those people so entrenched in being a pathological liar that he just can't stop himself doing it even when telling the truth would be far easier for everyone, especially himself.

Donald, what did you have for lunch today?
Well let me tell you, it was really terrific. This steak, a really great steak, guy who made it is a terrific guy, really terrific guy, he knows me - it was a triple lobster steak with american made guacomole and let me tell you something - the women who work at that place are just the most beautiful, smartest women - really smart people believe me - and they know I eat the best sandwiches. And I don't know what they're serving in China - maybe some fried rice, maybe some dog I don't know you tell me - but it was really the best triple fried chicken I ever had.

(donald actually skipped lunch today and forgot)
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You clearly don't understand.

Trump tells it like it is, except for when he doesn't - that's just him fooling around. He says what we're all thinking, except for the times when he says something outrageous, then he's just being boisterous. He means what he says and says what he means, except for when he's just kidding or getting his words confused.

So in summary Trump says exactly what he's thinking but also doesn't, and each time it's everyone else in the world who has to be responsible for the things he says and work out whatever it's supposed to mean. Trump is the straight talking guy who's words are powerful but also the class clown who talks a lot of shit most of the time.

In short, haha take that liberals.

Hope this helps.
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zH0mPfR posted...

If a waiter/waitress is a dick to me or fucks with me, I'll have him/her fired.

It's more than that. If your request isn't firm enough or doesn't carry enough weight they can happily ignore it or come up with a reason not to do it because they know you'll passively accept it.

I'm not rude to customer service reps despite how this topic sounds, but frankly if I tell you I'm not getting what's on the tin and you try and bat me off without helping then you're the one being rude.
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Alright the marinades sound good but two observations

- what cut of steak? Some take to marinades better, usually the cheaper fattier cuts
- how are you cooking them? What's your method. Steaks look a little grey to me which suggests not a high enough heat or that steaks went into the pan while still wet
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Veggeta_MAX posted...

There are bad customers and there are bad customer reps. Have integrity, be nice no matter what.

If you're a good customer dealing with a bad customer rep you can't count on their work ethic and sense of responsibility to handle your problem. What you can reliably count on is putting a red hot poker up their ass to get them off their seat to actively help you.

Your average receptionist/hospitality staff is not exactly living for the job. They're there to pass the time and make money until they find something better.
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People who work in customer service always say this but they don't really mean it. Not really.

The amount of times in my life I was incredibly nice and understanding to some hospitality service staff or a receptionist or whoever was on the phone - simply because I could empathise with their life and how I'm infringing on it - and subsequently been treated as a low priority task is too often to bear accounting for. These people just want to move the post-it off their desk into the trash and deal with as little hassle as possible throughout the day.

Even just a change in tone from "I don't suppose you could help me?" to "I need this to happen because I've already asked before and nothing has happened at all" changes the entire speed from a lazy "I'll get to it if I'm in a good mood with nothing to do" to "holy shit I could get fired if I don't actually do my job".

The above is different from being outright rude. Screaming at someone doesn't work, because it gives the person ammunition to shut you down regardless of the grievance. But honestly, I think the shadow of a threat is the most valuable tool I ever learned in the corporate world for dealing with people who just don't really want to be made to do work, which is most people.
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How old we talking here, like 14?
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DrizztLink posted...

I didn't watch but I'm willing to bet BBT fucked it up.

Weirdly enough I think they did it better, if only marginally
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Neither of these were good.
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...

Death ribs?

because of all da sugar
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Muffinz0rz posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Honestly if I saw a resume like that pop on my desk I'd either assume it was spam or just someone being a know-it-all. Just use English, you don't get weaboo points for trying.

But the thing is, it's not like this is the first thing that shows up. It's my personal info, three jobs, my actual college, and then this place. It's just one little blip under the education section. It's not supposed to be the focal point of why you should hire me, but rather just a little asterisk that might get you to do a double-take.

Given the hundreds of resumes people see on a daily basis, a double-take is far more preferable than the lazy-eyed gloss-over

But what does it add? Don't think that "eye-catching" is necessarily a desirable trait if eye-catching is potentially obnoxious.
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It's a privilege but I also think it should be a basic requirement for a nation to consider itself developed and top tier.
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Honestly if I saw a resume like that pop on my desk I'd either assume it was spam or just someone being a know-it-all. Just use English, you don't get weaboo points for trying.
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I say death ribs not because they're insanely spicy (they're still quite spicy) but because of the sheer volume of fucking sugar in the recipe. See italics below:

https://carlsbadcravings.com/slow-cooker-honey-buffalo-ribs/

Honey Buffalo Sauce
3/4 cup Franks buffalo wings sauce
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup apricot preserves
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Spice Rub
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tsp EACH chili powder, garlic powder, salt
1 tsp EACH ground cumin, onion powder, pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

The fuck? I might die

Smells good though
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Megaman50100 posted...

Population control will become very important soon.

Also Automation still creates maintenance and production jobs, but the problem is that essentially, dumb jobs will be replaced with smart jobs, and that is a problem in its own.

I mean the entire point of automation in the first place is that a single machine can do the work of a much larger group of people, so it's not like there's a 1:1 job replacement thing even if you assumed the skills are transferable.

I look at my office and half the people there could be replaced with better accounting software and a printer.
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I'm 30. Age of consent is 16 in Scotland, but youngest I would smash is probably around 22. She would have to be unbelievable to be anything younger than that, and even then I would probably bail.

We had an intern/modern apprentice start at the office and I've been helping train her. She's 16. I mean I can see she's pretty cute and I'm sure guys her age like her, but to me she's just a child.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Does anyone remember when God of War and Kratos were widely reviled because he's just a boring dumb sadistic brute? I haven't seen that sentiment lately.

But that's the whole point of the series. Being a bad guy in many ways. This new game doesn't advertise the fun of that.

I never understood that sentiment in the first place. It was honestly quite refreshing to me that Kratos didn't have a soft side. Kept expecting him to flake and do something sentimental but nope, guy was a straight up savage.
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I never understood the appeal for Liv Tyler when I was younger but it seems like the older I get the more I get it. She's perfect.
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Godnorgosh posted...

tbh I'd have expected you to be at least somewhat critical of the gender dynamics in these games.

I have a soft spot for corny 80s action hero archetypes, and also feel the gender dynamics are at least pretty consistent with greek mythology.

All up it was a silly game with silly themes. Now this new one is a serious game with silly themes pretending that they're serious themes, and it's probably going to half-ass it trying. If you want to establish a ridiculous character like Kratos and then try to rewrite that character with a more serious gritty tone you better do an A+ job of it.

I'm not ruling it out. Logan worked, right? But I just don't have high hopes for God of War here. It feels less like an honest attempt to bring some class to the series and more like a cheap marketing grab.
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Darmik posted...

pinky0926 posted...

I don't take Back to The Future seriously either but it's a great movie.

What?! People still love Back to the Future! That is an example of an 80's movie that has aged great.

pinky0926 posted...

Ok, Crocodile Dundee is nowhere near on the same caliber but maybe you see my point. I grew up with Crocodile Dundee, I loved Crocodile Dundee, and even growing up in Australia for a time and knowing it was all a bunch of nonsense didn't change that.

Sure. That doesn't refute anything the guy said in his article though.

I just feel like this guy is taking cheapshots here, is all. Pointing out that a lowbrow comedy movie from the 80s is off the mark on sex politics by today's stanrdards is such a redundant criticism to make I have to wonder what the author actually intended, if not just to feel a bit smug for having the correct opinion about something.
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My bet is it's going to explode in a way that makes the current NEET problem seem like very small potatoes.

Automation is changing society faster than society can change people.
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They either ran out of ideas and shat the bed or they've invented the greatest marriage of genres ever.

I'm not hopeful though. Romulox is right. We played God of War to lay down the smack and get bitches, not feel feelings.

May as well reboot Bayonetta as a period WWII drama about a widowed mother or something for all the sense that would make.
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K181 posted...

That's an idiotic hot take for two reasons:

1) Crocodile Dundee wasn't homophobic, as it was expressing what was essentially the mainstream opinion back in the 1980s and 1990s. That was a time when "gay" was an insult used by everybody and transgendered people were the butt of jokes or shocking plot twists. If you want to make the case that the 80's and 90's were more trans/homophobic than the current day, you absolutely can make that argument and even point to individual scenes in movies as proof of that. But to take a piece of comedy from that time period and to use our current standards to judge it out of all societal context is just a waste of space.

2) And if you are well-intentioned, you should point to movies like Crocodile Dundee and Ace Ventura as proof for how far we've come as a society in just a few decades. Back when those movies were released, transgendered people could be used as a punchline just because without anyone batting an eye. Nowadays, mocking someone solely for being transgendered would essentially get you booed to oblivion outside of the deep south and a GOP convention.

Good post
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Darmik posted...

That doesn't sound like you take it seriously.

It's like in the same league as Revenge of the Nerds.

I don't take Back to The Future seriously either but it's a great movie.

Ok, Crocodile Dundee is nowhere near on the same caliber but maybe you see my point. I grew up with Crocodile Dundee, I loved Crocodile Dundee, and even growing up in Australia for a time and knowing it was all a bunch of nonsense didn't change that.
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Philoktetes
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Darmik posted...

Nobody considers this movie a classic or takes it seriously.

You take that back

Crocodile Dundee was like Braveheart to me. Stupid, entirely incorrect and completely loveable.
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SpiralDrift posted...

He grabs the woman in the groin area, then points and yells: A guy dressed up like a sheila! Look at that!

lmao... I need to watch this now.

It's a fucking classic

The real takeaway in this story is they're remaking it, which is a terrible idea.
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gmanthebest posted...

It's almost like he doesn't understand that a movie is fiction. Grade A fuckin moron.

Well he's an Australian film critic, so I'd say it's more a case of him taking movies very very seriously.
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DeanAuryn posted...

The Guardian.

Enough said.

Actually a pretty good paper if you ignore the op-eds.
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The 80s were a different time. Arguably a better time when comedy movies could make a lighthearted joke in a lighthearted movie without writers at the Guardian feeling the need to weigh in on the social implications 30 years later.
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That one character that you can reliably spam the same move over and over again with no skill and beat about 95% of opponents.
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PiOverlord posted...

Superlinkbro posted...

Sent

And accepted.

pinky0926 posted...

I'm going to pick one up soon!

If you remember, add me, or I can add you. Hope you enjoy it.

When I do I'll put out a shout on CE probably. It will be another 2-3 weeks probably.
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I'm going to pick one up soon!
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FF_Redux posted...

Depends on the type of cooking. In thai they use sugar plenty in food to balance.

I prefer to get the sweetness from onion and other vegetables first, and if needed then I'll use some honey or sugar.

It's funny though because that sweetness in onion comes from sugars
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I hate it.
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Asherlee10 posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Maybe I'm just addicted to sugar.

You and me both. It is literally the only thing I can't seem to kick. I try to keep the added sugar down as much as possible, but I still snack on fruit more than I probably should. And on cheat days I definitely blow the sugar control.

I find it easier and easier to cut it out of my coffee and tea (less so my food), but it's really hard to avoid when it's in everything. The fruit is killer. Cooking is what gets me.

MarqueeSeries posted...

Butter and garlic is the true culinary easy mode

At some point my ability to cook "clicked" and I realised that pretty much all good food is just the right combination of salt/fat/acid/heat. There's even a book on that.



That's why pasta aglio e olio is such a hit. Only like, 4 ingredients but oh so delicious because it uses all those elements perfectly.
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Parappa09 posted...

i really avoid adding salt and sugar to food

but then im worried that if im ever cooking for others, theyre gonna find it bland

Why avoid salt though, do you just dislike it? I'm pretty sure the salt scare was debunked.
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Makes pretty much anything more yummy and shiny, at the cost of being really bad for you

Even goddamn pasta is improved with a half spoon of sugar. Maybe I'm just addicted to sugar.
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And if you haven't had write ups before they'll suddenly start handing them out like free candy. 5 minutes late today? Write up. Didn't finish that impossible task with 20 minutes notice? Write up.

Finally, if they suddenly take a keen interest in having all of your processes and access shared with somebody else.
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Usually

Lots of conspiratorial HR meetings with everyone conspicuously avoiding talking to you. Lots of email requests in incredibly formal tones asking for more details on such and such. Especially bad if there's a meeting with senior management and while they're in the meeting they start blasting you with formally toned questions.

That's an office job though. What's your situation?
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Now we need to hear both versions on top of each other and see if it harmonises at all.
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MrPeppers posted...

Honestly, I don't disagree with you about needing a firearm in the courtroom. The followup question then becomes "is it ultimately safer?". We can speculate here all we want, but we would really need to get our hands on a shitload of actual data involving outbursts and escalations during hearings/in courtrooms.

It feels like the most responsible way to look at everything is on a risk vs. benefit scale. What are the risks involved with no armed officers, the benefits? What's the incidence of escalations with and without armed guards? And a whole bunch of other outcomes we could name.

I'm running off the assumption that some stats monkey who consults with the criminal justice system ran the data and came to some statistically relevant backing for having armed guards, but I honestly don't know.

(I'll reply to just this before bed because you took the time)

This is basically where I'm at. I can acknowledge that throwing around "here's how I'd do it differently" is pretty asinine if it's just going by the end result of one case as told by a short news editorial. It's hardly big data, or even an informed decision.

I will also say that just because it's the way it's done doesn't mean it's necessarily the best way to do it, also. Plenty of courts around the world get by without armed guards escorting prisoners. It seems to me partly a cultural thing and not simply a self-defense thing.

But I'll go with what shockthemonkey said in #272 - if criminals taking guns off cops is a legitimate concern, surely we shouldn't be putting them within arms reach of criminals? If there's a need for armed police in a court room, maybe they shouldn't be anywhere near the suspect.
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