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TBH this community was always a little too tankie friendly for my tastes.

That’s true but I think the kids enjoying these activities without judgement is a given. The image intention is clearly to mock the aforementioned judgemental busybodies, and at least where and when I grew up those judgemental busybodies would normalize a dad not knowing how to cook, which is also harmful.

I recognize this as a post in a pattern of posts attempting to create a divide between genders on the fediverse, but I also see it as a stereotype with more truth to it than the run of the mill posts.

To clarify, the stereotype itself is not true but the fact that the stereotype exists is true.

That waffle thing sounds chewy and bitter, idk if I’d try that.

Easy dinner bread, focaccia

Dough:

• 3 cups flour and a little extra
• 1 cups water and a little extra (I recommend distilled or filtered water over tap)
• 2 tbsp olive oil (I don’t trust Italian brands) or unsalted butter
• 1 tsp salt
• Choice of Yeast: either 1.5 to 2 tsp of Active/Instant Dry Yeast from a brown glass jar or you can just use a fistful of sourdough starter.
• Optional Spice Mixture: 2 tsp total from a mixture of 2 parts garlic powder (not salt), 2 onion flake/powder, 1 rosemary, 1 thyme, 1 oregano, 1 parsely, 1 sage

Wear gloves, mix all ingredients by hand. Repeatedly flatten, press fingers into, roll up, and repeat until dough is mostly homogynous, smooth, and with slightly glossy texture and very little stickiness. If the dough is stratified and not smooth, then its not enough water. If it’s too sticky, not enough flour. I appreciate having a second person available to add flour so I don’t have to remove my gloves or spread dough on utensils and cups.

Place a wetted smooth cloth such as a cheesecloth or other kitchencloth over the dough. You have to rise and knead the dough twice before shaping on a pan with parchment paper and thin coat of oil. Depending on your choice of yeast it will take different amounts of time to rise. Instant dough can be kneaded every 30 minutes and then shaped on pan should double in size after about another hour. Active is every hour then two hours. Sourdough starter varies from strain to strain but it can usually be left overnight before shaping and then rise for half an hour.

I personally like to fill this bread with mozzarella and tamed jalapenoes, like the more traditional focaccia, by spreading it out during shaping, covering one side, folding and pulling the edges over to keep it shut. It also goes well with curry or with beans and corn.

Preheat oven to about 400F.

For a thin crust, beat an egg with a small amount of water, maybe a tablespoon, and apply the egg wash to the risen dough and every 10 minutes while cooking. After about 30 to 40 minutes when the top crust of the bread becomes a dark color, not just golden brown but dark, prepare another different wet cloth. Remove the bread from the oven and place the wet cloth over the top for 10 to 15 minutes.

You can skip the egg wash and second cloth, and the bread will actually last longer without spoiling when it has less moisture. Breads and pastries can be safely frozen and thawed, as well, but I recommend against refrigerating because it will cause the moisture in the bread to condensate and spoil.

No, they have to want it.

Unbaked Bread is a yeast fungus building a house out of glutens, all of which very slowly expands to fit it’s container. You can shape it a lot of ways. You can also apply a variety of different fluids to create different crust thickness and textures, such as egg wash, sugar glaze, olive oil, etc.

Homemade bread is very good, would you like a recipe?

And soups.

Gamers have definitely been boycotting games, lately. It just doesn’t seem to impact live service games as much because of the Whale economy.

Fighting DRM is cool but what really pisses me off is Rootkit Games. There are A LOT more than there used to be.

This is why he spoiler spoiler right before the start of Silent Hill 2.

Even criminals get autopsy. Unless the cops are suddenly Universal Soldier and disarm the perp before using their own gun to shoot them point blank with no signs of struggle, theres no way that would fly under the radar.

Also, dangerous criminals can just be shot with no consequences in the first place, theres no need to lie.

True, but a lot of Aristocracies didn’t pivot to oil immediately either, and look how that turned out for them when the world wars started.

So the thing about solar and electronic grade silicon is…

it’s made from dirt. You don’t even have to dig for it. Quartz is high yield, but it’s present in Sand, Silt, and Clay and makes up about 28% of mineral soil in the earth’s crust. You crush it, weight separate it, melt it down, crush it, weight separate it, melt it down again, and finally crystalize it using a crystal seeding method.

This could be quite bad if Microsoft decides to sue over similarities.

You think the USA is going to start WWIII? Bro, look around, China and Russia keep invading and occupying nearby nations. If it’s happening then it was already started by them.

You know what the best evidence is for “China Bad”? They promoted and endorsed Donald Trump, even utilized their TikTok psyops for his reelection.

Blunt* Force Trauma

When they don’t then feel free to tell the world, but so far you’re only example is them creating a committee to regulate AI, yes.

When I was in middle school I was too lazy to go back to my locker between classes so I just carried a stack of 8 textbooks with me everywhere I went. If they had fit in my backpack I would have done that, too, but my family could only afford the cheap ones.

Dem Leadership and the rest of the party voted against blocking AI Regulation, such was the case with the “Big Beautiful Bill”, and established a committee with the express purpose of writing and reviewing legislation over the issue of AI. How is that “all for not regulating it”? At best you could accuse them of not doing enough, which means fuck all for a minority party in the first place.