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Paradachshund

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  • Cookbook Recommendations

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  • I would highly recommend Night Market by Kris Yenbamroong. It's a Thai cookbook and everything I've made from it has been spot on. It's also very entertainingly written, with instructions like "fry it for a little longer than you're comfortable with" (he was right).

  • What did you stupidly believe as a child?

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  • Not a belief, but a confusion: I didn't understand how maps with a "you are here" marker knew where you were. 😅

  • Osechi (Japanese New Year food)

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  • Yeah, exactly. Merci 👋

  • Osechi (Japanese New Year food)

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  • Is it greedy to ask for a tour of the plates? 😄 looks amazing!

  • Do you prefer FOSS over proprietary software? How much do you use it?

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  • I'll be honest, that was so random and meandering I don't even know what pill I'm supposed to be having trouble with. 🤷‍♂️

  • Do you prefer FOSS over proprietary software? How much do you use it?

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  • This is very true, great point.

    I also find it very hard to switch to Foss stuff for professional uses most of the time, because of the often rough user experience, or sometimes lacking industry standard features. When you do something full time you want to be using the smoothest version of what you need.

    I don't blame the devs for this either. It's often one or a few enthusiasts doing it in their spare time for free, so I certainly don't say this in an entitled way. It's just the reality.

  • Do you prefer FOSS over proprietary software? How much do you use it?

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  • This might be a hard pill for a lot of people on here to swallow, but for the average user open source is not a feature. Free is, but the user experience is often worse than for closed source software, so it's a hard sell even at free sometimes.

    I'm always very happy to find Foss apps that defy that stereotype, but they're far and few between from my experience.

    Not trying to shit on Foss apps with this, but I see way too many people acting like the open source aspect is a selling point in and of itself, and it's not except for to the most techy of users.

  • Which brands belong to US companies, even if they may not be immediately recognizable as such?

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  • Heinz beans in the UK is one I often think of.

  • The world is a vampire...

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  • The therapy rat is really saucing up that leg cross

  • The forbidden fruit

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  • A good honeydew is rare, but when you get one it's magical

  • I want to attend therapy for the first time! What are some things I should know before signing up?

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  • I think my only advice is don't be afraid to go with your gut when picking someone, even if it feels judgmental or irrational. This is one of the things in life where your own comfort is paramount as a starting point.

    Feel more comfortable talking to a man, or to a woman? Go with that. Do you get a weird vibe you can't explain from someone? Go with that and look for someone else.

    It's also OK to look for another one if you don't like the first one. Just make sure the reason isn't because they're making you confront difficult things. That's the whole point.

    Good luck, and I hope you get some positive things from it. It's not easy, and it can be uncomfortable, but I personally have gotten a lot of clarity from it. Remember that only you can change you, though. All the therapist can do is reveal your patterns to you and give you coping strategies.

  • How often do you think the highest upvoted comment on a post is the one you most agree with?

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  • I'm not sure but I will say it's nice how often the top comments are pretty reasonable on here.

  • How do you personally use upvotes/downvotes?

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  • Exactly. Read the room in other words!

  • How do you personally use upvotes/downvotes?

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  • I think down voting things you disagree with or want to discourage is a perfectly valid way to use them, and better in most cases than responding and further escalating a shit fight.

    If something you post gets heavily downvoted, that's information. You now know that your opinion is unpopular in that community. If you get down voted frequently and it really bothers you, it might be time to do some introspection on what you think or how you present yourself. Not all opinions are created equal, and you're not entitled to people's attention.

    I can appreciate the opinion that discussion would be better, but I don't think it's realistic. Many times bad takes are coming from people who have no intention of listening, and just want to spew hate or argue. Down voting and moving on is a much better use of people's time than arguing with these people. If for no other reason than preserving one's mental health. It sends a message without feeding the trolls in other words.

    As for how I use them? Funny/uplifting/valuable posts = upvote Don't get it/not interesting to me = nothing Shit take/spam/obnoxious person/wrong community = downvote

  • What are some non-AI examples of slop?

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  • I believe the important part is to make people scroll, not just the number of words. For some unholy reason google considers that a better website.

    That's also why some sites have a "go to recipe" button at the top now, which auto scrolls you to the recipe. They don't care that you read the text, only that you scrolled a lot.

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  • I don't remember what it's called but I'm pretty sure there is one I saw once and it was kind of terrifying looking.

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    I dunno

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  • The high-and-mightiness quotient in this thread is reaching critical levels

  • Non-US Lemmings, how is Christmas celebrated where you are?

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  • Mulled cider is way more common where I live than wine, but we're known for apples here so that's probably why.

  • Video games with good cave and dungeon ambience music? (Other than TES)

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  • Look up the guild wars 1 soundtrack. Same composer I believe.