I never tell my mom anything because almost every time I speak with her she will, at some point, say "Don’t tell anyone, but [your sister | your niece | your cousin | etc]… "

Yeah, if you won’t keep their secrets, I know you won’t keep mine.

In an ideal world, I would… but I’m not going to make something that can take a few hours and then eat it by myself.

It’s been 20 years since I last made it, and it wasn’t something I ever wrote down… But from memory:

Dice 1 white onion Dice 1 bell pepper Chop a few cloves of garlic Add a tablespoon of cumin seed Saute the onion, bell pepper cumin and garlic in bourbon until the onion is translucent (I have no idea if the bourbon helps at this point, but it was an excuse to take a shot) Add ground beef (the amount will depend on how much you’re making and if you’re adding beans, I usually did 1 pound) . Chop up a spicy pepper or two (type and amount depends on how spicy you want it, I usually did 2 habineros and a jalapeno) After browning the ground beef add 2 large cans of tomato sauce and a small can of tomato paste. If you want beans, add a can of two of kidney beans. Add in ground cumin, paprika, onion powder, graphic powder, cayenne powder. Drain beef grease Pour in a bottle or can of whatever beer you’re going to drink with it . Simmer until the right consistency, stirring occasionally. Don’t let your hunger rush this step. Serve with sliced peppers, onions and shredded cheese as offered toppings.

Really, I’m sure I’m missing something with this, and I have no idea how much of each spice I added… I’m pretty sure I never actually measured it. Cumin was a game changer when I found that… It adds a great flavor. The whole seeds at the start add some texture, while the ground added later helps punch up the flavor.

In my 20s I perfected my chili… It took a long time to get right, and I ate a lot of bad chili (but really, even the worst chili is still pretty good). I found the perfect ‘secret ingredients’ and techniques and then I got married to a wonderful woman, who is allergic to tomatoes and peppers, and doesn’t like beans. It’s been years since I’ve made chili.

Anyway, my point is just that you’re absolutely right… you learn to cook by doing it.

I got some gummies on a trip once and when I read the dosing instructions it said “5mg per serving” right on the front. I knew that 10mg - 15mg is my sweet spot… so I ripped open the bag and ate 2 gummies. Then, after I swallowed I noticed on the back it said “Serving size: 1/5 piece”.

That was a miserable night.

Underwater data centers are also not that feasible, but they are a lot more feasible than putting one in space.

That Europe gave Greenland to the US. It’s right there, in the title.

Bad date.

9/11 was pretty bad.

But seriously… I had a first date with a vegetarian and she knew of this great restaurant in a trendy part of town. I love trying new food, and was excited for this restaurant. While looking over the menu the Portabella Burger spoke to me, so I ordered it and it was incredible. We had good conversation and we were getting along fairly well. We went for a walk around the area and that’s when I discovered that my body does not handle large amounts of mushrooms very well. I immediately bloated full of gas, and I could tell it was going to be nasty. My focus immediately was 100% on holding it in… the conversation began to suffer because I couldn’t think of anything to talk about, and had a hard time focusing on what she was talking about. I just wanted the date to end. I eventually came up with what was likely a very lame excuse to end the date. I waddled back to my car and then had the longest drive home. I never heard from her after that.

Or eggs.

Of course it has linux on it, and it works amazingly well even for an almost 20 year old machine. I did replace the hdd with an ssd, and I’ve replaced the battery twice. And I did have to do some tweaking to the fan to keep it from being a space heater.

When Apple was teasing the iPad back in 2009 I was REALLY hoping that they were going to announce a MacBook with a touchscreen. I had the black MacBook from 2007 and was ready to replace it for a touchscreen MacBook… but, they announced the iPad instead. I still have my 2007 MacBook, and it still works pretty well… I don’t think I’ll be replacing it at this point.

I found an old plush that had a voicebox in it… I’ve not touched it in 25+ years but wanted to show it to my daughter, so I pulled out the battery box, expecting the worse, and there was no corrosion at all. I pulled out the generic brand batteries and put in new batteries and it started speaking.

I was amazed.

I was able to get it setup and logging my data locally very quickly. So far everything works just as advertised!

I have a local LLM that I use to create an auto journal of my day, and this was a huge missing piece. Now that it knows where I’ve been out can do a better job of inferring my day.

Thanks for this, it seems to be exactly what I needed! I don’t think I’ll need the pro features, but I’m going to do a year subscription to verify.

In every new parent class I took leaving up to the birth of my daughter, no one EVER mentioned the importance of pulling the little frills out on the legs after changing a diaper.

I heroically volunteered to change her diaper during a hockey game, and when I got back to our seats I handed her off to my wife. About 5 minutes later my wife was covered in pee and asked why I hadn’t pulled out the frills.

That’s a mistake you don’t make more than once… and I try to warn all new parents so they can learn from my mistake.

This looks really interesting! Getting away from Google Maps has been difficult for me for many reasons, and the Timeline feature is just one of them. I haven’t been able to find a good alternative, and this gives me hope. I’ll certainly be checking it out, thank you!

Agreed… the problem is that the damage is already done and there’s no way to really make it right to the copyright holders so mandating that all AI models and their weights should be treated as public domain would at least help a bit.

Tailscale is a private treehouse. Everyone gets an official member badge, has their name on the roster, and can walk in anytime to hang out, share toys, and see everone else in the club.

Tailcat is two tin cans tied together with a string. There is no club, no badges, and no rules. You give one can to someone, whisper a secret through the string, and as soon as you hang up, it’s gone.

I chuckled the other day when I heard that the planned attack on the UK airbase used by the US for attacks on Iran, is being blamed on Iran, and also being called terrorism.

I don’t think it’s terrorism when it’s a legitimate military target that takes place during war time. While it is possible for terrorism to exist during a war (you know, something like bombing schools, hospitals, residences, etc), an attack on an enemy’s base doesn’t fit.

Agreed, I’ve had a lot of fun watching this series, including season 4. I can understand why some people don’t like it, but I really appreciate the silliness with this series.