MacNCheezus
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
On a forum that values user’s contributions based on number of votes and allows moderators to unilaterally censor opinions they disagree with?
I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you!
- Comment on Birds... 5 days ago:
Your occasional reminder that bird law is not governed by reason
- Comment on 2 North American 4 you has been created 6 days ago:
I mean, technically, even the use of tomatoes or potatoes is Native American influence. Except those have become so ubiquitous in European cuisine that no one would even consider for a moment that they were completely unknown there just 500 years ago. Imagine Italian food without tomatoes, or German food without potatoes…
Corn as well, though that didn’t catch on quite as much on the continent, where it’s still mostly a boring vegetable, while Americans use it to bake as well (not to mention putting it into literally everything ever since they figured out HFCS).
- Comment on 2 North American 4 you has been created 1 week ago:
Most of what constitutes “traditional” American cuisine is broadly based on European traditions, with British, French, Italian, and German influences being the most dominant. Though many of the recipes have changed and evolved over time, you can still see the influences pretty clearly.
Take the classic Thanksgiving dinner, for instance: although many of the ingredients (such as sweet potatoes and turkey) were unknown in Europe, the way they are prepared is still very similar to how Europeans prepare traditional holiday roasts.
Also, a “proper” meal generally consists of a chunk of meat, veggies, and carbs, usually all prepared separately, or sometimes as a casserole or a stew. Stir-frying is not that common, for instance, but frying, roasting and baking is. If you look into the history of any particular American dish, its roots can often be traced back to the exact wave of immigration that went on to popularize it.
Depending on the region, however, you may also find Native American influences, such as Creole, Cajun, Tex-Mex, etc.
- Comment on I detect no errors of logic here 2 weeks ago:
He’s literally on video banging underage hookers in China but okay
- Comment on I think this belongs here 4 weeks ago:
Risky click of the day
- Comment on I think this belongs here 4 weeks ago:
Sounds like Flappy Wings except with explosive diarrhea
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- Comment on MK Ultra 2: Electric Boogaloo 5 weeks ago:
Correct. Therefore, there’s definitely no LSD in the water.
- Comment on MK Ultra 2: Electric Boogaloo 5 weeks ago:
I mean it CAN be pretty dark traumatizing for sure (see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, especially the White Rabbit scene), but either way, when you’re tripping on LSD, you definitely WILL notice that something’s not right. Wild visual and auditorial hallucinations, vibrant colors and rainbow patterns, up to and including synesthesia (i.e. seeing sound and hearing pictures) are all known to occur.
Even at a low dose it produced noticeable mood changes, though usually no hallucinations.
- Comment on MK Ultra 2: Electric Boogaloo 5 weeks ago:
I’ve had LSD. Trust me, you’d definitely notice.
- Comment on quack 5 weeks ago:
I hope you have as good a time with this as I did.
- Comment on quack 5 weeks ago:
Well, get yourself a modern sourceport like vkQuake or DarkPlaces, and then download this mod: www.moddb.com/mods/arcane-dimensions
You won’t regret it. This is Quake as if it was made in 2016 instead of 1996. Massive levels. Stunning architecture. Quad shotgun.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to [deleted] | 8 comments
- Comment on Everything is a circle. Old cars had buttons rather than a shift. And the newest cars of today have gone back to i 1 month ago:
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
- Submitted 1 month ago to [deleted] | 19 comments
- Comment on Give me some good ones 1 month ago:
Honestly, if someone hadn’t let me in on the secret, I probably still wouldn’t have figured it out. Three thoughts later? This one could take you anywhere from three days to three years to figure out.
- Comment on Give me some good ones 1 month ago:
Bless your heart
- Comment on Anon and Rusty 1 month ago:
Wholesome
- Comment on Anon thinks about wheat 1 month ago:
I mean, people obviously still engaged in hunting and gathering (they do to this day) to enrich their diet, it just wasn’t as crucial to survival.
Also, most of the work of farming happens in the spring and the fall (i.e. sowing and harvesting seasons). The rest of the year it’s pretty hands off, which gives you plenty of time to engage in other activities.
- Comment on shoutout to finland 1 month ago:
Well, then what madman thought “we should take this candymaking ingredient and spread it on our fields to improve plant growth”?
Major “Brawndo, it’s what plants crave” vibes.
- Comment on shoutout to finland 1 month ago:
I just want to know what madman took a look at some fertilizer and thought “hey… what if we put this stuff in candy?”
- Comment on Anon thinks about wheat 1 month ago:
Yup, it’s not so much that wheat requires all of this processing, it just makes it tastier and easier to eat.
I reckon that after inventing farming, people probably just had a lot more time on their hands, so they sat around trying to come up with ways to avoid having to eat the same boring gruel every day.
- Comment on Y’all ain’t ready for this 1 month ago:
You mean real poo? Pretty sure that’s already a thing.
- Submitted 1 month ago to [deleted] | 2 comments
- Comment on Y’all ain’t ready for this 1 month ago:
I can’t argue with that.
- Submitted 1 month ago to [deleted] | 52 comments
- Comment on I fucking ♥️ industrial society and its consequences 1 month ago:
I mean… chickens have been around for a lot longer than that, as has cheese (and pizza crust).
You’d just have to buy a whole bird instead, and do all the work yourself.
- Comment on A cat licking a banana 1 month ago:
15 minutes into Catflix and chill and she gives you this look
- Comment on How come laptops or pc's don't have a "webcam" facing both ways instead of just the user? 1 month ago:
Just use a cool nature video as your desktop background instead? Pretty sure that’s possible on most systems nowadays. MacOS actually does this by default already.
