Bluewing
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- Comment on Valid point 2 days ago:
Or if you live in the middle of nowhere like I do, stores just don’t turn that feature on.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 4 days ago:
I got square ice cubes if I want them. They might not be as pretty as these clear cubes, but they do the same thing, cool and dilute whatever you are drinking.
The argument can be made, (and I wouldn’t fight you too hard on it), that I’m an uncouth barbarian, and I will never understand. But I just don’t think it’s something people really need, and they can easily live without.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 4 days ago:
Because doing things a scale every day makes it way harder than your 4 cubes. I while I would never buy their ice cubes, I can see why they charge the ridiculous price they do.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 5 days ago:
I was being a bit tongue in cheek there. After all, it’s your whisk(e)y and not mine. So have it as you want it. But just don’t be a snob about it. It’s just the Water of Life.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 5 days ago:
Now do it at a commercial scale.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 6 days ago:
Yes, a few drops, and I mean drops, of water can change the flavors of the whisk(e)y. It really doesn’t matter to me. Depending on the water you might use can matter also. “Branch water” is historically the water used by bourbon drinkers. Branch water refers to using the same water that was used to make the bourbon to add to your glass. I have no idea if it matters or not. But that’s folktale.
Adding ice can do the same thing along with dulling flavors due to the chilling of the bourbon, except melting ice is not under control. It goes from perfect to just a bad glass of water as it melts over time.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 6 days ago:
You need proper water to start. The high iron and calcium laden water that comes out of my well won’t ever make clear ice without some serious filtration. And the proper freezing it is a slow process that takes extra time and effort.
Personally, I can’t be bothered. My cloudy ice cools my iced tea just fine without any extra effort.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 6 days ago:
I would agree about those cubes. The problem with them is you often only get 2 in a set. Making it hard to share with friends.
Bourbon is a different drinking experience than Scotch. Bourbon is generally bottled between 2 and 6 years giving it more ‘bite’. This is due to the new oak barrels that must be used and the warmer climate. Scotch is barely getting started by that point. Since they mostly use used bourbon barrels that coupled with a cooler overall climate, imparts a ‘smoother’ flavor.
Using ice dulls some of the flavors and as it melts dilutes the whisk(e)y to take the edges off the bourbon. A decent scotch or Irish doesn’t need ice.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 6 days ago:
Putting aside for now, the fact that making crystal clear ice requires specially filtered water that is very carefully and slowly frozen with fancy equipment.
The real question is why does anyone think this is what they need in life. They only people I have seen that insist on such things are whisk(e)y snobs that drink their whisk(e)y on the rocks. They claim that cloudy ice has impurities in it that affects the flavor of the drink.
While technically they are maybe correct, my reply is-- “Shut up and drink your whisk(e)y neat like God and the Irish meant it to be consumed. The water is already in it.”
- Comment on my own personal Chatgpt 6 days ago:
Is this that brain implant from Musk-melon’s experimental company? Imagine the profit margins if AI could bill your brain for every thought! It’s staggering!
- Comment on Newsflash pal 1 week ago:
Wild salmons are flash frozen to kill parasites. But I don’t think farmed salmons require that.
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
If that’s how your home was designed to be that tight, it was poorly designed.
Back in the 1980s or 90s, architects and engineers tried to design and build buildings as tight and efficient as possible. They quickly discovered that such buildings made people sick. They now design buildings to exchange a proscribed amount of air every hour to prevent what you are describing from happening.
So, if your home is properly designed and built, then it’s going to “leak” enough air per hour to keep the air heathy for habitation.
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
That would depend on just how many zones you want to control. If you have multiple rooms then you will need multiple mini splits. That adds up real fast. And multiple minis are more expensive to operate and maintain than one central HVAC system. Plus doors can be closed and duct vents can be adjusted easily.
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
Yes, that’s called death…
- Comment on I've been using this simple trick to keep cool in the heat wave (UK) 1 week ago:
If you open a window, that’s legally consent.
- Comment on So wise. 1 week ago:
(((M))) × (((M))) = (((M))) × (((M)))
- Comment on So wise. 2 weeks ago:
But of course! And don’t forget, they must be in the Roman numeral format.
- Comment on So wise. 2 weeks ago:
Subtraction and division is a lie! Only addition and multiplication are the truth!
- Comment on Flock of scissors 2 weeks ago:
Just blame the French for things like this. Your students will be like “Oh that explains it” and move on to the next nonsensical thing they need to learn.
Every language has it’s “you just gotta know” moments. Like German. Not too hard until you start getting into technical reading and speech. Just how many words can you glue together? And why?
- Comment on Hbd 2 uu 2 weeks ago:
No thanks. I’ll stick to my Gin and Tonics for malaria prevention.
- Comment on Femality is stored in the nipples 2 weeks ago:
I’m here for it! Gay Armadillos in the Sun!
- Comment on Femality is stored in the nipples 2 weeks ago:
Now that sounds maga to me…
- Comment on Femality is stored in the nipples 2 weeks ago:
Just make your games first person view only, no third person view. You can be who/what ever you imagine yourself to be. You can be male/female/androgynous or a magic unicorn with rainbow farts and chewing cotton candy cud with the blood of the vanquished dripping from your horn. And it’s all in your head.
- Comment on Apple that makes eunuchs 2 weeks ago:
Not a very common thing to find in the wild.
- Comment on Apple that makes eunuchs 2 weeks ago:
Well, you could still pee standing up.
- Comment on I use Ubuntu btw. 2 weeks ago:
I love me some atomic spins…
- Comment on I use Ubuntu btw. 2 weeks ago:
It often does because even commercial wild rice is expensive and cutting it with regular white rice makes for a much cheaper dish. And the bland white rice offers no extra flavor to the dish.
But there are those of us who have access to real wild rice that has been hand harvested and hand parched over an open wood fire. That’s God tier wild rice. And I would never disrespect that wild rice in such a fashion.
- Comment on MEGASOTA 3 weeks ago:
Some things are just not in the cards.
FTP!
- Comment on MEGASOTA 3 weeks ago:
As a Minnesotan, we don’t want Wisconsin. We don’t believe in it. Too many Wisconsinites sneaking across the border illegally and stealing our jerbs and bragging about their cheese. And don’t get me started on who has more lakes. We do.
- Comment on MEGASOTA 3 weeks ago:
A pretty close guess, but the actual number is 11,842 lakes. We have more coastline than California. And that means we also own the most boats of all the states with 143.6 boats per 1,000 residents. An amazing number of boats considering we can only use them about 3 months out of the year. The rest of the year we can drive on our lakes and move tiny houses out on them to drink beer, watch football, and fish for walleyes in our underwear at -20F.
I myself own 2 motorboats, one I bought and one I inherited. Plus a canoe and a kayak, 2 wheeled fish houses, and 2 popup canvas fish houses. Again, one of each bought and one of each inherited.