Fester
@Fester@lemm.ee
- Comment on Damages elevator; the 3 days ago:
Thank-you?
You.
- Comment on Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat [19:38] 1 week ago:
My oven has gas burners in the top and bottom of the oven, and a tiny fan in the back for convection bake. The wee fan is meant to help distribute heat evenly throughout the oven. Convection is meant for baking multiple trays on both racks - it spreads the heat evenly throughout.
The air fryer has a big fan right behind the big heating element, which sits a few inches above the food, and blasts heat directly onto the food.
Similar components, but entirely different results.
Your comparison is rightly dispels the misconception that any “frying without oil” is happening though. An air fryer is closer to an oven, convection or otherwise, than it is to a deep fryer and pan-frying with oil. You just won’t get the same speed or results with a convection oven, though. They’re different designs.
- Comment on Is there any, any takeaways at all from the next 4 years that's about to happen? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been trying to find some excuses to be optimistic. Here’s a few potential silver linings:
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If Trump/Project 2025 manages to accomplish their goal of tearing down the federal government, people will suffer immediately, including republicans, when they lose their Medicare, social security, access to healthcare, free education (daycare), prices go up, wages stay stagnant, unemployment and underemployment skyrocket, etc. This could open up a window in 2028 or 2032 where these programs need to be replaced, and it can be with non-halfassed universal systems like single-payer health insurance, UBI, etc. All the big brain swing voters might even be desperate and angry enough to actually pay attention and support them.
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I hope 2024 demonstrated the importance of having primaries and participating in them. We might look forward to increased turnout in 2026 and 2028 primaries. If people want to nominate a left-leaning Democrat, primary turnout needs to be overwhelming. Unfortunately they might need to see centrists get wrecked a few more times. It’s possible that a third party rises out of this eventually, but more likely a progressive Democrat will eventually get a chance to run. In any case, sitting on your hands and whining about the system is not effective.
Do these help during the next 4 years? Not really, but go vote in the fucking primary in 2026 and nominate congressional candidates who want to talk about progressive policies. A little bit of hope goes a long way.
Also vote in your local elections in 2025 and 2027 too.
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- Comment on Cable News Weighs In On What Went Wrong 2 weeks ago:
I saw this in real time and it was even more disgusting than can be conveyed in text. You really need to see and hear these two goblins shouting and wheezing to get an accurate picture of where they want Democrats to go in the future.
- Comment on How do Americans win their country back? 2 weeks ago:
Well I did say they are dumb AF.
- Comment on How do Americans win their country back? 2 weeks ago:
Hope there will be a legitimate election in 2028, and show up to the fucking primary before it and in 2026.
I think Trump won because of the economy. Yes, he has a rabid base that really does want his fascism, but the voters who pushed him over the edge are ones suffering because inflation and the wealth gap that has just been allowed to increase unimpeded. Those voters don’t want fascism - they’re just dumb AF and don’t pay attention. They just voted for “change.”
These problems will only increase over the next 4 years, so there will be another opportunity defy the status quo in 2028. We had a chance and failed to do in 2016. We came closer in 2020. We didn’t have a real primary in 2024. When we get to 2028, it’s time to fucking do it.
- Comment on I'm not worried you're worried 2 weeks ago:
This was not my first time being forced to vote for the lesser of two evils, and I’m not dumb enough to think it was my last.
Enjoy the self-righteousness for a few months.
- Comment on I'm not worried you're worried 2 weeks ago:
Oh it can and will be worse, and you know it. Just be honest - you don’t really care about Palestinians. You’d go to Gaza and murder them with your own hands if that’s what was needed to accelerate the collapse of the western world. Or maybe you’re just dumb AF and have been duped by the accelerationists. Either way, I’m glad you don’t need to get your own hands dirty and I hope the rise and fall of full-blown fascism is all you hope it’ll be.
- Comment on Anon gets hit by a car 3 weeks ago:
Guy sued her for whiplash, but it turns out the girl’s dad is the mayor of a nearby medium-sized city and they settled the lawsuit to keep the whole thing quiet. They spent the money on a house and still had a modest safety net leftover. In the dream, I mean.
- Comment on Beware 3 weeks ago:
Never trust a sentient cucumber
- Comment on ghetti 4 weeks ago:
Domo arigato, Mister Spaghato
- Comment on Important Metrics 4 weeks ago:
Nice
- Comment on hayzoo kreesto!! 4 weeks ago:
Now includes real teeth!
- Comment on Why do Orks from Warhammer 40K have nipples? 5 weeks ago:
I have nipples, Greg.
- Comment on Hippos 1 month ago:
True, but I still want to see the poop numbers just to be sure.
- Comment on Anon enjoys a quiet night at home 1 month ago:
I live in a small city but fairly close to the edge of wooded hills. All sorts of critters venture down around my house. One day, a fox was running around, maybe 50 yards away. It looks at me, runs away a bit, stops and looks back, does it again. I’m on my front porch, near my door. It turns to face me and we lock eyes. Staring contest. We’re having a moment. Suddenly it barks, a gritty high pitched chirp. Felt like an ice cube slid up my butthole.
- Comment on How do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality. 1 month ago:
I’m using part of this comment to inform my monitor purchases for the rest of my life.
- Comment on UFO 1 month ago:
- Comment on The two types of jobs 1 month ago:
Office Space 2 plot revealed
- Comment on Modern Cinderella 1 month ago:
In the old tale, the stepsisters mutilated their feet to try to fit in the slipper. What’ll they come up with this time?
- Comment on How did people poop before smartphones were invented? 1 month ago:
Kids today don’t even know what’s in their shampoo anymore
- Comment on Yeah That's Pretty Cool 1 month ago:
- Comment on Infinity 1 month ago:
He’s there, in the jpg artifacts
- Comment on Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower 2 months ago:
At my last office job, years ago when I was young and lived with my parents and had very few financial obligations, I would always ask to clock out and leave whenever I ran out of work to do for the day. It was always busy mornings and slow afternoons. My boss thought I was insane for not wanting to get paid to sit there and fuck around on Facebook (her exact words.) But to me it was worth losing $30-60 to gain back 3-6 hours of my personal life every week.
The boss and most co-workers were great, and the work wasn’t even bad when it was busy, but just physically being present there was soul-crushing.
- Comment on I hope you don't have any plans this evening. 2 months ago:
The rapture is when we all get vacuumed back up into Eve’s vagina, so it works.
- Comment on Anon composes game soundtracks 2 months ago:
Do you know La Hee?
- Comment on People on Tik Tok peddling these scams 2 months ago:
Best we can do is ignore everything while random judges give themselves power to override the FDA whenever it causes inconvenience to corporations.
— Congress
- Comment on after 40 all meals are horror 2 months ago:
I settled on OLÉ “Xtreme Wellness” high fiber wraps. They’re stretchy and they even toast/grill well. They’re good for sandwich wraps but also soft tacos and small burritos.
- Comment on after 40 all meals are horror 2 months ago:
Do people not eat cheeseburgers? Like some ground beef, a nice condiment, some veg, and maybe a little sliced bacon, with a few fries or something?
- Comment on after 40 all meals are horror 2 months ago:
This person’s problem can be solved by a sandwich. Takes like 3 minutes to make, or can be prepped earlier, no cooking necessary, has color, is fresh, not frozen, beats any fast food meal in price and quality. Also can even be healthy if you shop wisely. Can be different every day. Can be hot or cold. The possibilities are endless. Sandwiches are the best.
