Wow thank you for the very detailed reply! I’m saving this!

Yes I’m serious. I think my issue is that I use hot water to brew the tea and then ice to cool it down which makes it too watery!

But that’s the case even for home made bacon (or any home made smoked / cured food for that matter).

Every time I’ve brewed iced tea it always tastes super weak sauce. Canned/packaged iced teas taste wayyyyyy too sweet to me. I just want ice cold flavourful tea with a tiny bit of sweetness. How do you do that?

I’m sure Lipton iced tea is full of artificial colours and emulsifiers and possibly even fats for some reason, in addition to excessive amounts of sugar. I’m not going to defend that crap. No one should drink that stuff.

They’re not. I was just trying to give an example of something you could swap out the Lays for that would not be “ultra processed food” but still be just as unhealthy.

So instead of Lays they’ll start serving the kids fresh cut fries, double fried and generously salted.

The problem with those is all the additives, such as nitrates. You can also get nitrates from eating bacon which is not nearly as processed.

Sandy is just so sweet. Makes me happy every time I see her!

I don’t. I just use the phone because it works well with my laptop. My previous one was all banged up and scratched, so I wouldn’t really call it a status symbol.

I don’t really care about status though. My friends are a bunch of misfits. If it bothers you that people are using something as a status symbol, perhaps you’re more concerned about status than you realize. I’d love to just advise you to stop caring about that but it’s not that easy. Status seeking is a pretty common, normal behaviour.

Sounds like you should start growing your own hot peppers! That’s what I’ve been doing the past 2 years. I love it!

Buldak 2x spicy and the habanero lime flavours are my go to! Love them!

Also love these:

Evolution is not our friend. Evolution favours reproductive fitness, not happiness. Happiness is just one of many tools in the toolbox for getting us to reproduce.

The current situation with low birth rates due to the availability of contraceptives is a temporary blip. Right now you can witness a wide range of forces arrayed against that status quo. Note that for humans, evolution operates not only at the genetic level but also at the cultural level since parents can pass their culture on to their children.

We’re witnessing a major backlash and reaction against secular liberalism, a return to authoritarianism and a revival of religious membership. Religion has always been one of the most powerful of evolution’s cultural weapons for increasing reproductive fitness.

Don’t worry, the negation of “anything is possible” is “at least one thing is impossible”, not “nothing is possible!” This is a common mistake in first year logic courses!

I guess not many people remember that Microsoft was convicted of antitrust violations against Netscape (which effectively destroyed that command).

Yes. The ubercollectors pay that much. Below them is another, larger tier of collectors who pay hundreds for these old games.

People pay thousands of dollars for shrink-wrapped copies of games I rented for $5 as a child. Alcohol use is down. Drug use is down. Pregnancy is down. All this other nonsense is way up.

Then it’s no longer vegan.

This isn’t butter, this is one type of butter fat. It’s missing the milk solids, proteins, and other molecules that contribute to butter’s smell and taste.

Maybe this person’s job is to watch and react to TV shows and they’re tired of the emotional rollercoaster of Kdramas and just want to watch some Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood.

In popular music for sure, but not other genres. Have you tried listening to opera?