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Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

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  • I’m as against trump as anyone else, but let’s say your candidate of choice was just put in power a month ago, would you expect new economic policies to have lowered the price of something nationwide? What’s the historical precedent for something like that? Biden releasing strategic reserve of oil comes to mind, and IIRC that didn’t put a dent in prices.

    I worry that folks making a big deal out of this at this point in time are effectively being the same as the “I did this” Biden sticker folks, and idk about you but I sure thought they were asshats. Six months down the line, sure, hold him accountable for what he ran for. But idk how much economic impact a president has in two months time.






  • Awesome! I’ve definitely been there before haha, there’s only so much pizzaz you can add to a sandwich :)

    FWIW, my main concern with cooking was time. Meal prep is good, but I personally prefer more variety. I’ve found that this book has a great approach - you do one meal prep cook, and get 3 different meals that use the same core ingredients. During the weekday, since all your proteins and vegetables are prepped, it typically just needs to be thrown together and put into the oven. 10 minutes max of human time, and maybe 20 minutes in the oven.

    She has a few free recipes that follow the same format so you can try a cycle of meals before buying the book.





  • It sounds like you’re looking for a mind blowing sander-lanche.

    I’d highly recommend going through Ted Chiang’s book “exhalation”. A more popular example of his work is the movie “arrival”, which was based on one of Ted Chiang’s short stories.

    It’s a collection of short stories, but don’t be misled - these stories have stuck with me for years, and as someone who has also read all of the cosmere, it is these short stories that have the biggest twists, and also the largest impact. A few of my favorites are below:

    I’ve always wondered to myself, "how many of my youngest memories are my own, and how many are in reality, stories told around photos that I’ve seen? The story “The truth of fact, the truth of feeling” makes you think about the role of technology in our memories through one example in the past, and one proposed in our future.

    What’s expected of us”, free on Nature, is a haunting story going over the role of free will that can be read during a bathroom break.

    Finally, “anxiety is the dizziness of freedom” had one of the biggest gut punches I’ve ever read. One best gone in blind, I think.