hydrospanner @ hydrospanner @lemmy.world

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IDK man, HDR is a pretty big deal for me...

Maybe not the absolutely most, but in strict terms of "tastiness divided by work", I have made crock pot pork chops that have got to be in the top 5% for that ratio.

Basically get small boneless pork chops when they're on sale, and put however many you want (I usually do 4-6) in the crock pot with two cans of Cream of Chicken soup and a packet of dry ranch seasoning.

Stir that shit all together and turn it on low, then go to work.

When you get home enjoy your delicious, savory, juicy pork chops.

Really the only way you can get lower effort than that is something that's pre-made (like a boxed oven meal or something that is microwaved) or something that requires no prep at all, like just eating an apple or something.

How is doing...that...to a potato less work than cutting a few into large chunks, boiling in salt water, then mashing with some butter, milk, salt, pepper, garlic, and sour cream?

I feel like in terms of strict effort, doing the slicing on one potato, not even counting the cooking, is more of a bother than the entire process of making a big batch of mashed potatoes.

Smell, Co-smell, and Tanscent

Americans, in our typical way, have a system of economic reporting that allows those in power to sort of hide that elegant metric in a combination of other statistics.

Here, you'd have to compare the rate of change of the Consumer Price Index against wage growth. And also find some way to factor in the cost of gasoline (which has more volatile price changes and as such isn't included in CPI figures).

improvements*

If one was attacking me, I'd certainly be worried.

Dude, I've seen geese shrug off a shotgun blast, wobble in the air, recover, and fly off.

There are many, many puntable animals that are dangerous, both because you're underestimating their toughness but also their ability to avoid being punted and attack.

I'm not saying a goose or raccoon would be able to kill you, but there's a lot of middle ground between "not dangerous" and "lethal danger".

A rat or squirrel or groundhog could easily leave a human minus a finger without breaking a sweat. Might not be able to kill a human, but that's still dangerous in my book.

...with multiple "pocket knives" at the end of each limb and a jaw and set of teeth specifically designed to kill fleshy opponents with a skull or trachea crush.

It also eats an all-natural diet and exercises every fucking day of its life. And has spent all of that life practicing at being really fucking good at killing things that don't want to be dead, and spend all of their lives practicing to avoid the mountain lion.

Education actually!

Better to just hoof it instead.

Settle down there, Derek.

If that happens they can be easily redirected with a sharpie.

Seeing the sheer stupidity of most Lemmy users who proudly align themselves as leftists is making me question leftists in general.

Not trying to make a case here, just asking:

By that rationale, could Starbucks have a policy in place where if you request a more expensive non-dairy option, you get an upcharge unless you give proof of a medical condition?

Basically saying, "Look, we're happy to accommodate specific dietary restrictions at no additional cost for those with medical needs. We're also happy to provide these options to all other customers at an upcharge reflecting the increased cost of these ingredients to us."

I'd say that if anything, the tall people should receive the accommodation but the overweight people should not.

I completely disagree.

I think even if he had gone more to the center, he wouldn't have lost any significant portion of the progressive vote he did get, and I think this holds true this year as well. (And at that, a shift to the middle would likely have netted him more votes pulled from disillusioned non-MAGA moderate Republicans in 2020 than he lost far left Lemmy-user votes).

Having the name Donald Trump on the other side of the ballot is sufficiently powerful motivation for most reasonable progressives to "hold their nose and cast their ballot" for Biden. It might be a very different story if Biden were running against, say, a John Kasich or Larry Hogan, but that's not what we've got. In that case, many on the left wing may see it more as a "both sides are the same so I'm voting third party to make a statement" election...but again, this isn't that. In 2020 and now again in 2024, the choice is more accurately, "not making much ground on progressive causes" vs "regression on all fronts, combined with an attack on democracy, emboldening of fascists, racists, and militant bigots of all stripes".

...and personally, if a progressive can look at that decision and think they're basically the same thing...I see that as only slightly less disappointing than a loud and proud MAGA zombie.

And while he may not be as progressive as many progressives would like him to be, I feel he's been more progressive than most ever expected him to be...which is pleasantly surprising, since it's not a course he had to take for political reasons.

Come for the spite toward Reddit, stay for the lack of content and somehow even worse community!

I am not a fan of the general trend of de-buttoning.

Like... isn't the entire point to make things consistent and intuitive? Make a clickable button visually distinct!