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by HighlyIrregular
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Little gusts of hot air that don't deserve their own thread.
Replies: 99
Views: 167262

Re: Little gusts of hot air that don't deserve their own thread.

I'm glad Shecky Greene outlived Gilbert Gottfried.
by HighlyIrregular
Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The food and drink thread
Replies: 139
Views: 191751

Re: The food and drink thread

I know the bag ruins the photo a little, but here's a whole wheat and oat bread I baked (red whole wheat and rolled oats), recipe adapted from Google's chatbot Bard, I had to add extra flour and was still too sticky to kneed normally so instead of adding even more I folded it with a scraper. Then I ...
by HighlyIrregular
Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Fun purchases
Replies: 2
Views: 6978

Re: Fun purchases

The grip tester came. I'm satisfied with my results but I have to keep playing with different handle spacing. I adjusted it for larger than average hands because I'm an adult white guy but I have to try less spacing. I was so close to making the "strong" (above average) category for my age that I kn...
by HighlyIrregular
Tue Dec 26, 2023 12:23 am
Forum: World
Topic: Little Rants
Replies: 374
Views: 247417

Re: Little Rants

So many complexities with Amazon. I ordered something, then when it was late I checked the listing again and noticed that a certain distance under the price it said "new and used (9)." I could have saved $20 on something with no defects but with no manufacturer's box. Then I noticed, under yet more ...
by HighlyIrregular
Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:43 am
Forum: World
Topic: Fun purchases
Replies: 2
Views: 6978

Re: Fun purchases

Does anyone else feel that it would be more comfortable if their mouse was closer? I never used my number pad and for years I've wanted a keyboard without one but they were about $100. Recently I found a bunch that were much cheaper. I just bought this keyboard and mouse for $20. Same thing happened...
by HighlyIrregular
Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:47 am
Forum: World
Topic: Science Microthreads
Replies: 69
Views: 157263

Re: Science Microthreads

I get the impression that when Quantum computers arrive, there will be a flurry of arrests when we break encryption that's no longer effective, then we won't be able to break anything and all hell will break loose. I recently read about how nefarious groups and the US and China are harvesting encryp...
by HighlyIrregular
Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: World
Topic: Post Your Dream
Replies: 69
Views: 102693

Re: Post Your Dream

I was looking at The Joker and telling someone that he actually was in Star Trek acting with William Shatner. It seemed funny but I believed it was true. I thought about it when I woke up and thinking of William Shatner acting with The Joker kind of gives me the same vibe as Adam West acting with Th...
by HighlyIrregular
Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The food and drink thread
Replies: 139
Views: 191751

Re: The food and drink thread

I had a slice of rainbow cake from a pizzeria and I got to see the box the whole cake came in. It said Italian rainbow cake and had nice graphics. I Couldn't find it online. It was round with three layers, red, white and green. I was looking forward to reading the ingredients and nutrition info. I w...
by HighlyIrregular
Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: World
Topic: What's going on in your city/country/region?
Replies: 277
Views: 270974

Re: What's going on in your city/country/region?

I just heard an actual emergency alert from the emergency alert system. Not a test. The Lehigh Valley river may flood. I don't remember ever hearing an actual emergency alert in my over 50 years in NY, then I'm in PA for a couple of months and I hear one. Maybe there was one for 911 but I didn't hea...
by HighlyIrregular
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:53 am
Forum: World
Topic: Fun purchases
Replies: 2
Views: 6978

Fun purchases

A while back there was a news story about Dynamometers to test grip strength being effective in determining...may have been how many years you have left to live. Forgot the details. I did some price checking and decided not to get one. Now I'm seeing Youtube shorts where someone tests the grip stren...