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My wife has a recipe for stuffed shells that's mostly ground beef and cheese (ricotta, I think). We'd like to add a little variety by exchanging some of the ground beef for Italian sausage, but neither of us are cooks, so we don't really know how much to change. We aren't into spicy foods, if that matters. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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Nov 27, 2013 15:57
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hooah posted:My wife has a recipe for stuffed shells that's mostly ground beef and cheese (ricotta, I think). We'd like to add a little variety by exchanging some of the ground beef for Italian sausage, but neither of us are cooks, so we don't really know how much to change. We aren't into spicy foods, if that matters. Does anyone have a suggestion? Try it and see how it turns out. If you enjoy it, do it the same way again. It's just cooking, it's not hard.
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Nov 27, 2013 15:59
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Tiggum posted:Try it and see how it turns out. If you enjoy it, do it the same way again. It's just cooking, it's not hard. I thought of that, but we make this so rarely that we'd likely forget if we liked a given ratio. Also, just kind of looking for somewhere to start experimenting with this.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:00
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hooah posted:My wife has a recipe for stuffed shells that's mostly ground beef and cheese (ricotta, I think). We'd like to add a little variety by exchanging some of the ground beef for Italian sausage, but neither of us are cooks, so we don't really know how much to change. We aren't into spicy foods, if that matters. Does anyone have a suggestion? Get some mild italian sausage, preferably not in link form, and replace the ground beef entirely. Either that or find a similar recipe on the internet with different ingredients and just follow that if you're afraid of experimenting. e: Most italian sausage will be made with pork, so it's going to taste a little different than beef. It'll be way more flavorful, however.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:02
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Or you could mix them 50/50. You can buy meatloaf mix at the grocer which is lamb pork and veal. Its the same principle plus this is shells and cheese and meat its going to be hard to gently caress up.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:07
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hooah posted:I thought of that, but we make this so rarely that we'd likely forget if we liked a given ratio. Also, just kind of looking for somewhere to start experimenting with this. What I usually do in situations like this is start with half. Too spicy? Cut the sausage part in half again going 3/4 GB to 1/4 sausage. Not spicy enough? Cut the ground beef part in half. Still not spicy enough? Try adding some Chorizo (find it in the mexican section) or just use spices or hot sauce. Another thing to worry about though is the leanness of the meats. If your ground beef is really lean but your sausage is fatty then you may want to use less sausage unless you are cooking the meat separate and can drain off any extra grease first. As far as not remembering the ratio, if you are working from a cookbook or recipe card just mark on there what you used the last time. If you are not then maybe you need to get a small notebook for your kitchen that you can make notes for things like that. Put an index at the front with recipe/page number so you can quickly look at it and see if you have altered that recipe at all.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:09
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The Geoff posted:A while ago someone told me about a product for keeping hot drinks hot for longer. If I remember right it involved putting a couple of small things (about the size of marbles, I imagine) made of a material with special thermal properties in your drink - the idea being that they would absorb some of the heat when the drink is first poured (when it's too hot) and release it as the drink cools, keeping it at a drinkable temperature for longer. Has anyone heard of this? Does anyone know where I can buy some of these magic coffee marbles? Just to follow up: a thermal mug will do better than anything you put in your drink. The stones effectiveness will be greatly tied to what temperature they are when you put them in your cup. Not to mention cleaning or carrying around wet marbles when you finish your drink. There are stones you can buy to chill whiskey without dilution (from ice to water) but I believe they are considered gimmicks and not a functional alternative.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:24
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Alright, thanks for the suggestions. I thought 50/50 might be a good place to start, so we'll either do that or go with kedo's suggestion of all mild sausage, depending on what the grocery store's got.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:33
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Lord Lambeth posted:
Not to join the pile-on, but it seems to me that if the company is well-known to have a bad/predatory reputation, it's not the kind of experience that benefits your résumé.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:45
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The Geoff posted:A while ago someone told me about a product for keeping hot drinks hot for longer. If I remember right it involved putting a couple of small things (about the size of marbles, I imagine) made of a material with special thermal properties in your drink - the idea being that they would absorb some of the heat when the drink is first poured (when it's too hot) and release it as the drink cools, keeping it at a drinkable temperature for longer. Has anyone heard of this? Does anyone know where I can buy some of these magic coffee marbles? You're thinking of joulies, I believe. They're filled with paraffin wax and as said, they don't work (I forget the physics of why but you can google it). Seconding getting an insulated cup; double-walled is best. If you really want some you can buy them online. They're expensive for what they are, though.
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Nov 27, 2013 16:47
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Kaiser Soze posted:YES, thank you! Googled chicken tails (i.e. Pope's nose) and it looked exactly like that only larger and stuffed inside the turkey, the holes for feathers make perfect sense.
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Nov 27, 2013 17:11
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regulargonzalez posted:Image files don't really compress via zip / rar type compression utilities. There are a couple options -- in an image editing program, use jpg compression at lower quality levels to make each file smaller. If you have many images, most apps will have a "batch" feature that will allow you to automate this process. Depending on the current level of jpg compression and the image quality you find acceptable, you can save anywhere from 0-90% of the space. Impossible to say without more details about the images and how high of quality they need to be. Thanks for the suggestions, and for yours as well Schweinhund. Turns out the images were .pngs because I got them from OS X screen grab utility, so converting them to .jpgs trimmed off like 60% of the overall size. I then just broke them up into batches and emailed them separately. I like the idea of using BitTorrent, though I don't think the away team would appreciate me saying 'hey learn this new stuff' while they are abroad. I will consider getting that set up for next time.
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Nov 27, 2013 17:38
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Lord Lambeth posted:20 years old, Saw a flyer at a bus stop. I've actually had only two jobs(not including this knife one, which I am now feeling reluctant about), so I guess I'm pretty green. Yeah, just don't go. If you want to make money for yourself there are jobs that will offer you equally unpleasant experiences but won't charge you money for it. Don't fall victim to the sunk cost fallacy and try to throw good money/time after bad.
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Nov 27, 2013 17:44
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Is there a name for the kind of scene in fiction where two characters are talking about some secret information that they don't want other people to know, while some of those other people are plainly within earshot? Stuff like two prison guards saying "Make sure the prisoner doesn't find out that we leave the keys hanging on this wall over here!" or "I hope we can use the secret back door under the tree stump rather than hiking all the way around to the front gate". (The characters want the secret kept, but for story purposes the other people need to find out the information, and this is how the writers chose to do it.) I'd settle for a link to TV Tropes.
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Nov 27, 2013 17:52
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ineptmule posted:Thanks for the suggestions, and for yours as well Schweinhund. Jpeg is great for photos, but terrible for everything else. If you're doing this another time, keep them as pngs, but increase the compression. .png uses lossless compression, but jpeg actually removes information from the image according to an algorithm that matches human psychology. For anything made by a computer, like line art, screen shots and MS Paint GBS contests, always use .png.  .jpg 10 KB medium compression Note how the text on the right is fuzzy.  .png 128 KB no compression  .png 4,77 KB highest compression 4,77 KB These images are pixel perfect, but the higher compression one maybe take a little more CPU cycles to render.
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Nov 27, 2013 18:12
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Why has GBS become another FYAD? Is this temporary or permanent?
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Nov 27, 2013 20:22
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Baron Bifford posted:Why has GBS become another FYAD? Is this temporary or permanent? According to the mods, old GBS was irritating to mod and also unfunny; nuGBS at least attempts to deal with that second point. Don't hold your breath waiting for other people to change it. Venture forth and be a exemplar for the kind of posting you want GBS to contain! Alternately, relentlessly mock and belittle those posters who are badposting. Because shame is a wonderful behavioral motivator.
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Nov 27, 2013 20:27
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This is probably a long shot but years ago ThePumpkins.net made a really funny/cute animated video to go along with the Smashing Pumpkins' song "Christmastime." It's been removed from youtube and the original website seems to be offline. Anyone happen to have a copy saved? It was an animation of a big-headed Billy Corgan trying to acquire a model airplane, and children unwrapping presents, one of whom is very disappointed at receiving a Zwan album.
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Nov 27, 2013 20:44
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Baron Bifford posted:Why has GBS become another FYAD? Is this temporary or permanent? If you want to seriouspost about current events, try MetaFilter instead.
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Nov 27, 2013 22:02
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AlbieQuirky posted:If you want to seriouspost about current events, try MetaFilter instead.
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Nov 27, 2013 22:11
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About the forums. How come some users have 10,000++ posts and only 1-2 page of post history?
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Nov 27, 2013 22:47
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Baron Bifford posted:Why has GBS become another FYAD? Is this temporary or permanent? Basically because excess moderation and rules led to SJW posts and was in general stifling. So now it's more or less a free for all. I expect it will improve somewhat as the novelty of shitposts wears off, but the lack of rules is here to stay.
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Nov 27, 2013 23:03
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randyest posted:Great suggestion if you want to pay $5 to always post in 100% agreement with the SJW hivemind there. You note that I was responding to someone complaining about the demise of Old GBS, so it should be a perfect fit for them. They also have long arguments about gun control when anybody gets shot, and I know how many Old GBS posters were bummed about not being able to do that.
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Nov 27, 2013 23:30
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Serious Sam posted:About the forums. How come some users have 10,000++ posts and only 1-2 page of post history? Posts in archived threads won't show up in post history, so it means they posted a lot more than a few months ago and much less since then.
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Nov 27, 2013 23:34
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Headphones: My GIRLFRIEND's son is 16 and he already has some couple-year-old Beats headphones. This year, for the Christmas, he's asking for some Beats by Dre over-the-ears that cost between 150 and 200 bucks. I find that utterly ridiculous but I am not an audiophile. I'm looking at this sweet $67 bluetooth set as something I'd be much happier with, personally: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/meelectronics-air-fi-af32-wireless-headphones-red-black/1306697208.p?id=mp1306697208&skuId=1306697208 He mostly listens to rap so, in my mind, it's clearly ear-destroying bass that he wants in a headphone? Am I missing something? What, if anything, makes the wired Beats set worth 100+ dollars more?
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Nov 28, 2013 01:36
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No audiophile here but a guy at work has some smallish sealed beats, I tried them and to me they don't sound as good as my $40 sealed sennheisers. Bluetooth like you're talking about can be lovely to deal with + something else to charge though
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Nov 28, 2013 01:42
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Beats are no good sound-wise, but they have the distinctive design and brand name. You're not going to win points by saying K-Mart dad jeans are more durable than whatever 16-year-olds are wearing; that's just not the point. He wants to look cool.
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Nov 28, 2013 02:06
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Very Strange Things posted:Am I missing something? What, if anything, makes the wired Beats set worth 100+ dollars more? Maybe. I don't have kids though.
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Nov 28, 2013 02:09
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Very Strange Things posted:I find that utterly ridiculous but I am not an audiophile. With BEATS headphones you're 100% paying through the nose for the brand name - they are not high quality headphones
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Nov 28, 2013 02:10
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Anne Whateley posted:Beats are no good sound-wise, but they have the distinctive design and brand name. You're not going to win points by saying K-Mart dad jeans are more durable than whatever 16-year-olds are wearing; that's just not the point. He wants to look cool. The kind of person who would want headphones like that isn't going to appreciate the person for buying them anyway. Treat it as a teachable moment about wasting money on stupid poo poo.
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Nov 28, 2013 02:32
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The problem is even if you tell him that the headphones you got him are better, he's probably going to think you're just full of poo poo. After all, Dr. Dre uses these motherfuckers!
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Nov 28, 2013 02:38
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Very Strange Things posted:Headphones: There's a great Headphones thread in IYG. But the kid wants Beats because they're cool. He has no idea that they suck. They do, but anything else will get him laughed at, because his friends don't know they suck either. Yay marketing. E:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3563521
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Nov 28, 2013 02:59
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Yeah it's essentially like asking for fancy sneakers. IT doesn't matter that a cheaper brand might be just as good, they won't be in style.
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Nov 28, 2013 03:03
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Check out the Bose AE2 headphones. They're somewhat flexible, the cord is detachable, they're comfortable, and the sound is going to be your opinion, but I love these headphones. They're sufficient ear warmers in the winter too, at least so far. I use them for everything. They're big enough to hang around my neck and be comfortable when not in use.
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Nov 28, 2013 03:10
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Either get him the Beats or don't get him headphones. Do they suck? Yes, but that's entirely besides the point. At that age you want to look cool. If you get him something technically superior it will be an even bigger waste of money because he won't use them unless you're in the room with him asking "Why aren't you wearing those headphones I bought you?"
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Nov 28, 2013 03:13
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regulargonzalez posted:Either get him the Beats or don't get him headphones. Do they suck? Yes, but that's entirely besides the point. At that age you want to look cool. If you get him something technically superior it will be an even bigger waste of money because he won't use them unless you're in the room with him asking "Why aren't you wearing those headphones I bought you?" Yup, this.
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Nov 28, 2013 03:20
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If I've got an IP conflict--two computers having the same IP address on a network, apparently--would that lead to neither working? Or would one computer get the porn that the other computer was trying to download? For example, I mean.
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Nov 28, 2013 05:08
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Mescal posted:If I've got an IP conflict--two computers having the same IP address on a network, apparently--would that lead to neither working? Or would one computer get the porn that the other computer was trying to download? For example, I mean. The one that tries to connect second won't be able to, the other one will work fine. If your network is set up to assign IP addresses automatically (and it probably is) you should be able to just disconnect and reconnect and it will assign a new IP and everything will be fine. If the IP addresses are set manually then you'll need to give one computer a new address.
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Nov 28, 2013 06:08
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hoobajoo posted:Yup, this. Thanks guys. I guess I knew all that, but not quite to that extent; I assumed they were high quality components slightly up-priced because of the Dr. Dre label but it sounds like it's worse than that. I could actually sell him on something cheaper that is better quality I bet, as long as it has a good name -Bose or whatnot. He's actually not as big an idiot as most 16-year-olds. And he does work sometimes so he is starting to understand the actual value of things.
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(I swear someone just asked this question in another thread, but I can't find it) I've just bought a Mobius dashcam. It records .mov files in 180p 30fps. Each 5min chunk is 650MB in size - far too big if I want to stor a couple of journeys. I'm running Win7 and would like to be able to trim, join and export in a smaller file format. Windows Movie Maker crashes. Microsoft Expression seems to take an age and creates poor quality output (possibly due to my lack of familiarity with it) Handbrake might work, but I can't figure the exact settings to get a decent quality output. It also doesn't haev the ability to edit. help?
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