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LingcodKilla posted:A friend of mines dad is a pretty good wood carver. He made me a pair of fish I can't wait to hang in my office. They are not trophy sized examples just nice carvings and anatomically correct with nice coloring. Yeah, but I bet they don't sing and dance, do they? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WC6EbRQmJ0 Check and mate. 
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PCOS Bill posted:One of our local grocery stores had black Friday deals so I filled half my chest freezer with $3 frozen pizzas (Not quite as good as DiGiorno but almost) and $1.99/lb ground beef. Why do you eat like a poor person
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I had a rough day, so I cashed in on some Cyber Monday deals to furnish my new apartment and for vidya: Klipsch Icon Series speakers were on sale at Newegg for like oodles off:  x2   VESA mount:  For this guy:  Wasabi Mango UHD 490 - supports 4k60 and 10 bit color, so it'll last a long long time, and at 49 inches will be my TV. I may not have money (anymore), I may not have friends, but goddammit will I have pixels and decibels.
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Nov 29, 2016 00:00
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Dick Trauma posted:Please tell me you'll make a thread for this project. Done! Just the basics of the plan so far.
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Nov 29, 2016 07:13
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DrBouvenstein posted:Yeah, but I bet they don't sing and dance, do they? Your talking fish doesn't tell you the weather? Sad! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBqiW1R5_JM
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Nov 29, 2016 14:58
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Gynecolojustice posted:Why do you eat like a poor person Because I have the luxury to if I feel like it. A stack of frozen pizzas in the chest freezer in the basement for days I don't give a gently caress about cooking is really nice.
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Nov 29, 2016 14:59
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twoday posted:Your talking fish doesn't tell you the weather? Sad! Oh god I need this who do I give my money too?
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Nov 29, 2016 15:43
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Spent the past year with the low-end Infinuvo Hovo robotic vacuum cleaner, and the results were mixed, but better than expected. Battery died, and Christmas is coming up, so I'm upgrading as a gift to my wife: iRobot (makers of Roomba) Bravaa 380t. Has sweep, vacuum, and also a mop function. The only drawback is that its not programmable, so to run it you have to physically press the start button, and fill it up for mopping/change out the pad before you run it. Since we always found the hovo dead somewhere in the house before it could get back to its charging station, it won't be any extra effort. With 1,800 sq ft, the net result is that we have to vacuum the house less often. The difference is going from vacuuming three times a month to just once. Hopefully with a higher-end model, we will get the same performance, and lose one mopping session a month as well.
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Nov 29, 2016 16:12
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blarzgh posted:Spent the past year with the low-end Infinuvo Hovo robotic vacuum cleaner, and the results were mixed, but better than expected. Battery died, and Christmas is coming up, so I'm upgrading as a gift to my wife: Cool! I've got an older roomba discovery, and I'd love to upgrade. I'm always amazed at how much crap it picks up, even running immediately after I vacuum. How does the mapping work out for you? Does it always make its way back home?
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Nov 29, 2016 16:56
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PCOS Bill posted:Because I have the luxury to if I feel like it. A stack of frozen pizzas in the chest freezer in the basement for days I don't give a gently caress about cooking is really nice. I normally just go out to a restaurant if I don't want to cook. You should try that instead of a gross frozen pizza. Applebees and TGI Fridays have really affordable meals for people like you so you don't feel guilty splurging
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Nov 29, 2016 17:17
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Gynecolojustice posted:I normally just go out to a restaurant if I don't want to cook. You should try that instead of a gross frozen pizza. Applebees and TGI Fridays have really affordable meals for people like you so you don't feel guilty splurging He'd just get his steak well-done if he went out.
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Nov 29, 2016 17:19
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OSU_Matthew posted:Cool! I've got an older roomba discovery, and I'd love to upgrade. I'm always amazed at how much crap it picks up, even running immediately after I vacuum. How does the mapping work out for you? Does it always make its way back home? I'll post a trip report after Christmas. The old Infinuvo never ever made it back to the dock. It was always annoying when it died under one of the couches.
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Nov 29, 2016 17:36
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Gynecolojustice posted:I normally just go out to a restaurant if I don't want to cook. You should try that instead of a gross frozen pizza. Applebees and TGI Fridays have really affordable meals for people like you so you don't feel guilty splurging Nah, I don't like going out to eat unless forced to be "social", usually at my wife's behest.
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Nov 29, 2016 17:51
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PCOS Bill posted:Nah, I don't like going out to eat unless forced to be "social", usually at my wife's behest. Shocker of the thread.
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treiz01 posted:Shocker of the thread. I don't like people, this is not something I keep secret, at all, ever.
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Nov 29, 2016 19:32
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PCOS Bill posted:I don't like people The feeling is mutual.
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Nov 29, 2016 19:51
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PCOS Bill posted:Nah, I don't like going out to eat unless forced to be "social", usually at my wife's behest. Putting social in quotation marks makes you even more insufferable.
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Nov 29, 2016 21:24
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Bought some postcard books through Better World Books' Cyber Monday sale as well as a copy of the documentary Sing Faster! to give as a present.
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Nov 29, 2016 22:27
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Finally got a tie I've had my eye on for a while. It reminds me of some of Motoi Yamamoto's pieces. Lapel flower:  The order above came with free socks. I've never tried this place's socks, so it's not a bad way to give 'em a shot.  Audiobooks and lectures: 
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Nov 29, 2016 23:14
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I wore their socks for my wedding and they were pretty good. Didn't have to pull them up or anything.
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Nov 29, 2016 23:37
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calandryll posted:I wore their socks for my wedding and they were pretty good. Didn't have to pull them up or anything. But how did you get them on your feet?
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Spent way too much money. Bought 2x:  and  x500  x2 For plinking and  for a GTX 1070 240mm   x4 Everything should arrive this week and keep me fairly busy. e: fixed images to thumbs PerrineClostermann has a new favorite as of 06:37 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Nov 30, 2016 06:21
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This cloudflare fuckery is making me double post 
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logical fallacy posted:But how did you get them on your feet? Very carefully. Forgot a word or two, the ten hours or so I wore them I didn't need to continously pull them back up unlike some of the other pairs of dress socks I have.
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Nov 30, 2016 12:23
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I ordered a bunch of  gay-rear end postage stamps because they were back in stock and I guess I might send some Christmas cards who knows?
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Nov 30, 2016 12:43
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Jerry Cotton posted:I ordered a bunch of You've got to be kidding me. I might need to go back to mailing my bill payments.
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Nov 30, 2016 15:54
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Bought some snuff. It's been years and years. Uffda that's strong. It's gonna live in my center console.
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For FREE I picked up a pair of Bang & Olufsen Beolab Penta Mk1 for my vintage stereo. They'll need some TLC to be their old selves again, but you can't beat $0.
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evobatman posted:For FREE I picked up a pair of Bang & Olufsen Beolab Penta Mk1 for my vintage stereo. Pictures of the watches please.
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NewFatMike posted:I had a rough day, so I cashed in on some Cyber Monday deals to furnish my new apartment and for vidya: I loaded pretty much all of those onto one of our UPS trucks early monday morning... you in CNY by any chance? (No, the dates don't match but that was an odd coincidence.)
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 Merry Christmas to me! It's hard to overstate how excited I am for this thing to get here. Been looking at pictures of steaks all week. 
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Literally everyone I know with those won't shut up about how much they love them. I'm totally not bitter and envious!
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They're pretty rad but I never use mine for steak. Chicken breasts, short ribs, pastrami (smoked first finished in the sous vide), butter poached shrimp etc sure.
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Dewgy posted:
Good purchase. Come by the sous vizzling thread in GWS if you have questions or want suggestions, etc. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3573640 FishBulb posted:They're pretty rad but I never use mine for steak. I've only started using them for steak in the last 6 months or so but I'm hooked. No accidentally overcooking a really good steak, don't have to worry about steaks of different thicknesses coming out differently, etc. And of course no temperature gradient. Flash Gordon Ramsay has a new favorite as of 20:26 on Dec 1, 2016 |
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Do you still sear the steak? if so before or after? To me the best part is the seared outside of a good steak. And it needs to be on a fire grill not a frying pan or George Foreman grill. That poo poo just doesn't compare.
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Trastion posted:Do you still sear the steak? if so before or after? To me the best part is the seared outside of a good steak. And it needs to be on a fire grill not a frying pan or George Foreman grill. That poo poo just doesn't compare. Actually the meat doesn't loving know what seared it and it's all the same you're just a nerd 
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Trastion posted:Do you still sear the steak? if so before or after? To me the best part is the seared outside of a good steak. And it needs to be on a fire grill not a frying pan or George Foreman grill. That poo poo just doesn't compare. Absolutely. I have a charcoal grill that I get up to 800f or so and sear it for maybe a minute on each side. Gets the grill marks and flavor from the charcoal. I've also seared on cast iron taken to a similar temp to get a good crust, but you miss out on the charcoal flavor that way. But I'll do that if I'm cooking tenderloin and serving it with a sauce (ie steak au poivre or bernaise) edit: Sear after it cooks. Because the proteins have already denatured somewhat and there is a little exterior moisture loss, it sears quicker. Which lets you get a good sear without cooking the inside any more.
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Trastion posted:Do you still sear the steak? if so before or after? To me the best part is the seared outside of a good steak. And it needs to be on a fire grill not a frying pan or George Foreman grill. That poo poo just doesn't compare. You still sear it. You just have to do it fast so the inside doesn't cook more. Some people use a blowtorch. Or deep fry it (Actually I dunno if people do that with steak, I've heard of it for hamburgers)
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FishBulb posted:You still sear it. You just have to do it fast so the inside doesn't cook more. Some people use a blowtorch. Cryofrying is where it's at. Sous vide your steak, then dip it in liquid nitrogen, then deep fry it. So simple. I think all home cooks will be doing it soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_tgxzXmpKQ
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FishBulb posted:They're pretty rad but I never use mine for steak. I'm gonna use this for everything. Trastion posted:Do you still sear the steak? if so before or after? To me the best part is the seared outside of a good steak. And it needs to be on a fire grill not a frying pan or George Foreman grill. That poo poo just doesn't compare. You still have to sear afterwards. Well, you don't have to but they come out of the sous vide process lookin' pretty weird. The Gizmodo review I saw mentioned the filet they made came out looking like a "big pink pillow". After searing though? http://i.imgur.com/4SLlHt8.png (NWS because you will be hungry for days. Also not safe for wallet, because you'll wanna drop $130 on this like I just did.)
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