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Stravag posted:Im glad i got the reccomend on a kickass rice cooker just before this all started and then 15 pounds of rice. Thanks mcnally and others. Meals in that thing are stupid simple. I found out recently that if you buy bulk rice that you won't go through very quickly, you'll want to freeze it for a day or two to kill the rice weevil eggs. Ask me about my daughter never eating rice again.
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Hey that's just extra protein.
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Arrath posted:Me: I'mma practice my baking during this quarantine. Could try a sourdough starter, but that's a fickle bitch. Soda bread is what's up.
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Mr. Bad Guy posted:I found out recently that if you buy bulk rice that you won't go through very quickly, you'll want to freeze it for a day or two to kill the rice weevil eggs. Ask me about my daughter never eating rice again. Thats good to know thanks
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Suntan Boy posted:Could try a sourdough starter, but that's a fickle bitch. Soda bread is what's up. I know what I'm doing tonight
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i don't think i could fit a full bag of rice in my freezer, but i will definitely try it if i ever get one again
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https://dnyuz.com/2020/03/21/terrified-package-delivery-employees-are-going-to-work-sick/
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My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. I can't tell if he's crazy or forward thinking at this point.
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Doc Hawkins posted:i don't think i could fit a full bag of rice in my freezer, but i will definitely try it if i ever get one again Split it up, just freeze like 5lbs at a time.
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Doc Hawkins posted:i don't think i could fit a full bag of rice in my freezer, but i will definitely try it if i ever get one again I have plastic bins i can just almost fit full 10 pound bags in. They fit in the standard size freezer in my apartment. If you empty out everything you should be able to fit a 20 pound bag easily. Maybe a 50 if you dont have an icemaker
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BigDave posted:My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. Crazy or hipster. Actually, its great when older people are still into doing / trying out new stuff. Way too many people don't.
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BigDave posted:My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. My dad thinks the Chinese did COVID-19 on purpose...
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That Works posted:Crazy or hipster. Makes me think of how so many people's musical taste stays the same after a certain age and they rarely listen to anything newer. Maybe because I'm only 32 but what I listen to is changing all the time, Spotify is always exposing me to new stuff. Probably helps being a part of a generation that grew up with all of these technological changes.
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In the Iraq invasion in March 2003, were all of the 100K+ troops issued NBC suits? If not, are there rough estimates on how many were issued? Seems like DoD-grade PPE is the only stuff made in the US still
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Mustang posted:Makes me think of how so many people's musical taste stays the same after a certain age and they rarely listen to anything newer. Yeah but if you just rely on Spotify for new stuff you miss out on a shitload of music because they don't sort nearly into the algorithm
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And if you're loving around on spotify you aren't getting your life in order for when you're recalled for AD in the next three months.
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I'm eating a lot healthier thanks to COVID-19. Cooking almost all of my meals, not able to just go to a restaurant or a bar to relax or socialize and overeat. Maybe I should be a shut-in every March. Music talk: I like New Music Friday on NPR.
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This last week at the Pentagon was living in a ghost town, Admittedly, I work from 0230 - 1100, but there was nobody wandering the halls. I felt really socially isolated and like it. Now...time for 9 days off work for self quarentine.
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BigDave posted:My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. We have hens for eggs, it's a super low impact project. Can't hurt.
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bird cooch posted:We have hens for eggs, it's a super low impact project. username / post checks out.
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BigDave posted:My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. Neither, both of those things would have been reasonable hobbies last year.
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shame on an IGA posted:I wonder what everyone who was screaming about Jade Helm is up to right now Losing their poo poo while attempting to rub two sticks together out in the middle of nowhere Texas/Oklahoma.
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Odradek posted:This last week at the Pentagon was living in a ghost town, Admittedly, I work from 0230 - 1100, but there was nobody wandering the halls. I felt really socially isolated and like it. Now...time for 9 days off work for self quarentine. This Meyers Briggs poo poo must have something to it because while some people are losing their minds and on the verge of suicide at the thought of hanging out for a few weeks I'm here thinking "Read some books, take a Udemy class, and start an online D&D campaign." It's never been a better time to stay the gently caress home and enjoy a world of education, instant communication, and entertainment!
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Fallom posted:This Meyers Briggs poo poo must have something to it because while some people are losing their minds and on the verge of suicide at the thought of hanging out for a few weeks I'm here thinking "Read some books, take a Udemy class, and start an online D&D campaign." It's never been a better time to stay the gently caress home and enjoy a world of education, instant communication, and entertainment! Right?? I am spending every morning slamming through the online work poo poo I have to do then lifting or running and then spending the rest of the day in the wood shop building stuff and learning how to use the lathe. It's pretty rad. Plus wife and I both get to sit down every night and have dinner together and just talk without being in a rush to get stuff done to finish up more work etc etc. It's been nice, you know, when I ignore everything outside.
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shame on an IGA posted:I wonder what everyone who was screaming about Jade Helm is up to right now
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That Works posted:Right?? Makes ya wonder if we'll see any lasting societal change once/if all this blows over.
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Casimir Radon posted:Plotting to murder their neighbors for 7 cans of Chef Boyardee. They're doing these things while simultaneously posting online about how this is all the fault of China/Obama/etc.
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Arrath posted:Makes ya wonder if we'll see any lasting societal change once/if all this blows over. We have a great chance, as a species, to recognize how cooperation and taking care of each other has numerous benefits and providing a social system that doesn't deify the pursuit of wealth over everything else can benefit us going forward. The boomers are not going to be down for that though so we are totally hosed
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Arrath posted:Makes ya wonder if we'll see any lasting societal change once/if all this blows over. God I hope so. I've spent all my adult life hearing about how the internet etc is going to make remote working routine, and I see my friends working IT jobs forced to pay Boston, Seattle, SF rents etc because their jobs want them in a cubicle. Also this week I've seen more of the neighbors in my tiny woodsy neighborhood out walking or playing with their kids etc, than I have in an entire year and a half living here. Whole families out playing , having a walk, etc. Yeah, I hope this changes poo poo.
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That Works posted:God I hope so. I've spent all my adult life hearing about how the internet etc is going to make remote working routine, and I see my friends working IT jobs forced to pay Boston, Seattle, SF rents etc because their jobs want them in a cubicle. Yeah while walking my dogs I've also seen more foot traffic than I have in the past two and a half years here
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Fallom posted:This Meyers Briggs poo poo must have something to it because while some people are losing their minds and on the verge of suicide at the thought of hanging out for a few weeks I'm here thinking "Read some books, take a Udemy class, and start an online D&D campaign." It's never been a better time to stay the gently caress home and enjoy a world of education, instant communication, and entertainment! To be fair a lot of those people losing their minds are doing so over things like "How am I going to feed my children/pay the rent?" Edit: Also some are doing it because they can't buy four years' of toilet paper, so it's kind of a mixed bag.
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Godholio posted:To be fair a lot of those people losing their minds are doing so over things like "How am I going to feed my children/pay the rent?" Yeah that's obviously a different issue and I'm not throwing them in with the teleworkers or those on paid leave. I feel for the people who are locked down and not being paid because it's not like they can count on the federal government to help them.
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Godholio posted:To be fair a lot of those people losing their minds are doing so over things like "How am I going to feed my children/pay the rent?" Yeah, there seem to be three main groups of people at home now: - People who are hourly and nonessential so they are panicked over how to survive the next months. - People who are trying to figure out how to work 8 hours remotely while also watching their kids because the schools are shut down - People who are now essentially on paid vacations
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maffew buildings posted:We have a great chance, as a species, to recognize how cooperation and taking care of each other has numerous benefits and providing a social system that doesn't deify the pursuit of wealth over everything else can benefit us going forward. Can we, please? quote:The boomers are not going to be down for that though so we are totally hosed gently caress Godholio posted:To be fair a lot of those people losing their minds are doing so over things like "How am I going to feed my children/pay the rent?" This is totally a fair point, but imo just points with even more emphasis to our need for a functional societal safety net, the above need for a reorienting away from the pure pursuit of wealth and conspicuous consumption, blah blah blah. I'd say the greater good but I probably already sound like a Utopian socialist loon.
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Fister Roboto posted:Hey that's just extra protein. Yup. I told my wife this was just like when we were in Africa in 2009. Scraping mold off bread, eating some stale rear end chips and other stuff way past expiration date. I draw the line at smelly meat, milk, and floating eggs though.
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BigDave posted:My dad just bought some yeast to bake his own bread for the first time, and he's very seriousaly thinking about building a chicken coop and buying a few hens for fresh eggs. Chickens and ducks are extremely easy to take care of and can be beneficial for your yard garden. It's basically free protein to get a couple of heirloom breed birds and keep them in your yard. Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds are good heirloom breed chickens for egg production. Buckeyes are great if you want them foraging more than eating feed, but they won't lay quite as often. For ducks, I'd recommend Khaki Campbells for eggs. Once they're about 4-6 months old you'll get an egg 4-6 days a week from them, and duck eggs are better than chicken eggs. They're also pretty calm compared to most other duck breeds and just quietly mutter to themselves rather than loud honking mostly.
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maffew buildings posted:They're doing these things while simultaneously posting online about how this is all the fault of China/Obama/etc. Yup. They're already prepping the narrative that donny dickbrains masterful leadership saved us all and the virus was a total hoax AND it was a chinese plot to destroy america
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Cayugas are the best heirloom breed of duck though because they're all black, lay grey eggs sometimes, and nobody actually knows who bred them, they just kind of showed up. They're mid-size too so you can eat them in a pinch.
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