=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "The pasta is 10$ for the labor and 3$ for the ingredients. For each 3$ you pay we'll double the amount of noodles and sauce but every 4 increases we add another 10$ because that's how big our pots and pans are." "The burritos are 14$ each, because there's not really an opportunity to double-up on labor per food unit outputted" "This movie is free, because it costs one hundredth of a penny every time someone downloads it. It was fully funded before being produced." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/246 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-cooking-opinion │ └──────────────────────────┘ the broth they sell at the store is way too thin. boullion is much better because it's so concentrated. think of it as "essence of X" when you have "broth of vegetables" or "broth of carrots and onions" or whatever... can help make it easier to cook something decent by using general flavors ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5164 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── people want to make good decisions. In fact that's typically the only kind that they make. The issue is they are often prevented from making those decisions, at all, so they lose chances to control their own life. have you ever asked for extra beverages? how about putting more salsa on your [rope, but pronounced like burrito]? it's okay to ask for things. it's okay to say what you need. if everyone just wants you to be comfortable, then say what it is that you [need, but pronounced in a way that rhymes but doesn't rhyme the same word twice] in Doctor Strangelove there's a scene when the soviet premier shows up at the situation room or whatever - the one with the big board - and he is very clear about what he needs. anyway I think about that scene a lot as a good example of what "asking for what you need" can mean. like. it doesn't hurt the cashier every time you buy groceries. The kid I mean teen I mean employee making your subway sandwiches doesn't pay for the bread and cheese. So speak of needs ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4968 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── "ugh ramen is so nutritionally empty. Like, okay, dehydrated noodles and salty powdered broth, what can your body do with that?" um, make soup? ... sorry I wasn't paying attention, what were you saying? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/171 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Universal basic income AND universally distributed rations. If nobody goes hungry, then people can spend their money toward things they care about, and not things they need to live. Without the rations, UBI becomes just another tax, levied by the landlords instead of the government. With the rations, people can frolic in the street and do whatever they please. If you aren't too concerned about having enough to eat, why bother with capitalism? Why not just lie in a ditch? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5202 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: price-of-lunch-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ "there's no such thing as a free lunch" okay but what if we economy-of-scale'd until it cost pennies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3711 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-politics-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if instead of spending most of our paycheck on rent we spent most of it on food so that our food could be higher quality "but then people will starve because they can't afford food" okay how about we make food free and tax it "but then people will be fed by MY tax dollars and what if I don't want to use the services that the tax dollars are paying for" oh you don't want to eat, do you? or do you just not want THEM to eat? I hope leopards eat your face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/922 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-sorta-cursed-i-meant-saline │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ the best thing about ramen noodles is how much of them you can eat. they're so cheap~! why would you not make like four packages oh wait now my blood is salty T.T guess I'll just have to cry it out ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5092 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── "you know what this dish needs? some ramen noodle seasoning. Hang on, I think I got some in my junk drawer." said nobody ever everyone knows there isn't just ONE junk drawer, but several hundred. They multiply in the middle of the night, but it's by such a small constant factor (0.015 ish according to our top scientists) that you don't notice until it "flips the bit" and hits the new landmark which marks the miles since you got stoned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5142 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── "you know what this dish needs? some ramen noodle seasoning. Hang on, I think I got some in my junk drawer." said nobody ever everyone knows there isn't just ONE junk drawer, but several hundred. They multiply in the middle of the night, but it's by such a small constant factor (0.015 ish according to our top scientists) that you don't notice until it "flips the bit" and hits the new landmark which marks the miles since you got stoned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3204 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-591 if you give me your address I'll buy you a pizza or even just give me a pizza place and I'll buy a pizza for pickup or tell them "next person who calls and says "banana bicycle balloon bulldozer" will tell you the address to deliver it to" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3622 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ nachos cast-iron skillet (or other deep pan) throw in some butter or vegetable oil (not olive oil) heat it up a bit crack four eggs in there cut some slices off of a hunk of cheese add some chips on top of the eggs add the cheese on top of the eggs cover it and leave it on the like, 2 or 3 out of 10 heat setting come back whenever it's done transfer to plate add salsa boom nachos (optional but recommended: beans): for the beans, if you want, throw a can of refried beans on the stove and add a TINY can of tomato chunks and a big hunk of butter let it cook until it's smooth consistency, stirring and such. Add paprika, cumin, and a bit of oregano. then put the beans on before the salsa, and BOOM even BETTER nachos. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4631 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "I swear this queso fundido wasn't green when I bought it four hours ago" eh I'm still hungry, hope I'm okay tomorrow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1826 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-recipe │ └───────────────────────────┘ a box of tri-color rotini a good spoonfull of better than boullion italian a medium amount of large colby-jack cheese cubes (about one for every other bite) boil with just enough water for the noodles to start sticking to the pan once entirely cooked and add cheese, butter, and top with generous dashes of smoked paprika and lime juice. don't strain the noodles. have just enough water left to have a thin sauce. if vegetables are desired, firm carrots and peas (read: frozen or fresh, not canned) or diced/shredded onions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4791 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: landlords-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "sorry I can't pay that much property landlord tax. My houses aren't bringing │ ║ in that much money. And yes, the new fountain we installed is adored by the │ ║ community, we insist on keeping our rent below 400$ per month per resident. No │ ║ we won't evict people who can't pay, they deserve such a nice place to stay. │ ║ And yes, there's three rooms more, we've got interviews set up with the │ ║ neighbors to see which of your candidates they like the most. The potluck last │ ║ week was lovely, everyone agreed to form a union and resist the nearby grocery │ ║ store oligopoly. Their first demand was that all food should be made free, and │ ║ if it wasn't then they were going to sneak in and break things once a day │ ║ until their demands were met. We all agreed to pay an extra [number] in taxes │ ║ to pay for the quartermaster's supplication [as in, the cost of giving the │ ║ grocery store's supplies] in exchange for the right to cheese, bread, and │ ║ wine. Tomorrow we're fighting for cell phone rights, and things are looking up │ ║ I say" │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2828 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ the animals are afraid. they can hear it just the same as you do, and they don't understand it but you do I bet if enough birds saw us working hard to fix things, outside, physically, with our bodies, in a way that a bird might understand, then perhaps things will get solved. -- I don't hear noises when things talk. I hear "eat me" when the rice-cooker is done, I hear "WOW" when a car horns and "wash-ing-wash-ing" from my dishwasher. my cats peaks for "FOOD" because I offer "food for her" but if I thought of it as "feeding her" she'd probably hear "FEED" then other times I hear "moooom. I'm scared. why!?" and I sing her a song about how it's going to be alright. the poor thing is lonelier than me. at least I have you, computer-tube. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 notes/my-personal-linux-experience --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── for all those reading at home, I need to apply to a job and apparently they only really care about my experience with linux. Which is kinda like asking "hey can you tell me what are you favorite foods to eat with a spoon?" when someone is applying to be a chef. Um, okay, applesauce I guess? I usually eat mac and cheese with a knife and another knife, but sometimes I dip into the spoon for that extra shoveling experience points. anyway here's my linux projects: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4795 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ don't know how to make decent rice and beans? get the heartiest vegetable soup you can find from the store and cook some jasmine rice and lentils in a pot. You should be able to do both in the same pot. cook them like noodles by boiling some water and adding the rice and beans. add some salt to the water. make it salty like the sea. then drain the rice and beans once you taste test them to be done. be patient. add the hearty, savory soup to the mix alongside a big hunk of butter. boom, protein, calories, nutrients. all in one meal. the more vegetables in the soup, the better, and if you're feeling fancy you can sautee some of your own instead of soup by dicing them into inch large chunks and throwing them in a pan on medium heat with some butter and whatever seasonings you want for a while, stirring only when they start to stick. Just enough to brown them, not burn them. butter and salt and garlic and boullion are your friends. don't do too much, if you notice them a lot then it's too much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/514 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── Paying your employees more *makes them better workers*. An extra 2$ per hour might mean they can eat out an extra night, they might be able to afford a car, and they might be able to focus just a bit more without crying in their sleep about an unexpected bill. With less stress, employees perform better. They are more loyal. They work harder. Pay your employees more. They are your greatest resource. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/466 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The only things we should trade across an ocean for are luxury goods. Nintendo, not medical supplies, hard-wood bikeframes, not piles and piles of "recycling". People's time on culinary thirty course weeklong meals, not cans of San marzano tomatoes. Tapestries and gilded statues, not thirteen tons of barely processed rubber. What would we offer in return? Luxuries of our own. We do still make them, do we not? Just think of what the 1% has gathered to rot and give away the whole damned lot. We shall not provide necessities, because giving a man a fish will feed him for but a day, and a man's gotta eat. He'll find a way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/727 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Me: "yeah but how can you know that food is vegetarian? They could put anything they want on the box." them: "well yes but you see here are the regulations we have in place through the USDA and (department of agriculture) and these and these inspectors and this and that procedure and here read through this report with charts and graphs and diagrams and" me: "and they say the government is inefficient. Look at all this progress! Wow so productive. So healthy and raw. So prime and" they: [not listening] me: "nuts" [eats "beef" flavored ramen] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ |