skunkworks

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by skunkworks 5y ago
Tangzhong is when the flour and water are heated together to make a starchy paste which then gets added to the dough. Keeps the bread softer and more hydrated than it would otherwise
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by skunkworks 6y ago
My old coworker Shannon Miwa created it! She's great.
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by skunkworks 6y ago
Think you'd be surprised. Coke pH is 2.5, and it seems that ideal human stomach pH is 1.5 to 2.5. Fun fact: you can use Coke to clean your toilets.
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by skunkworks 8y ago
The first thought I had when reading this was that this can apply to some online dating apps.
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by skunkworks 8y ago
Gotta be more careful with your words. There's some component of aerobic metabolism in weightlifting, even if we colloquially think of lifting as anaerobic exercise. If you start breathing harder when you lift stuff, it's because
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by skunkworks 9y ago
Agree wholeheartedly. I've posted my fair share of cringeworthy things over the years, but that has improved as my sense of self-identity has stabilized and my insecurities have faded. What makes me cringe is usually not the content of
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by skunkworks 9y ago
> How is peer-to-peer misinformation any worse than centralized misinformation? “So by Facebook suggesting all these accounts, they were essentially creating this vortex in which conspiratorial ideas can just breed and multiply,” Ms. DiR
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by skunkworks 9y ago
I'm a bit confused -- I think the point Kenji is making is that the lid as a radiant heat source is much closer than the top of the oven.
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by skunkworks 9y ago
Nice job! When I started iOS development, I made a similar app for my portfolio. I still use it occasionally, since I'm also colorblind. It's been a while since I updated it, but it still works aside from the occasional Core Data
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by skunkworks 10y ago
How are poor people supposed to find innovative solutions to their problems and elect governments that create sustainable wealth while they're steeped in desperate poverty? I believe that education is the tip of the spear, but are ther
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by skunkworks 11y ago
Surprisingly, kibble is supposed to be worse for teeth because it gets stuck on teeth more easily. Same argument has been made for humans and cereal grains.
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by skunkworks 11y ago
Wet food is almost certainly healthier for cats. Less carbs, more moisture, fewer urinary tract issues, etc. Kibble is great for when you need to get away for the weekend, however.
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by skunkworks 11y ago
I'd heard of a sluice in the context of gold mining (during the Gold Rush). Fun word.
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by skunkworks 11y ago
Your speculative conspiracy theory is plausible, but I work with one of the people who made this decision.
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by skunkworks 11y ago
Correct. Their lesson was that you shouldn't claw back equity from underperforming executives, you should just let them go.
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by skunkworks 12y ago
Because your body will signal that it needs more calories, and then you'll eat more calories.
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by skunkworks 12y ago
Grit and determination is important for long-term success when your brilliance and creativity is less than world-class, and it requires honing and practice to build. Skating through school and gaming the system ends up short-circuiting that
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by skunkworks 12y ago
> While he admits that it was a tactical mistake, he never addresses why it ever seemed like a good idea, and his next sentence basically says "I would have been an amazing employee but their hiring system is broken." It's
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by skunkworks 12y ago
Yes, but no one talks about the 99 other snake-oil, age-old wisdoms that the scientific method debunked :)
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by skunkworks 12y ago
> Unreasonable expectations and little knowledge or inclination to try things out - sounds like perfect iOS user to me Don't play dumb.
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by skunkworks 12y ago
Hario Slim is a match made in heaven with the Aeropress, as it fits neatly inside the Aeropress's opening to dispense coffee grounds without needing to use the funnel.
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by skunkworks 13y ago
This is really interesting and I'd like to hear more about your approach. What is your inner monologue like when you're integrating the two opposing forces?
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by skunkworks 13y ago
I'm not a huge fan of Rich Dad Poor Dad and the cult of Kiyosaki, but that was the first place I heard about the adage "pay yourself first". I think a lot about that, not just in financial terms, but emotional as well. If you
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by skunkworks 13y ago
No one, and I mean absolutely no one, is confused about what it means to sample a song, or to create a sample, or to take a sample from a song. That would be a tedious semantic argument of no value. So most people interpret would instead in
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by skunkworks 13y ago
The words we use have a hidden subtext that reflect our unconscious biases. Strangely, using different words to frame an idea is often enough to break through many distortions and biases. It's a mainstay of cognitive behavioral therapy
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by skunkworks 13y ago
I agree with you that her entry unintentionally ends up skewering itself by running head-first into the joke. Really though, she skewered herself by ranting about a really bad joke. The C+= joke sucks. It's poorly executed. It's f
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by skunkworks 13y ago
There's great irony in you saying > Let's not get personal. right after saying > I'm surprised to see someone of Bram Cohen's caliber releasing something like this.
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by skunkworks 13y ago
I think this is generally true, but only up to a point. Someone who is weak can become stronger, but our maximal fitness levels are largely genetic. This is, of course, not a useful thing to point out to someone who is weak (or an introvert
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by skunkworks 13y ago
It reads better than "underjobbed".
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by skunkworks 13y ago
I've thought a lot about willpower since Jason Shen posted his self-help ebook on here a few weeks ago -- oddly, I have become a believer in cold shower therapy -- and I've come to believe that willpower is indeed limited, but tha

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