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The thing with the precision cookers is that, once you find the right temperature/time that works for you (ie I like my potatoes soft but not toooo soft) then it’s perfect EVERY time. It is invaluable with steaks, fish, shrimp etc. There is also an additional benefit: you lose zero juices VS boiling...

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Thu May 09, 2024 5:19 pm

Can you explain more about how you use it for Potatoes?

I cook them at 90 C (that’s around 190-195f) for about 75-90 mins after cutting them in pieces of around an inch, then sautee them in a hot skillet or broil in the oven with some oil and rosemary so that they brown a little

I think one element may be that the US consumer is cash poor these days. I know what the official numbers say (the economy as a whole is resilient) but when one looks at discretionary spending the data is consistently showing signs of a slowdown. Just look at car sales, plus I see Nielsen data on th...

In other news, BLV sec yield just hit 5% today. With all the overvalued, often money losing stuff going for insane valuations today, I think one could do worse than park their money into the world’s reserve currency long term bonds at yields 2% above inflation. One underappreciated thing is that due...

Agreed 100%.
"lists" are one of my pet peeves. A great "how to" for making not work feel like work...

Very interesting perspectives rube I may be the resident anti-stoic here, but I would not worry too much if you are having a “lazy” phase. With work, we are programmed to always be busy with stuff that is brought to us by others, I think it is natural to need some adjustment to become fully “self-mo...

South Bali I agree is very touristy. I have heard it has gotten worse compared to when I was there. The northern coast was a lot nicer and less massified, have you been there? You are very close to one of the most beautiful resorts I have ever seen in my life https://maps.app.goo.gl/gaoNjpjucCiDoHEN...

Apple Music is probably the best $100 I spend per year. I can afford it, I love music and I think that, in general, one should pay for the goods and services he consumes. Note: I have pirated plenty of music when I was poor as a “trial service”: I would download, listen to it and then buy if I liked...

It’s so cool having these updates from those who “made it”.
I am sure for many (myself included) the biggest fear before pulling the trigger remains the unknown, and not the financial aspect.

How much of these statements is a genuine opinion and how much is part of “playing the part”? Supposedly, the last bit of inflation is the hardest to kill - we seem to be there. Powell has all the incentives to sound tough. To his credit, so far he’s mostly walked the talk (hence why LT bonds got de...

Sort of yes. A simple model is price = price/earnings * earnings. Inflation tends to increase earnings, but the market tends to decrease the p/e multiple due to uncertainty about how much of the increased revenue translates into increased earnings since the cost of running the business also goes up...

Also: I know this is a concept someone born on/after 1980 has no idea of, but we had a lot of inflation. An on steroids example: look at what happened to the nominal values of the Zimbabwe stock market during their period of hyperinflation. Which is why I believe “the stock market is an inflation he...

Do you like baby corn? You should! It is one of the quintessential sources of Umami flavor* I get the baby corn from Trader Joe's https://i.ibb.co/Vt1xRPG/IMG-2869.jpg Boil it 10 minutes in unsalted water https://i.ibb.co/PmscLcF/IMG-2871.jpg While boiling, preheat some salted butter https://i.ibb.c...

@jacob would it be useful to provide “ere city” candidates for other areas as well?
Ie for Europe I think I have a good option in Italy but don’t want to derail

Bought some Nike today following the drop, and have been slowly building a position in Pfizer as well.
Both long term plays. I especially like Nike at these prices since it seems to be trading at low multiples looking back 6-7 years. I am hoping it drops further.

FYI first link is incorrect, missing an "e" at the end. Corrected here:

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Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:09 pm

https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/tsunamis ... ction-zone

There is a bolognese recipe around midway through page 6 of this thread

I have received a few suggestions I would suggest to check if they have music (usually at night on Friday/Saturday you’re fairly certain they do) The ones outside the center are the best apparently https://maps.app.goo.gl/q1pV8f21AgRvqEmt5?g_st=ic This one is close to the intestines place https://ma...

No problem at all! If you know people in Belgrade, they will know kafanas where to bring you for sure, but if for some reason they don’t, I can ask.

@Jean When you come out of a night of fraternizing, you definitely want to try a pljeskaviča sandwich with kajmak and ajvar. For fraternizing, my ideal spot in srbija is a kafana. Essentially a traditional restaurant where you eat and drink a lot for a long while, then when everybody is full and … u...