Thankful Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Stories
- Foodies flock to In-N-Out's grand opening in Colorado Springs. Thanks Acleacius.
- The strange, booming market of Florida's palmetto berries. Thanks RedEye9.
Science
- COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says.
- SpaceX Starlink launch: How to watch Falcon 9 hit a big milestone Monday.
- Scientists are using AI to recreate the stench of 16th century Europe. Science!
Media
WannaLogAlready wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 08:44:
I Agree, Beamer.
These are my nightly solace,
1 Stephen Colbert is brilliant and a true artist of emotional nuance, facial expressions, voice acting, you name it.
2 Trevor Noah is so fresh and funny, with great lines.
3 Jimmy Kimmel, so relatable and entertaining, my favorite is his trolling of his cousin Micki, a classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzZPNpL0FqQ
4 Seth Meyers, love his brisk tirades, never miss one.
On entirely another level, John Oliver, such incisive mind, an army of one.
And if nothing else to see, watch Jimmy Fallon for the videos but skipping his dreary dialogues and poor deliverance.
Beamer wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 11:37:NKD wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 11:30:
John Oliver is amazing. The perfect combination of informative and funny. Shout out to his research guys too, they do an awesome job at digging into an issue and finding out what's true and what is a pile of horse shit.
Yeah, we used to watch him weekly, but during Quarantine and the election, life has been exhausting, haha.
Eh, different strokes, but it's true their fries are unique and will also vary a lot even between shifts (whoever is cooking them) because they're one of the few places actually starting with raw potatoes, cut fresh at each location. They don't bring in pre-cooked frozen fries and then re-fry them like the major chains do.
NKD wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 11:30:
John Oliver is amazing. The perfect combination of informative and funny. Shout out to his research guys too, they do an awesome job at digging into an issue and finding out what's true and what is a pile of horse shit.
Beamer wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 09:41:I enjoy them all. Oliver's format simply allows him to actually talk about policy in a way the others don't have the time, or I suspect really care to(with an occasional exception for Noah). Bill Maher is something else all together. I like his show for the most part, but at times his rants make him look like the polar opposite of your unpopular uncle who thinks Trump walks on water and has never made a mistake.
Funny, Meyers and Oliver are the only ones I enjoy.
Mr. Tact wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 09:10:I agree with this assessment.
Oliver annoys me periodically with some of his over the top silliness, but he generally goes deeper with his coverage. Colbert, Kimmel, and Meyers are mostly doing comedy centered around politics. Oliver is more of a political and social commentary with comedy (occasionally too much) thrown in. Noah will sometimes get a bit deeper.
jdreyer wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 01:27:
It's Monday, and I'm going through serious withdrawal from Last Week Tonight, which ended its season last week.
jdreyer wrote on Nov 24, 2020, 01:27:That is a bummer and the snl season is also done.
It's Monday, and I'm going through serious withdrawal from Last Week Tonight, which ended its season last week.
Krapalicious wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:34:jacobvandy wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:45:Krapalicious wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:24:
In-N-Out's burgers are pretty good, but their fries are trash. They taste almost completely raw. I don't like my fries medium-rare.
Eh, different strokes, but it's true their fries are unique and will also vary a lot even between shifts (whoever is cooking them) because they're one of the few places actually starting with raw potatoes, cut fresh at each location. They don't bring in pre-cooked frozen fries and then re-fry them like the major chains do.
If you're going to cook fries from fresh cut potatoes, you need to cook them twice. Once to fully cook them and the second time, at a higher temperature, to crisp them. If you're going to do the fresh fries route and expect customers to pay for it, do it right.
Krapalicious wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:34:jacobvandy wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:45:Krapalicious wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:24:
In-N-Out's burgers are pretty good, but their fries are trash. They taste almost completely raw. I don't like my fries medium-rare.
Eh, different strokes, but it's true their fries are unique and will also vary a lot even between shifts (whoever is cooking them) because they're one of the few places actually starting with raw potatoes, cut fresh at each location. They don't bring in pre-cooked frozen fries and then re-fry them like the major chains do.
If you're going to cook fries from fresh cut potatoes, you need to cook them twice. Once to fully cook them and the second time, at a higher temperature, to crisp them. If you're going to do the fresh fries route and expect customers to pay for it, do it right.
Cutter wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 21:04:
The myopia from some of you is fucking mind-boggling