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My visit to Brooklyn went smoothly considering the round-trip involved traffic
for JFK and LaGuardia Airports on a travel Sunday, Rockaway Beach on a blazing
summer day, and Manhattan on any day, since it remains the heart of the most populated city in
America by over 100%. But it was great visiting my aunt, so braving the traffic
was worthwhile, and it gave me a chance to practice my cursing at other drivers.
For lunch we ended up getting pizza, which is notoriously impossible to properly recreate outside of New York City. In the same vein, Kxmode commented about my mention of pastrami, saying that "any pastrami sandwich from a New York deli will be 5x better than anything here in California." Sort of a reverse of the taco rule, I guess. That 5x estimate is probably both too low and too high. At the bottom end, you can get a pastrami sandwich in an ordinary deli in New York and get a thin layer of cold pastrami straight from the Boar's Head package. I assume that's what most of the country is used to, so that's just as disappointing here. But yeah, at the pinnacle, a giant hot pastrami on rye from a proper Kosher deli is an amazing experience, and probably even more than five times as wonderful as a pale imitation.
So here's a tip for visiting Manhattan. There's probably a Hard Rock Cafe somewhere close to your hometown. Instead of eating in the Times Square version of that, take a trip down to the lower east side and get a pastrami sandwich at Katz's. It's possible the orgasm sounds you make will be caused by the food, rather than your one-of-a-kind recreation of When Harry Met Sally. For the at-home version, although my beloved Carnegie Deli closed its doors in 2016, you can still order from them online. This works surprisingly well. The protip for that is to double the portions for a more authentic experience. The four sandwich kit is more properly for two sandwiches with the grand tradition of a leftover half for each.
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For lunch we ended up getting pizza, which is notoriously impossible to properly recreate outside of New York City. In the same vein, Kxmode commented about my mention of pastrami, saying that "any pastrami sandwich from a New York deli will be 5x better than anything here in California." Sort of a reverse of the taco rule, I guess. That 5x estimate is probably both too low and too high. At the bottom end, you can get a pastrami sandwich in an ordinary deli in New York and get a thin layer of cold pastrami straight from the Boar's Head package. I assume that's what most of the country is used to, so that's just as disappointing here. But yeah, at the pinnacle, a giant hot pastrami on rye from a proper Kosher deli is an amazing experience, and probably even more than five times as wonderful as a pale imitation.
So here's a tip for visiting Manhattan. There's probably a Hard Rock Cafe somewhere close to your hometown. Instead of eating in the Times Square version of that, take a trip down to the lower east side and get a pastrami sandwich at Katz's. It's possible the orgasm sounds you make will be caused by the food, rather than your one-of-a-kind recreation of When Harry Met Sally. For the at-home version, although my beloved Carnegie Deli closed its doors in 2016, you can still order from them online. This works surprisingly well. The protip for that is to double the portions for a more authentic experience. The four sandwich kit is more properly for two sandwiches with the grand tradition of a leftover half for each.
Obituary: Larry Finger, Longtime Linux Wireless Developer Passes Away. Thanks Burrito of Peace.
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Wild Thang wins 2024 World's Ugliest Dog contest.Awww, all dogs are the handsomest boys/prettiest girls. No exceptions.
Cutter wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 19:41:Though they're not exactly the same, most New York pizza is "Neopolitan-style."
I've had deli and pizza in NYC and they're ok. I never found that NYC pizza was any better than any other place in North America - and it's certainly not better than Neopolitan style pizza.
And NYC pizza is better than the pizza where we live right now, and we're only 70 miles away. You really think that's the same as what you're going to get in North Dakota?
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Prez wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 17:54:
I have to echo Blue here - there is NOTHING like NYC pizza. I will often be fooled into thinking that I can get pizza just as good here in Jersey, until I make the 40 minute jaunt into the city. Then I am reminded that close is not the same as "just as good as".
Really depends where - NYC still has plenty of awful slice shops.
Overall, I'm with Cutter. An Italian style pizza beats a NYC slice. Fortunately, NYC has a lot of great places for those.
There has been a solid Jewish deli near my office, not great but solid. Home made pastrami and roast beef, and they did a 50/50 sandwich. It was bought by another deli like 18 months ago. That place made changes slowly, like going from the fantastic house made fries to low quality Sysco fries. But the biggest offender, after getting rid of the house made deli meats, was adding a sushi menu. Wtf?! Thanks, Mr. Broadway
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Prez wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 22:30:
Oh another story about microplastics. I have decided that I will donate my body to science so I want to consume all of the microplastics that is humanly possible so that they can conduct research on me. If dissection is involved I would prefer that they waited until I was dead though. Unless the money is right...
I guess the quote from the movie „The Graduate“ is really right. The future is one word… Plastics“
Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Benjamin: Yes, sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Benjamin: Yes, I am.
Mr. McGuire: Plastics.
Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean?
Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Instead of it meaning to embrace materialism it’s now more that we are unable to escape Plastics.
Rimmer: “Step up to Red Alert.”
Kryten: “Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.”
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Oh another story about microplastics. I have decided that I will donate my body to science so I want to consume all of the microplastics that is humanly possible so that they can conduct research on me. If dissection is involved I would prefer that they waited until I was dead though. Unless the money is right...
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
jdreyer wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 20:05:In that case it could still pardon him.RedEye9 wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 19:50:He could have just waited until Trump got elected and gotten a pardon.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/politics/julian-assange-plea-deal-biden-administration/index.html
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in a breach of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States.
RedEye9 wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 19:50:He could have just waited until Trump got elected and gotten a pardon.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/politics/julian-assange-plea-deal-biden-administration/index.html
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in a breach of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/politics/julian-assange-plea-deal-biden-administration/index.html
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in a breach of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged role in a breach of classified material, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States.
I've had deli and pizza in NYC and they're ok. I never found that NYC pizza was any better than any other place in North America - and it's certainly not better than Neopolitan style pizza. And all pizza here has nothing on Italy. Not even close. Mama mia! That's good zah! As for deli, there are - or at least used to be - great Jewish deli's in Montreal. And Montreal bagels and Montreal smoked meat are better than NYC bagels or pastrami by a country mile! That isn't even a matter of opinion, but a matter of fact in the same category of death and taxes.
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I have to echo Blue here - there is NOTHING like NYC pizza. I will often be fooled into thinking that I can get pizza just as good here in Jersey, until I make the 40 minute jaunt into the city. Then I am reminded that close is not the same as "just as good as".
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Just wrapped up watching Furiousa. It's pretty but man does it drag hard in some places. I'd give it a 6/10. Chris Hemsworth as Dementus had a Vaudevillian flavor to the role that was distractingly cartoonish. Even by the standards of the other characters in the Wasteland. He's just not talented enough to chew scenery that hard. Maybe "talented" isn't the right word. A young Christopher Walken could have pulled it off while still making Dementus creepy and threatening, for example. The bumbling buffoon archetype only works for so long and, after a short while, it plays itself out. If his presence is meant to be comedic, it falls flat on its face pretty hard.
Even when going all primal, Taylor-Joy doesn't bring the same level of badass vibe to the role as Theron did. Maybe it's because she's so physically delicate that I have a hard time bridging her Furiousa to the one played by Theron.
I'm not saying it's awful by any means. Just that it's not as well executed as Fury Road.
The token appearance of the Interceptor and Chumbucket were pure fan service, though. Nice fan service, mind you. I'll never grow tired of seeing that beautiful piece of mechanical art on screen.
Even when going all primal, Taylor-Joy doesn't bring the same level of badass vibe to the role as Theron did. Maybe it's because she's so physically delicate that I have a hard time bridging her Furiousa to the one played by Theron.
I'm not saying it's awful by any means. Just that it's not as well executed as Fury Road.
The token appearance of the Interceptor and Chumbucket were pure fan service, though. Nice fan service, mind you. I'll never grow tired of seeing that beautiful piece of mechanical art on screen.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Los Angeles has a jewish deli called Langers that can probably hang. I'm not confident to say it beats Katz but I think its close. Maron always talks about Katz. The comedians in LA all hang in Canters but I think thats just because they need somewhere to go to chat through the coke and its open 24 hours, the pastrami was not impressive.
Thoughts - https://www.cyanocrits.com
Oh Carnegie's, that brings back memories. It was my favorite place, and on one trip to NYC, my parents took me for lunch and dinner the same day. On my 25th birthday, my parents sent a whole (10 pound!) cheesecake to my office to share with my team.
As an adult, on business trips to NYC (and Las Vegas since they have one in the Mirage) and I've dragged an unsuspecting coworker or two there.
As an adult, on business trips to NYC (and Las Vegas since they have one in the Mirage) and I've dragged an unsuspecting coworker or two there.
My missus and I are watching Man V Food as brainless entertainment when The Toddler finally goes to bed and Adam Richman was at Katz's deli in NYC yesterday. Really made me want to visit New York just for the pastrami sandwich.
We used to have a Katz's in Austin, though I do not believe it was affiliated with the one in New York. I will say it was pretty damned tasty while it was open.
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Larry Finger was an awesome guy. Very patient, open, and encouraging. Years back, I had a Dell Inspiron E1505 that he helped me get the Intel WLAN and bluetooth modules working on Fedora Core 13. What should have worked didn't and he very patiently walked me through modifying the barebones driver he had provided to actually get it to work. All over email and he would respond 2-3 times a a day. Once it was working, we fleshed it out a bit more to make it easier and he helped me through getting the changes submitted to the Linux kernel development process.
He monumentally contributed to Linux as a whole and everyone with an Android device that connects to wi-fi has him, personally, to thank for laying the groundwork for making all that happen. He also did a great deal of work contributing working drivers for Realtek WLAN chipsets which made it possible for many people in underdeveloped countries with very low spec hardware to install Linux and get it working out of the box.
He's one of those unsung heroes that you never recognize until after their passing.
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Larry Finger was an awesome guy. Very patient, open, and encouraging. Years back, I had a Dell Inspiron E1505 that he helped me get the Intel WLAN and bluetooth modules working on Fedora Core 13. What should have worked didn't and he very patiently walked me through modifying the barebones driver he had provided to actually get it to work. All over email and he would respond 2-3 times a a day. Once it was working, we fleshed it out a bit more to make it easier and he helped me through getting the changes submitted to the Linux kernel development process.
He monumentally contributed to Linux as a whole and everyone with an Android device that connects to wi-fi has him, personally, to thank for laying the groundwork for making all that happen. He also did a great deal of work contributing working drivers for Realtek WLAN chipsets which made it possible for many people in underdeveloped countries with very low spec hardware to install Linux and get it working out of the box.
He's one of those unsung heroes that you never recognize until after their passing.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
Katz is by far the best pastrami sandwich, ever.
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