What was something that you thought was overhyped that actually lived up to the hype?
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Breaking Bad
I'm not normally a fan of dramas but after Breaking Bad I became a person that will sit down and not leave the couch if Breaking Bad is on.
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How do you crush the peanuts? What tools do you use?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]You can actually buy a peanut crushing machine! I don't have one, and I can't honestly see that anyone would want to go through the botheration of cleaning and maintaining but hey to each their own!
For me there's a bulk food center that sells stuff out of bins by weight, and they provide the crushers for a minor extra charge, I believe it's 11 cents extra per 100g
Every once in awhile I run out of peanut butter, but because I actually always have roasted unsalted peanuts, if I need to I can just bust them up or smosh them in my cast iron mortar and pestle
You can just bash some on a cutting board with a hard heavy thing... The little smashed up nuggets are amazing on different things like rice noodles, as a topping for curries, some salads
One of my favorite uses for peanut butter, and you only need like a tablespoon, is mix it in with a little bit of beef broth out of a box, mix in the peanut butter, some Thai chilies or whatever heat you like, spices to taste, and then you can parboil some potatoes and finish them in that sauce and it's like this crazy... like dude just try it
I love peanuts so much!
Edit: I forgot to mention I was eating peanuts while typing this comment
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And the temperature and sound changes too. Also it's pretty neat to be in a crowd for a moment of communal awe.
not even just the people, we were on the edge of a lake and something about the way the wildlife sounded just changed.
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I dumped my purple because it was bad to fuck on
Nah, it's good for that. Temourpedic memory foam was the worst for that.
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friendslop video games. its fun to get into wacky little low budget games with people you like.
"Lovers in a dangerous space time"
Definitely not made for 4 semi drunk guys in their 30s but dayum we had a ton of fun
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Wait, how well you like a mechanical keyboard generally mainly hinges on what kind of mechanical switches you get, and there are like over a dozen varieties of switches with very different characteristics. Did you sample a variety of at least the most popular switches and pick your favorite?
Yep, went with banana - purely for the clackety clack. I am a child
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Linux and open source software.
Tested out a dualboot of Linux Mint about 2 years ago on a Windows laptop. Wanted to see how far I could get on 100% open source and free software.
I got far enough that I never looked back.
Same for me with Nobara Linux. Its been a year and a half and I'm so glad I migrated over.
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"Lovers in a dangerous space time"
Definitely not made for 4 semi drunk guys in their 30s but dayum we had a ton of fun
Calling that game slop is criminal
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friendslop video games. its fun to get into wacky little low budget games with people you like.
I kninda agree. But there are good ones and low effort ones. Even low effort ones can be fun, but eventually why not just play a better version? Peak is really good, why would you play a janky rage game version of it?
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Nothing but problems from mine.
Yeah, mine never reconnects the game audio to my Bluetooth if I ever lock it. I have to quit the game and restart it for it to play audio again. Really makes it frustrating to use on the go, which is all I use it for
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I know I'm alone in this, but I loved and still love VR since htc vive
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Coffee. My dad was in the navy in the 70s and you could tell by the tar he drank. Never got into it. Early 20s I got hired as a delivery boy for a coffee shop. A perk was that it came with free coffee drinks. Turns out I didn't hate coffee, I hated the swill my father brewed. Good coffee was quite good.
The Persona series has even brought up the idea you’d praise coffee more for its mature flavor than just to wake up. In some places, they drink it at any time of day.
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The band Opeth
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Final Fantasy XIV story.
Ugh it’s an MMO. I’m going to guess anyone who’s slogged through that much content will praise the story.
I don’t necessarily think everyone would find it worth it getting through the less enjoyable content, especially if you’re not taking breaks, but getting up to the two star expansions, Shadowbringers and Endwalker, yes, those expansion endings have been some of my favorite memories in the entire RPG space. The music alone forms such perfectly defined leitmotifs for its best moments. I still wouldn’t blame anyone for walling it off in their mind given the time and financial commitment, but after years of hype, it did match it.
What’s a little sad is I’ve tried the demos for XV and XVI and just still feel thoroughly uninspired by them.
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I got an old ipod at a yard sale that still works. Its actually really good!
Miyoo Mini Plus - Its like a gameboy for emulators. Its really great playing my old games, but with save states.
Linux. not only learning the system gave me more knowledge, it helped me get a job and eventually a career!
A Dog - My dog gives me and my wife so much love its amazing. Hes a good boy.
May I see a pic of said good boy?
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Just a pillow that is filled with buckwheat. They're like 50 bucks. Kind of bean-baggy. If you get one, you'll put your head on it and think,"Damn, this is kind of hard", but then you'll adjust it to your head and have a great nights sleep. I kept hearing about them, then I needed to replace my pillow one day and figured,what the hell. Let's see what this is about. Totally worth it.
They're also absolutely OP in a pillow fight (I got one when I was like 10, and never looked back)
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“Hit the gym” is the default advice given to anyone looking to improve themselves or get over a tough time, but it has really made a difference in my mood and energy levels. For a long time, I also thought “what’s so special about avocado on toast?”, but it actually is a pleasant combination.
Oh, and I swear by those Laneige lip masks for lip care. I just use it anytime my lips are chapped and it doesn’t dry them up even more afterwards.
Agree with all three! Also the Laneige lasts forever, It's what, 25 bucks? But it'll last over a year.
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Dang! I should've taken my kids out of school and driven them 100 miles to see the totality! I may never get another chance like that.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Huge difference.
As a kid I saw an annular solar eclipse (ring of fire) and thought it was pretty neat, but I wasn't that excited for the recent total eclipse. Decided that I might as well just drive the few hours to give my young son the full experience.
WOW what a difference it made when that last sliver of sun got eclipsed. Incomparable.
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Final Fantasy XIV story.
Ugh it’s an MMO. I’m going to guess anyone who’s slogged through that much content will praise the story.
I don’t necessarily think everyone would find it worth it getting through the less enjoyable content, especially if you’re not taking breaks, but getting up to the two star expansions, Shadowbringers and Endwalker, yes, those expansion endings have been some of my favorite memories in the entire RPG space. The music alone forms such perfectly defined leitmotifs for its best moments. I still wouldn’t blame anyone for walling it off in their mind given the time and financial commitment, but after years of hype, it did match it.
What’s a little sad is I’ve tried the demos for XV and XVI and just still feel thoroughly uninspired by them.
Ff16 was one of the worst games I’ve ever played. I put way too many hours into thinking it would get better and it just got worse
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High quality kitchen knives. I'm partial to hand-forged Japanese carbon steel. So sharp. Maintains an edge. Easy to sharpen. Being beautiful is just an added bonus.
Dexter Russell carbon steel knives. Some of the patterns are 200 years old. Cheap compared to the high end stuff but they're easy to keep screaming sharp and work great.
Stainless knives are good for pocket knives that are exposed to sweat, work knives that are in corrosive environments, serrated steak knives that go in the dishwasher. Anything else, pretty much, carbon is king.
