[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

I pay for a number of concurrent streams, so "too many at one time" is a legitimate thing. What I disagree with completely is that they want them all in one house. If I pay for 4 streams, they ought to be able to be anywhere. Because I paid for 4.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

The long arm of the paw!

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

It's beer cocktail summer I guess! Lemongrass straw is crazy. Lemongrass feels sharp to me, they were not sharp?

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I always order ONE dish "spicy like you would make it for your grandma, really so spicy" and get the rest of the dishes medium or mild.

Channa Masala is the one I want crazy hot. It's so good like that. Most of my family won't eat it, only me & my oldest daughter. But yum yum yum, may cry but oh just so satisfying.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Federal reimbursed me for bus fare, county did not. Federal also comes with a per diem because eating lunch downtown is expensive.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Not even waves just ones & zeros, creating a map. Yeah it's crazy.

I do wonder if the visual representation of music sounds like that would look like art.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Where I live, younger kids (can) walk if closer than 2 miles AND not crossing any large roads. But if they can't walk the school system provides busing. Lots of kids get dropped off by car anyway because parents are driving to work, I have made that loop for mine some years. But there isn't a situation where car riding is required for public school (except for school choice schools, if there is room you can put them in a not neighborhood school, like if you work across town and want them close to your work not your house) - school won't bus them there - for magnet schools like performing arts they do have a school bus system to get them farther. My high schoolers (teenagers) took the city bus.

Schools do sort the kids at dismissal, into a bus group, a car group, and walkers, in the elementary/primary school, and all of them have to have someone adult or close to it come for them, they can't just wander home like I could.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

For county, several times I called & didn't need to attend.

Federal, I did have to serve as a juror this year. They always start on a Monday, I think everyone who they pick has to attend for selection, then most are sent home. The way they pick is public information. I am lucky, the courthouse was close to me and accessible by bus or bike. But they pull from 3 counties, some jurors had to come from far away. Case took one week. I didn't want to do it and my workplace needed me but I am glad now, it was an interesting experience overall.

And yeah it's mandatory to show up if you are told to. You can be fined or even jailed. If you can't, you need to ask for a deferral or excuse. I got a deferral of one week because I had a dentist appointment I'd already postponed once, which had delayed it two months so I really didnt want to wait 2 more! And other times when I was nursing kids I sent an excuse, and once a deferral for work, but Federal court won't excuse you for work - our judge did dismiss anyone who really would not be able to survive without working though.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I'm not sure what you mean by hard books? I read a lot, but more for entertainment, books written at different levels but none are schoolbooks, not dry and hard to read in that way.

AFA setup, on the couch with a cat on my lap and music in the air is my favorite way to read. Runner up is reading on the back deck with a big glass of ice water and a cocktail or glass of wine. I don't read in bed.

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Beach Cruiser (thelemmy.club)
submitted 19 hours ago by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/cocktails@lemmy.world

1 oz tequila blanco

1/2 oz each mezcal, Campari, passion fruit syrup, ginger syrup and lime.

Squirt of fire tincture

Shake these together and add 1-2 oz IPA beer.

I had to substitute apricot liqueur for the passion fruit and it's really good so I suspect anything fruity would be fine. Beer I used is Jai Alai and only 1 oz, I don't like it but as an ingredient in here can't taste it, must add something though. This is bitter in a great way, somehow not too sweet, I went a little heavy on the lime but close to the 1/2 oz. If you do like beer I think you could safely increase it past the 2 oz and still have something really nice.

The rainy season is finally here too. So happy to be out here watching the rain.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Yeah I don't think AI has intent yet.

Of course you should listen to whatever you like, that's not in question. I like to hear the waves at the beach, thunder, rain. None are music but are lovely sounds.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Looking at late 20s as old blows my mind. I looked at a genealogy site and so many of my ancestresses married in their late 20s. I was surprised by that but apparently it's never been uncommon. My mom too, she married around age 30.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I can't wrap my mind around this at all. Music is the result of people making music. If there is no artist, no perspective or feelings it's just sounds.

Sure I can't sing, so what I as an average person make could not even charitably be called music either, but that is not the point - I want to go to concerts and see bands play music, and want computers to do grunt work that people don't want to do, so that more of us can do better things.

Using an AI to make musical sound just undermines all that. Tech in music being wielded by humans, yes that is music (DJs) and if machines ever develop sentience I will call their sounds music, but not before.

Have my upvote.

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Legolas on the bike (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 week ago by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

Biker kitty!

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Duplicate post (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

Biker kitty!

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Suggest a mocktail? (lemmy.world)

I am halfway through the Dry July and would like to celebrate but at a loss. I have the following ingredients, and define non alcoholic as non intoxicating not completely alcohol free, so splash of something ok.

N/A liqueurs:

Pathfinder

Seedlip Spice

Other:

Coffee

Coconut water, coconut cream

Tepache de piña

Enough pineapple to make a little pineapple juice

Strawberries

Tonic water

Yuzu lime tonic water

Ginger, lemon, lime, bitters

A pretty full bar, and a small amount of good red wine.

Considering just Pathfinder in tonic, that ends up like Chinola soda. But with all this I just feel like it could be more interesting!

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The Guillotine (robbreport.com)

In celebration of today, I present the Guillotine. Old Fashioned variations are always too sweet for me but with extra lemon zest as advised, it goes on the list for August. I will probably be stirring a lemon slice in it.

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So, what are you drinking this weekend? It's tepache for me tonight!

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Dirty Ranch Water (www.texasmonthly.com)

Taking July off (I do dry July every year) but this is going on the list for August!

1 lime

1 spoonful Tajin

2 oz tequila

1/2 oz jalapeno brine

Bottle of Topo Chico

Quarter the lime and use one quarter to make a tajin rim on a glass. Mix the juice of the rest of the lime, the tequila, the brine in the glass, add ice, top with topo chico, keep topping off the glass till it's gone. Then, as is traditional, start over :)

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Not baked, but (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/sourdough@lemmy.world

Sourdough donuts

Used the recipe on Perfect Loaf, way too long to detail here but the ingredients are, for 18 of them (he always has these weird odd measurements like 101, I do often round them with no ill effect but will write them as the recipe states):

203 g very active starter 100% hydration

253 g all purpose white flour

253 g strong white bread flour

187g eggs - use extra yolk to adjust to this weight

101 g butter

101 g white sugar

91 g water

10 g salt

It takes a couple days to finish these (I start Friday midnight to get Sunday morning donuts) but most of that time is waiting not working).

Couple of notes- he says the final rise takes 12 hours but that must be in a cold climate, here in the subtropics it took about 7 to be perfect. And when he says careful attention to shaping he means it, but it's easy if you keep the dough chilled, with the butter in the dough it's not too sticky. Don't be afraid to really stretch it when forming the little dough balls, you want a tight surface all over. If you can shape buns, and your starter is robust, this is about a foolproof recipe.

https://www.theperfectloaf.com/naturally-leavened-bomboloni-doughnuts/

I can't see the picture in the header, hopefully you can. Will put below too.

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Leña (thelemmy.club)

1 oz tequila claro (Tequila Ocho, la mejor)

1/2 oz mezcal

1/2 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco (see note)

1/4 oz Ancho Reyes rojo

1 oz fresh pineapple juice (see note)

3/4 oz fresh lime juice

1/3 oz agave nectar (again, see note)

Shake all with ice, pour into chilled rocks glass over fresh ice. It is delicious.

Notes: I don't have that luxardo, used half Campari half bitter rhubarb liqueur; doubled the pineapple juice because I literally just made it and it's amazing. This doesn't need 1/3 oz of agave, less is better. Finally - it was quite difficult to make one of these with those teeny measurements. I would recommend making two at a time.

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Nui Nui (www.foodandwine.com)

Has anyone made this? I have no allspice dram, to me this looks like a recipe that would make a fantastic pitcher drink for Thanksgiving, it reads fall with the cinnamon & allspice.

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submitted 1 month ago by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/support@lemmy.world

When you have a minute can you transfer the community to !hcsothrowaway@lemmy.world he should be the main moderator, I will be the secondary. Tagging him in this comment but we are already agreed on it.

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Minor Demon (thelemmy.club)

1.5 oz rye (Emerald Giant overproof)

0.5oz each of mezcal, Aperol, and Ancho Reyes (rojo)

1 oz lemon juice

Squirt of agave

Shake all with ice, and I would say serve up in a coupe but it's summer, still 90f at 19:00. So I'm having it on ice, and just enjoying the hot weather.

Variation on a Devil's Soul. It would benefit from a float of the Heirloom Pineapple Amaro (and being served up), but had enough oddball ingredients I didn't want to add another. But if you have it, go for it.

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