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Still thinking about this pizza.
  • I dunno but it's my first time seeing it, so I'm glad they shared it here!

  • Marlon Wayans defied haters by posting Pride pics honoring his trans son
  • "Considers" ≠ "Counts"

    "Tom counts a yellow Corvette among his three sportscars" would be a perfectly natural statement in an article where Corvette ownership is relevant. In this article, parenthood of a transgender child is relevant.

  • #DnD DMs of the #Fediverse: Have you ever made a PC race illegal?
  • By "illegal," do you mean the player is not allowed to choose the race for their character? Or do you mean the race is outlawed within the setting, i.e. Orcs would have no legal protections and are persecuted by the law?

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    Sautéed mushrooms, bruschetta, spring salad

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    Trump Said to Be Weighing White House Advisory Role for Elon Musk
  • Yes, architect is betting much worse

  • World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September
  • "Spicy" isn't a taste, it's just a mildly painful chemical irritation. Spicy substances can hurt many sensitive body parts, including the mouth, nose, eyes, anus, and genitals. It's nothing to do with tastebuds, more to do with thin unprotected membranes in your body being sensitive to chemicals such as capsaicin or allyl isothiocyanate.

  • Did you know... Jet is just mutant cow jenkem?
  • Huh. I'd never heard of jenkem before.

    I do remember Myron in Fallout 2 explaining the discovery and production of Jet, though. Gross stuff.

  • The Federal Reserve appears to be aiming for a period of elevated unemployment and inflation. Bloomerg cheers this as being just what the economy needs.
  • tl;dr

    The central bank adjusts interest rates and other aspects of monetary policy in order to meet economic goals. However, there's always a lag between any adjustment to monetary policy and the desired effect on the economy.

    Unemployment and inflation are inversely correlated. The more people that are employed, the faster prices rise, and vice versa.

    Right now the Fed is trying to fight out-of-control inflation rates. The methods required to do so will inevitably lead to higher unemployment, and due to the aforementioned lag, there will be a short period of time in which we see higher unemployment and inflation, before we see the desired effect of lowering the inflation rate.

    To note, the author expects an unemployment rate of 0.3% above target and describes it as "minor" stagflation.

  • Lindsey Graham explains why US is invested in this proxy war: "The Russians are dying... it's the best money we've ever spent."
  • hmm

    Readers added context

    The edited video, released by Zelenskyy’s office, gives the impression that Graham made those two remarks uninterrupted and sequentially, when they were actually clipped from different parts of the conversation.

  • Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a web developer known as 'God's influencer'
  • Thank you for sharing that article, I wasn't aware. I need to read some more and re-evaluate my perspective of the current Pope.

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    There's nothin' like old-fashioned glass-bottled soda with supper!

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    Parents called for mental health help. Police showed up instead and killed their son
  • The full article is absolutely heartbreaking to read. I hope the Yang family finds peace and healing.

  • Queen thought Meghan’s wedding dress was ‘too white’ as Sussexes mark 6th anniversary
  • I think a black/purple dress would have looked better.

  • America's largest LGBTQ rights group plans $15 million swing state blitz to re-elect Biden
  • A constant problem with autotldr is that it uses pronouns which refer to someone who hasn't been mentioned yet in the abridged article. It makes it look like Biden "has encouraged a growing and well-organized conservative backlash" when that makes no sense. In the original article, "He" actually refers to Donald Trump, but autotldr skipped over the sentence that introduced Trump's involvement. Similarly, "That finding" does not refer to the major survey mentioned in the previous sentence.

    Honestly I hate this bot and I downvote it every time I see it. This sort of thing is easy to catch when it says something wildly out of character like this. But the same thing happens all the time in ways that are not-so-easy to spot, and wildly misleading to readers. And the pronoun thing is one tiny example. This bot might as well be selecting sentences at random, for all the important context it omits.

    Just read the original article or skip it. Please don't rely on a program that butchers the original article for the sake of making it shorter. This is the kind of thing that makes us lazy and vulnerable to misinformation.

  • Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches
  • Crackers are crisp and brittle by definition. "Floppy Cracker" is an oxymoron (and potentially a good name for a garage band?).

  • Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches
  • Most participants in this debate are far too preoccupied with the shape or structure of the sandwich, to the point of neglecting what a sandwich is all about. It's simple. A sandwich is when you use bread as a handheld base for prepared foods that would otherwise be too messy to eat with your fingers. A tortilla is a flat bread, ergo handheld burritos and soft tacos are sandwiches.

    "Then why isn't pizza an open-faced sandwich?" Because pizza has a crust, not bread. When you take raw dough and bake it along with its toppings or fillings, it may be a pie or a pastry or a pizza or a casserole or some other category I don't care to quibble over. It's not a sandwich.

    Obviously there are many sub-categories of sandwiches. A dish isn't necessarily excluded from being a sandwich just because it's also another type of food.

  • Trump's $60 Bible & Constitution omits amendments ending slavery and allowing women to vote
  • Well it's a good thing we're not talking about a human child, we're talking about a body of text consisting of several distinct documents that were introduced over a span of more than two centuries. Context is tricky, I know.

  • Trump's $60 Bible & Constitution omits amendments ending slavery and allowing women to vote
  • I just want to point out that the 11th Amendment isn't included either; just the first 10, according to the article. The original Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It makes the dividing line seem a little less arbitrary that way.

    I agree with the points you've made, though.

  • Trump's $60 Bible & Constitution omits amendments ending slavery and allowing women to vote
  • The fact that the sales description lists the Bill of Rights separately from the US Constitution logically implies that "The US Constitution" isn't meant to include its amendments in the context of the book's contents.

    The writer of the headline wants us to assume that Trump cherry-picked the 13th and 19th amendments to be excluded, when that's obviously not the case. The 11th through 27th Amendments were all left out.

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    Homemade fried rice

    With egg, bell pepper, spinach, and mushrooms!

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    vegetarian @lemmy.world cjoll4 @lemmy.world

    Homemade Falafel

    Okay, so I used Ziyad falafel mix... but I still mixed it and fried it myself :D

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    CK3 - Can heresies occur in any religion, or are they limited to Christianity?

    I'm on my fifth playthrough of the game, 597 hours in total. The first four playthroughs were as various Pagan and Muslim faiths. I never once saw anything about a heresy appear in game.

    This time around I decided to start as a Catholic and establish a new Christian faith. I've already been given two separate prompts asking me if I want to convert to the Cathar heresy, and then later my new Christian faith was declared a heresy and about six random rulers throughout Europe decided to convert to my faith without any input from me.

    Seems like heresies are a big deal when you start as a European Catholic but I had no idea they even existed before this. I tried reading up on it and it seems like heresies occur when Fervor is too low.

    Does anyone know if heresies can occur in other religions? I usually don't pay close attention to Fervor, so I'm not sure if it's a Christian-exclusive mechanic, or if Catholicism just happens to be one of the only faiths with such a swingy Fervor score.

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    vegetarian @lemmy.world cjoll4 @lemmy.world

    It's a good night for potato soup.

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    Recommendations for similar games?

    I'm absolutely loving CK3 and wondering if anyone can recommend something similar for me.

    I'm looking for games with personal character-based role-playing, where you can influence and customize your culture, religion and government. I like light-to-moderate strategy elements, but I'm more interested in the world-building and immersion. I don't mind whether it's a historical setting or not.

    Looking forward to hearing your favorite recommendations! Thanks in advance!

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    Renewed Jihad makes no sense...?

    This event randomly popped up while I was playing. My character is the Sunni Caliph. I have a custom faith with the Pacifism tenet; I thought I needed Struggle and Submission to initiate Great Holy Wars at all. Also, why would I need to "retake" the core regions when my faith already controls all five holy sites? And why didn't I have any decision or input if my own character is the one declaring an era of renewed Jihad?

    This is bizarre.

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    vegetarian @lemmy.world cjoll4 @lemmy.world

    Shakshouka and potatoes

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    Taco-style pan pizza, just for fun

    The sauce is a blend of refried beans and chunky salsa. The cheese is a mix of Mexican-style shredded cheese and crumbled queso fresco. Topped with fresh cilantro and lightly-crushed nacho cheese Doritos after baking.

    Inspired by my local Casey's convenience store.

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    vegetarian @lemmy.world cjoll4 @lemmy.world

    Palak paneer

    A curry made from puréed spinach, veggies and spices; with fried paneer cheese and toasted naan flatbread

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    Can't go wrong with spaghetti

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    CK3 Question - Player Heir has wrong government type

    EDIT: Please disregard. I just learned that inheriting a higher-tier title changes your government type to match that title's government type. Earlier on in the game, my player heir had an equal-tier title when she inherited mine and it caused my government type to switch from Tribal to Feudal. I was falsely worried that the same thing would happen here and switch my type to Clan.

    I'm a Feudal ruler. I married the heir to a Clan ruler. I later vassalized said ruler. Long story short, my player heir inherited a Clan realm and I am now her liege.

    From what I understand, when she inherits my titles, the entire top realm will become Clan to match her government type. I don't want this to happen.

    I can't simply revoke her title and give it back, because as my daughter, she is my Ally and I have no just cause for title revocation.

    I could just nominate a different heir (elective succession), but I really don't want to. My player heir is an Athletic Amazonian Beautiful Midas-Touched Genius with virtuous personality traits and I was REALLY looking forward to her being my successor.

    Is there any way I can force her to change her government type back to Feudal, preferably without using hostile schemes against her? I'm at a loss.

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    I knew I couldn't defend against the Mongols in open warfare...

    ...so I arranged a marriage between my daughter and the Khagan's heir. Then all I had to do was murder my son-in-law, wait for the elderly Khagan to die, and boom. The Mongol emperor is now my 6-year-old grandchild and ward. I think I'm safe from Mongol aggression for the time being.

    By the way, it was the fastest and easiest murder I ever committed. I don't even have any Intrigue perks. 23 agents joined immediately. I guess those conquered vassals really hated their overlords.

    (Now I just hope my leper grandson survives childhood.)

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    vegetarian @lemmy.world cjoll4 @lemmy.world

    Enchiladas? Burritos? Not sure what to call them but they're delicious

    Sautéed black beans, corn, onions, spinach, chilies and shredded cheese; wrapped up in flour tortillas, smothered in sauce and more cheese, baked at 415° F for 12 minutes.

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    Veggie Soup

    Radishes, onion, garlic, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, parsley, rosemary, and Maggi vegetable broth base. Thickened with a roux made from flour and olive oil.

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