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Overmind One

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OMG, the Google banner is showing Gerda Taro and I thought to myself "Why is Google showing Kira Nerys from Star Trek DS9?"

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UNCANNY! The resemblance is amazing. :)
 
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Lord Ba'al

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Google has released Android Pie. (Android 9) Currently only available for Pixel users. I've just started installing it. Don't know whether it will be a big difference or even an improvement, but once I've been able to try it out for a while I might report further on it.

It's a 1139.6 MB update by the way, so it should contain significant differences one would think.
 
PussyGalore

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Lord Ba'al said:
Rogue planet discovered.

https://www-thesun-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6950235/rogue-planet-bigger-jupiter-found-solar-system/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#amp_tf=From %1$s&ampshare=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6950235/rogue-planet-bigger-jupiter-found-solar-system/
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That's pretty fascinating, especially regarding the magnetic field surrounding the planet. I know the composition of a planet has a lot to do with its magnetic field but I also thought that the gravitational affects of a solar body "harnessing" it into an orbit also added to the magnetic field. Then again, Mars is in a similar orbit to Earth yet it has an attenuated magnetic field so perhaps it all comes down to having a heavy iron-based core.

Interesting stuff indeed.
 
YJ02

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peeling a "poop ton" of home grown garlic

got to be a better way then this "shake,shake,shake" ordeal
 
YJ02

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PussyGalore said:
I'm pretty sure the whole point of procreation is so that you don't have to do mundane labor such as peeling "poop tons" of garlic later in life. ;)
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i have already made a mental note to only buy ONE garlic set next spring

it is interesting though, to see just how much work it is to peel garlic. our ancestors must have really,really liked the stuff..well, i do too. started using garlic powder- the kind without salt added-a few yrs back as a replacement for salt. as well as other things

have you seen ppl peel it? what technique do they use? we use the old glass pickle jar with metal lid and "shake, shake, shake--repeat"

it works--just tedious
 
PussyGalore

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yongjin02 said:
i have already made a mental note to only buy ONE garlic set next spring

it is interesting though, to see just how much work it is to peel garlic. our ancestors must have really,really liked the stuff..well, i do too. started using garlic powder- the kind without salt added-a few yrs back as a replacement for salt. as well as other things

have you seen ppl peel it? what technique do they use? we use the old glass pickle jar with metal lid and "shake, shake, shake--repeat"

it works--just tedious
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Get one of those rubber garlic peeler tubes. You can probably find them online or at a housewares store.
 
PussyGalore

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yongjin02 said:
thanks puss! i'll check amazon
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You could also look into steaming the cloves or blanching them in boiling water. Then after you've cooled them in ice water the paper-like husks should just pop off. I haven't done this for garlic so I can't guarantee how well it will work but it's worth researching if you're doing large quantities. If you're canning the garlic the blanching process should be good for them believe it or not.
 
YJ02

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PussyGalore said:
You could also look into steaming the cloves or blanching them in boiling water. Then after you've cooled them in ice water the paper-like husks should just pop off. I haven't done this for garlic so I can't guarantee how well it will work but it's worth researching if you're doing large quantities. If you're canning the garlic the blanching process should be good for them believe it or not.
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we tried the steaming blanching thing

seems that is a traditional korean method

its ok, but a lot of burning fingertips still on the paper removal, it gets really lose but not quite off

i found those tubes on amazon...$5 for two of them
 
Jim of WVa

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Trump says that he wants to have a United States Space Force in 2020. Fox News had an astronaut on TV who said that it was a dumb idea. Normally FNC cheerleads any idea that Trump has, at least since he won the GOP nomination in 2016.
 
YJ02

YJ02

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i heard a "news" bit today

someone got arrested for having "snake porn" on their computer

yeah..snake porn
 
Lord Ba'al

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Loving that first video. First I was thinking "interesting but what the hell are they making". Then I was thinking "what the hell are they gonna do with a candy that size?". And then at the end there "wooooh!".
 
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