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@dave Doesn't matter. (S)electons are fake and scripted and the "winner" is always a puppet.

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One Step is a Step Too Far
A Single Step: The WEAPON They Use to Destroy Liberty

The Founders warned us over and over - a single step beyond the limits of the Constitution is a step too far. George Washington even referred to such usurpation as the "customary weapon" by which freedom is destroyed.
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1661819206552784897

@aftermidnight That should be used as a taunt if Kenshin ever appears in a crossover fighting game.

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絵チャでにゃんぷっぷー描いてもらいました!やった〜!かわいいね…

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The push for a carbon tax has regained popularity as the fiscal storm in 2025 and climate change debates intensify. #environment #economy
https://www.activistpost.com/2024/07/the-economic-folly-of-a-carbon-tax.html
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The pandemic response kicked off the most incredible federal government spending binge since World War II. No one likes to talk about this either, though in the annals of fiscal policy, it goes down in history.
https://www.activistpost.com/2024/07/the-pandemic-response-was-the-turning-point.html
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The Powers That Should Not Be always attack the pillars of individual liberty, because that works to increase their power, authority, control and wealth.

@Victor_Emmanuel @BowsacNoodle @Frondeur Both relativity and time dilation are bullshit. Some Asian guy was able to debunk both of them using middle school logic.

youchu.be/watch?v=WABe9pbA-Hc

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An overnight ferment in the icebox can add more flavor, but you have to wait for it to come back to room temp before working it. Also remember to seal it air tight, but with a valve or loose seal so it can vent as it will build up a lot of gas. :3

@coolboymew I'm actually surprised to hear that most people played RollerCoaster Tycoon through these promotions. My older brother got the actual boxed version of the game, years ago, however.

@coolboymew I remember getting Operation through a General Mills cereal. Post did one for a Major League Baseball game demo (it was just a homerun contest). The only other cereal box game I remember was probably some Jumpstart game about a circus, but I think only my sister played that one and very briefly.

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@novenary @sanity
>When you promote the Unlicense you should be aware that it's reception in legal circles is not great.

Legal circles can go and fuck themselves.

Also, about 70% of Linux Foundation sponsors break GPL and nobody gives a damn, because they pay money. The last time someone attempted to enforce GPL in court[1], it took almost two decades and several hundred thousand Euro in legal costs. All this licence stuff is delusional wishful thinking at best, a cargo cult at worst.

This is why WTFPL is the best licence. At the very least, it is fun.

[1]: https://www.dlapiper.com/en-gb/insights/publications/2024/03/wakeup-call-for-open-source-users-french-court-awards-damages-for-gpl-violations

@thendrix Thanks for the tips. I've been trying to learn from this guy. He seems to be the master at cooking professional quality pizzas at home.

youchu.be/channel/UCKK8vn91F3M

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There's a lot that goes into making pizza. Congrats on your first step. Fermentation time and temp are something to experiment with after you get your ratios down. Also make sure you can pass the window test after kneading.

@beardalaxy @icedquinn When I saw it cooking in the oven, it was looking like Sbarro's and I was expected to get sick from it, but it turned out fine.

What I really would like to do is to make a pizza that only uses organic ingredients while still tasting like something you get from a restaurant. That would be great because I'm trying to eat more organic lately, but I can never give up pizza no matter what.

@beardalaxy I agree that #5 is the best, but there are a few drawbacks I can think of:

* They are still echo-chambers, but for hobbies/ideologies/lifestyles that are considered niche, which isn't a bad thing, but if you disagree with them, even on one thing, you may be labeled as a "normie" and be told that you belong on Reddit/Facebook/Twitter.
* Despite our presence on here, these places *MIGHT* not be the best places to build a brand (e.g. indie games, webcomics, etc) unless those brands in question cater to that type of culture (i.e loli/hentai games). I think it's generally fine to be on here, but you need to be careful. Don't sign up on some instance or host your code on some repository with the word "cum" or anything like that in the name because some people will take that as an excuse to cancel you.
* These types of places attract three-letter agencies. Once these people get involved, expect fedposts and CP spam everywhere (we are nowhere near that level yet, but there are signs of it growing everyday).

Attempt #1 at creating a restaurant quality pizza at home:

So with my new pizza stone, I decided to first try to make a New York-style pizza with it, according to this video:

youchu.be/watch?v=OuwSQWwjDp0

It didn't turn out the way I expected, but it was much better than most homemade pizzas I've tried. The dough was just like ordinary, homemade pizza dough however because a family member insisted that they made the dough (they probably took pride in their own pizza and hated that I was trying to make something more "professional"). The dough I used didn't have high-gluten bread flour and instead used regular flour only. I also underestimated how much the dough was going to rise.

I think what truly changed the game was the cheese. Everyone assumes that since pizza is Italian, you are supposed to use Italian cheese, but it's actually a mix between Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Romano that you should use. You should also sprinkle a little bit of oregano on it. I think I overdid the oregano.

Best pizza I could compare it to is Sbarro's pizza because they also overuse oregano (at least from my experience). Sauce and cheese were fine, but the dough still gave it the "homemade" vibe. I expected the stone to make it crispy, but I guess it really needed that bread flour.

Maybe I should try a New Jersey-style bar pizza next time.

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Solution: Transition to open-source software. You'll never be beholden to the cloud, exorbitant fees or the woke initiatives of big tech, let alone single-point failures like what we just saw.

FLOSS is the backbone of the parallel ecosystem.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/07/20/microsofts-meltdown-a-wake-up-call-for-woke-tech-giants/
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