Recent content by y_p_w

Know a few people in the tech industry and have some experience in these pockets where there may be one or two major employers. That’s kind of a tough environment because there can be layoffs and people might be locked into homes and mortgages. I know someone who worked at Intel in Folsom...

Supposedly $32 million just for this last fight. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/much-money-did-conor-mcgregor-222912051.html The article notes a $15 million share of the purse, but I heard there’s also a promotional fee worth more.

Yeah - should be Conor.

I remember him from the ABC miniseries Amerika. He played a Soviet official tasked with governing the former United States which had been taken over via a bloodless coup.

The problem with bacon grease is that it smokes too easily since it’s already been cooked and has all manner of bits that will burn. Lard is rendered at lower temperatures. I might fry some eggs immediately in the bacon drippings.

It wasn’t quite a Slurpee, but I had an Icee at Furnace Creek Ranch at Death Valley. Also bought a gallon of water at highly inflated prices when I should have gotten it in Vegas or Pahrump. I think ambient temps there were maybe 123°F. Slurpee allegedly started as Icee made through a special...

Made some mac and cheese as a family after dinner snack. Really simple. Just fusilli then a slice of Kraft Singles plus shredded sharp cheddar. The Kraft Singles has sodium citrate which helps the cheese from clumping. Ideally I would have melted just the cheddar with some food grade sodium...

Been to a few of those over the years. Obviously Benihana, but also some independents. Went to one in Lahaina once and I’m thinking it might have burned down in the fire. Or maybe it closed down before then. Strangely enough there’s a new Benihana opening near me. Takes over a closed...

I didn’t see any. I don’t see an incentive to avoid it. I think the cups are provided by corporate. And then people are incentivized to buy something else. This store was doing the the other Slurpee Day promotions for discounted food items. I went to one place that was selling small soda...

This one seems a little crazy. https://wagyushop.com/products/a5-miyazaki-wagyu-beef-whole-boneless-ribeye

It’s technically from the primal rib section and has nothing to do with the meat grading. That could make some decent ribeyes.

Went to one location where they posted a sign indicating that a city ordinance didn’t allow them to give away free sugary drinks. Went to another town (kid wanted it) where they had the special small cups set on a table and one could just grab one and go without any kind of accounting. But...

Seat pitch doesn’t really do it. It’s the blank sections. This one seems to have an inordinate number of windowless areas.

So I was busy, came back to find it was 1-1 between Norway-England and saw some complaint that the ball might have contacted the suspended camera rigging before England scored. Kind of reminds me of punters in the NFL who deliberately aimed for a hanging scoreboard/display.

Reporting is that United updated its seat selection software to point out window seats without windows. I guess similar to how event ticketing can warn about view obstructions.