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littlexsparkee
4,463karma·879submissions·June 8, 2021
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Fennel / saunf is a good carminative as well, hence its regular appearance at Indian restaurants as Mukhwas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhwas …
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I love lagers too much to give up beer but I only have 1-2 at a time, quite rarely - but doing without spirits, wine, etc is no problem. The latter I forget exist unless someone else offers me somethi…
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In light of the two recent attacks on his domicile, maybe the reasoning is to narrow top of funnel of skeptics. I don't see how anyone in this day and age would buy it but then again, I've k…
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Do you rinse them until the water runs clear before cooking them?
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Interesting, 130f appears to trigger the enzymes to break down oligosaccharides and anti-nutrients - thanks for sharing
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It breaks down the complex sugars quickly but can lead to a soft shell with hard core - then it's not possible to dial in a cooking time that leads to both being equally soft vs soaking in cold w…
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Using boiling water is faster but can cause uneven cooking as the outside has softened where the core is still hard. A long, cold soak would do better to penetrate the interior.
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Ditto water infrastructure - failures and lack of ability to maintain/upgrade.
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Maybe more recently it's up but Oakland has been a supply success story as prices diverged with SF starting around 2021. There's a chart past the fold that illustrates it well: https:/…
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That's not what I'm saying. While they dropped recently due to the supply surge, looking at the last decade SD rents had been climbing: https://www.costar.com/article/12…
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Nah, Frisco has a long history of use https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/rappers-poets-activists... as does 'the City'.…
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San Diego in fact has a surfeit that it's looking at selling off https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/climate/san-diego-water-s... …
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That says more about affordability than desirability since rents have gone up over the decade but there's been a steady trickle out to cheaper locales
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Note there is no evidence of a broad reversal of the ongoing trend towards secularization
https://news.gallup.com/poll/702572/americans-religious-enga... …
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In so far as their motivations are global instability, climate change, and the rest - I'd agree. I wouldn't if we're talking about the headline. We could stand less pressure on the plan…