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a dream based on two real life events, thirty years apart
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:47 amrunpunkrunI was at my desk using the old computer my uncle sent me back in the 90s, typing away, but the keys on keyboard required a lot of force and were hard to use, so I picked up the keyboard to see what kind of cord it had, thinking maybe I could get a new keyboard and plug it in, but the cord wasn't attached to the computer! But it still worked! DUN DUN DUN.
(This dream is based on: When I was in high school, my computery uncle sent me a used Tandy something or other (Tandy 1000, maybe? it had, among other things, a word processing program (DeskMate?) and Sid Meier's Civilization I on it and came with absolutely no documentation), and yesterday one of the keys on my dad's Chromebook was sticky. Now there are two computers that have almost nothing in common.)
((Also, I'm getting better at knowing, emotionally, that the 90s weren't "ten years" ago, but I'm still not going back far enough. My original estimate was twenty years, but no that was literally thirty years ago, dawg.))
(This dream is based on: When I was in high school, my computery uncle sent me a used Tandy something or other (Tandy 1000, maybe? it had, among other things, a word processing program (DeskMate?) and Sid Meier's Civilization I on it and came with absolutely no documentation), and yesterday one of the keys on my dad's Chromebook was sticky. Now there are two computers that have almost nothing in common.)
((Also, I'm getting better at knowing, emotionally, that the 90s weren't "ten years" ago, but I'm still not going back far enough. My original estimate was twenty years, but no that was literally thirty years ago, dawg.))
The cream is coming from inside the corn!
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metafilter_feedOften thought of as no more than a rarely-contentious canned supplement to improve the texture of boxed cornbread, creamed (or cream) corn is a delicious dish in its own right.
There's little-to-no actual cream in most traditional US recipes or in the American Indigenous corn dishes that they are derived from. The creamy texture is a result of "milking" corn cobs to release a starchy, sweet liquid. Beyond being a common potluck offering (especially in its enhanced, Million Dollar version), creamed corn is also found in the mysteriously named pâté chinois popular in Quebec, and adapted by chefs who "elevate" it or use it as a polenta-like base. However you enjoy it, just be aware that if you find an 85-year-old can of creamed corn it is under extreme pressure, full of lead and probably not fit for consumption.
There's little-to-no actual cream in most traditional US recipes or in the American Indigenous corn dishes that they are derived from. The creamy texture is a result of "milking" corn cobs to release a starchy, sweet liquid. Beyond being a common potluck offering (especially in its enhanced, Million Dollar version), creamed corn is also found in the mysteriously named pâté chinois popular in Quebec, and adapted by chefs who "elevate" it or use it as a polenta-like base. However you enjoy it, just be aware that if you find an 85-year-old can of creamed corn it is under extreme pressure, full of lead and probably not fit for consumption.
From dry farmland to thriving wetland, swamp revival provides hope
Oct. 12th, 2025 03:38 pmmetafilter_feedFrom dry farmland to thriving wetland, swamp revival provides hope. The Mount Burr Swamp in South Australia is brimming with water, giving conservationists hope its success can be a blueprint for the future.
multifandom icons.
Oct. 12th, 2025 01:27 pmwickedgame posting in fandom_iconsFandoms: Bed Friend, Echo, Euphoria, Fallout, Hawkeye, I Will Turn Back This Time, Jessica Jones, Killing Eve, Legends of Tomorrow, Mako Mermaids, Moon Knight, Motorheads, Mr. Robot, Ransom Canyon, Superman & Lois, Wednesday, Yellowjackets
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mundodefieras Magnetic Folklore Instrument
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:52 ammetafilter_feedOpen Reel Ensemble have made your new bop by manipulating magnetic tapes with keyboards and big bamboo sticks, creating an instrument they call Jigakkyu. They have a lot more videos for you to enjoy. [Open Reel Ensemble previously]
The goal isn't to make people happy, it's to make people talk
Oct. 12th, 2025 09:28 ammetafilter_feedRacism, sexism & exploitation sells, maybe. from Controversial Advertising:
How Brands Use Outrage For Profits by Ten Scores, a PR & advertising consulting firm that is using this very interesting, lavishly illustrated study to flog its services.
How Brands Use Outrage For Profits by Ten Scores, a PR & advertising consulting firm that is using this very interesting, lavishly illustrated study to flog its services.
What is Hamas?
Oct. 12th, 2025 05:55 ammetafilter_feed10/7 was one of the most shameful days in the history of the Palestinian people; having Gaza and my beautiful people associated with the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust is a painful & awful tragedy that I & many Palestinians want nothing to do with ever. I wish more "pro-Palestine activists" would recognize and respect this and accept it as an actual fact and legitimate truth.
- Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
Ahmed's is a nuanced Palestinian voice, who is anti-Hamas. He had to flee Gaza, as anyone who is against Hamas in Gaza risks torture to them and their family, and death. Ahmed's twitter
Hamas controlled UN-funded UNWRA schools, which used textbooks that taught children to hate Israel. One of the textbooks called a firebomb attack on a civlian bus in Israel a "Barbeque party" Newsweek UN Watch Hamas kills those Palestinans who disagree with their policies. CNN Hamas, in a violation of international law, disguises itself as medics and humanitarian staff, and uses hospitals as command centers, World Central Kitchen admits that Hamas militants posed as its employees. Hamas used hospitals as military command centers. Hamas needed to control all the food and humanitarian aid entering Gaza, and it killed to try and ensure that control. Rolling stone Hamas successfully threatened and censored western media/jounalist organizations since 2008. In this interview, a Reuters journalist testifies to this censorship being deployes specifically to prohibit disclosure of Hamas disguising militants as civilians Did Hamas directly control and coordinate the US Campus protest movement? A lawsuit in the US alleges this, and has social media evidence from timing of SJP posts. Hamas leadership have repeatedly said that they want to sacrifice the civilian population of Gaza as martyrs. As recently as September, their leader stated that Oct 7th and what followed is a victory for Gaza, a "golden moment". Israeli historian Haviv Rettig Gur on the hostage deal and the silence of the college protest "ceasefire" groups on the deal, and how he would feel if he was led by this kind of leadership. May Hamas be disarmed, may its murderous ideology be dismantled, and may there be peace.
Hamas controlled UN-funded UNWRA schools, which used textbooks that taught children to hate Israel. One of the textbooks called a firebomb attack on a civlian bus in Israel a "Barbeque party" Newsweek UN Watch Hamas kills those Palestinans who disagree with their policies. CNN Hamas, in a violation of international law, disguises itself as medics and humanitarian staff, and uses hospitals as command centers, World Central Kitchen admits that Hamas militants posed as its employees. Hamas used hospitals as military command centers. Hamas needed to control all the food and humanitarian aid entering Gaza, and it killed to try and ensure that control. Rolling stone Hamas successfully threatened and censored western media/jounalist organizations since 2008. In this interview, a Reuters journalist testifies to this censorship being deployes specifically to prohibit disclosure of Hamas disguising militants as civilians Did Hamas directly control and coordinate the US Campus protest movement? A lawsuit in the US alleges this, and has social media evidence from timing of SJP posts. Hamas leadership have repeatedly said that they want to sacrifice the civilian population of Gaza as martyrs. As recently as September, their leader stated that Oct 7th and what followed is a victory for Gaza, a "golden moment". Israeli historian Haviv Rettig Gur on the hostage deal and the silence of the college protest "ceasefire" groups on the deal, and how he would feel if he was led by this kind of leadership. May Hamas be disarmed, may its murderous ideology be dismantled, and may there be peace.
Teenager uses school's 3D printer to make herself a new hand
Oct. 12th, 2025 03:59 ammetafilter_feedTeenager uses school's 3D printer to make herself a new hand. Lois Agnello was born with only part of her left hand and came up with the idea to use her school's 3D printer to make a new one.
Update on Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
Oct. 12th, 2025 01:56 ammetafilter_feedIn his San Francisco talk, Peter Thiel says the Antichrist will be someone who longs for a Nobel Peace Prize and also, moves fast and breaks things. But don't worry! It's not him or DJT. He also claims a vast "machinery" of the Antichrist has been put in place over the last three decades to increase financial surveillance and keep the wealthy from hiding their money.
Somewhat relatedly, here's a post from reddit about finding a non-MAGA church to join. Previously: Peter Thiel & the Antichrist
Somewhat relatedly, here's a post from reddit about finding a non-MAGA church to join. Previously: Peter Thiel & the Antichrist
Looking for recs with unlikeable or deeply flawed women lead characters
Oct. 12th, 2025 12:34 amdancesontrains posting in tv_talkMy partner mentioned to me a while back that Eleanor Shellstrop from 'The Good Place' is one of the few lead women characters sey've seen who are awful in the selfish and mean way she is; usually they tend to be catty or bitchy (I've not yet finished S2, no spoilers please).
I was wondering what other lead women or girl characters come to mind that fit this dynamic? Hyacinth Bucket from 'Keeping Up Appearances' is the first to come to mind, a stunning performance of deep denial and heavy class pretentions (not sure if this was called something else in the US or other countries). Or on a darker note, Jill from the horror comedy 'Nighty Night' https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395404/ who is unashamedly vile.
Granted I've mostly been watching stuff with male leads recently, but I was wondering who else there is that fits this unlikeable or deeply flawed niche?
I was wondering what other lead women or girl characters come to mind that fit this dynamic? Hyacinth Bucket from 'Keeping Up Appearances' is the first to come to mind, a stunning performance of deep denial and heavy class pretentions (not sure if this was called something else in the US or other countries). Or on a darker note, Jill from the horror comedy 'Nighty Night' https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395404/ who is unashamedly vile.
Granted I've mostly been watching stuff with male leads recently, but I was wondering who else there is that fits this unlikeable or deeply flawed niche?