Aleric

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Aleric,

Because they were brainwashed into believing they’re somehow valuable and a good investment that retains its value, despite them actually being neither of those.

Aleric, (edited )

I know a ton of socialists, being one myself, and can’t think of a single one that matches any of that. None of it actually has anything to do with socialism.

It’s a bizarre argument when you think about it critically. “I won’t support a philosophy because I met some of its supporters and they were mean to me”. I’m a scientist and my field is full of douchebag egomaniacs, yet the science is still valid. And hey, I’m nice!

Aleric,

They don’t care about credibility, rule of law, consistency, or even hypocrisy. They want their team to win at all costs and are stupid enough to not see the consequences of their actions.

Aleric,

Your trolling game is weak.

Aleric, (edited )

They’re just trolling. There are many stupid people out there but this one is just too perfectly stupid to likely be real.

If they aren’t trolling… I feel sorry for them.

Aleric,

One thing I’ve learned to live by is that just because something is free, I neither need to accept it nor like it. I’ve been pressured into situations I didn’t enjoy in the past and was guilt tripped when I wasn’t shooting sunshine and rainbows out my ass in gratitude.

I even tried turning the table, trying to force my father to do something he absolutely had no interest in but was interesting to me. He refused, despite my insistence. The next time he tried to guilt me into doing something I didn’t want to do, I reminded him of his response to my invitation. And you know what? It didn’t work at all, because my father is a selfish narcissist. So now I just tell him no, make it clear it’s non-negotiable and I refuse to discuss it any further, and hang up on him whenever he brings it up. It’s like training a toddler but, when adults act like toddlers, what else are you to do?

Aleric,

Prawn, because it’s a bottom feeder.

YSK: To prevent mashed potatoes from being gummy, boil the potatoes whole.

When a potato cooks, the starches contained in each cell are released as the cell walls break down. These starches absorb the potato’s internal moisture and swell and soften. These two processes are what transform a raw, hard potato into a cooked, softer potato fit for mashing....

Aleric,

I think the only SMH worthy shit here is you being needlessly critical and condescending. Take your bad attitude out on someone else.

SMH

Aleric,

To be totally transparent, I never had gummy mash until my wife and I got together. She used to boil her potatoes, let them sit in the hot water until closer to dinner, then whip them with beaters. She’s from Ireland, I joke that the potato blight was a failed preemptive strike to prevent her from ever touching a potato.

Aleric,

Just to preface, I’m actively trying to not be the “well, ackshally” guy. I’m just really passionate about potatoes and potato education. Really just science education but potatoes are science, dammit.

The part you quoted, when in the context of the rest of the post, describes how boiling them whole specifically allows you to leave them in the pot without them getting soggy. You can leave them in there for an extended length of time as the amount of water they’ll absorb relative to their total volume is minimal due to the low surface area to volume ratio, plus the intact skin severely reduces the rate of water absorption.

Here’s where the well ackshally avoidance part is important. I have an MSc in botany, so I took a lot of plant physiology courses, plus I wrote a paper about this as a “fuck you” response to a stupid assignment by an asshole professor. The following is a crash course on potato science, no one is under no obligation to read it.

It’s not overcooking itself that causes soggy taters. When you cook a potato, the starch absorbs water and swells. When you cook a whole potato, the amount of water available is rather limited as potatoes are low moisture tubers, so the starch can only absorb as much water as is available in the tater itself. When boiled whole, the periderm (skin) maintains the structure of the potato, keeping it from breaking apart, and limits the amount of water that can be absorbed into the pith, the starchy interior. The latter is actually one of the primary natural functions of the skin. The total moisture content of a boiled whole potato is shockingly close to its raw state. Don’t believe me? Weigh a few whole taters using a decent scale, boil them for an hour, then weigh them again. It’ll be damn near the same. That’s one of the perks of cooking them my way - I can add more milk and butter without them getting soggy.

When you cut potatoes up, the starch can maximally swell as it has practically unlimited access to water, plus vastly more surface area, increasing the rate of water absorbtion. Since the skin no longer maintains the shape of the potato, small fissures appear as the structure of the pith begins to degrade. These further increase the surface area, consequently increasing water absorbtion even more, which further increases pith degradation. It’s this excessive water absorption by starch that leads to a gluey consistency and being cut up facilitates absorbtion through these mechanisms. This is also why wax potatoes are more resistant to falling apart than floury potatoes when boiled, as the starch content of a wax potato is much lower. Side note: I actually prefer a 1:1 ratio of wax to floury potatoes in my mash.

A way to test and verify is to boil up some spuds using your preferred method and mash them as normal, but add a fair bit more than normal of hot water, milk, or another primarily water based liquid, i.e., not cream or butter. You’ll end up with a gluey tater paste.

Aleric,

I never thought I’d open such a can of potato tuberworms. To be fair, I also overthink potatoes and just about damn near everything else too.

Aleric,

We cater to our strengths now. I cook and organize, she cleans.

Aleric,

Aww, thanks! It’s by far the most Lemmy thing I’ve ever done.

Aleric, (edited )

Imagine being the kind of person that, presumably as an adult, you think it’s cool to mock people on the Internet. I hope that made you feel better about yourself.

Edit: JFC, you’re the original comment guy, AKA the quintessential “well, ackshally” ex-Redditor. You’re just upset because I pointed out that you can’t read, then you proved it a second time.

Aleric,

I now see my mistake: I made a post that addresses a problem that you’ve never had and failed to remember that the world is no greater than your experience. I clearly am the worst kind of person and deserve your criticism.

My thanks also for your public service of mocking people trying to be helpful or educational on the Internet. You truly exemplify how actions taken by those in anonymity speak volumes of their character.

Aleric,

Ahhh, the old “I offended someone on the Internet when I made fun of them, so I made fun of them again then blamed them for all of it when they said something”.

At first I figured you were just being an asshole. It happens, people have bad days or phrase things poorly. Then you proved you weren’t just being an asshole - you actually ARE an asshole.

Aleric,

The US has been a “post truth” nation a lot longer than many people realize. Easily disproven falsehoods like this have been a part of its culture for decades. I think it’s gaining so much attention now because it’s just getting beyond ridiculous.

Aleric,

You and me both. Fuck Substack and fuck Nazis.

Aleric,

Why do you say it doesn’t solve anything? Are you suggesting the rate of homelessness in Ireland is unaffected by the program?

Aleric,

It actually has religious connotations too, being mentioned in the Tanakh and Old Testament. The Israelites were not big fans of Moab or Edom, so TWICE it’s said “Moab is my washpot: over Edom will I cast out my shoe”, which is sun-zapped, crazy people speak for “fuck these guys”.

Aleric,

Goddamn, you make a great point about the severity of treatment in prison driving extreme avoidant behavior. I had never thought of it that way before.

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    Aleric,

    You pretty much have to be braindead to believe any of the propaganda coming out of Israel. Much if it doesn’t make any sense.

    Aleric,

    Bacteriophages are a great secondary option. Similar to how bacteria quickly evolve resistance to antibiotics, bacteriophages can quickly evolve to circumvent phage resistance.

    Aleric,

    That’s not science, that’s capitalism. Don’t forget that Dr. Jonas Salk refused to patent the polio vaccine, which is estimated to have a total value of over seven billion US dollars. Dr. Salk has always been a hero of mine.

    Shit bag lawyers from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis later tried to see if they could patent it for themselves and luckily couldn’t. That’s capitalism for you. Fuck these guys.

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