@jenbanim One could probably make that. You take some beans and mash them into a mold and pouch it. Not sure exactly how to replicate the skin though. Maybe broil it after poaching to get a get a crust or laquer on some sugary sauces in the oven?
@petes_bread_eqn_xls there actually are times songs should be updated so their meanings don't change. "If I had a million dollars" should be remastered as "If I had 2.7 million dollars" due to literal inflation
My favorite example though is the line "that thought was just as bright as a 20-watt lightbulb" in "protect ya neck". Since the Advent of LEDs this line now means that it's actually an exceptionally bright idea
@jenbanim God! I forgot about rawmilktok. Honestly, we're doomed. I wonder how much cope will Bryan Caplan be doing thinking that Southern Chinese are uniquely pandemic triggers because they eat a lot of exotic animals.
@Slyence@ty04 can't speak for gen x myself, but as a late millenial I totally agree. I feel like I grew up in a narrow window during which computers had become essential but hadn't yet become user friendly
That said I grew up in a family of nerds so my perspective is going to be a bit skewed. It probably wasn't normal for me to be using Windows 3.1 as a kid haha
@jenbanim I got to tour one of the Littoral Combat Ships a few years ago and those command terminals were running something that looked suspiciously like XP.
To participate in society in most of the US you need a license from the government, insurance from a corporation, and a lease from a bank to drive a car that comes equipped with a GPS whose position data is regularly given to police without a warrant and without your knowledge
But people call living within 15 minutes of a grocery store dystopian
Just like how Carter put solar panels on the White House, Biden should show leadership during the housing crisis by turning the White House into a high-rise apartment complex