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    Defense rests in the Derek Chauvin case (UPDATE: Guilty on all charges) (2ND UPDATE: 22 1/2 years in prison)

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    2 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

    Or maybe the thought monsters get punished helps society, feeds our genetic impulses. I don’t know.

    You may be right in a sense. I certainly think punishment is a part of rehabilitation. Being forced to face the consequences of your actions in a way that makes you uncomfortable should be a thing. I just also think there's a point at which that isn't helpful anymore and it just becomes sadism. Inflicting suffering on someone else to make us feel better, at the expense of everyone, including our future selves.

    Defense rests in the Derek Chauvin case (UPDATE: Guilty on all charges) (2ND UPDATE: 22 1/2 years in prison)

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    17 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

    Humans are primarily focused on fairness, it's the whole basis of our morality and ethics after all. There are actual monsters out there, some people can not be rehabilitated and it's a human trait to want them punished, to seek solace in it. Our incarceration problem is mainly due to the nature of capitalism, nothing more, there is more money in recidivism than rehabilitation.

    You think people love John Wick just because the club music is fire? 

    You're right, the problem is that almost all of these people that we root for to be tortured do have to get released someday. Even most murderers don't die in prison. Derek Chauvin himself will be released in 15 years. What kind of person do you want them to be when that day comes and they move in next door?

     

    Punishment for the sake of punishment makes us feel better, but it doesn't make society better. The question, then, is what is the whole point of any of this? If the justice system is just about punishment, then we should have just executed Derek Chauvin and been done with it. But we can't do that, so....? What, we just hope he gets raped and stabbed until his release date? That doesn't help anybody.

     

    Of course, any actual prison reform is political suicide, so it won't happen. People can't stand the idea of a murderer just sitting in prison, eating ramen noodles and playing spades on taxpayer dime. But I would argue that the justice system shouldn't give a shit about what those people think. The justice system should only be concerned with society as a whole, and the betterment of society as a whole would say "fuck your feelings."

    I ate lasagna for Thanksgiving.

    in The Shower

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, gamer.tv said:

    I need this kind of revolution for Christmas, so end up having a nut roast which, despite great intentions, tends to suck. Lasagne (but a very decadent one) would be so much better.

    Idea. I can't remember if you're vegan or just vegetarian, but hear me out, I think I have a good idea for a vegetarian holiday casserole (lasagna is a casserole, fight me)

     

    Quick vegetarian holiday lasagna:

     - wonton wraps (if you can find them in your area, I find they work just as well if not better than dried lasagna noodles, plus they're always vegan and they don't need to be soaked)

     - Instead of marinara sauce, make a mushroom/cranberry duxelles (I'd estimate 3 parts mushroom to 1 part cranberry, you'll need to slightly up the salt content)

     - 1 layer of  portobello for texture, unless you don't like portobello, in which case.... don't do that. I would probably actually use zucchini, personally

     - Ricotta (whether or not ricotta belongs in traditional lasagna is a highly contentious debate, I say go for it, especially in this context, bechamel will be too goopy)

     

    Start at the bottom with a layer of your mushroom/cranberry duxelles

    Put down a layer of wonton wraps - they can overlap for full coverage if necessary

    Put down a layer of either sliced portobello or zucchini - if you're going zucchini, you'll have to par cook it first. I would suggest broiling, otherwise it'll get soggy

    Alternate between duxelles/"noodles"/ricotta/mushroom and/or zucchini  in whichever order you like

    Top with a layer of fresh grated mozzarella and a sprinkle of parmesan and/or pecorino

     

    For the duxelles, make sure to put some sage and rosemary in it for extra holiday flavor.

     

    I don't have a duxelles recipe memorized, but it's not hard, It's just mushrooms, onions, garlic, butter, spices, and in this case cranberry. Don't go nuts on the cranberry otherwise you'll end up with really shitty cranberry jam. I suppose you could omit the butter if you're going vegan, but I haven't tried it and I wouldn't use just anything as a fat substitute (and you'll need a fat substitute)

    What foods do you hate?

    in The Shower

    Posted

    21 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

    Mayo, sauerkraut, olives, sweet pickles 

    Oooh, sweet pickles is a good pick. They're gross.

     

    I feel like I should love sauerkraut. Everything about it is something that I should like. And I love kimchi, which is just spicy sauerkraut. The problem is I was forced to eat sauerkraut as a kid by my grandma, who made it from scratch. My grandma was a brilliant woman, but a horrendous cook. Just the smell of sauerkraut is enough to make me gag to this day. But I recognize that it's a 'me' problem, not a problem with sauerkraut in general.

    What foods do you hate?

    in The Shower

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

    Not Octopus balls? Cause those are amazing.

    No, not takoyaki, if that's what you're thinking. This was raw. It had a super grainy/gloopy texture

     

    edit: Now that I think about it, it kind of had the same texture as raw sea urchin, but I know that isn't what it was. It was just like a gross version of that.

    What foods do you hate?

    in The Shower

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    I can't think of any time I've had eggplant where it has been appreciated.

     

    Also there was this one time I ate a sushi place in Japan that served me something that was described as "octopus testicles." Octopus (octopi?) don't have testicles, so I have no idea what it actually was. It was honestly revolting. And I've eaten some weird shit in my days.

    What foods do you hate?

    in The Shower

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    5 hours ago, Ominous said:

    Not really food, but ranch and mayo are trash. Can't really think of a food I hate. I'll eat most anything. 

    I think ranch and mayo have their place, but an overabundance of creaminess is not generally a texture I want with my food. It's the same reason I don't like avocado in anything other than chip dips

    Happy Thanksgiving EVERYONE!

    in The Spawn Point

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Derek said:

    My family almost made it through Thanksgiving without any political talk. We made it to the last quarter. And within 5 minutes, it went from the BLM corruption, to Trump, to abortion, to my Uncle leaving very abruptly without saying good bye to anyone.

     

    And it was strange because, for years (since my grandma passed), everyone tried and successfully, stayed away from political conversations during family gatherings. I don't even know how it spiraled so fast tonight. I even tried to interject with a joke, letting them know that the news said to stay away from this type of conversation during the holidays, but the ship had sailed. 

     

    But up until that last hour, we had a very nice time.

     

     

     

    That's exactly when you bring up the fact that you identify as "they/them" now. TEST THE LIMITS OF YOUR FAMILY'S LOVE

    What's something you think you can do better than most people?

    in The Shower

    Posted

    1 hour ago, stepee said:

    Admitting that I’m not better than anyone at anything.

    Y'know, what you said about your job and the fact that you ARE good at it but you don't want to be... that kind of hits home.

     

    I can make a better margarita than 99.9999% of the population of the world. Maybe even more than that. That's not a bragging thing, it's just like... that's been my job for the last 15 years. You do anything for 15 years, you'll get really fucking good at it.

     

    But surely there's something that you're good at that people wouldn't expect.

    What's something you think you can do better than most people?

    in The Shower

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

     

    No implications sir. Just saying if there was someone shorter than me I would be taller than them, and in that case I would be better at being taller than them, not better for being taller than them.

     

    Just something that came to mind since people shorter than me always say, "you're tall" but I'm not really tall I'm like 5'10" :p

    You should run for Congress

    Cracked a tooth on thanksgiving.

    in The Shower

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    26 minutes ago, stepee said:

     

    I was so concerned about mine that I would  not go…but then the dentist was just like na all is fine. Hope it isn’t as bad as you think.

    I spent so much of my life being insecure about my teeth, then I realized nearly 100% of celebrities have fake teeth. If you're measuring your stained ass wooden cleavers against the Kardashians' pearly whites... it's because their pearly whites are fake. Not to say there's anything wrong with having fake teeth. Just saying don't feel bad about your teeth being yellow or crooked - so would theirs if they didn't get fresh veneers every few years.

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