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Tangzhong is when the flour and water are heated together to make a starchy paste which then gets added to the dough. Keeps the bread softer and more hydrated than it would otherwi…

My old coworker Shannon Miwa created it! She's great.

Think you'd be surprised. Coke pH is 2.5, and it seems that ideal human stomach pH is 1.5 to 2.5. Fun fact: you can use Coke to clean your toilets.

The first thought I had when reading this was that this can apply to some online dating apps.

Gotta be more careful with your words. There's some component of aerobic metabolism in weightlifting, even if we colloquially think of lifting as anaerobic exercise. If you start b…

Agree wholeheartedly. I've posted my fair share of cringeworthy things over the years, but that has improved as my sense of self-identity has stabilized and my insecurities have fa…

> How is peer-to-peer misinformation any worse than centralized misinformation? “So by Facebook suggesting all these accounts, they were essentially creating this vortex in which c…

I'm a bit confused -- I think the point Kenji is making is that the lid as a radiant heat source is much closer than the top of the oven.

Nice job! When I started iOS development, I made a similar app for my portfolio. I still use it occasionally, since I'm also colorblind. It's been a while since I updated it, but i…

How are poor people supposed to find innovative solutions to their problems and elect governments that create sustainable wealth while they're steeped in desperate poverty? I belie…

Surprisingly, kibble is supposed to be worse for teeth because it gets stuck on teeth more easily. Same argument has been made for humans and cereal grains.

Wet food is almost certainly healthier for cats. Less carbs, more moisture, fewer urinary tract issues, etc. Kibble is great for when you need to get away for the weekend, however.…

I'd heard of a sluice in the context of gold mining (during the Gold Rush). Fun word.

Your speculative conspiracy theory is plausible, but I work with one of the people who made this decision.

Correct. Their lesson was that you shouldn't claw back equity from underperforming executives, you should just let them go.

Because your body will signal that it needs more calories, and then you'll eat more calories.

Grit and determination is important for long-term success when your brilliance and creativity is less than world-class, and it requires honing and practice to build. Skating throug…

> While he admits that it was a tactical mistake, he never addresses why it ever seemed like a good idea, and his next sentence basically says "I would have been an amazing employe…

Yes, but no one talks about the 99 other snake-oil, age-old wisdoms that the scientific method debunked :)

> Unreasonable expectations and little knowledge or inclination to try things out - sounds like perfect iOS user to me Don't play dumb.

Hario Slim is a match made in heaven with the Aeropress, as it fits neatly inside the Aeropress's opening to dispense coffee grounds without needing to use the funnel.

This is really interesting and I'd like to hear more about your approach. What is your inner monologue like when you're integrating the two opposing forces?

I'm not a huge fan of Rich Dad Poor Dad and the cult of Kiyosaki, but that was the first place I heard about the adage "pay yourself first". I think a lot about that, not just in f…

No one, and I mean absolutely no one, is confused about what it means to sample a song, or to create a sample, or to take a sample from a song. That would be a tedious semantic arg…