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  • So, for a given resolution, size affects how far back you want to sit. a 1440p on a 32" monitor is actually a coarser resolution than a 1440p on a 24" inch. But, if you slide the 32 inch further back, then your eyes won’t see a difference at all- and 32" too close causes you to turn your neck more, but 24" causes you to strain to see small things.

    So the question becomes, does your desk put your monitor closer? go with 24". does your desk have the monitors sit further away? 32". or, alternatively. which do you prefer? I prefer 32’s further back. but my desk is also a workbench for electronics and 3d printing and, uh. shenanigans.

    if you go with multiple monitors, I like them being all the same monitor with a thin bevel, or at least identical bevels. it just bugs me otherwise. As a side note, if youi’re doing a lot of office documents, or coding, You may wish to get one mounted on something that can be turned vertical- the vert format allows full 8.5x11 pages where horizontal doesn’t work that well. (or a third monitor with one turned horizontal. budget decides that…)


  • So … I use avacado oil since that’s what cook with. (High smoke temp, no funky flavors.)

    My seasoning process depends on- if I’ve scrubbed the old seasoning off, then it’s in the oven at about 300f, (smoke point is about 400,) I wipe on a small dab of oil on both sides it takes a teaspoon or less for the inside, (most gets into the cotton cloth…)

    And I let it sit for a while. When it’s not tacky, I add another wipe. And do that until I’m not around anymore. 2-3 wipes,every half hour to hour will get you back to a factory seasoning.

    You technically don’t need to heat it at all- oil polynerizes at room temp, just a lot more slowly. So unless it’s my egg pan, I recommend getting to “factory +” and then just giving a light wipe after use until eggs slide around like magic.

    The smoke point of the seasoning is higher than the raw oil, but saturated oils (butter, bacon grease… coconut oil…) are so low that you break down your seasoning from getting too hot easily. (Olive oil is also out for the same reason.)

    As a side note… you can get those diner-style sauce bottles pretty cheaply and have a conveniently sized squirt nozzle for said oils.




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    I love that we have no idea what the back plates were for.

    Maybe species identification, thermo regulation, and display. Maybe also in mating displays.

    But we don’t even know how they were on the outside- external feature? Attached to each other? Burried under a truly amazing amount of chonkerness?

    I mean really.

    Imagine as one might that stegos were basically the camels of dinosaurs, and the plates sole purpose was to keep their fatty backsides from flopping over


  • I tried this and found I couldn’t get the seasoning to take. (It’ll failed the deglaze-with-water test.)

    It seasoned up nicely, no doubt, but then tossing water into a leidenfrost-hot pan removed it. (Actually? I think I was doing asparagus, the water was to steam after a quick fry.)

    Your mileage may vary, though. Just make sure to have a proper filter mask on ( not the cheap dental masks)

    You do not want the filings in your lungs.

    And a strong magnet near will reduce the iron dust moving about the shop. Put it in a doggie poo bag for easy cleaning.








  • There is possible injury of the victims. They do deserve privacy- or rather more precisely, to decide what about them specifically gets released.

    to my knowledge all of the victims are for releasing the files unredacted. but the perpetrators and enablers and clients? yeah. I hope the proverbial guillotine hanging over their head is dull.