jefff 2mo ago • 100%
Pre-cooked chickpeas are going to be too soft for falafel unless you add a lot of binders; otherwise they'll fall apart in the fryer. Soaked (but raw) chickpeas are the usual method.
I have had great luck with this recipe: https://www.themediterraneandish.com/how-to-make-falafel/#tasty-recipes-10436-jump-target
jefff 5mo ago • 100%
Yeah, agreed. I love that podcast but listening to it makes me too upset so I need to take breaks lol
jefff 5mo ago • 100%
I think that was a Supreme Court case, Glacier Northwest, Inc v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (learned this on the December 5th 2023 ep of 5-4)
jefff 10mo ago • 100%
I switched from Windows a few years ago, and I had the hardest time getting used to moving/maximizing/resizing windows on Mac.
Not sure if that's what you mean, but if so then "Rectangle" solved all my window management problems, so much so I bought the pro version almost immediately.
jefff 10mo ago • 100%
If you're talking about MacOS, I've been using Maccy for this
jefff 11mo ago • 100%
You'll find a lot of Italian chefs used julienned mozzarella/fior di latte, or batons, rather than big circular slices. There's no firm rule that I'm aware of!
That said, trying to grate fresh mozzarella, instead of low moisture mozzarella (like is generally used on non-Italian style pizzas), would likely leave you with a big wet smeary mess.
I make a dozen large pizzas a week (I do a weekly pizza night for our small cottage bakery) and I cut my fior di latte into strips, then let them dry out a bit, covered on a wire rack in the fridge overnight before using.
jefff 11mo ago • 100%
Last I checked, Kobo will be better specs (screen, water proofness and connectivity) for the money, and if you're technical it can be modified very heavily, including pretty easily user expandable storage.
Kindle will have a more seamless Amazon experience and maybe better support.
I have a Kobo Clara HD, and I love it to bits. Warm temperature backlight, and I have installed custom firmware on it which lets me use a different reader app, and run an SSH server on it so I can remotely transfer files etc.
jefff 11mo ago • 100%
Yeah, I do something similar to Andrew; bought a few IKEA tradfri buttons and remotes, and set them up to toggle lights or media in various rooms.
jefff 11mo ago • 93%
Is there a reason you wouldn't want to just get a zigbee/zwave/wifi smart outlet switch?
jefff 1y ago • 100%
Oh heck, you know what I just looked it up and I think I'm completely wrong. I don't know where I heard that or why it stuck. They're owned by taxhawk which appears to still be independent. I'll amend my original comment
jefff 1y ago • 90%
Me too! Unfortunately I believe they were bought by Intuit a while back, so I fully expect them to start sucking or disappear soon
Edit: Okay I think I was operating on faulty information/memory, or just bullshit. Disregard, sorry
jefff 1y ago • 50%
As someone who used primarily windows for 20+ years, used the surface pro line from the 1st through 7th iterations, and now only runs with a MacBook Air, I would say absolutely get the cheapest M1 Air you can find.
If she's not a heavy user and is just doing word processing and light computing, it will be vastly more than enough machine, and be best in class in the most important things I can think of when thinking about a laptop for a writer:
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nice big, bright, high res display for crisp text and easy reading/writing
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insane amounts of battery life for writing in cafes or libraries or wherever for probably longer than she could stand to work in any given day
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nicely portable and discreet for carrying around to places where she can write
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decent keyboard and possibly the best laptop trackpad around for ergonomics (such as they are, in a laptop)
Getting used to MacOS will take a few days at most, and there are plenty of free/Foss apps to improve quality of life for Windows users moving to macs.
jefff 1y ago • 100%
I'd been hoping for a beefier processor in a surface go form factor; unfortunately MS lost me to an m-series MBA but if not I'd take a pretty close look at the Go 4!
jefff 1y ago • 100%
My parents and I were at the store last week, coming back to our car in a handicap spot (my mom recently had knee surgery). Two assholes had already dropped their carts off in the blue painted areas next to our car blocking the door, and another asshole literally pushed his cart in front of us to join the pile.
The store's entrance where all the carts were was literally a dozen steps away.
I was steaming mad all day, absolutely ruined my outlook on humanity for a few days
jefff 1y ago • 100%
Nah, I just put a relay and esp32 together and connected it alongside the garage door switch (super old school). It sits on top of the opener in a little enclosure. I originally controlled it with mqtt, but later reflashed the esp with esphome.
jefff 1y ago • 100%
My people! I knew I was starting to get into it when I built some multisensors and a garage door switch controlled by esp32s. Still haven't done too many very complex things with automations, basically situational lighting and so on.
jefff 1y ago • 100%
Cool, I've never used hall effect sensors but I'll look into them too. Let us know how it works 😁
jefff 1y ago • 100%
I've been thinking about this recently too!
I kind of have a very crude version of this, by simply mounting my garage door tilt sensor as high up on the door as I could. Since it would go horizontal along with the very first section of the door, it triggers as soon as the door is open about 1/5 of the way.
Response isn't very fast, though, so if I wanted more precise control I was thinking about building 3 ESP distance/ultrasonic sensors mounted to the ceiling pointed downwards, one at the end of the track, one about 1/4 of the way from the end of the track, and one at the start (where the top of the door stops when it's completely open).
So the sensors would detect in order of sensors triggered, "closed -> cracked -> slightly open/ing -> open".
Tracking the previous state of the door in a variable would let me know the direction the door is moving as the sensors get triggered too.
jefff 1y ago • 100%
I was going to suggest this too. A magnetic white board on a conspicuous wall in a common space. It's what my wife and I use for her cottage food business. Whiteboard marker, post-its, or notes affixed by magnets.
jefff 1y ago • 100%
Thanks! Although I'm using Android; and since I need aliases with mailbox.org anyway, presumably I have that covered with K-9. For MacOS I'm happy with the default Mail client anyhow; it's nice enough to hold all my stuff that isn't browser based.
Their web client seemed kind of crappy, but usable at least, if I remember right. Not often I need to log in from a computer that I don't own, but once in a while it comes in handy.
I've been trying to find suitable brake pads for these brakes on my bike; Kool stop and swiss stop have both been recommended as brands, but i can't figure out which actual pads to buy. I'm not picky, and mostly ride in dry conditions, just want to make sure I buy something that i can mount on my bike and will work!
I'd love to be able to use the controller to browse the web, etc; usually I have my hand resting on my mouse on my desk, but i've been developing tendon issues and having my hands in my lap would reduce the strain in my fingers when I'm passively reading or researching. I've tried adjusting the settings in Steam for "desktop layout", but moving the sticks and pressing buttons in chrome doesn't seem to do anything.
So I've bought the emergency beacon thing from the scrap dealer, found the derelict freighter during a pulse drive, and boarded. Used the terminal, snagged the emergency supplies, and then unsealed the door. Alarm sounds, temperature drops, i walk up to the door and... nothing? I see a counter that says something like "access requested: further authentication required" and it just counts up seemingly without end. Nothing to interact with on the door itself, scanning with the visor just shows a door icon that i can tag but nothing else. I've tried quitting and reloading multiple times, and warping to different systems, with the same result. M1 MacBook playing the steam version, fully updated. I've seen a couple similar questions on steam forums with no answer, and I've submitted a help request through Zendesk, just wondering if anyone here has any ideas? Thanks!
I make Al taglio inspired pizzas for my wife's cottage food bakery. Still refining the dough and process but we've been happy with the results!