honeyontoast

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[–] honeyontoast 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My frying pan extends over the ring by about an inch all around, until now it was never a problem because whatever I was cooking was getting stirred, but this morning I tried making pancakes and there was a very noticeable raw ring on the edge when the middle was fully cooked.

However, I think this is likely an issue of experience. I'm not used to cooking pancakes on induction so if I had used a slightly lower heat setting and let the pan properly heat up I think I could have avoided it.

Induction can be very quick to achieve a high temperature on areas with direct contact, but if the ring is small only the middle part of the pan will be hot enough. For things being stirred that's not much of an issue, but if even cooking is a big deal for you then it might take a bit of practice getting the pan right.

[–] honeyontoast 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Do you mean a full hob (e.g. 4-6 spots) or a single plug-in 'hot plate' type dealio? For the former Bosch or Hotpoint should be decent enough, I don't know if they make the latter though. I personally stay clear of Beko but that's not because of their hobs, used to have a washing machine they made and it was awful.

Either way we made the switch to induction earlier this year and love it. Just check your pans are magnetic first, or be willing to replace them!

[–] honeyontoast 2 points 1 year ago

Money For Nothing has one of the best intros of all time. Facts

[–] honeyontoast 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really great your little sister has an older sibling already looking out for her. That in itself is a great start.

[–] honeyontoast 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's going to depend highly on what actually happens. She's 4, she's a bit young still. Given you're posting online I think it would be relatively safe to assume that when she's older she'll also be online? Being a part of an international community is the easiest way of expanding one's views.

[–] honeyontoast 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never been to the US to try theirs but we like it.

[–] honeyontoast 4 points 1 year ago

On the point of servers not being connected - by default an instance will federate with all other instances. Admins have the ability to add a whitelist (only connect to these instances) or blacklist (connect to everything except these).

There are some unsavoury instances out there that don't mesh with the Beehaw philosophy so they're blocked.

The nice thing is you can run your own instance and federate with everyone if you don't like the idea of blocking instances. You might find others will block you if they don't agree with your content but that's their choice.

[–] honeyontoast 3 points 1 year ago

Suicidal chickens. See plenty of them standing at the roadside in the UK, their favourite pastime is running into traffic.

Beautiful creatures but it's so tense driving past them!

[–] honeyontoast 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Moved out of York earlier this year and will be heading back for a proper visit for the the first time since the move today. Going to be strange driving past the place I lived for years but on the plus side, it's one of the few places in the UK with a taco bell!

[–] honeyontoast 1 points 1 year ago

As a .NET developer with a strong dislike of JavaScript being able to write a frontend using C# is fantastic. The only complaints I ever hear about it is actually around Visual Studio support and not Blazor itself.

I really hope it takes off.

[–] honeyontoast 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You don't need to be out to explain why it's okay to be LGBTQ+. If those questions ever come, answer them as if you were an ally. The answer is the same anyway.

But right now don't stress - not every religious organisation will be homophobic, I went to a Catholic secondary school (UK) that was supportive. Unless you're familiar with this particular group already they might not be as bad as you think.

As for what you can do personally, if you're atheist (and open about that) then show her you don't have to be Christian to have good morals. Just generally be a good older sibling. Hopefully it all works out.

[–] honeyontoast 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Kids have always had wild career dreams, it's not new it's just a different medium. It's fine. I'm not sure it's a conscious decision to escape the grind though. I grew up with kids who wanted to be movie stars or athletes. Why? Because they idolised movie stars and athletes and want to be like them. It's what they're exposed to the most. Now kids are exposed to influencers the most, so they wanna be one too.

I wanted to be a train driver 🚂

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