Cast Iron Patina vs Seasoning

Seasoning means a few things in Cast-Iron cooking. It can mean the Verb To Season, or the act of seasoning your pan, which can be as simple as wiping the surface of the cast-iron with oil and walking away. The oil coating can be called a seasoning, as a noun. This prevents rust, but not …

Korobeiniki – The Peddler (Tetris Song)

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He’s a Pirate

He's a Pirate(Read to the Song) The wild ire of the rollin’ sea calls May she never be denied And she beckons to each sailorTo return fast to her side As the tide rolls, and the bell tolls, we all gather at the quay A foggy mist moves in, and it’s Anchors Aweigh ~*~ The …

The Piper’s Moon

Moving the pieces and parts, And twisting the minds and hearts Given a scene, Making them mean, And this is how it all starts Strangers where once were none, Now separate where once were one Hither it brings Even stranger things, Yet none with the sense to run Each shot's but a shot at the …

The Russia-Ukraine War – A Critical View

This war between Russia and Ukraine has revealed some rather disturbing problems in America, and with Americans' inability for critical thinking and analyses of the goings-on in the world, and how alive and well U.S.-centric Propaganda is today. If you thought Ultra-Capitalist, Anti-Communist propaganda was going away with the boomers, enter the current highly-sophisticated, autonomous …

Knives of Knaves

The knives of our lives are buried within, Affixed to the flesh with a fleeting wry grin. Each blade and cut, a wound left agape, So quickly forgotten, the mark of a trape. A struggle to rise 'neath the thumb of each rake, Left there asleep, and never to wake. A Master of blades each …

Rear Hatch Release from Inside your Xterra

Here is how I installed a simple rear hatch release for the inside of my Xterra, so you don't have to go out the side doors and can just open the back anytime while camping inside. This was done in a '14-'15 model, but should work on any 2nd Gen Xterra. I first read the …

Food Safety in Cooking & Reheating

Contrary to popular belief, even amongst accomplished Chefs, reheating food to 165 after cooking & holding for service does not make the food safe to eat in the same way cooking from a raw state may. Cooking Raw meat to the recommended internal temperatures kills most bacteria. I will say that the recent update to …

Running Snapchat and other Android Apps on Windows 11

You'll need to opt into Windows Insider Build, from the Windows Update settings You'll also need Virtual Machine Platform enabled in the "Turn Windows Features On or Off" setting Download and install Windows Subsystem for Android with Amazon App Store Search the Microsoft store for any mobile apps you want, as there are quite a …

Windows 11 Review – Win11 Linux?! Should you Update? Which Win11 Laptop is Best?

I'm the most skeptical Windows adopter there is, I started using windows with Win95, used Win98, Skipped ME, tinkered on NT, got to XPsp3 and skipped Vista, went to Win7, and skipped Win8, went to Windows10 by force, really, and going by that program, I fully expected to skip WIn11. I love gaming and graphics …

On CRT – Critical Race Theory Explained (Finally)

Critical Race Theory is a very hot, politicized, and polarizing topic. At its root, on both sides, however, is misinformation and lack of clear understanding as to just what CRT really is and its far-reaching implications. Whether you're for CRT or Against CRT, odds are you have a difficult time explaining just what you are …

Dual Booting Windows 11 & Ubuntu Budgie Linux with Wine 7.0 to run Windows Programs

This is for anyone wanting a decent Windows-like experience on a stable and advanced Linux OS. The Budgie desktop environment is created from Solus, which was built from scratch on GTK. Some GNOME-based desktop environments also available in various Linux builds are Cosmic, Cinnamon, Unity, & MATE. Some KDE-based desktop environments are Plasma & Neon. …

Booting into your Bootable USB Drive from VirtualBox

Plug in your bootable USB to your PCObserve the Drive Letter assigned to the USB Drive, and the size of the drive in Windows Explorer In the Windows Start Menu Search Box, type Diskmgmt.msc & run itScroll down to the Drive letter of your Flash Drive and check the Size is correctRemember the Number of …

Best Friend

Great are the Halls of the Valiant Void, Alone within walks the ancient Droid. Towering walls of fallen heroes' bones, Patrolled for warmth by the flawless drones. Built as a friend, to a world long past, It wanders, searching the destruction so vast. Gone are the days of the organics' cries, It passes safely by …

Using Sound Effects in your Voice Chat in Online Games such as CS:GO etc using Soundpad instead of a Soundboard

Soundpad can be found in the Steam Store for $4.99, which is very inexpensive compared to the hundreds you'll spend for a Soundpad equipment. You'll need to enable your Steam Library to display the Software Category for it to appear in your Library list. Go to File > Preferences > Audio and: Click to Block …

Ālea Iacta Est

Against all you knew to be right, good or true You sought to bring judgment so fast Committed to your con, crossed the Rubicon Not knowing your loss is how vast Blind child you are, not wearing a scar How could you not know you're out-classed Clinging to your ways, no matter who it dismays …

On Abortion

On the debate of Abortion, here are some common things which are oft overlooked, neglected, or misunderstood. Abortion times vary, but in general, 9-11 weeks is about the average for most people to get an abortion. Abortion is 100% a Human Rights issue, the question is when do those rights switch from the Adult Mother …

YouTube Music Security Issue

YouTube Music app has an in-built security issue which allows it to perform datamining, file-harvesting, and psychographic data collection from your Computer or other device. I was among the first users of their Music service, and early on I uploaded about 15 or 20 of my personal songs to my YouTube Music account to add …

Force Firefox to Open FVD Speeddial on Startup by Entering FVD URL Directly

Every so often a Firefox update will reset the homepage to a blank new page, which you have to click on the "+" for a new tab to get to your FVD Speeddial Here is how to find the exact address of the FVD speedial and force Firefox to open it. Open Firefox, and open …

Kalani’s Complete Uke Chord Chart – in 4 Pages for Song Books

This is divided up from my Poster Version Here, into 4 pages to fit into the front two Page Protector Sleeves in your Song Book. Credit for this is for the Hawaiian People, perhaps the most musically talented people in the world in Ancient times. Hawaiians didn't have a writing system, and 100% of their …

Anchors Aweigh, as Sung in the Navy – Chord Sheet

Here's a song from the Navy, it's how we sing it in the Navy, you won't find it written or sang like this outside of the Navy, and I couldn't find it online anywhere either. There's a lot of different compilations, this the one we always sang, and the composition I love, so I've written …

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

This is getting increasingly more difficult to find online. So here it is :   You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip, Skip out for beer during commercials, …

Three of my own Reverse Smoker Designs

Here are 3 of my own Reverse Smoker Designs. I just doodled these rather quickly on my phone just to get them down. A bit sloppy as it was just for me, but thought I'd share them as-is. #1 - On the Top Left, we have a fire box on the bottom right for Hot …

Properly Seasoned Carbon Steel

There seems to be quite a common misconception confusing unseasoned Carbon Steel for Seasoned, I'd like to try and clear this up and give a comprehensive understanding of Carbon Steel. Carbon Steel is prone to rust easier than probably any other form Steel & Iron around. It is manufactured, then immediately coated with Paraffin or …

Bulk Adding/ Removing/ Extracting Furniture & Textures in SweetHome3D

Adding & Deleting Furniture or Textures in SH3D can be tedious sometimes.Here is how to extract and edit and bundle and create your own. I've found in mine that sometimes libraries don't import the program either, and I'm not sure if that's just because the library is too large or what, so here is a …

Downloading Multiple Magnet Links from Multiple Tabs in Tor Onion Browser

Sometimes you may have more than one tab open with more than one Magnet Link you need to find and use to access the desired Files provided, or to check the integrity of your own files you've provided, or to download a complete free database of ebooks or research papers on a certain subject, etc. …

My Blender Preferences

Blender Preferences are some of the most confusing and conflicting out there. It can be hard to settle on a good method for use. Here's where I'll put my most important Blender Interface Preferences, that make it what I feel is the easiest to get things done for people coming from Graphic Design backgrounds. Add-ons: …

How to Download All Proposed Files or Certain File Types from SourceForge Project Pages

Here my method for downloading all of the Contributed, Proposed, Open or Closed Tickets etc from a SourceForge FOSS Project I used this for SweetHome3D to quickly download all of the specific Models & Textures from all the Tickets Proposed. Open a New Firefox Window Download & Install the Extension "DownThemAll!" Open any page and …

How to Make a Java *.Jar File Portable

Here's how to make a *.jar file work with your Portable Program, or run as a Portable without needing to install the Full JRE: 1. Download JavaPortable8 and install it into your SH3D Portable Directory, into a new folder called "Common"Files", which will create a directory structure that looks like this: (My Portable Program Location …

PortableApps Cloud Sync across Devices with Amazon Drive

Here's how to have the full installation of PortableApps on the Cloud, syncing files and changes in programs, and the work you do on your different devices. For this method, you need an Amazon Prime account so you can access Amazon Drive. The one that comes free with your Prime account has only 5GB of …