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  • This is what I tend to say to people about Harry Potter as a series. It was the first series like it to become popular, and that’s its only merit. Overall it’s very tame and bland, but it got lucky and became popular. I didn’t like it because it was too same-y. After book 3 or so, I don’t care about Harry Potter anymore. Explore someone else that’s more ordinary. It makes a much better setting for derivative works, which to me as someone who writes textbooks of lore for RPGs is more important than just making a series sell well.





  • Too many people have no idea how steak cooks. Which is fine, if you’re kind enough to ask or describe the way you want it cooked. But I once served a customer at a restaurant that ordered a medium steak. When I delievred the steak, she rudely asked, “why is there pink in it? I ordered it medium!” Absolutely insufferable. Shortly afterwards, the restaurant provided cards that show steak temps to avoid such an encounter.






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    4 months ago

    The stem on a wine glass has a purpose besides looking fancy. A wine drinker is meant to hold the glass by the stem so the temperature in their hand doesn’t affect the flavor profile in the wine. All wines have an ideal serving temperature also. It depends on the specific wine, but in general, reds are slightly below room temperature and whites are slightly above fridge temperature.



  • Out of curiosity, I read one of their scientific studies on the website. The first one I read was a literature review (no tests were actually done) that said “one study says the supplement does nothing and another two sources say the study was done wrong so it could maybe be beneficial???” Wow. Such strong evidence.