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  1. Burns

    Amazon Prime Video Thread

    Last I looked, some years ago, the effective adblocking for Apple products cost money. I don't remember if it's a subscription or one time fee. I think they are whole device blockers. You could always run an HDMI from your PC to your main TV, then clone the second monitor onto that TV. There...
  2. Burns

    Rimworld

    Looks like they are aiming for 1.6 being released mid July. It's implied that the xpac will release at the same time? If so, that's a much shorter time period between announcement and release of the last DLC?
  3. Burns

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    Going from old memories, they probably over girl bossed Uhura and maybe the navigator a bit, but the cast is all pretty likeable. Unlike Discovery, I can't recall them taking a cry time-out or even when any of them cried at all (maybe a few of the war or war memory episodes?).
  4. Burns

    The Bear

    Cherry pick what? Are you saying there aren't 100s of lasagna recipes that use ricotta, including from Italian Americans, and that Ziti recipes that don't use the same prep? By your own admission it's hard to find a lasagna recipes that uses bechamel, which means most use Ricotta. They are all...
  5. Burns

    The Bear

    So in the Lasagna you make you just toss in some plain bechamel sauce and not turn it into a mornay sauce? I mean I see that on THIS video (Italia Squisita), but I don't see how it would be better than Ricotta. Otherwise that seems just like the Ziti recipe from Chef Jean-Pierre: The recipe...
  6. Burns

    The Bear

    Wat? They have the exact same ingredients (w/ a different type of noodle), you just don't have to spend nearly as much time on layering. Since it takes less time it turns it from a special occasion meal into a regular rotation meal.
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    The Bear

    Baked Ziti >>>> Lasagna. Pretty much the same taste but much much faster to make.
  8. Burns

    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

    Will be interesting to hear how this compares with the Warband mods like Pendor. Have yet to play this game, as it did sounds like the base game could compare to a modded Warband.
  9. Burns

    Interesting, Non Political News

    I sat in the emergency exit row 90% of the time, either aisle or window, so I had the extra leg room and usually people next to me that mostly fit in the seat. After 50+ flights, I can't recall a single flight where I sat next to someone so bad it was memorable, while on the opposite side, I...
  10. Burns

    What are you listening to at the moment?

    Classic:
  11. Burns

    Interesting, Non Political News

    Never understood the rush to get off the plane when you have to stand at the baggage claim for 20 minutes anyway. Just sit there and relax until the aisle starts moving, then head out when there is a spot. Take a nice relaxing stroll through the terminal and then maybe have 10 min or less to...
  12. Burns

    The Video Thread

  13. Burns

    Ahsoka

    People actually watched that movie?1? Sin City is what made her a known name.
  14. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Can't say I've ever read that "theory" here. Probably because it doesn't hold water, being that team sports have existed for a long time previous to computers and have only gotten more popular. If you wanted to apply that "theory" to team sports, it fits far better as a body that could be made...
  15. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Last I read, the story about putting a man in a hole, was actually an oddity recorded in some small area of Europe and not representative of anything widespread. Furthermore, only a nobleman would have been a trained fighter, so trying to compare a trained fighter, half buried against someone...
  16. Burns

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    For medieval fantasy Ciri wouldn't need to be changed all that much to get her more believable (make her taller). The biggest problem I have with it is the lore they have set up does not jive with a women being a Witcher. Retcons are always jarring and will take some getting used to, if you are...
  17. Burns

    Hogwarts Legacy

    The exploration and main quests were pretty good. In games like this (or GTA/Cyberpunk) I don't get much enjoyment out of the busy work, such as collections, side quests that have very little variety, or "mission" type shit, so I skipped them. Still probably got ~40 hours out of it.
  18. Burns

    Clarkson's Farm

    Pretty good finish to the season. Some of it makes me wonder what the real story is and not the entertaining version. For example (last episode spoiler): Also, they put in two "subliminal message" type jokes in the last episode that flash so fast you need to pause it, to even know what it...
  19. Burns

    King of the Hill

    Looks like he had mental issues of his own:
  20. Burns

    The Legend of Zelda

    It's a rumor, seemingly started from a twitter account (DanielRPK), that all these "media" sites ran with, because that's what they do. It holds about as much water as a Doomcock video. A Threads thread relating to DCU supposed "leaks":
  21. Burns

    Twitch.tv

    I would guess that if Azmond is actually in talks with Elon or top Twitter people, the interactive chat UI is part of the conversation. At least, if Elon is serious about having X become a top streamer site, which he seems to be.
  22. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Liquor stores in Texas are the size of small grocery stores; the two biggest in DFW are Spec's and Goody Goody, for example. While I don't frequent them anymore, 10+ years ago the only non-alcoholic stuff I remember them carrying is beer, wine, and pre-mixed mixers (on lunch breaks I would...
  23. Burns

    Gen V

    It is, until it ain't. The last season of The Boys certainly didn't fill me with confidence. Characters made non-sensical choices that were pushing what was logical for their character and/or powers from previous seasons. The need to try to top some sexual gore fetish they have by raping Hughie...
  24. Burns

    Woodworking

    If you live in or close to a decent size city/metro you might have one or more places you could take it and buy some planner, jointing, and sanding work. Depending on the size of the item(s), it should be fairly cheap. Things to look for are wood mills or even call a place that sells hardwood...
  25. Burns

    tAinted gRail: fAll oF aValon

    Someone said it's a mix of Gothic 2 and Morrowind; which sounds good and got me to play. I got 5 - 10 hours in and I can certainly see the Euro jank like Gothic 2, but I'm not sure if it has the choice/consequence or factions of Morrowind/Gothic. It's doesn't have the stupid auto-scaling of the...
  26. Burns

    Mugshawtys

    Yea, headshots were one of the first things AI got good at. I'm not 100% sure I remember it being AI, but I do vaguely remember there being comments about that picture being off.
  27. Burns

    True Detective

    I would only rewatch season 1 (and have a few times). I don't necessarily regret watching the other seasons, but they were forgettable and I would need to look them up on Wikipedia to jog my memory on anything more than a vague recollection of the plot and actors. I have zero confidence HBO can...
  28. Burns

    Clarkson's Farm

    In season 1 (or was Sheep in season 1, with cows in 2?) they bought heifers for breeding at the AH, then rented a bull to stud. This time
  29. Burns

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    One of the most famous people of the 90s and 2000s. The Labatt’s Blue Zone Girl at 22 years old:
  30. Burns

    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

    You know who else plays games with a controller? Chris, that's who! Are you a Chris?!?
  31. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    My impression is that it is more like a spaceship that is traveling on a huge strip of rubber. You can apply the same amount of thrust to achieve 1g (if that's the target), but the closer you get to c, the more stretched out spacetime gets. Meaning the individual experiences the same 1g, but the...
  32. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    What do you mean there is no speed limit? The speed of light is the speed limit and you can never reach it, even with infinite energy/power. If you use the example of 1g acceleration, after about a year it starts hitting huge diminishing returns. So much so that it would not be worth hauling the...
  33. Burns

    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Simpletons get befuddled by robust vocabularies and spew indignations upon the rabble.
  34. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    According to this explanation they can (from when the LIGO was about to be turned back on after upgrade, 9 years ago)[timestamped to relevant part]: From the first 2 detections 8 years ago (timestamped to relevant part): Edit: meant to link first video instead of second (thought the second...
  35. Burns

    The Astronomy Thread

    LIGO and VIRGO have detected numerous gravitational waves adding more evidence in favor of Einstein's theory?
  36. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Possible micro leak that gets pinched off at lower psi levels? I had a micro leak some years ago. Soap didn't show it and the partial submerge trough/tank at the tire shop didn't show it either. So I over inflated it as far as I felt comfortable and tossed it in our pool (hot tub attachment)...
  37. Burns

    The Video Thread

    Weird. It's possible that this happens multiple times a year and as security cams are seeing widescale adoption, we just happened to catch two this year. Along with the fact that Memorial Day weekend is a big outdoor grilling holiday, where people are mistreating propane tanks at a much higher rate.
  38. Burns

    The Video Thread

    No one died. https://abc7chicago.com/post/truck-explosion-addison-illinois-cleanup-continues-propane-tank-wood-dale-road-lake-street/16541290/
  39. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I think it is. The two hardest Pathfinder settings are much harder than the hardest BG3 difficulty on release. Overall I like the turn based tactical combat of the Pathfinder game rules over the DnD5e rules. They are more complex and have more spells/abilities. The Pathfinder game's power curve...
  40. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    True, although I think core is pretty forgiving? Regardless, easiest solution is to grab the Toybox mod (LINK), as it has the best respec option that I found. Then just respec if things get too messed up. The game also has the option to turn on auto-leveling for companions, which picks a preset...