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by yumraj 5y ago
Well, since I posted this I can answer how I ended up there and the reason is rather simple. We mostly use cast iron for cooking, except for cooking anything that is acidic (tomato, lime etc.) for which we use stainless steel. So, got curi
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by yumraj 5y ago
> all stainless steels need to be “passivated” in order to be properly stainless. Does the passivated layer survive scrubbing and dish washing?
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by yumraj 5y ago
From what I've read, cooking acidic food in cast iron can lead to iron poisoning. Though it is not clear how much dosage would be needed for that to happen..
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by yumraj 5y ago
Well, that is counter to what the above paper says: Though Ni is known to be essential to the health of some species, it has not been proven to be essential to the health of humans (3). There are no known human enzymes or cofactors depende
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Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods during cooking (2013)(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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by yumraj 5y ago
Currently, Xinjiang. Past, Tibet. > Have you ever been to China, or do you just watch the propaganda of the media hostile to China? Have you ever been outside of China, or do you just watch media censored and approved by CCP?
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by yumraj 5y ago
Are you saying there’s a setting somewhere where I can choose between spying by China and spying by Big Tech? Cool, please point me to it. If not, your comment makes no sense. BTW, if such a setting were available, I’d choose spying by Big
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by yumraj 5y ago
> No notifications, no messaging, no email, quiet tech. Also, no spyware..
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by yumraj 5y ago
I tried cold brew a couple of times, but for some reason didn't like it. It tasted different. But, I had had it cold, when I generally drink hot coffee. Does it taste similar, but better, than hot coffee when cold brewed coffee is heat
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by yumraj 5y ago
Yeah, but Putin's not the one breathing it - the foot soldiers are.
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by yumraj 5y ago
So, the Russian soldiers are all probably breathing this dust and their equipment will spread it to where ever they deploy in Ukraine? That doesn't sound good at all.
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by yumraj 5y ago
Ask how the benevolence of CCP is turning out for Tibet, Xinjiang and perhaps other sections of Chinese minorities and even China's neighbors. You cannot pick and choose to define bullies and human rights' abusers as benevolent
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by yumraj 5y ago
> Tibet it also an example. A little iffy this one, it's actually not benevolent but the West has definitely painted them as such to use as propaganda against China Or perhaps you've bought on to the Chinese propaganda to justi
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by yumraj 5y ago
> Why does being a dictator automatically make you more irrational? People, including leaders, are influenced by those around them. A sane leader has advisors, which they trust to provide rational arguments, which sometimes may differ fr
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by yumraj 5y ago
> I don’t think Winnie the Pooh has big balls to attack Taiwan in recent future. Not disagreeing with you, but I think people generally incorrectly assume that a dictator with absolute power thinks and acts rationally.
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by yumraj 5y ago
> The west can't do anything to stop China from incorporating Taiwan. Who knows, I certainly don't. Except, I believe that Taiwan is much more important to the rest of the World than Ukraine, (no disrespect intended towards Ukr
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by yumraj 5y ago
China wants Russia's support when China does the same to Taiwan...
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by yumraj 5y ago
I'm sure China is watching this very eagerly and taking notes. Fate of Taiwan depends on how the West and the rest of the World reacts against Russia.
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by yumraj 5y ago
You do realize the India has 1.4B+ population.. So, even a small percentage is huge in absolute terms...
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by yumraj 5y ago
> Because India. Do you have something against India or Indians? That too a 16 year old Indian kid.. Hopefully that is not part of your CTO coaching..
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by yumraj 5y ago
Any plans for 15" anytime soon? I just hope my current laptop can hold out till whenever that is, else it'll have to be the 16" MBP with $400 for 32GB RAM upgrade :(
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by yumraj 5y ago
> future is awesome and we're living it This sentence which I keep seeing again and again always confuses me, because it makes no sense whatsoever. Is this something new that people have started using to defend and assign value to t
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by yumraj 5y ago
This sounds like laptops are fine, but iMacs and Minis are effed. Curious, what's the real world risk of full OS level corruption and not just data loss?
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by yumraj 5y ago
> Vaccine effectiveness largely wanes after 4-5 months. The article merely says Thus, our data indicates that mRNA vaccination may generate more neutralizing RBD antibodies than natural immunity. It makes no mention of how long it last
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by yumraj 5y ago
Supreme Leader is trying to make sure that only true believers remain at FB/Meta.
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by yumraj 5y ago
> you can take a bet against the price by shorting. John Maynard Keynes said, “the markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”
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by yumraj 5y ago
> 14-15 alphonso or ataulfo mangoes Alphonso and ataulfo are not the same thing, not even close except they are both mangoes. Alphonso is a uniquely fragrant and flavorful variety from India which is very rare to find in the US but you
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by yumraj 5y ago
in Texas is the key here.
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by yumraj 5y ago
I think you’re confusing between Silicon Valley and SF city. They are not the same thing.
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by yumraj 5y ago
> The Texas thing is still a stereotype Look into the latest abortion law, and voting law charges and statements from Texan politicians and …

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