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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • BlueLineBae@midwest.socialtomemes@lemmy.worldCheese is always good
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    1 month ago

    There’s actually a better way to get more garlic flavor into your dishes without adding more. The secret is to add the garlic at the last possible moment in the cooking process to reduce the garlic oxidation. The more it oxidizes the less flavor it has. It oxidizes the second you break the cell walls so waiting until the end of possible helps retain the flavor and make it more potent!





  • As a graphic designer, I’m currently on the fence. I love the AI tools that make tedious tasks significantly easier such as cutting out curly or frizzy hair. I also enjoy using generative AI as a tool to do things like replace an object in someone’s hand or seamlessly fill in the background where I removed something, but unfortunately those are the things that are potentially stealing from other artists and so is morally wrong to use. It is nice to just play around with it for the sake of generating ideas that you could build off of or to try to create a mock-up before execution. It’s sad really, because I would absolutely love to use the generative tools more but I just don’t see how I can at this point in time. Instead I currently use it for things that are private that I wouldn’t profit off of. For example, I made a puzzle for my father in law using a photo of his family’s farm and used generative AI to recreate the photo in the artistic style of his favorite puzzle artist. He was delighted to have it and it became a highly unique item he could enjoy. I never intend to sell it or even share it with anyone else. It’s for him only and I doubt his favorite puzzle artist will lose anything from it.






  • As someone who works for a major healthcare company - they hire doctors so they can claim to have legitimacy in denying claims. If their doctors say that something is “unnecessary” or there is an alternative, it’s better for legal purposes than just any old person saying it. Even though we all know those doctors aren’t the ones in charge and are most likely pushed by the people above to make certain decisions.


  • I used to think this was true while working for a B2B company as a graphic designer. Everything just seemed pointless like I wasn’t contributing anything meaningful to the world. But I do think that art in its many forms contributes meaningfully to culture in general and can also be quite powerful when used well. History of graphic design shows just how influential designs were in Nazi Germany and how similar techniques are still used today. Then there is the matter of UI design and how it’s increasingly become essential today. While most applications it’s fine to have a frustrating piece of garbage, UI is rather important for things like medical systems, car displays, and other areas where getting it wrong could mean life or death. Unfortunately my job is still pretty useless to society regardless of these points made. I’ll go back to my corner now.


  • I used slack for about 4 years and it was the best. Had everything you could ever want for that sort of thing. As a graphic designer, I took pride in creating hilarious representations of my team mates as emojis for all to share. Then I changed jobs and started using Teams. It’s like… Why even bother? Let’s just go back to physical letters and phone calls while we’re at it. Except, that would be more reliable.






  • This is why I started making a lot of my own things. There are lots of options in the store for some items where you can get something without sugar that didn’t need it. But then there’s things like mayonnaise… Let me tell you that mayonnaise doesn’t need any sugar and most brands that don’t have sugar are like $11 for an 8oz jar. So I started making it myself at home. I also started making bread which later turned into a hobby, but now I can’t eat the store bread because it’s too sweet. I even make my own jam now and I know what you’re gonna say “but jam is like… mostly sugar”, but I’ll have you know that jam tastes WAY better with half the sugar that it’s typically made with. It’s an art form to get it thick without adding more sugar, but it’s worth it. Looking back, I know most people can’t make all this shit and it’s really sad that people can’t buy things with less sugar at the store without paying an arm and a leg. It really says a lot about our society that this is true.