The Off Topic Topic

[Jacob]

They are apparently quite unreliable

 

[Barrister]

Yeah Duque had the answer - cups is a measurement of volume, grams is a measurement of weight.  And when measuring a solid (like say flour or sugar) as a volume it's inherently unreliable.

If a measurement needs to be really accurate it's always best to use weight.  But weight is always a PITA because you need to measure the empty container, tare out your scale, then measure the full container.

But for things that need precise measurements like baking, apparently measuring by weight is the way to go.

There are online converters. You choose the substance enter the cup measurement and then get the grams.

They are apparently quite unreliable

But that's what I'm saying - it's not the online converter that's unreliable - it's that measuring solid ingredients by volume itself that's unreliable.  (measuring liquids by volume is better, though still some benefit to weighing)

Take it from me - I watch a lot of youtube cooking shows.   

[Tonitrus]

Says the country that measures in stones

Do we still do that?
I've not ran into stones for a while.
Though the way some people insist on using imperial especially around baby stuff is bizarre and annoying.

A lot of people are using stones.

I remember looking at buying a bathroom scale over there, and wondered why the numbers were so low.  They were in stone. 

[Josquius]

Stuff I've just learned that I should have known already- lithium batteries.
AA isn't AA. Lithium batteries are a different thing and some appliances won't work without these extra strong batteries.

[Jacob]

[celedhring]

So, the nuns of a cloister up in Burgos have declared Francis to be a "false Pope" and rejected Vatican II, recognizing an excommunicated priest as the lawful Archbisop of Burgos*. They've locked themselves down and refuse to talk to envoys from Rome or surrender the cloister.

The whole XIVth century vibe is a bit undermined by the fact they've done all of this via Instagram.

*He also styles himself Imperial Duke and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and recognizes the Carlist pretender as legitimate King of Spain.

[Duque de Bragança]

So, the nuns of a cloister up in Burgos have declared Francis to be a "false Pope" and rejected Vatican II, recognizing an excommunicated priest as the lawful Archbisop of Burgos*. They've locked themselves down and refuse to talk to envoys from Rome or surrender the cloister.

The whole XIVth century vibe is a bit undermined by the fact they've done all of this via Instagram.

Sadly.

*He also styles himself Imperial Duke and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and recognizes the Carlist pretender as legitimate King of Spain.

Ah, Alfonso X of Castile fan. 

[Jacob]

Russia is sending naval assets to Cuba - a nuclear submarine, a frigate, a fleet oil tanker, and a salvage ship. "As tensions rise".

Still...

A US official told reporters on Wednesday that Russia had plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region to conduct naval exercises, noting that while Washington did not see their arrival as threatening, the US Navy would monitor the exercises.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/russian-warships-to-dock-in-havana-cuba-insists-no-threat

Were I in the Russian Navy I'd be pretty happy about a Caribbean cruise right now.

[grumbler]

Russia is sending naval assets to Cuba - a nuclear submarine, a frigate, a fleet oil tanker, and a salvage ship. "As tensions rise".

Still...

A US official told reporters on Wednesday that Russia had plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region to conduct naval exercises, noting that while Washington did not see their arrival as threatening, the US Navy would monitor the exercises.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/russian-warships-to-dock-in-havana-cuba-insists-no-threat

Were I in the Russian Navy I'd be pretty happy about a Caribbean cruise right now.

It's a comment on the state of the Russian Navy that it seems every fourth ship needs to be a salvage ship.

[Tonitrus]

In the "old is new again" file...every time I see a Youtuber taking a time out from their video to hawk some random consumer good, I cannot think we've gone a bit back to the 1950's television advertisement style...

[Sheilbh]

Don't know if anyone else has noticed but basically every day I've read the news this week there's been a story about something that sounds incredibly promising in medical technology (and not just the Daily Express which alternate Princess Di stories with breakthrough Alzheimer's cures).

NHS launching cancer vaccine trials, new treatments on Hodgkin lymphoma, bowel, lung and breast cancer, more accurate scanning of other types of cancer and study showing AI can help encourage people to get screening, new quicker screenings of dementia and that can identify risks of heart attacks.

Lots that sounds interesting and very promising.

[Sheilbh]

Doing the rounds online. There's a Bulgarian Communist party using the logo from Red Alert 2

[Josquius]

Well that wins my vote.
Still waiting on some socialists with the disco elysium antlers.

[Syt]

 





Someone on reddit put ChatGPT to the task:



 

[Zanza]