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Ian

@ianofmanycolours.bsky.social

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i play video games, i bike, i have strong opinions about urbanism, i have weak opinions about many things, i am a scientician https://www.backloggd.com/u/ibaram

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · Aug 31

good morning chicago

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 3h

no this isn't actually one of his recipes, he's just always saying that people should deep fry in woks. it's from Qi Ai on seriouseats www.seriouseats.com/chinese-swee...

How I Get Restaurant-Quality Crunch in My Weeknight-Friendly Sweet and Sour Pork

A double fry, a clever dredge, and a touch of science—here’s how I finally cracked the code to sweet and sour pork that’s both shatteringly crisp and perfectly glazed.

www.seriouseats.com

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 3h

i don't usually do wine with fried foods

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 3h

also this sauce tastes exactly like the sweet and sour sauce i remember from my childhood chinese place, i was transported

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 4h

god kenji was right, deep frying in a wok is so so so so much more convenient than deep frying in a dutch oven

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 4h

sweet and sour pork

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 4h

listening to the yudkowsky interview and idk i don't get why everybody is convinced that we're gonna put AI in charge of systems that have the capability to kill all humans when we can just not do that

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 5h

i can't believe supergiant tried to make melinoë rhyme pot and sought in a british accent

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 6h

this is how i feel when my friends don't effusively praise my cooking

Judy @judithism.bsky.social · 6h

viewing this image made me sob which is when i remembered I forgot to refill my meds

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 6h

i mean it's gotten a lot harder to make a good argument

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 6h

jewel started selling these pretzel bites and i buy them because they're $1 and i love a little snack and they're shockingly horrible every time why do i keep doing this to myself

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 7h

software is my passion

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 7h

lmao what the rog xbox ally x, the new and first xbox handheld, doesn't play xbox games??? it's just xbox branding on a handheld pc????

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 7h

and if you get rid of the chicago light you can really speed up the lasalle express buses too

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 7h

not that i care particularly much about drivers being stuck in traffic but it is insane how many people drive superior -> mies van de rohe -> chicago -> lake shore, the intersection with chicago ave is always backed up, there really shouldn't be a lake shore entrance/exit there

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 7h

that is definitely part of my complaint

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 8h

kg/cm^2 is such an absurd unit

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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 9h

i love my friends

Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social · 10h

watching er now after seeing the Pitt and I didn't even recognize Noah Wyle, but god he was as hot in 1994 as he is today, even with that hair