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Ryan F. Mandelbaum
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Former Gizmodo physics writer and founder of Birdmodo, now a science communicator specializing in quantum computing and birds

Or the fact that virtually everyone without an allergy will happily chow down shrimp cocktail or crab legs which is effectively a whole aquatic roach and the legs of an aquatic spider. Nothing like a solid dose of dumb as fuck to ruin an otherwise decent day.  Read more

Except for the billions of humans all over the world whose cultures have been eating bugs as food for thousands of years, sure. Read more

I prefer mine raw. The stinger adds that soupcon of kick.

Head baker here so I know my craft. This way of doing it is good if you only have white flour. Starting a sourdough starter is best done with a wholegrain flour as the yeast is found on the grain. It is also possible to use whole oats and white flour. Of course this will leave oats in it but those will slowly Read more

You baked sourdough bread from a viral tweet and it hasn’t killed you yet. Read more

I must be getting stir crazy. Read more

There’s been a huge boom in sourdough starting in my community because people are trying to ensure they have challah of some sort each Shabbos. I’ve been thawing hamburger rolls, but started a starter bubbling the Monday after Pessach. I’ll removed half on Thursday or when the jar is full and bake away.
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Yes! I like this eggless breakfast idea. A few people have requested this kind of thing just today! Read more

It’s amazing how many people apparently are incapable of reading an article before commenting. No one’s saying get rid of all highways.  Read more

If she did make good on her threats, it would have been real awkward when his fellow police officers showed up to burn a cross on his lawn and lynch him. Read more