Jose A Lerma

PIH-cawn instead of PEE-can for pecan. CAR-mel instead of KARA-mel for caramel. AWN-t instead of ANT for aunt. VAH-se instead of VAY-se for vase.

Which ones are right/wrong could probably start another Civil War

It was mentioned in another comment, but this is a Lenna reference.

I was more used to seeing Clarus the dogcow, so I forgot about Lenna

There are too many people that think rinsing hands with water is enough, or that using a urinal doesn’t need hand rinsing much less washing.

Even post-COVID, habits are too hard to break

Japan doesn’t have paper towels or air dryers in their bathrooms.

Why?

Because everyone carries a handkerchief to dry their hands. They even sell them at airports when you land.

I’ve been trying to bring back the handkerchief in the States, but not as many places sell them

'Cause when a guy does something stupid once, well, that’s because he’s a guy,

— Once-ler, 2012

You might as well be drinking coca cola if you’re going that way.

Yep, a 16 fl oz Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha with whipped cream has 72g of sugar.

A 16 fl oz [Bottle of Pepsi] (https://www.pepsicoproductfacts.com/Home/Product?formula=35005*26*01-01&form=RTD&size=16) has 55g of sugar.

Recommended daily amount of sugar? 25g for women and 38g for men.

This is why I drink unsweetened green tea or water now.

Saw a recent video from America’s Test Kitchen where they recommend temping baked potatoes and docking the skins: https://piped.video/watch?v=iG7wEqs9j4E

In the comments, someone said they had potatoes explode after baking, letting them cool for a bit, then re-baking.

Personally, I don’t usually bake enough potatoes to justify turning on the oven, so I microwave them; which is notorious for for getting food everywhere without adequate supervision.

I asked about a good mobile client for Android, and was recommended Revolution IRC.

I mainly use it to keep an eye on my IRC server, but it’s worked well so far

Enhance your calm, John Spartan.

You’re welcome, glad to hear it’s helping out!

The lemmy.world Community has one: https://lemmy.world/post/37906