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  2. Maybe you're getting the stringless variety? This lady says they have no flavor but it's the internet, so...
  3. Need better pictures but right now I think I'm #TeamAnna.
  4. And also, I think AI could have done a better job of sounding more realistic. It's stunning how bad that reporting was.
  5. Well, you know how a Maverick feels about speed...
  6. Yup. Some have longer strings than others. I've never really known why until I just looked it up and apparently it's related to the maturity of the bean itself. And apparently there are some modern stringless varieties that have been bred, as well.
  7. I grew up loathing green beans, all we ever had was canned. Then one time when I was maybe around ten years old, for some fancy lunch we were having, my mom made some fresh. I didn't want to try them but my folks made me. I took a tiny bite, then took another, and discovered how much I loved them. Turns out green beans didn't have to be a salty mushy disgusting mess. They could be bright and crisp and flavorful. From then on, I'd always ask my mom for fresh green beans, and she taught me how to snap and string them. Turns out that she hated doing that part, which is why she always used canned, but I didn't mind it at all. I'd just sit at the kitchen counter snapping, while she went on about preparing other parts of the meal. It's one of the early ways I began learning how to cook for, and take care of, myself. Now I love making fresh green beans for my own family. And of course, my kids don't like them-- they actually prefer canned!
  8. Yeah the Italian beef is not a pretty sandwich, especially dipped. But it's tasty.
  9. I believe the city owns some shitty unoccupied hotels. Maybe sell those to generate some capital?
  10. It's telling that their expectations of Texas are such that anything short of a national championship in ANY sport, is seen as "choking." While their only expectation for a successful season of their own teams, is hopefully to beat the sips. Or, at least keep the losses close during a 3-game sweep.
  11. This is insulting. We can understand it and simply not agree with you that it's best. Only Sith deal in absolutes. Again, more insults. And regarding the highlighted, the exact same can be said of Episode 1. Kids love that movie. Kids love Ani, they love the pod races, they love the silly droid army, and bless their hearts, many of them even love Jar Jar. Your sad devotion to the machete order is doing the exact same thing, forcing your own opinions of what is relevant or worthy onto kids who will absolutely love Episode I. But that's just one problem with introducing new people to Star Wars using the machete order. I recommend release order because that's the way the story was actually built, and it makes the most sense that way. Every movie was made with the knowledge of the movies released before it, and that seeps into each film. Skipping around messes with that natural flow of understanding. Beyond that, the differences in style, special effects, and aesthetics, are very different from the original trilogy to the prequels. Almost two decades of huge industry changes in movie-making are contained within the prequels. I understand that you like machete order but I think it's jarring to intersperse the newer and stylistically very different prequels 2 and 3, in the midst of the original trilogy. I think that's an okay way to watch for people who've seen them many times, but when introducing to children I think it can be confusing. You're free to have a difference of opinion but attacking people who don't agree with you as being gatekeepers or olds is a weird take. My kids watched 4,5,6, then 1,2,3, and then 7,8,9 in theaters. They're now huge Star Wars fans and love the universe. They were delighted with the order in which they learned it.
  12. I always suggest release order. Each movie builds in some way on the knowledge of the movies before it. If you've already seen them all then machete is fine. But if you've already seen them all then you're probably just going to pick and choose your favorites anyway.
  13. It's a mix. Tesla uses LFP for their shortrange model 3 and Y, and NMC for the longer range versions. Rivian uses LFP. Chevy Equinox and Blazer use NMC, Nissan Leaf has historically used NMC but is supposed to be switching to LFP in 2026, BMW i3 uses NMC.
  14. utee94

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    I can't go there and NOT get the spicy fish filets. So good.
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