I got through the sorting hat discussion on the last chat, and I've always wondering how the algorithm for it works.
There are obviously weights for personal desire, aptitude, personality, heritage, etc.
But in in theory the hat probably tries to achieve some realistic ratio between the houses right? Like not perfectly 25% for each, but roughly there, at least from what we see. There isn't one house with like 5% membership one year, which is something that would happen just by happenstance from time to time.
So there's got to be a lot of people right on the margins that the hat sorts just to maintain parity between the houses. This one fucking hat decides a child's destiny by pure happenstance.
What I'm saying is that the hat is the real villain and the children should rebel and be part of whatever house they want to be. Teach the controversy!
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Also, on the subject of butter, wtf is wrong with fucking butter containers. Butter containers that actually fit a pound of butter seem to literally not exist anywhere and it's driving me insane because I've been trying to find one for literally years.
Yeah, this is the one I found just last night and may well be the only option out there. And I 'm still not sure I like it cause the high sides on the bottom would be a bit annoying.
I always used the long sticks of butter until I saw the land o lakes brand short stubby ones. Short is better for almost any purpose. If I’m mass baking then I guess I have the minor inconvenience of having to peel open a few sticks. But cooking for just one the short ones are just better.
I use kerrygold because word of mouth and image works on me. I like the label and people I like say it’s better. I’ve never tasted it side by side with cheaper butter but I’m gonna keep buying it
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I always used the long sticks of butter until I saw the land o lakes brand short stubby ones. Short is better for almost any purpose. If I’m mass baking then I guess I have the minor inconvenience of having to peel open a few sticks. But cooking for just one the short ones are just better.
You can get these suckers in Canada:
It's basically a cardboard package with 4 sticks in it.
But like, what would you pay twice the price for the same amount of butter? It's like doubling the cost of your butter for the privilege of more unwrapping.
the primary purpose of putting butter on a dish seems to be to cover it in clingfilm and put it back in the fridge after 3% of it has been used to butter everyone's toast
hence I don't know anyone but my grandma who does it
but it shows good Bildung
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Those are both packaged West Coast style, are they not?
Plugra is usually a pound, same dimensions as four East Coast-sized sticks together. Kerrygold is usually a half pound, same dimensions as two East Coast sticks together.
Hmm, I've only seen these
If that's not the west coast style, then I don't understand anything and this election is rigged.
I get these butters in this format in NY
This poll is flawed. Fake News
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I leave a sick of butter out, half unwrapped, directly on counter 24/7
don't @ me
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Butter was a mistake. it's all trash
Those who identify as "butter eaters" sicken me deeply.
You churn the milk until it becomes avocado and then add the lime and pepper for you avocado toast.
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You know you can put it back, right?
There are obviously weights for personal desire, aptitude, personality, heritage, etc.
But in in theory the hat probably tries to achieve some realistic ratio between the houses right? Like not perfectly 25% for each, but roughly there, at least from what we see. There isn't one house with like 5% membership one year, which is something that would happen just by happenstance from time to time.
So there's got to be a lot of people right on the margins that the hat sorts just to maintain parity between the houses. This one fucking hat decides a child's destiny by pure happenstance.
What I'm saying is that the hat is the real villain and the children should rebel and be part of whatever house they want to be. Teach the controversy!
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That's just 4 "East Coast" sticks of butter stuck together.
Spoken like a man who's never make flake pastry before!
Yeah, this is the one I found just last night and may well be the only option out there. And I 'm still not sure I like it cause the high sides on the bottom would be a bit annoying.
OMG, I think this one might actually be big enough! And it looks good too.
Or a pound cake.
I mean, you take it out and then it softens a bit and then you put it back in the fridge when you are done.
Actually no, returning to the land of slumber feels like a better plan than answering butter-related questions for the next half-hour >_>
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It is decent flavorful butter.
I made a pie last week. I'm making another one tonight.
280g of butter per pie. Or more then half a pound each.
Why even put it back in the fridge?
We cut a slice of butter off the 1 pound brick, stick it on a saucer, and keep that saucer in the cupboard.
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A friend of mine who was obsessed with her weight used this nonsense. I did not respect her butter.
You can get these suckers in Canada:
It's basically a cardboard package with 4 sticks in it.
But like, what would you pay twice the price for the same amount of butter? It's like doubling the cost of your butter for the privilege of more unwrapping.
the primary purpose of putting butter on a dish seems to be to cover it in clingfilm and put it back in the fridge after 3% of it has been used to butter everyone's toast
hence I don't know anyone but my grandma who does it
but it shows good Bildung
I get these butters in this format in NY
This poll is flawed. Fake News
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
everyone getting one of those tiny dishes of butter and each one has the butter made up like a tiny rose
maximum effort maximum middle class
Pretty much everyone believes that is not butter.
don't @ me
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Those who identify as "butter eaters" sicken me deeply.
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I can't believe it
Everything should be a branch of the navy
You churn the milk until it becomes avocado and then add the lime and pepper for you avocado toast.
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
No clue; I wondered the same thing
So you have rancid butter in your cupboard?
Butter doesn't go rancid within a day, in my experience.
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Butter takes a really long time to go rancid. If you use butter regularly, like spreading on toast or whatever, you can leave it out.
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