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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Wrapping corn in a damp paper towel and throwing it in the microwave for five minutes is so much easier than boiling it in a big pot for 20 minutes.

[–] EarthshipTechIntern01@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Corn needs 1m in boiling water. Not 20.

TBH the best corn on the cob I've had the pleasure to encounter was fire grilled {in husk, resheathed after silk removed}, but the standard I've known for home grown sweetcorn is ~90s in low boiling water. Any longer makes it dull and unnecessarily mushy.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it needs a whole meter... Maybe 10cm of water at most

Minutes, wise guy. Who measures water in meters? Liters, maybe

[–] gnu@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's even easier to buy the corn with the husk still on it and just throw the whole thing in the microwave. Three minutes or so in the microwave then you pull it out, rip off the husk/silk and it's ready to eat.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just buy it popped in bag, its not the stoneage anymore

[–] gnu@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

I mean that is an option but swapping in popcorn would make for a rather different dinner than one with corn on the cob.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

i think it’s even easier to use a microwave and a colander. the colander will also last a whole lot longer than a roll of paper towels.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Not in the microwave it won't.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Idk how well that would fit. Also, you're not keeping the steaming water close to the corn if it's just sitting in a colander.

Maybe you could do it in microwave safe tupperware?

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

i meant microwaving it in a regular bowl and then putting it in a colander afterwards