Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Why Americans Refrigerate Eggs
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Sometimes a few eggs are not clean, for some reason, the hens will pick "the best spot to lay", and line up waiting for one to get done, they scratch around and the eggs get stuff on them. I do not wash them until I am ready to eat them, rinse them off and right into the pan. I sell the extras and most customers know that washing the eggs is not a good thing, they come to my yard to buy them, don't tell the authorities, the eggs are never refrigerated.
Interesting! Here in Japan, eggs are usually not refrigerated at grocery stores. This is a testament to how ruinous factory farms are. They are a blight on America.
...exactly...
I recall when I was young that eggs would keep for years in "water glass" (sodium silicate solution). Here in Greece where summer temperatures rarely fall below 20°C (mostly 30+ during the day) we don't put eggs in the fridge. They sit on the countertop for weeks. You can tell when they are no longer edible because they float in water.
Making Progress On Beavers, AI, And Math
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/07/making-progress-on-beavers-ai-and-math.html#more-258756