NBCooks

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[–] NBCooks 36 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Forums are alive and well for BBQ. See Amazing Ribs forums and BBQ Brethren.

[–] NBCooks 2 points 8 months ago

I mean, it is a soap opera and the characters are pretty good. It is on Netflix.

[–] NBCooks 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A super violent Spanish soap opera called the Wrong Side of the Tracks.

[–] NBCooks 81 points 8 months ago (10 children)

It is just nice to be able to comment and have it read instead of buried 3000 comments down after the memes and one-liners.

[–] NBCooks 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sorry. No deal currently. I meant, that’s what I’d buy it at if it was on sale.

[–] NBCooks 1 points 8 months ago
[–] NBCooks 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have to look up a bunch of these ones. Gaiman is excellent and the Ocean book is good but not his best. Mistborn is simply outstanding though and I devoured them. Hail Mary I know about and want it on sale. I don’t recognize the rest.

[–] NBCooks 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I would snatch it up on a sale for $5! I just finished the Martian and loved it.

[–] NBCooks 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I read those 25 years ago. I gotta say, I was a rather underwhelmed but by all means read Book 1 and form your own view.

[–] NBCooks 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] NBCooks 2 points 8 months ago

Awesome. I am looking forward to getting back into Hamilton and Sanderson!

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What is Your Current Wish List? (self.sciencefiction)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by NBCooks to c/sciencefiction
 

Currently, I have the following books on my wish list that I am thinking about buying.

Salvation by Peter Hamilton. I have read everything he has published except his short stories and love them so this is next on my to-read list.

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. Seems kinda cool.

Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly. It seems like a book in a similar vein as Jurassic Park, Dan Brown, Clive Cussler type stuff.

Pernasi By Susanna Clarke. I read her first book nearly 20 years ago and thought it was good. I really like creative sci-fi stuff. I am re-reading the Ninefox Gambit series again currently so this seems right up my alley.

Brandon Sanderson Way of Kings Book 3. Yeah, I probably need to start with Book 1 again and catch up. Has anyone read his Secret Books yet?

[–] NBCooks 3 points 8 months ago

Good point. I do prefer books over short stories though.

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submitted 8 months ago by NBCooks to c/sciencefiction
 

Do any science fiction book subscriptions exist anymore with reasonably good quality books? About 10 years ago I was able to subscribe to a year of Angry Robot books for about $120 or $150. It wasn’t a bad deal as I remember I got about 24 books for the price.

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submitted 10 months ago by NBCooks to c/books
 

What is the best way to acquire readable copies of Ellison’s short stories?

Amazon prices look extremely high at hundreds of dollars per copy. By readable, I mean books with font sizes larger than size 6 so a probably editions published after 1990. Is there a better name for these readable non-1970s editions?

eBay and thrift books are also good alternatives.

I guess I am surprised prices are so high but I guess many of his books are out of print.

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wefwef to voyager? (self.voyagerapp)
submitted 1 year ago by NBCooks to c/voyagerapp
 

When will the app’s name on the screen change?

 

Personally, I think it would be fun to keep the minimum requirements to bread, cheese, butter/mayo and a grillled/heat aspect to crisp the bread.

Multiple types of cheese, sure. Pesto, cilantro, dipping in tomato soup, cream cheese, all good.

However, I do think the main focus of the meal should be the cheese. If bacon is a accessory for the cheese like one strip then fine. If it is the main point (like 10 slices), then no. Same for chicken, burger meat, turkey slices etc. if you want to be creative and add one slice of bacon, one slice of Turkey, one slice of chicken, then you are overriding the glory of the cheese.

The golden rule with a grilled cheese is that you must respect the cheese. Extra ingredients can be included but if they detract materially from the glory of the cheese, you have made a melt.

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submitted 1 year ago by NBCooks to c/bbq
 

I have a new PK300 and an Akorn. I have previously owned a Weber 22”, a Masterbuilt 560, and a Pit Barrel Cooker.

 

Why is it that I can find the dogs community lemmy.world with over 2k subscribers while the same community does not appear when I search from vlemmy?

 

Fireworks are very bad this year. We tried some kind of brownie that was $5 bucks and supposed calm him and a product called July 3. Both did not work. What is your best product for dogs and calming them during fireworks?

 

How long should it take? Been waiting 45 minutes. I thought I’d switch to ease the load on lemmy.world.

 

What are the pros and cons? For someone who has zero IT background so ELI5.

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Change username (self.support)
submitted 1 year ago by NBCooks to c/support
 

How can I change my username? Thanks

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