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8:00 PM
@Cerberus I also made the profile after I read about their functions, especially an article which explained a slight mathematical problem with their match percentage algorithm. I thought, "If this is the biggest problem their algorithm has, it must be good". And it turned out to be good indeed.
 
@rumtscho I have dated on some other website, long ago. Not that anything ever ensued, not even a kiss. But the problem for me is that not seeing someone for real makes it much, much less useful.
@rumtscho Yeah? You have met some interesting people?
 
I don't really get the whole social network thing. I am on facebook only to see what some people are up to because they given up on actually interacting with real people.
 
@Cerberus Yes, sure. Three in person, and found interesting looking people (and messaged with them) who are for some reason not the ones I would want to date.
 
Says the guy in a food chat that rarely talks about food.
 
I use FB to easily contact people whose e-mail and/or phone number I don't have, like old class mates. And I occasionally post something if I want the world to know it. And it is great for looking up people I'm gossiping about, like my friend's new date.
 
Jay
8:03 PM
@Cerberus Definitely met some interesting people
for better or for worse lol
 
If I was on FB, it would be to know what is happening in the lives of people I don't hear from any more, like cousins.
 
@rumtscho Hmm so...no really successful dates?
 
Jay
@Cerberus there is one who she likes
 
@Cerberus On the contrary, lots of successful dates.
 
@rumtscho Oh, yes, exactly, that's my "class mates" category.
@rumtscho Oh!
@Jay Oh!
 
8:04 PM
I just have to choose one now and break up with the others
 
Jay
@Cerberus My longest relationship was someone i met online
 
It is a slightly convoluted thing.
 
Jay
although by longest, it was only 6 months lol
 
But don't you always feel "meh" when you actually meet someone, because you've imagined him/her to be different?
@Jay Oh, well done!
@rumtscho Ohh yikes...
@Jay I consider that long!
 
I am actually dating 4 people, and among them, the one whom I met offline is not well suited - I would have broken up with him even if I didn't have better options.
 
Jay
8:05 PM
@Cerberus There are people like that where they totally blew themselves up to be gods or at least made you imagine they were gods and then you meet up and its bleh
but there are people who blew my mind
 
@rumtscho 4?? How do you meet so many worthy people? How long have you been dating them?
 
Jay
@Cerberus A good profile picture?
Boobs?
 
ok I just looked up to see what was on facebook. Super sweet pic of my last private class that I taught
 
Jay
lol :p
 
@Cerberus Started around the beginning of December, but have been spacing the dates far apart
 
8:06 PM
@Jay Oh, it's usually my own mind that plays tricks on me. I would really like a site where people had to post a video of themselves!
 
@tastefive private chess class?
 
@Jay I rather meant it the other way around...
 
So not moved into a committed relationship yet.
 
@rfusca Yoga class?
 
@rumtscho Wow, that is long. I'd go crazy!
 
8:07 PM
@rfusca chef class, and of course by super sweet. I mean emberassing as hell
 
I hope it will happen soon, I am tired of this dating and selecting thing.
And the dates are so super expensive :(
 
Then there is the drama.
 
@rumtscho Really? Why?
 
Jay
@Cerberus what do you mean?
 
8:08 PM
What do you do?
 
@tastefive When you walk in do you force them to loudly play "Hail to the Chef"?
 
I date people from a bit far away
 
@Sobachatina lol
 
And the train tickets cost money.
 
we'll assume you're the one on the right
 
8:09 PM
@Jay I mean, I rarely meet people that I think would be a good enough fit, i.e. that I like well enough to date.
@tastefive Oh cool hats!
 
Jay
@tastefive are you the guy or the shorter woman 0:)
 
@rumtscho Ohh I see.
How far?
I wouldn't like to date anyone more than an hour away.
 
Jay
@Cerberus just curious if its not too personal, how old are you?
 
@Jay 29
 
@Jay that when he says "that's not a woman...and thats me"
 
8:09 PM
@Cerberus The worst case lives in Lausanne
 
@Jay I am the guy, the hats and apron were given to use by the people who booked the class.
 
@rumtscho And you live in...?
 
Jay
@rfusca ahahaha
 
@Cerberus Heidelberg, 600 km far away
 
Were people really not sure I was a guy?
 
Jay
8:10 PM
@tastefive you look a lot younger than i imagined
 
lol no, we're just messing with ya
 
@rumtscho Wow! That is far away. You little Hannibal!
 
Jay
mostly because you seem the most mature sounding of everyone in this chat
 
@Jay that is nice of you to say
 
Jay
@tastefive :)
@Cerberus Oh ok. So your still pretty young
 
8:11 PM
@Cerberus Yes, I won't try it again.
 
@rumtscho 600 km is nothing
 
Jay
@rfusca are you kidding?
 
@rfusca yes, if you are already in love and know that you'll marry as soon as possible
 
Jay
thats over 300 miles...
 
@Jay Haha thanks.
 
8:12 PM
For me, it is just one nice guy more.
And by now, I also know it is not the guy I would want to spend my live with.
 
@rumtscho You are trying it, crossing the Alps!
 
I started dating my wife when we lived 1000 km apart
 
Jay
@rumtscho you mention the word marry more often than normal. I think subconsciously, you want to get married asap
I mean... even robots want love
 
@rfusca Wow.
 
Jay
@rfusca crazy man
 
8:13 PM
@Jay No, I mentioned it, because I know that @rfusca married his long-distance girlfriend.
 
Jay
@rumtscho i see
 
If I got a marriage proposal now, I would reject it.
 
hides ring
whistles
Nice weather, huh?
 
lol
 
@Jay Theorist?
 
8:14 PM
@Cerberus Come on, I don't believe it. You haven't even seen my boobs yet.
 
@rumtscho I have seen your amazing green thing in the background!
 
Jay
@Gigili Me? No I'm a computer engineer/programmer
 
But for the distance, I won't repeat the Lausanne experience, and wanted to make it clear for the guys. So I made a graph which I uploaded to the profile pics.
 
I just checked if I'm in the right room, cooking and so
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Jay
@Gigili Yes you are and no we usually dont talk about cooking ;)
 
8:16 PM
 
@Gigili ha
 
so @Cerberus I am afraid you are out of the running anyway, unless you decide to relocate.
@Cerberus you would marry me for my bokeh? Wait, this isn't the photographer's chat.
 
Jay
@Cerberus yup because her boobs re green and 2 dimensional
 
@Jay It doesn't really matter if you don't talk about cooking but if you talk about , oh wait, receiving a phone call :P
 
@Jay what kind of slander is that?
 
Jay
8:18 PM
@rumtscho ahahaha i forgot girls are sensitive about getting their boobs called 2-d
 
@rumtscho Haha, nice. Though my graph would go down a bit sooner, I agree.
 
Jay
sorry :p
 
@Jay But thought nothing about calling them green?
 
@rumtscho It's so hot!
 
Jay
@rumtscho nothing wrong with green boobs
 
8:19 PM
@rumtscho Hmm how long does it take to get to Lausanne?
@Jay Boobs, bokeh...what's the difference?
 
@Cerberus The train needs 5:15
 
Jay
@Cerberus what is bokeh anyway?
 
As I said, I only made the graph after noticing how impractical the Lausanne situation is.
And that there are guys who would seriously think it isn't a problem.
 
@rumtscho Oh! That is pretty fast. I thought those mountain passes would take longer. It will probably be about 8 hours to Amsterdam?
@Jay It's a photography thingie.
With vague background thingies.
 
Jay
@Cerberus o ok
 
8:21 PM
Like artefacts, I think.
 
Even after I made the graph, I had 2-3 people write me stuff like "I checked, the flight Frankfurt-Helsinki only needs 2 hours". And they were serious about wanting to date me.
 
Where lighter points in the beackground become vague, larger, lightish circles?
 
@Cerberus Probably, I haven't checked in a while.
 
@Cerberus you into photography?
 
@rumtscho Haha, really serious? You must be something.
 
8:21 PM
I remember I once took a night train to get to Rijswijk, but I was living near Munich then.
 
@rumtscho what if they were willing to do all the travel?
 
Jay
@tastefive but it would still limit the freq of visits
 
@tastefive Look, I don't want a bf for the weekends only.
 
@rfusca Not specifically, sorry. I appreciate the art, but I know nothing about it. I can only do a lil' Photoshop.
 
Jay
and @rumtscho is needy, dontcha know
 
8:22 PM
@Cerberus gotcha
 
@rumtscho I could understand that
 
And if they are willing to travel to Germany more often than every weekend, they are too crazy for me.
 
@rfusca sad faces
@rumtscho I would feel the same way.
 
Jay
@rumtscho yea and i feel like if they fly during the week day, you would probably feel bad if you didn't do something super fun to make it worthwhile
it almost puts too much pressure on something that hasnt even started yet
@rumtscho Would you date me if I learn how to teleport?
 
@Jay No, you act younger than I would like in a bf
 
8:26 PM
@Jay Exactly!
 
Jay
@rumtscho I'm actually a lot more mature in real life
I act immature online because I dont feel the need to inhibit myself to total strangers online
 
@Cerberus why sad?
 
@Jay Counts the bottles in his trunk
 
@rumtscho lol
awesome
 
Jay
@rumtscho alcohol is immature?
 
8:27 PM
large amounts of it to get plastered is, yes
 
Jay
@rumtscho Btw, I really hope you mean my car trunk
 
@rfusca Ehm I don't really remember, except that it only made borderline sense even when I did remember.
 
I don't say you are immature because you make dirty jokes, I say it because you seem to live the life of a college boy, with the interests and behavior which goes with it. Nothing wrong about it, it is just not a life I want to share (any more)
 
@Jay i'm concerned that you're even considering it might be otherwise
 
Maybe I would have dated it if I was your age.
 
Jay
8:29 PM
@rumtscho So you are okay with dating someone who is bisexual?
 
I was the same way back then. And I still like my then-self, I'm just not her any more.
 
I was thinking if I should flag some of @rumtscho's messages as nonconstructive or off-topic but then I realized she's the mod herself. That sucks.
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@Gigili lol!
 
Jay
@Gigili in chat?
 
@Jay sure, why not.
 
Jay
8:30 PM
if there such flags in chat?
 
@Gigili lol
 
Jay
@Gigili You learn to grow a thick skin after being in here for a while ;)
 
@Gigili You seem like you really want to talk about cooking. That's weird.
 
ok, back to food. Whats for dinner everyone?
 
Jay
@tastefive Oh i had a really interesting lunch
 
8:31 PM
Food! Yay!
 
Jay
It was a greek chicken pot pie
 
@tastefive I hope I'll finally get to eat that pizza whose crust is fermenting in my fridge.
 
@Jay what made it greek?
 
Jay
it was a regular pot pie but instead of reg crust it was phyllos
 
@Sobachatina nice
 
8:31 PM
@Sobachatina Whut? That's weird but talking about dating and stuff is normal? I should go see a doctor.
 
@tastefive I will have strata again.
 
I am thinking pizza this weekend
 
i think soup of some kind
 
@Gigili Why is dating weird?
Most people do it at some time or other.
 
@Gigili Dating is awesome.
 
8:32 PM
@Jay I'll teach you , you mean? yes!
 
It's finding the babysitter that's the pain.
 
Jay
@Gigili huh?
 
@Sobachatina Lol, at what age do you date them?
 
dating != awesome
 
@Sobachatina It might be, but talking about it for an hour in cooking.SE chat room sounds a bit weird to me.
 
8:33 PM
@rumtscho Clever.
 
Jay
@tastefive if(date == fun){dating = awesome} else {dating = pain}
 
@tastefive Perhaps dating means something different in this context? I suppose you wouldn't call it "dating" when you go on a date with your wife?
 
@Sobachatina ahh, dates with wife. Different, sorry my bad.
 
Jay
dating and going on a date is very different
 
@Jay Fatal error. The variable dating is undefined.
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8:35 PM
@Gigili nice
 
@Gigili love it
 
@Jay Hmm what do those various kinds of brackets and braces mean?
 
Jay
@Gigili what do you mean. Dating and date are separate objects
 
"If dating is fun, then it is awesome; otherwise it is a pain?"
 
Jay
if date is fun, then the object dating is awesome
else dating is pain
 
8:36 PM
The object...
 
@Jay awesome is a variable name?
 
That is dating in the abstract?
 
@Jay It really depends on how the copy constructor for their superclass is implemented.
 
@gigili what kind of food do you cook/bake most often?
 
Jay
I guess i can make it a string or a enum
 
8:37 PM
What is the superclass that includes both "dating" and "awesome"?
 
I would have thought it should be a string or an enum item
 
lol,
 
@Jay ahh echo again
 
Jay
@rumtscho wow
this is the fourth time today now?
 
@Jay And she still wouldn't date you.
 
8:38 PM
@Sobachatina I would never date a person capable of guessing my mind with such uncanny accuracy.
 
@rfusca Um, I once baked a cake and I did a shake yesterday, if that doesn't make you kick me out of the room
 
@Gigili which shake did you make?
 
@Sobachatina He's trying hard, you have to understand.
 
@Gigili hahaha
 
I made a shake too, but it had alcohol in it
 
8:39 PM
@rumtscho The one you suggested, but without amber rum
 
I took this banana foster recipe I showed you and made it with pear and brandy instead of bananas and rum. It was tasty.
 
Yeah, it was.
 
i miss cooking with alcohol :/
 
Jay
i miss alcohol
 
@rfusca how long now, 6 weeks?
 
8:41 PM
@rumtscho closer to 5
 
Or will she have to abstain because of nursing?
 
but if I remember right, I don't think she can cuz of nursing too
ya
 
@Jay You are only a few hours away from it
 
but I suspect it will be less of a big deal to cook with it then
especially in a stew or roast or such
 
Is it really that problematic, cooking with alcohol, when you only use a small amount?
 
8:42 PM
doubtful, but i just don't like to risk things
 
@Sobachatina do you use a high protein flour for pizza. or somthing more like all-purpose?
 
if something happen and there was some kind of birth defect - I'd always wonder "was it that"
 
@rfusca really? I don't think it works quite this way.
 
@tastefive I would rather use bread flour but all I have right now is AP. I've even temporarily run out of wheat! It's painful but still better than store bought bread.
 
@rumtscho oh I know. but I've seen enough parents tear themselves apart for stuff like that, that I just don't mess around
 
8:44 PM
@Sobachatina I always used bread, until I ran out once and used AP. I haven't bought bread flour since
 
@tastefive you can use either really, there's not a massive difference
 
@rfusca why did you stop cooking with alcohol?
 
@tastefive sigh I've been meaning to ask that question.
 
@rfusca that is what I have found
 
@tastefive pregnancy
 
8:45 PM
@rfusca duh, I am a little slow
 
@tastefive lol
@tastefive "a little slow" - you been cooking with a bit too much alcohol?
 
@rfusca guess so
 
Jay
@rfusca Doesn't all the alcohol cook away when heated?
 
@Jay no
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Q: Cooking away alcohol

DinahWhen you cook with wine or spirits, when does the alcohol cook away? Obviously high temperatures will do it, but how low of temperatures will work? Also, does it vary by the type of alcohol?

 
@Jay not when you add it straight to the dish at the end for finishing the plate :)
 
8:48 PM
@tastefive Interesting, I don't know many such recipes. Can you list examples?
 
i see it added for a pan sauce which doesn't cook long
 
@rumtscho not really, but there are cakes and such you would saturate in alcohol. I was mainly just playing. But I have actually don it before.
 
Jay
@rfusca I see. Thnx
 
@tastefive ah yes, I was eyeing a tiramisu recipe recently.
 
Jay
@rumtscho I like to use a drizzle of wine in my fried rice near the end
 
8:51 PM
@Jay Never heard of it - but I don't usually make fried rice.
 
Jay
brb
 
@rfusca If I doing some sort of of whiskey dish, I usually splash a little whiskey in right at the end to highlight that flavor in the dish.
 
dangit @Sob I'm gonna have to go break out more bread questions
 
@rfusca I was hoping you wouldn't notice.
 
@tastefive nice
@Sobachatina busted
 
8:52 PM
We're gonna have to play this like ebay.
 
@tastefive Ah yes, I have done it with steaks.
 
ya, i think i'm just gonna save like 30 till the last hour
 
@rumtscho yep
 
Fry the steak, put on a plate, drizzle whiskey and seasoning on it, wait for it to seep/mingle with juices while resting.
 
@Jay my friends family did that. The rice was always great. How did I forget about that.
 
8:53 PM
what kind of wine
 
@rfusca rice wine
 
@rfusca To be fair I don't aspire to a majority- just a statistically significant number.
 
@tastefive speaking of tiramisu, maybe you can help
 
@rfusca not sure what jay uses
@rumtscho I can try
 
The recipe I want uses a coffee liqueur, which I don't feel like buying
What would you recommend to use instead?
 
8:55 PM
@Sobachatina ic, ic
 
@rumtscho since I don't like coffee or chocolate, I like mine made with lemoncello
 
@tastefive Ah OK, I love both coffee and chocolate
I didn't want to introduce strong deviating flavors, I saw berry and tangerine versions, but they included fruit beside the liqueur
I thought about watered down whiskey.
 
I would go with rum
 
Yes, I have rum too.
A rather cheap Bacardi, but should do.
 
mix expresso with rum
 
8:57 PM
I don't feel like investing in expensive alcohol, I don't have the palate to appreciate it.
OK, I drink expensive beers, but I don't think I would enjoy a good quality rum or whiskey too much, the alcohol flavor is overwhelming in them.
Or maybe I should try it someday, I don't have the experience.
 
@rumtscho I only carry whiskey and rum for cooking
 
@tastefive I mostly use brandy, and fruit liqeurs for baking.
 
@tastefive you should put them down while you're cooking - carrying them makes it more difficult
 
@rfusca ha
 

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