smackeddog wrote:

fishmike wrote:

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

ToddTT wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:Wandavision = awesome.

The first couple of episodes were a tough watch for me. But last week’s episode has me looking forward to what’s next!

I’ve also been watching The Expanse every week. Now that this season is complete, I’m going to have to find something else to watch. I feel like they peaked in season two, but I still enjoyed every season so far.

Season 2 was my favorite also, but all the seasons have been strong. But this past season is game changer. So many interesting, coherent plot threads. Can't be wrapped up in a final season.

Expanse might be the best sci-fi EVER. I binged 1-3. When 4 came out I binged 1-3 again. When 5 came out I binged 1-4 again. I think 3 is my favorite. Prax... Amos "You're not that guy. I am that guy" SO PHUCKING GOOD.

Using real science in space combat and travel is so good. I love the tech

Too funny, was just talking with my dad yesterday about a new series that we could both start watching so we could chat over it and The Expanse came up for both of us because of what others have said in this thread.... and I'm glad you have reinforced it and can't wait to start

I would say the first season is tough for some because there are so many plots and story lines its tough to sort out what you are supposed to care about. Its just a lot to take in. However that does get sorted and you get so many great things with this show. Amazing character arcs and the science is great. Starting with the basic understanding that space battle is terrifying and just how everything makes sense. Probably 90% of my favorite female fictional characters come from the Expanse.

And BigDaddyG... Frankie Adams "Bobbie"

Its a YES for me

I did struggle with the first season, but now am more than halfway through season 2 and its pretty plain sailing-faster pace, much easier to understand what's happening (and season 1 makes more sense), definitely worth sticking with. It looks great too

After finishing the last Star Trek Discovery..I started Star Trek Enterprise. It was OK but I gave up on it after 3 episodes.

So I started "The Expanse". Season 1 was kinda slow and you guys were right. It's a world building season. Season 2 and Season 3 are awesome. I can't stop watching it. My favorite character right now is Chrisjen. That old lady is smart and fearless. Bobbie is awesome. I also love the Roci crew.

NYKBocker wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Really enjoying rewatching Justified-watched it when it was first aired a few years ago and just thought it was okay, but really appreciating it now. First series is a bit slow and episodic, but it soon heats up

Justified is a great show. Raylan is one of my favorite TV characters. Boyd Crowder is a complicated soul :-)

It’s filled with great characters and acting- can’t believe I never appreciated it on first watch (though that’s because I used to watch it on a portable DVD player on the train home while browsing the internet on my phone- ha!)

smackeddog wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

fishmike wrote:

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

ToddTT wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:Wandavision = awesome.

The first couple of episodes were a tough watch for me. But last week’s episode has me looking forward to what’s next!

I’ve also been watching The Expanse every week. Now that this season is complete, I’m going to have to find something else to watch. I feel like they peaked in season two, but I still enjoyed every season so far.

Season 2 was my favorite also, but all the seasons have been strong. But this past season is game changer. So many interesting, coherent plot threads. Can't be wrapped up in a final season.

Expanse might be the best sci-fi EVER. I binged 1-3. When 4 came out I binged 1-3 again. When 5 came out I binged 1-4 again. I think 3 is my favorite. Prax... Amos "You're not that guy. I am that guy" SO PHUCKING GOOD.

Using real science in space combat and travel is so good. I love the tech

Too funny, was just talking with my dad yesterday about a new series that we could both start watching so we could chat over it and The Expanse came up for both of us because of what others have said in this thread.... and I'm glad you have reinforced it and can't wait to start

I would say the first season is tough for some because there are so many plots and story lines its tough to sort out what you are supposed to care about. Its just a lot to take in. However that does get sorted and you get so many great things with this show. Amazing character arcs and the science is great. Starting with the basic understanding that space battle is terrifying and just how everything makes sense. Probably 90% of my favorite female fictional characters come from the Expanse.

And BigDaddyG... Frankie Adams "Bobbie"

Its a YES for me

I did struggle with the first season, but now am more than halfway through season 2 and its pretty plain sailing-faster pace, much easier to understand what's happening (and season 1 makes more sense), definitely worth sticking with. It looks great too

After finishing the last Star Trek Discovery..I started Star Trek Enterprise. It was OK but I gave up on it after 3 episodes.

So I started "The Expanse". Season 1 was kinda slow and you guys were right. It's a world building season. Season 2 and Season 3 are awesome. I can't stop watching it. My favorite character right now is Chrisjen. That old lady is smart and fearless. Bobbie is awesome. I also love the Roci crew.

You made the right call on Enterprise- absolute trash, it sunk the franchise for over a decade!

I’m still enjoying The Expanse too (I watch one ep a week so am still back on season 2), glad I stuck with it through the first season- thanks to everyone who recommended it!

GustavBahler wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I got so bored two weekends ago I brought a gaming machine to mine crypto currency... anyone else here tried mining before and have any input? I'm mining ETH and expect for the thing to pay for itself this year and make gravy after that

How do you mine cyptocurrency with a gaming machine? Like a scavenger hunt? Interesting. Wary of bitcoin and the like. They need massive amounts of electricity to make it work. They need to find
a workaround. Green energy based digital currency might be the way to go.

BTW did you get that cookbook I recommended "The Food Lab"? Ordered another science based cookbook. Its based on a course taught at Harvard. Interesting stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/Science-Cooking-Physics-Homemade-Cuisine/dp/0393634922/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=science+and+cooking&qid=1614086876&sr=8-1

I bought this machine
https://www.microcenter.com/product/631691/powerspec-g164-gaming-computer

It has a rx 5500xt 8 GB graphics card. Which is like JVG’s civic in the world of GPUs.

When I look how much I am forecasted to make for the month, it waivers between $70 to $140 a month. I think the machine will pay for itself in 10 months but who knows. If you are fortunate to get a powerhouse GPU, you could earn 6x that a month.

Really the only thing to note is you will be mining ETH if you decide to try, and mining as know it will die off in 2023... As you point out, they want to be more energy efficient. Starting in 2023 it switches from Proof of Work (mining) to Proof of Stake (you become the bank) so there is a limited window to mine if interested.

Me, I just needed an upgrade and thought it would be cool if it paid for itself

I got the book you recommended but I haven’t worked my way through it... I actually made a massive food science pivot partially inspired by our exchanges. I started fermenting my own hot sauce. I love love love hot sauce and frankly I hate buying it because it’s a rip off

This is my base recipe
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235276/how-to-make-homemade-sriracha-sauce/

It is really hard to find good recipes, but I have found some on r/hotsaucerecipes

ToddTT wrote:

wargames wrote:Next episode has to be 1 hour right. So many questions need to be resolved.

If it's less than an hour that will be just plain cruel. I could see it though... with a huge cliffhanger.

There's supposed to be some connective tissue with the next Dr. Strange, so yeah, there'll probably be a cliffhanger of some sort. I'm glad they opened the door for Vision to come back to life.

GustavBahler wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I got so bored two weekends ago I brought a gaming machine to mine crypto currency... anyone else here tried mining before and have any input? I'm mining ETH and expect for the thing to pay for itself this year and make gravy after that

How do you mine cyptocurrency with a gaming machine? Like a scavenger hunt? Interesting. Wary of bitcoin and the like. They need massive amounts of electricity to make it work. They need to find
a workaround. Green energy based digital currency might be the way to go.

BTW did you get that cookbook I recommended "The Food Lab"? Ordered another science based cookbook. Its based on a course taught at Harvard. Interesting stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/Science-Cooking-Physics-Homemade-Cuisine/dp/0393634922/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=science+and+cooking&qid=1614086876&sr=8-1

I bought this machine
https://www.microcenter.com/product/631691/powerspec-g164-gaming-computer

It has a rx 5500xt 8 GB graphics card. Which is like JVG's civic in the world of GPUs.

When I look how much I am forecasted to make for the month, it waivers between $70 to $140 a month. I think the machine will pay for itself in 10 months but who knows. If you are fortunate to get a powerhouse GPU, you could earn 6x that a month.

Really the only thing to note is you will be mining ETH if you decide to try, and mining as know it will die off in 2023... As you point out, they want to be more energy efficient. Starting in 2023 it switches from Proof of Work (mining) to Proof of Stake (you become the bank) so there is a limited window to mine if interested.

Me, I just needed an upgrade and thought it would be cool if it paid for itself

I got the book you recommended but I haven't worked my way through it... I actually made a massive food science pivot partially inspired by our exchanges. I started fermenting my own hot sauce. I love love love hot sauce and frankly I hate buying it because it's a rip off

This is my base recipe
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235276/how-to-make-homemade-sriracha-sauce/

It is really hard to find good recipes, but I have found some on r/hotsaucerecipes

Fascinating stuff, thanks for the info. Glad they're moving toward less energy consumption.

I keep a wish list of cookbooks, when you mentioned fermentation, I thought of one of those books. Its another food science cookbook about mold based fermentation. Honestly dont know much about it, but it looks very interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Koji-Alchemy-Rediscovering-Mold-Based-Fermentation/dp/160358868X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=koji+alchemy+cookbook&qid=1614473006&sr=8-3

Thanks for the links, will check them out. Making my own hot sauce would be fun.

Okay, thank you!! That is really a cool one, will definitely check it out...

I’m certainly attracted to fermentation based ‘cooking’... I think one of the biggest components of cooking is melding flavors and I think there is no better way to accomplish that than fermentation