MidWestGuy
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re: IPAs tear me up
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/22/26 at 11:12 am to Funky Tide 8
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If you were "aging" your IPAs, you brewed shitty ones. Hops start fading right after carb
He's talking about conditioning it in a bottle for a couple of weeks. This is common, and most agree that IPAs are best tasting after a couple of weeks in the bottle.
If you bottle your beers rather than keg, then yes, they need a couple weeks for the yeast to eat up the added sugar and carbonate the beer.
That's homebrew all bottled beers, has nothing to do with IPA, APA or anything.
For almost all commercial beers, which are bottled already carbonated, then in almost all cases, fresh is best for hoppy beers. Guys who keg want 'em fresh. Those hops fade with time, no question about it.
edit/add: I've been homebrewing since the 80's. Bottles and kegs.
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re: Pam Grier says she had to close her eyes as a kid in OH to avoid seeing blacks hanging
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/20/26 at 11:28 am to stout
Cultural appropriation from decades ago. Must be cancelled:
Also, military bases were integrated in 1949, though sources say some segregataion may have existed into mid 1950s. Doubt she would remember that.
Also, military bases were integrated in 1949, though sources say some segregataion may have existed into mid 1950s. Doubt she would remember that.
re: Female bodybuilders vs a bunch of Mingos
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/20/26 at 10:12 am to boxcarbarney
I volunteer for the "Female bodybuilders vs Old Guys with a beer belly" competition.
Two of those women were really hot, not creepy overly muscular like some of them.
Two of those women were really hot, not creepy overly muscular like some of them.
re: Old video of a WWII fighter pilot explaining why you didn't shoot parachuting airmen
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/20/26 at 9:47 am to Lonnie Utah
quote:Seems to me, this would only apply if the guy was parachuting over your land (their enemy's land). In that case, they would have the opportunity to surrender. But if they were over their own land, they wouldn't be in a position to surrender, and they could live to fight another day. Why not take them out?
The Geneva Conventions speaks to this.
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Under international law (Geneva Conventions Protocol I), it's a war crime to attack pilots/aircrew parachuting from a damaged aircraft ("in distress"), as they are hors de combat (out of the fight) and must be given a chance to surrender; however, this protection doesn't apply to airborne troops (paratroopers) on an active attack mission, who a classified as enemy combatants and remain legitimate targets during descent.
re: ICE has been insanely successful deporting illegals in just the past 3 weeks.
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/19/26 at 9:03 am to td01241
I thought losing a seat couldbe hyperbole, but this article has a lot of backing for it (too many good points to quote, just read/skim it, it's short). It's focused on 2020 census, but the gist is the same:
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What do these demographic trends tell us? Minnesota is losing taxpayers while gaining people who are just getting a foothold in the economy, and in many cases totally dependent on our generous welfare and educational systems. It is easy to see why Minnesota is so attractive to people from outside the United States. But why is Minnesota so unattractive to its own population-or people from around the U.S.? Let’s consider a few possibilities. Minnesota is a social welfare state featuring high taxes for people who work, low expectations for people who do not work and a bureaucratic regulatory environment that makes it hard to start and grow a business. Not even homegrown Fortune 500s are expanding here anymore.
re: Secret Service agent on JD Vance's detail put on leave after O'Keefe video
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/14/26 at 8:38 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
This guy is low IQ. You'd think the SS assigned to the prez and VP would be cream of the crop, and ooze confidence. This guy is a doofus.
re: Paperwork to impeach Walz officially filed
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/13/26 at 8:44 pm to tadman
Supposedly, whistle blowers are saying they informed him, and they were sidelined. We'll see how that plays out.
re: US Directed Energy Weapons
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/11/26 at 9:12 am to Classy Doge
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How do friendly troops avoid being affected by the sonic weapon?
Obviously it is focused, so maybe staying behind the transmitter might be enough to keep the good guys put of harm's way?
Two things:
1) I'm pretty sure these are high frequency waves. They are "sound waves" in the sense that they act the same - a wave of compressed and rarified air, but far above what humans can hear. High frequencies are very directional.
2) If you focus multiple high frequency sources to converge on a single point, that point will react to all the interference waves. That point will have much more energy concentration than the space where the waves are merely passing through.
Perhaps a board physicist can chime in with a more authoritative view.
re: Popstar Zara Larsson admits that she fully supports absolute degeneracy
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/11/26 at 8:59 am to ZIGG
Geez, page 2 and the rules have not been honored?
I would attempt to fix her, but it seems like a serious case. May take many, many attempts:
I would attempt to fix her, but it seems like a serious case. May take many, many attempts:
re: “You want to come at us, I say go get yourself some lunch big boy.”
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/10/26 at 1:40 pm to TX Tiger
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Google search: The claim that Renee Nicole Good was a "trained agitator" was a narrative pushed by some conservative figures and media outlets following her death. However, this characterization has been strongly disputed by her family and other sources.
Oh, what a shock - her friends and family are trying to protect her!
Meanwhile, the NY Post had this quote from another mother at her kid's school:
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“She was a warrior. She died doing what was right,” a mother named Leesa, whose child attends the same school, told The Post
It was through her involvement in the school community that Good became involved in “ICE Watch” — a loose coalition of activists dedicated to disrupting ICE raids in the sanctuary city.
“[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training,” Leesa said. “To listen to commands, to know your rights, to whistle when you see an ICE agent,” she added.
It appears you are wrong. Any chance you could admit it?
edit/add: Notice it says "disrupting" ICE, not "protesting" ICE?
re: “You want to come at us, I say go get yourself some lunch big boy.”
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/10/26 at 12:49 pm to TX Tiger
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It is reasonable ... to believe that this would have produced a very different result.
It is reasonable to believe that she would therefore not have panicked and tried to drive away, at which time she was shot.
There is nothing in the actions of that woman or her wife that justifies attaching the word 'reasonable' to anything they might have done.
re: Short, comprehensive video of what happened in Minneapolis ICE shooting
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/9/26 at 9:18 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
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Based upon your post, it seems to me that it is YOU who has already "made up his mind."
So what did I write that isn't based on fact?
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she should not have been there (blocking ICE agents is not a 'peaceful protest', it is an illegal interference).
She's interfering with Federal agents, her vehicle is blocking the road - how the hell are the agents not within their rights to command her to exit the vehicle?
Is it 'mind made up', or simply stating the facts?
re: Short, comprehensive video of what happened in Minneapolis ICE shooting
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/9/26 at 8:41 am to RelentlessAnalysis
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Maybe Good should not have been there. Maybe the instruction for her to exit the vehicle was a lawful one. Maybe she was breaking the law by failing to do so
How the hell can you say "maybe" to any of that? There are some gray areas here, but clearly she should not have been there (blocking ICE agents is not 'peaceful protest', it is an illegal interference).
She's interfering with Federal agents, her vehicle is blocking the road - how the hell are the agents not within their rights to command her to exit the vehicle?
All of that is breaking the law - where is the 'maybe' in any of that?
At this point, the only "maybe" is that maybe the officer over-reacted. But we were not in his shoes, we can't judge from these other angles exactly what he experienced.
But there is no maybe that, if that woman didn't break the law, and further ignore commands to stop and exit the vehicle,and further attempt to drive away, the agent would not have been put in a position to make a split-second decision to fire or not.
I hope we can see more body cam video, but we already know that many people like you have already made up their mind based on totally made up 'facts'.
re: NY Post: Renee Good Was Trained In Anti ICE Resistance
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/8/26 at 6:51 pm to deeprig9
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This is exactly what happened. I have some family members on my wife's side that "fled" the US to Canada last December to escape Trump's Tyranny. After their 90 day visa ran out, Canada declined their long term visa and sent them back to the US. Canada enforcing their immigration laws, wild stuff.
They're gonna run out of countries to leave.
I asked AI: "some nations, often due to conflict, instability, or unique regional agreements, have less stringent enforcement or significant gaps, including countries like Honduras, Venezuela, Haiti, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burma (Myanmar), and Lebanon".
Those sound like wonderful, inclusive places to live. They should check them out! :)
re: actual Venezuelan human beings who have spent the last decade eating sleep for dinner
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/5/26 at 9:26 am to blueboy
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Came here to find out what 'eating sleep for dinner' means.
No luck yet.
+1. My guess is, going to bed without dinner?
re: How many pieces of jewelry can a gentleman get away with besides a watch and wedding ring?
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/3/26 at 3:02 pm to shutterspeed
I don't like wearing a watch, so the only jewelry I wear is my wedding ring.
I always carry a pocket knife, does that count as 'jewelry'?
I always carry a pocket knife, does that count as 'jewelry'?
re: Pictures from days gone by....
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/3/26 at 2:44 pm to Cdawg
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Man, you just don't see a good trailer park like these much anymore.
Tornadoes got 'em.
re: You Moon landing deniers are all complete idiots...
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/1/26 at 12:44 pm to Heyes
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All it would take to convince me we can go would be to send a life ( dog , cat , rat , mouse whatever , into the radiation belt and back to earth. If that animal is still alive , I would be more inclined to at least believe we CAN go .
Ummm, help me jump across the massive logical gap you just presented.
A) You don't believe that any astronauts made it out of low Earth orbit.
B) But you are willing to believe that it can be done if we sent some animals?
Why wouldn't you claim the animal mission was fake?
Would you believe that the Soviets sent animals:
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In September 1968 Zond 5 carried the first Earth lifeforms, including two tortoises, to travel around the Moon and return safely.
re: You Moon landing deniers are all complete idiots...
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/1/26 at 12:30 pm to grizzlylongcut
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I don’t know how much clearer I can be about this, I don’t think they faked the moon landing. What’s not getting through to you about that?
I’m simply stating that I would not put it past the government to lie about it.
It's fine to be skeptical. It's fine to think the government *could* want to lie about it.
But any serious review of the information makes it clear that it was not faked. At that point, give up the skepticism. Why keep up they "they could", when it's clear they didn't?
re: You Moon landing deniers are all complete idiots...
Posted by MidWestGuy on 1/1/26 at 12:22 pm to JodyPlauche
quote:Another post that has me wondering if the 'deniers' are serious, trolling, or ?
They also communicated to Earth, from the Moon, in 1969, yet...in 2025, we can't get cell reception in certain areas and can't get DirecTV when it rains.
If you are serious, you'd do a modicum of research yourself, and question your own statements. As another poster replied, there is a massive difference between covering all areas with cell reception, and doing it at a monthly price people can afford, using a $200 receiver with a tiny internal omnidirectional antenna, versus getting signal from the moon.
So, if you are serious, do some research, and come back and explain to us the difference between the tiny omnidrectional antenna, and the kind of high gain antenna used for Apollo communications. That would be a start to you understanding that your 'gothchas' are not.
Hint: The Apollo mission land based antennas will not fit in your pocket. It's like saying that since a John Deere garden tractor can only go 5 mph, that the Bugatti Chiron can't possibly exist. They are just very different things, with different design goals and budgets.
I'll await your reply.
re: Mouse in car
Posted by MidWestGuy on 12/31/25 at 10:24 am to cheobode
Snap traps, not glue traps (it's gross dealing with a stuck, live mouse - snap kills 'em quick). Get a dozen traps, the more the better, you want to get *all* the mice in the area, as quickly as possible. Set 4 in the car, a couple under the hood, and the rest all around the car. Any place they might hide.
I like to attach the trap to a long, thin board, then you can slip it into and out of places that are hard to reach, mice like to hide out there. Put them in the path along walls.
I like to attach the trap to a long, thin board, then you can slip it into and out of places that are hard to reach, mice like to hide out there. Put them in the path along walls.
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