In the course of my semi-random web surfing….

https://medium.com/climate-conscious/boxed-water-isnt-better-b183ba90b3b7

Another recipe any moron can make. Mail-order yourself some garam masala.

Cook Time: 40 min | Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients:

14½ OUNCE CAN WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES

2 TABLESPOONS TOMATO PASTE

3 TABLESPOONS GRAPESEED OR OTHER NEUTRAL OIL

1 LARGE RED ONION, FINELY CHOPPED

4 LARGE GARLIC CLOVES, FINELY GRATED

4 TEASPOONS FINELY GRATED FRESH GINGER

3 TABLESPOONS GARAM MASALA

KOSHER SALT AND GROUND BLACK PEPPER

1 POUND 90 PERCENT LEAN GROUND BEEF

2 CUPS FROZEN PEAS

½ CUP PLAIN WHOLE-MILK YOGURT, PLUS MORE TO SERVE

⅓ CUP CHOPPED FRESH CILANTRO LEAVES AND TENDER STEMS

Directions:

In a medium bowl, use your hands to crush the tomatoes into small pieces. Stir in ½ cup water and the tomato paste, then set aside.

In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, heat the oil until shimmering.

Measure out and reserve ¼ cup of the onion, [I always forget this]

then add the remainder to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Reduce to low, add the garam masala and ½ teaspoon pepper, then cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Stir in the tomato mixture. Bring to a simmer over medium and cook, stirring and scraping up any spices, until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Break the ground beef into 1- to 2-inch pieces and add to the skillet on top of the tomato mixture, but do not stir. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons salt over the beef, then cover, reduce to medium-low and cook without stirring until the beef is no longer pink on the exterior, about 6 minutes.

Stir in the peas and cook, uncovered and breaking up the bits of beef, until the meat is no longer pink, another 4 minutes.

Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.

Stir in the yogurt. Serve topped with the cilantro, the reserved chopped onion and with additional yogurt.

Notes: Tip: Don’t stir in the yogurt without first letting the keema matar cool for about 5 minutes. Adding the yogurt while the mixture is piping hot increases the chances the yogurt will curdle.

Source: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/indian-spiced-beef-and-peas-keema-matar

«I’ve had people say to me that they know layoffs are harmful to company well-being, let alone the well-being of employees, and don’t accomplish much, but everybody is doing layoffs and their board is asking why they aren’t doing layoffs also.»

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

All hail GitHub Copilot?

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/06/flaws_rust_projects_ddos/

Good to know people can change their minds.

«“It is the decline in support for Brexit among those who originally voted for it that primarily explains why there has been a swing against the idea during the last twelve months.”»

https://qz.com/genesis-silvergate-crypto-layoffs-ftx-collapse-losses-1849957544

Somebody asked the question on Twitter, “Did Santos’s opponent spend zero minutes on research?”

«The Democrat did spend a total of $22,000 over three payments on Deep Dive Political Research, an opposition research firm, per FEC filings. (This organization did not respond to a Vanity Fair interview request.) Local news organizations did raise questions in their coverage of Santos. One column in The North Shore Leader noted the eye-popping increase in Santos’s net worth from less than $5,000 to more than $11 million over a period of two short years. The piece even quoted an anonymous Republican leader as saying, “Are we being played as extras in ‘The Talented Mr. Santos’?” And the DCCC’s research memo on Santos outlined many of the allegations made in the Times report. It noted the IRS’s lack of knowledge of the congressman-elect’s animal-rescue charity and raised questions about his financial status. The document does, however, list Santos’s educational and professional claims without question. The bulk of the 87-page research document leans into Santos’s ties to Trump and his antiabortion stance.

Zimmerman says his campaign “was unrelenting in getting people’s attention” but that, ultimately, “I think part of the problem, quite frankly, was everyone saw this as not a competitive seat. They didn’t see the Republican tidal wave coming in New York, and so they didn’t focus on the race.” Jacobs, too, echoed this sentiment. “Santos didn’t win the race based on his campaign or who he is,” he said. “Like many other Republicans, particularly on Long Island, [Santos] won because of the view that this was an issue-driven election and the issue this year was crime.” Indeed, a red wave did run through New York on November 8, where even Sean Patrick Maloney—the person tasked with steering Democrats to another majority—lost his own race.»

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/house-republicans-george-santos-democrats-ethics

Looks a little complicated, but it works for him, so….

https://dansinker.com/posts/reflections/

https://accountable.us/house-gop-set-to-gut-office-of-congressional-ethics/

Apparently, OCE was expected to have a heavy workload this term.

Also mentioned by a major “print” outlet, but using language I won’t endorse by re-posting.