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Shaping & boiling, for some reason, I only took one post-boil picture

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After second rise & seperation into twelve 175g bagels

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Almost 2 hour rise and then 1 envelope fold. Going to let it rise 1 - 2 more hours before shaping. I’m not putting it in the fridge because I lack faith in my sourdough culture’s ability to rise in the fridge.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bagels started. I’m kind of making this up as I go. That’s dehydrated currants and chia seeds you see in there. The sugar in this recipe is molasses.

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An older, low-mileage Mazda Miata.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Electric Mini Cooper could be fun but wouldn’t suffice for my alternate work site that has a 145-mile round trip.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Jeep wrangler 4xe rubicon. I’d love to pop those roof hatches and drive it like a convertible or put on a tonneau cover I could roll back. 20-mile range all electric kind of sucks though.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reason #1 why computer engineers are not real engineers: You can’t be an engineer if you don’t understand how the thing you are working on works. Being an engineer is 100% about caring about how the thing works. You can’t *engineer* a system unless you fundamentally understand its components.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Gavin Newsom’s run for president didn’t make it to the midterms.

Gavin Newsom tells CNN’s jake tapper he won’t run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I should have done them as 650g #boules. 650g isn’t quite enough dough to make a full sized loaf in my pans. However, it’s the perfect size for a slice of cheese, a piece of deli chicken and a fried egg. The crumb is soft and tender with a really complex & interesting flavor. #sourdough

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I decided if it expanded this much in 80 minutes I’d better cut it in half for loaves. I am definitely working with a wetter & stickier dough than usual.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🎶I like big #boule and I cannot lie.🎶 This one weighs in at 1350g. Depending upon how the first rise goes, I might split it and make loaves instead. I’m working off this recipe with some modifications: www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sour... #sourdough

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s not a forever war. It’s a forever military conflict.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This was my garage in Utah. It had rolled asphalt shingles on it when I moved in. I replaced it with 3-tab shingles over a summer when they got torn in a wind storm.

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I think I need wetter dough to get bigger air pockets. The oregano-cilantro flavor builds as you eat the slice.

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For comparison, my first try at a sourdough boule looked like a 5lb communion wafer.

#sourdough boules. The trick really is in the shaping technique. Basically 5.5” diameter by 4” tall.

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Cat is bored by these proceedings.

#sourdough boules shaped for final rise and oven preheating. I think for future recipes, I want to do 1.5x recipes for each boule. I think I need a 750g recipe for an 8” - 10” boule. These will end up being about 6” - 7” assuming they work. They should fit nicely in ziplock bags for storage.

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Sourdough boules after 1st rise & fold.

The lead singer for #Toto, Bobby Kimball, looks like a 70s Pedro Pascal.

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Two 500g (17.6oz) #sourdough boules put to bed for their first rise. These have white, wheat, spelt, & rye flours and seasoned with oregano & cilantro. Dough was sticky & stiff.

Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

3.5 mile interval hike today, mostly 90-90s.

Lookout point tempo hike, Yosemite national park, California. 1:04:45, 3.51 miles, 329’ elevation. With Leah Rosenfeld & ifit.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Also, telling union members, “accept the contract or else” with 6.5 weeks remaining on the existing contract is not a persuasive argument. That’s not negotiating from strength. Making threats this early is a sign of weakness.

In general, the goal was to build a foundation for the future,” said Kevin Boyd, a member of SPEEA’s negotiating team and a production engineering tool designer in Auburn. “I believe that we did our best to achieve that at this current time.”

The company similarly hoped for a collaborative approach to bargaining, looking at the problems facing the workforce and finding solutions with SPEEA, said Ben Nimmergut, a member of Boeing’s bargaining team and vice president and functional chief engineer for production engineering.

That means the contract offer SPEEA is now voting on is “the contract,” Nimmergut said. “It’s not one of many.”

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Maybe these are better comparisons: October 2025, March 2026

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Trump has put the United States for sale on Temu

Temu United States clearance everything must go

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I bought this shirt as a joke, but Trump turned it into a reality for the whole country.

Hey in loser, we’re going to die of dysentery

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You do understand when an incumbent comes in second in a runoff primary, it’s almost a dead-cert they will lose the general election. The more liberal democrats in her district she pissed off with her last couple votes will be less motivated to turn out to support her in November.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

22.3% of the Democratic vote strayed from Rick Larson in WA-2.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Just barely in the lead on her primary.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Ran 3 miles and walked another 1.5 miles while the bread was rising.

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Each loaf is about 720g, which is exactly correct per the modified recipe (3x boule recipe / 2 loaves)

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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#Sourdough Sunday is here again. Making two loaves. My water/flour ratio was better this time and I only had to add 1/4 cup flour to the recipe. This recipe also has a touch of spelt flour.