Not from State Farm. Sorry to disappoint. I’m just a half-Iranian American exploring the fediverse. I am interested in science, tech, philosophy, animals, comedy, a wide range of music, and even politics. Though the politics in my country are plain depressing atm.

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Cake day: April 20th, 2023

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  • Here is the recipe I used. Rye Kvass:

    ~7 Pieces of Rye Bread(preferably dark or Russian rye)

    ~1/2 gal [1.9L] Water

    ~2/3 cup [150g| sugar(can be substituted with wort, honey, molasses, ect)

    Handful of raisins or any other dried berry (cut in half if you like) ~10

    Optional: Pinch of bread yeast or tea sppon of sour dough starter to accelerate the fermentation

    Toast the bread so dark as to be almost burned

    Boil enough water to cover the toast and pour over toasted bread pieces

    Wait until room temp and add raisins and sugar

    Ferment 3-5 days depending on your fermentation activity. Bottle with more raisins and a tea spoon of sugar and set on counter 2-3 days Refrigerate and drink











  • You act like social media is just providing access to the unfortunate state of the world rather than using manipulative algorithms to drive engagement by only showing the most inflammatory content. Whether it is technically factual or out right misinformation it only shows that which creates a strong emotional response thus only showing the worst the world has to offer. The fact you believe that is reality just goes to show how effective it is at creating despair.


  • “The Industrial Revolution [Internet] and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen the situation. It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead to increased physical suffering even in “advanced” countries.”