OT - What are you doing right now?

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

Kombucha

Nice!  You must have a giant SCOBY.

SonVolt

Just found Aron Franklin's entire Master Class on Bit Chute for "free". Didn't even know this site existed. 

thetrim

@nolaegghead can I drive into Nawlins, pick up some redfish and drive home?  

I’d also have to get a surf and turf poboy.   

I wish Taylor was in Tampa right now.  

HeavyG

SonVolt said:

Just found Aron Franklin's entire Master Class on Bit Chute for "free". Didn't even know this site existed. 

DO you think it is legally there?

I heard about BitChute via reddit many months ago but got the impression it was just a place that hosted conspiracy/whackadoodle/hate-monger content.

SonVolt

I definitely don't think it's legal.  From what I gather, this is like a streaming version of bit-torrent.  As far as the far right slant, this is from their Wiki page - 

BitChute is a video hosting service founded in 2017. It was created to allow video uploaders to avoid content rules enforced on other platforms, such as YouTube. The platform accommodates far-right individuals and conspiracy theorists; with the Southern Poverty Law Center saying the site hosts "hate-fueled material".

Something feels fishy or propaganda-ish about that claim. You typically see a bold statement like that under the "Criticisms" section, not the 2nd sentence of a wiki entry. Let me put on my tinfoil hate for a second... Let's say you're YouTube and want to squash the competition... or say you're a music or video production company and now there's a streaming site out there that won't enforce copyright (like YouTube actively does). If you can't legally take the site down, you could try and smear its reputation by associating it with far-right hate groups and a good chunk of the population would steer clear of it. 

That could be crazy... but with the skyrocket of social engineering / propaganda  I've noticed on Reddit lately I'm starting to question everything. 

HeavyG

SonVolt said:

I definitely don't think it's legal.  From what I gather, this is like a streaming version of bit-torrent.  As far as the far right slant, this is from their Wiki page - 

BitChute is a video hosting service founded in 2017. It was created to allow video uploaders to avoid content rules enforced on other platforms, such as YouTube. The platform accommodates far-right individuals and conspiracy theorists; with the Southern Poverty Law Center saying the site hosts "hate-fueled material".

Something feels fishy or propaganda-ish about that claim. You typically see a bold statement like that under the "Criticisms" section, not the 2nd sentence of a wiki entry. Let me put on my tinfoil hate for a second... Let's say you're YouTube and want to squash the competition... or say you're a music or video production company and now there's a streaming site out there that won't enforce copyright (like YouTube actively does). If you can't legally take the site down, you could try and smear its reputation by associating it with far-right hate groups and a good chunk of the population would steer clear of it. 

That could be crazy... but with the skyrocket of social engineering / propaganda  I've noticed on Reddit lately I'm starting to question everything. 

So I had to see for myself what BitChute was like and I gotta say, just scrolling down the front page I don't think the wiki page is exaggerating.

There may be some legitimate hidden gems on that site but I'll let you dig them up and tell us about them.

SonVolt

I never looked past the Franklin videos, but yeah the homepage looks pretty Fox Newsy. That could still be intentional though... load the site with nazi sh*z and no one sees all the free goodies like Franklin's Master Class. 

Acn

Chopped and warmed up some leftover grilled sweet onion and made an omelette with that and some gruyere.  Added a salad and our daughter said that it reminded her of our dinners in Paris.

TideEggHead

Working on some BBQ shrimp

thetrim

Acn said:

Chopped and warmed up some leftover grilled sweet onion and made an omelette with that and some gruyere.  Added a salad and our daughter said that it reminded her of our dinners in Paris.

That looks delicious,

but for some reason I just read omelette with three syllables. om - e - lette.

Ozzie_Isaac

Breakfast

lousubcap

@Ozzie_Isaac - While I am not necessarily buying the time frame-great looking cook.  However, whenever I was the midnight cowboy that was the ticket to serious and innocent day drinking on the far side.    

SGH

Nothing fancy but it is one of my personal favorites. Cayenne turbo ribs. Heavy on the cayenne and cook at 425 indirect until done over a filthy plate setter on a filthy grate. It don’t get any better than that. Nothing fancy at all but down right delicious 🤤 
Might even boil a few shrimp for good measure. In fact you can count on it 👍

lousubcap

@SGH - I was enjoying the above rib cook pics til that last one.  Have you gone over to the dark side?  Ouch...

SGH

lousubcap said:

@SGH - I was enjoying the above rib cook pics til that last one.  Have you gone over to the dark side?  Ouch...

No sir. I have not. I am drinking it because it is free. Allow me to make up for the Coors brother Cap 👍

Alligator and pork sausage and a few Gulf shrimp 👍

SGH

@lousubcap
Unfortunately I am one of those people that will drink any beer if it is free 🤭

lousubcap

Enjoy the sausage on the shrimp boil.  Lookin good.  I get free...to a point 

SGH

TideEggHead said:

Working on some BBQ shrimp

This should say it all my friend 👍

BBQ shrimp is one of my all time favorites and yours looks delicious 🤤 

DoubleEgger

These little spots are fun to catch on light tackle. 

Ozzie_Isaac

I read once you couldn't boil water on an Egg, so I figured what better way to cook red beans...perfect simmering temp all day with no chance of boiling.

acolle

Pork shoulder now. Planning the week. Ribs, salmon, chicken breasts. Probably should check the coal supplies. This work from home stuff is making daily BGE cooks WAY too easy.

Battleborn

Just ordered some Dizzy Pig. Red Eye, Tsunami Spin, Mole and IPA. 

lkapigian

Sujuk

nolaegghead

Scottie, what are those "peen" looking things in your boil?

SGH

nolaegghead said:

Scottie, what are those "peen" looking things in your boil?

They are pork/gator meat sausages. There is a little hole in wall place across from the Scarlet Pearl casino called Bamas that sells them. They are absolutely fantastic my brother. 

SGH

Got something for a little feast tomorrow!! Deep fried coon and gravy is on the menu fellows 👍

SciAggie

Enjoyed my 35th anniversary dinner with my lovely bride. Simple steaks, grilled corn, and potatoes. She wanted a blue cheese sauce on the steak so that’s what she got. 

Had a nice bottle of wine. 

Used the BGE Ancho Chili Coffee Rub. It is good - at least we like it. 

Missed having the kids home but hey, we celebrated our first anniversary alone as well. There will be others...

lousubcap

Always a treat when @SciAggie posts here.  Congrats on the anniversary and the banquet.  Great crust right there.
She cut you some slack with the clean menu...

SciAggie

@lousubcap Thanks. There was a part of me that was thinking, “This is too easy.” It was nice to just sit and eat though and not be dealing with an involved meal. 

DuckDogDr

Couldn't sleep so making a 3 egg omelet courtesy of ethel, fancy Nancy and gavalletta.