But if you read the article you’d have seen that prewashing to remove starch makes no difference. That’s literally the point of this article.

“Culinary experts claim pre-washing rice reduces the amount of starch coming from the rice grains. … Contrary to what chefs will tell you, this study showed the washing process had no effect on the stickiness (or hardness) of the rice.”

And traditionally it was washed for cleanliness. The new wash to remove starch is a modern concept some people clearly started to say to sound smart with no evidence or science and it took off. Read the article

Oh yeah, your 3rd sentence… I don’t pay attention to details well

This might be the “Open by default” setting that is now per app in Android. Insta has “9 verified links” that will just open it instead of the default browser. Go to app settings, Instagram, Open by default, and uncheck Open supported links.

He’s especially good at commiserating!

AntennaPod user for years and years here too. I’ve tried other ones but always come back. It’s in the regular play store as well if that’s easier for folks.

I think I’m confused. I haven’t seen any left leaning people support Russia or China. It’s right leaning people that support them. What am I missing? Also I’ve never seen any left leaning people say Russia and China are actually socialist or communist since the 80s or 90s. I’ve seen right leaning people claim that lefties believe that but never any examples in real life.