#distilling

[undertricks]

"it was supposed to be for the bit," i whisper, while building a selfship blog with a categorization system that would make the head of the Library of Congress wonder if i am okay

"the bit," i sob as i drag out the 0.3mm mechanical pencil to produce with trembling clammy hands the best stylistic conversion i have cracked out in a decade

the bit......

anyway i thought he needed a bit more waist like in the vertical sense but otherwise i was pleased with myself. i am imagining the decorations as that rubberized braided steel cable or something just kind of plugged into the jacket with hardware. one could drag him around by it. or climb it like a ladder as the case may be. he's very durable.

i think he draws his eyebrows on with a white pencil. & his ears are not very protuberant, just little curled sculptural vestiges like scrollwork ornamentation on furniture. if you look at kind of the traditional way the face cards are depicted in a deck you will see. i have been thinking

[thatpollguy]

Do you make your own spirits (any kind)?

Yes

Not any more but I used to

No, I've never made any spirits before

Voting ended onJan 10

Note: Spirits as in the alcoholic kind, not the phantom kind!

[ironvitriol]

[homesteadsurvival]

Extracting essential oils at home is easier than you might think—though it does take time and a good amount of plant material. Pure essential oils can be pricey, but with a simple steam distillation setup, you can make your own at home! Here’s how it works: Steam passes through plant material, breaking down the oil […]

[blogquantumreality]

So today I learned about "distilling" and AI

In this context, distillation is a process where an AI model uses responses generated by other, more powerful, AI models to aid its development. Sacks added that over the next few months he expects leading U.S. AI companies will be "taking steps to try and prevent distillation” to slow down “these copycat models.”

( source )

There's something deeply friggin' hilariously ironic about AI companies now getting all hot and bothered over other AI companies ripping off their work because a Chinese upstart smashed into the AI space.

(That's not to invalidate the possibility that DeepSeek did indeed copy OpenAI's homework, so to speak, but it's still just laughably ironic. Sauce for the goose - sauce for the gander!)

[electronicsquid]

I feel like this photo could have been used by the temperance movement

(Fritz Goro. 1942)

[clatterbane]

So . . . I Distilled Mouth Wash So You Don't Have To

This guy runs some pretty amusing mad experiments, in general. But, I just had to share this one.

ETA: Now I have to get morbidly curious about the yellow-brownish OG Listerine, with all the phenol and other lovely medicinal notes. 🥴

[foodiemccaterson]

Blue water distilling

Had an interesting experience here with a group. I love the vibe and the interior aesthetic, but definitely struggled to fit everything on the table. Loved that half of the food had a little bit of heat, but my cocktail was so spicy (never thought I’d say that lol) that I couldn’t drink it. The service was great, until it got busier.

Overall I enjoyed my time here. The menu is brief, but perfect for cocktails. Pricing is above average, but reasonable and the food playing is great. You can definitely get full eating appetizers, but the entrees have plenty on the plate too. The proteins were cooked well. I was surprised that they actually cooked their cauliflower the way I like. I would say the highlights were definitely the hummus plate and the bread with garlic butter and the Berry tarte. I’d definitely come back just to have those three things again.