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No, the lesson was to demand unconditional surrender. That was just not in the cards for WW I. Russia had already dropped out.

so that's three of us who noticed that.

your link and comments are about WW II. Versailles was the treaty that ended WW I.

Germany was in no position to keep fighting.

No one was in 1918 and everyone was exhausted, but "defending the homeland" is a more powerful motivator than anything the Allies had. Germany asked for an Armistice "on the basis of the 14 Points" which did not include occupation.

They took the lessons from Versailles

what lessons? The Allies didn't occupy Germany at all. Germany would have resumed the war if that was what the Versailles conference came up with, and the Allies had no stomach for more war.

I actually asked my opthalmologist if he could make my vision better than 20/20. He said no, but maybe with contacts.

For baseball hitting, that would be a colossal advantage.

Why do you say he's "center-right" on environment? I'm not in Minnesota so I don't know what issues he's dealt with.

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at least you're honest

https://svdp-sf.org/what-we-do/msc-shelter/

For most of those, I either don't find any support, or it's actually contradicted ("get your stuff stolen").

"cook your own food" -- how do they manage that if they live on the street?

VDP does mention:

"fully-functioning computer lab

free weekly haircuts

shower and laundry facilities"

So I think you are mostly making stuff up.

Where are you getting that information?

https://svdp-sf.org/navigation-center/

"Among the unique features of the Center are the capacity for couples to shelter together, bring in pets, and have clients possessions stored. "

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This is modern journalism. They don't need no scientific facts.

it should not be necessary

there's that juvenile sentiment again. And there "shouldn't" be any burglaries, car thefts, armed robbery, or murder, either. Nevertheless, they've always existed and always will. And compulsion will always be a part of the civilized state.

OK, I think we have it, finally: you think people are entitled to live on the street. Good to know.

"There may be a path forward" -- weasel words.

Nonetheless, no city is responsible for providing pleasant housing for everyone who comes there. The law on that is now quite clear.

he found shelters too stressful

The threat of jail won’t convince him to stay in a shelter, which already feels like jail

So there you have it. Giving them a free bed won't do it. I have a feeling that even giving them a room at the Fairmont wouldn't do it.

A key rule in show business is:

Always leave 'em wanting more.

Imagine if he'd stuck around and gotten repetitive, like Weird Al.

I think it was the Koda, gas-powered.

It was a PITA. I don't miss it at all.

I've heard of them. I'd hate to have to explain that to my insurance inspector after a house fire, though.

Good question. I just wipe them with paper towels and use immediately.

But longer might indeed be better. I can tell you they come out crispy and not soggy my way.

live with the imprecision

Exactly that. In a restaurant, you're really pressured to make it the same each time.

At home: Who cares? It's good that it's different every time.

My air fryer makes decent fries, using only olive oil as a fat. It did take some practice to get it right.

Are they as good as deep-fat fried? No, but they're crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

OK, you all want to hear this, you know you do:

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Start preheating the air fryer to 400F.

Slice the potatoes. Drop them in a bowl of water, swish them around and drain off the water, and fill the bowl again. By now, the water should be clear. If not, do it again.

Take the fries out and dry on paper towels, as dry as you can get them.

   *These steps are important; you need to wash off the surface starch, and get them dry so you're not steaming them*

Put the fries back in the bowl and get them all oily. Put them in the fryer. The basket should be hot enough that they make a sizzling sound.

Every 5 minutes, toss the fries. You can either get compulsive and turn each one individually, or just pour them in a bowl and shake it, or shake the fryer basket (if that doesn't cause it to separate, as it does mine). Put them back in the fryer.

Check periodically that they're as brown as you want them.

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Good variations? I want to hear them

Get a steel or aluminum plate for your oven. The conductivity can make up for a lot of the heat differential. Yeah, a true Neapolitan at 900F is out of reach, but almost everything else is just fine.

I have a steel plate. An hour at 500F only gets it to around 400F.

Which is fine for pizza, actually, so you're right about that.

If you ask big US pizzerias (I don't know about the famous Naples ones) what temp they use, it's usually 650-750. At 900F you have zero margin for error.

No, the job is to rate the restaurant for the readers. A reasonable portion can be enough for that.

My own impression from a week in Paris is that you're right: if you get the "menu" at most restaurants (appetizer, entree, dessert), you walk out full but not stuffed.

The weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, supposedly make you feel like that. I haven't taken them myself. It's like you don't really want any more.

Americans seem to feel entitled to two meals for the price of one, and they may or may not eat them both in the restaurant. (If they don't finish, they take the rest home with them)

Great article.

If you ask a real chef, "What do home chefs do wrong the most?"

They will often say, "Not enough butter, not enough salt."

I'm curious now: what's the difference between "experience" and "lived experience"?

typical gun safety rules like he was at a shooting range

You mean, "treat all guns like they're loaded"? That typical gun safety rule?

If you hand me a gun and say, "it's not loaded" I'm not going to point it at my head and pull the trigger. There's a crime called "negligent homicide" for just that case.

Latest trends on stupid corporate jargon are legitimate news. I have a subscription, so some of what you miss:

The phrase is “innovative,” says Beth DelGiacco, a vice president of corporate communications at biotech company Argenx, who praises its efficiency.

“It’s only a few syllables. Everyone knows what you mean when you say it,” says DelGiacco, who regularly trots it out with peers.

The same is true of "drill down." It's not explored why "double-click" (3 syllables) is better than "drill down" (2).

Tech-inflected buzzwords are especially apt to gain traction—think “network,” “bandwidth” or “take offline”—because they can sound smart or cutting-edge, says Doug Guilbeault, an assistant professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business who has studied corporate jargon.

The inventor of the literal double-click, former Apple designer Bill Atkinson, isn’t convinced. Reached while boating on a recent weekday, Atkinson, now retired, says he’s never heard anyone use double-click as a metaphor and would steer clear of such usage himself, preferring more straightforward language.

I tried archiving it in a browser where I have a WSJ subscription, and it still came out that way.