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[–] sab@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Bruschetta is a completely different thing. I can't remember ever having it with butter at all.

Pane all'aglio is just Italian for "bread with garlic". Italian cook books will market it as an American dish.

[–] sab@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Garlic bread is not a thing in Italy at all. Italians eat white bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Garlic bread is an American dish, popular among Italian Americans as a substitute as they couldn't get olive oil in the US.

[–] sab@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The Simpsons gig is of course beautifully referenced to in Banksy's couch gag.

[–] sab@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

A fun industry fact: Have A Cigar was sung by Roy Harper, as he happened to be in the studio and the members of Floyd thought he could be a good fit. Roy Harper is perhaps more known in the mainstream through the Zeppelin song Hats Off to (Roy) Harper than through his own recordings, though he's still alive and active.

Harper didn't feel like he was appropriately compensated for his work on Have a Cigar, which is ironic considering the overall thematic.

[–] sab@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Gillian Welsh - Everything is Free.

Great song about the difficulties of making a living off music now that everything is available for nothing. Father John Misty recorded a version when he was invited to the Spotify Sessions, which was a nice little fuck you to the people inviting him.

[–] sab@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The world is full of surprises!

[–] sab@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clearly Mike needs to stop being absurd.

[–] sab@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Let's see if Loops can fill the gap. Not sure if an open source alternative could generate enough hype to be viable - maybe if TikTok is banned in the US or something.

[–] sab@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just an app, yeah.

OpenStreetMaps is amazing, but it is a map, not a whole ecosystem like Google Maps is. As a map I find it's often better than Google Maps, but what is still lacking are good front-ends implementing a wide range of functionality in a user friendly way.

On desktop I often use GNOME Maps, but it leaves a lot to be desired still and is obviously intended for Linux users running GNOME.

[–] sab@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not happy with OrganicMaps? It's my personal favourite at least, and completely open source. Probably depends what your needs are. :)

[–] sab@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

It's not very newsworthy perhaps, but seems relevant for a union community.

When seen in relation to what has happened over at Boeing it's a decent reminder of the role of unions not only in ensuring worker's rights, but also in guaranteeing quality and safety for consumers.

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