<![CDATA[Purely out of curiosity.]]>Purely out of curiosity.

This poll is for COMPUTER TOUCHERS ONLY (one for non-computer-touchers follows below).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d5bfc651-25d4-440e-98a7-37093dd2793b/purely-out-of-curiosity.RSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:29:53 GMTFri, 03 Apr 2026 10:36:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:40:48 GMT]]>@datarama How can you draw the conclusion that you don’t know anybody who does not touch computers for a living then?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/musiciankate/statuses/116341057034119348https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/musiciankate/statuses/116341057034119348Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:40:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:38:47 GMT]]>@musiciankate As I described elsewhere, for the purposes of this poll you're a computer toucher if you consider yourself a computer toucher. If you don't, you're not. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116341049122814637https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116341049122814637Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:38:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:35:50 GMT]]>@datarama Oh. I did not interpret computer touchers as people who did it for a living. I interpreted it as anybody who uses a computer. And wondered how there would be any of those on the fediverse—I concluded that some could use phone/tablet and not consider those computers, but also suspect that most of the people who use phone/tablet and not a desktop/laptop computer as well are not on the fediverse.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/musiciankate/statuses/116341037481756605https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hcommons.social/users/musiciankate/statuses/116341037481756605Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:35:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:24:46 GMT]]>@skyfaller Personally, I'd consider that "going by a recipe" if you're doing almost exactly what the original written one said, but not if you've ended up modifying and personalizing it so much in your head that it doesn't correspond to any written recipe you've read.

But, no gatekeeping: If you consider what you do "using a recipe", then you're using a recipe; if you don't you're not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340994014547737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340994014547737Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:24:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:16:39 GMT]]>@Stoori I don't gatekeep. If you consider yourself a computer toucher, you're a computer toucher. If you don't, you're not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340962064088835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340962064088835Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:16:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:14:11 GMT]]>@datarama

This week I made a spinach artichoke quiche with a hashbrown crust

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/crabbypup/statuses/116340952370719754https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/crabbypup/statuses/116340952370719754Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:14:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:12:35 GMT]]>@datarama so, to be clear, by a ”computer toucher” you mean someone whose work's content is tinkering with computer systems themselves (eg. programming), but not those whose work merely involves typing with computer (eg. any office worker)?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/116340946095892172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://polyglot.city/users/Stoori/statuses/116340946095892172Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:12:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:07:49 GMT]]>@datarama

I often look at many recipes for the same or adjacent dishes, combine the parts I like/find interesting. I use that as a general guide, and kinda freestyle after that.

I rarely use a recipe for day to day cooking unless I'm making something super specific or very unfamiliar.

Most stuff turns out just fine, the only downside is I rarely make anything the exact same way more than once.

But unless it's a dish consisting entirely of staples, I'm always just working with what I've got on hand, and that changes not infrequently.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/crabbypup/statuses/116340927305228994https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/crabbypup/statuses/116340927305228994Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:56:23 GMT]]>@datarama@hachyderm.io

I'm a computer toucher and I sometimes use recipes for inspiration but then I just wing it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/akmh1umosvvj004fhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/akmh1umosvvj004fFri, 03 Apr 2026 12:56:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:44:32 GMT]]>@datarama If I use a recipe, but it's stored in my head and I don't need to refer to a written recipe, is that still following a recipe for your purposes? Most of the time I cook the same meals because I'm a creature of habit, so I would only use a printed recipe on the rare occasion I cook something new and unfamiliar.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/skyfaller/statuses/116340835757292276https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/skyfaller/statuses/116340835757292276Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:44:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:42:34 GMT]]>@datarama
When I cook I look at a recipe
then change most of it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/MardraS/statuses/116340828069553792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/MardraS/statuses/116340828069553792Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:42:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:42:11 GMT]]>@TimWardCam @datarama Same. There needs to be an "either" choice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/callisto/statuses/116340826570494332https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/callisto/statuses/116340826570494332Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:42:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:38:08 GMT]]>@datarama Can't answer that without keeping a diary - there are plenty of things I do without looking at a recipe, and plenty that I look at recipes for. I don't think either is "usually" but I haven't kept a tally so don't really know.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116340810609698075https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116340810609698075Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:39:31 GMT]]>@datarama or if you do, they might not be on fedi

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/maltelau/statuses/116340580099430366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/maltelau/statuses/116340580099430366Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:39:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:25:39 GMT]]>@datarama There are a disproportionate number of computer touchers on Mastodon

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bribstodon.xyz/users/brib/statuses/01KN9HEX5H6R643Y9PZD87TH3Thttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bribstodon.xyz/users/brib/statuses/01KN9HEX5H6R643Y9PZD87TH3TFri, 03 Apr 2026 11:25:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:02:16 GMT]]>@Colman Someone asked about gender above, and for the purposes of this poll I think "computer toucher" should read as "I identify as a computer toucher" without any gatekeeping. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340433678381176https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340433678381176Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:52 GMT]]>@datarama depending how one defines computer touching not doing it will make replying to the poll problematic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Colman/statuses/116340428140062910https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Colman/statuses/116340428140062910Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:58:34 GMT]]>(So far, the conclusion is that I don't know anybody who doesn't touch computers for a living.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340419075863089https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340419075863089Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:37:49 GMT]]>This poll is for NON-COMPUTER-TOUCHERS. (one for computer touchers is given above).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340337517599696https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/datarama/statuses/116340337517599696Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:37:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purely out of curiosity. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:37:46 GMT]]>@datarama

I often start with a recipe, but I rarely follow one 100%.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116340337292512867https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116340337292512867Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:37:46 GMT