I was looking to get into baking bread recently, it seems pretty fun. So far I've only got this, but if I find anything else I'll be sure to post it here:

ChainBaker (https://www.youtube.com/@ChainBaker):

• Video - The 12 steps of Baking (overview of the process) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8tymUqV2-4
• Playlist - The Steps of Baking (Closer look at each step) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ97q0PY0sXJWTyzcjETomlbWn89jPAwJ
• Playlist - Principles of Baking (Other useful stuff) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ97q0PY0sXKIWV_l16IV-wueQgtnHEl9
• Video - Scalding Technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD-DWPafMMk

Adam Soygusea (https://www.youtube.com/@aragusea):

• Video - What is malt, and why does it make milk, bread and beer taste so good? (More general vid but good overview of enzymes, amylase, and other terminology I still am wrapping my head around) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3maJWJgSo

Random one off notes

• The way people made bread back then without explicitly having yeast packets like we do now was to just make the dough and leave it out. There's natural yeast and stuff in the air, so it will ferment by itself; flavor very dependent on the environment (i think). The bread made with this method is also known as sourdough.
• Degassing your bread is important.
• Always keep flour on your hands then clap so your hands stick less

I've never done anything else aside from the basic yeast milk flour > dough > rise > oven with egg wipe or making faux italian dough for pan pizza, so I'm pretty excited to learn it. Especially also because it seems to be pretty free to learn/technique oriented. If you have any resources or other things I'd love to hear from you down below!

I was also thinking of making a post about coffee, I think geb has some good experience with that too so maybe he could pitch in :evil:

Introduction to Social Psychology

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-social-psychology

I recently finished this course, maybe about a few months ago but only as recently as near the end of last month I wanted to make notes for it as reference and study. (input output) I kinda did that THEN I got lazy and didnt upload this here for a whole month (whole thing last touched 5/2/23)

Like a lot of other courses on EDX, it is free to audit for a while. There are 3 other courses covering different sections, and together they make up the introductory program you would take had you actually attended Queens Australia. (or so they say)

I completed my notes up to around chapter 4 or so then got very lazy and didn't finish the rest. forgive me moms

I was going to post the videos here as well, since EDX lets you download them and I did so for them all before my access expired, but in total they come out to around 2GB so unless I find a good hosting service I probably will not. I think it is also on youtube as well (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRG9RdAejnIWF6lt3AtqeC7Ux-stOx___) but for whatever reason all of the videos are in some mixed order. They are all under the CC license I think.

There was a racism and prejudice module which I was worried about since I was anticipating meaningless pandering, but I was surprised to find they handled it well

I will post my tree output of the folder below + my notes + video dl links. Happy learning https://i.fii.moe/fmVF4lbxcjgt1Y0ykBq3phtBDn8aIkfp

Dutch

About Dutch

4chanint Dutch synopsis (not the best, also includes some resources)
https://4chanint.fandom.com/wiki/Dutch

Dutch (Wikipedia)
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language

General Dutch Resources

dutchgrammar.com
https://www.dutchgrammar.com/

woordenlijst (spelling and syllables)
https://www.woordenlijst.org/

Anki Decks

A Frequency Dictionary of Dutch
https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1002891444

Dutch Mining Deck;
Make your own deck and add your own cards from unknown words you run into!

Dutch Textbooks

Dutch, Contact! nieuw 1 tekstboek and werkbook

Languages

General resources

not vetted, no opinion shared except for when i do share my opinion, some might not be the best, use what works for you and keep your mind open to that the method is probably flawed. it is better to get a mix of resources than to rely solely on one thing, cuz languages are so broad and different skills require different practice or context

and remember most importantly; if you dont use the language you wont learn it; dont get caught up in being a learner forever

Stephen Krashen on Second Language Acquisition (must watch!)
https://youtu.be/shgRN32ubag
https://youtu.be/Lbrr0A3j9gU

4chanint language wiki (i dont recommend following their stuff but they have good resources here and articles can be a good read at times) https://4chanint.fandom.com/wiki/The_Official_/int/_How_to_Learn_A_Foreign_Language_Guide_Wiki

4chan int board (its 4channy, but there are sometimes threads specific to certain languages which contain specific resources. /djl/ is a good example of this)
https://4chan.org/int

Anki (flashcard program)
https://apps.ankiweb.net/

My own notes

This is what I did for languages I learnt/am learning:

1. I find some frequency Anki deck and work on it for a while till I'm satisfied. I also start a mining deck, where I can put words I naturally come across into it so I can learn them.
   • Usually I do everyday reps for the frequency deck for about a year or so, I just stop when I feel comfortable. You will reach a point of plateauing gains naturally.
   • The mining deck never stops.
2. I skim/read/gloss over a grammar guide once.
   • If possible I like to read the ones random people have made rather than textbooks because they are often easier to read and go over points more bluntly. Textbooks often are reference material rather than learning material and are filled with unnecessary jargon that makes publishers go googoo gah gah but I wont get into that.
   • This is just to set up scaffolding for grammar; learning grammar is subconscious and picked up through interacting with the language anyways and you will definitely not learn it just by reading a textbook. The best practice for grammar is to use the language. This is why I read over it once and not study it.
3. I try to find some content to jump straight into.
   • Do this as soon as possible
   • This is a good chance for you to familiarize yourself with the culture and its hallmarks or whatever, like famous books or media or something. You need to put yourself out there and be vulnerable/suck at doing this so you can get better; I think a trap many people fall into is saying they won't understand what they are saying or the words or so. I think it is such a shame to withold intersting media; it is important to simply consume content out of love for the culture or and language, as well as even more importantly just use the language. At what point does one decide to consume media for fun rather than work? I think it is a shame that some people decide it has to be one or the other and that the former can't ever be done without a sufficient background. You can enjoy the items for other reasons than the explicit words. But having immersion in the cultural relevance of it is important to establish and neural development. Kids probably do not wait to play games because they might not understand the language, they just play it because it is fun.
   • Be proactive and make use of your inexperience. Not knowing a word is another opprotunity for an Anki card, not knowing sentence structure is chance to become more fluent in grammar. Be proactive and make sure to note things you don't understand so you can understand them.
   • Be passive and make use of your experience. 2/3rds of information is communicated without words. For certain media fields, (i.e. movies, audiobooks) even if you do not know something, your brain will fill in the rest. Sometimes if you can understand the gist or where the story is headed, it is enough and demonstrates your learning.
   • Also, if your comprehension is high enough you will be able to naturally pick up meanings from the context of the rest of the words. I think it gets really fun from here because you start to not need reference at all.
4. Consume compelling content and enjoy the language.

Note that for you to become proficient in fields/skills you need to practice them; the steps here mainly focus on reading and listening. To get better at things like writing and speaking you will need to explicitly read and write and practice as such too.

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