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What the heck is premium membership and why don't I automatically get one? 
Marc
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I really don't know, but I got one and I didn't pay for it. One day it was just there, and I didn't ask for it or anything.
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: I didn't pay for it. One day it was just there, and I didn't ask for it or anything.
Same here.
This happened to all the people who tested Workspaces while it was still in closed beta - so I think it's some sort of thank-you bonus.
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Any way I can get in on such beta-testing? 
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where am I gong to get my St Agur fix? That creamy, nutty, deep, unctuous, orgasm of a blue cheese that it is.
So I wandered around a local supermarket and saw some! But it was super steep. Then I noticed some 'Amish Blue' beside it. Not sure if it is a piss take of 'Danish Blue' but at the price, being less than half the St Agur, I gave it a try. And it is delicious. Almost like a St Agur crossed with a less salty Roquefort, so its slightly harder, and a bit drier in taste, but has all the nuttiness and most of the creamyness of St Agur.
So, my steak recipe. Fry up the steak, then when done chuck a bit of water and stock in the pan to deglaze it. Then add cream, a fair bit, and a big dollop of blue cheese, Amish Blue. Cook it till the pungency of the cheese is driven off and its ready.
Utterly delicious.
Naming suggestions anyone for this dish?
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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I'd call it "Steak Totally Ruined" 
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Heathen! Steak au roquefort[^]
Seriously though, the St Agur sauce is superb! Don't knock it till you have tried it! 
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Well, I guess if I had to eat French steaks, perhaps I'd need to cover up the taste, too. Here, our steaks taste quite good and we don't need to hide the natural taste.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Actually I fond US steak a bit lacking in flavor. It might be tender, but its a bit bland.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Ummm, "cheese steak?"
While I love a good steak, and the only salad dressing I order is bleu cheese, they don't belong on the same plate. Deglaze the pan with a good merlot, and saute some portabello shrooms in it for a topping, by all means, but don't ruin the meat with cheese. Order a cheeseburger instead, if you must.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: it is a classic recipe.
So is haggis[^], but you won't find me serving it to anyone I want to see again. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Amishteak. A terrible mishteak.
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Hahahahaha! that's good, very good. I might have to go with it, even though its a damn tasty sauce!
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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For the naysayers who think that blue cheese could never go with steak, try it! You're in for a great surprise.
"Steak au bleu d'Amish" would be a good (and descriptive) name. "Damish steak" if you must...
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Those who sign up, make a brief foray into the Lounge, post a bit and leave after a short period, bored or offended or getting a life. I bet there have been hundreds if not thousands of them.
The permanent fixtures are few and far apart. Even fewer are those with less than four digit member IDs.
Then there are the sock puppets. I would post under my real identity, but that is too risky nowadays. Though we theoretically have freedom of expression, even the most casual statement could be misconstrued and come back to bite you on the behind. Since what is released onto the internet can never be truely retracted, it is not worth the risk.
I wonder how many members would be left if inactive accounts were wiped and members renumbered? (Remeber RENUM from the bad old days when editors couldn't move the caret location vertically? Like that) Around three times the online count, accounting for time zones? Maybe add another 50k for sporadic visitors?
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S u n s h i n e wrote: I would post under my real identity, but that is too risky nowadays.
I made the decision a while back to post under my real name. I do find myself thinking a little harder about what I post but that can't be a bad thing. The notion that you can say whatever you want is fine but just because you can doesn't mean you should.
I'm sure I've made some contentious statements in the past and may well do so in the future but nothing I would be ashamed of or would be afraid to repeat.
It's a choice, I suppose: hide behind a pseudonym and say whatever you want or use your real name and think about what you say. I prefer the latter.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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That's odd, you are just as offensive as when you were legal alien.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I don't post whatever I like just because I'm using a pseudonym, I post the same way as when using my real identity. In fact I've posted more offensive stuff under my real name.
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S u n s h i n e wrote: I wonder how many members would be left if inactive accounts were wiped
A thousand? Probably way less even.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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