Post #299508

2026-02-15 20:59 UTC

@cstross@wandering.shop @Cadbury_Moose@wandering.shop @tienelle@mendeddrum.org We're entering the realm of complete absurdity now. If you cook measuring in grams and ml, you *do* measure by volume as well as weight! What exactly do you think ml is a unit of? It's not weight, except in the unique case of water at a specified temperature. As I said, I *regularly* cook with recipes that specify grams (pro bakers commonly use it in specifying bread proportions.) There's no real difference in convenience between the two.

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@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop 2026-02-15 21:12

@CliftonR@wandering.shop @Cadbury_Moose@wandering.shop @tienelle@mendeddrum.org The ml is specifically used for FLUID volumes. Using volumetric measures for solid ingredients is MADNESS!!!

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@CliftonR@wandering.shop 2026-02-15 21:02

@cstross @Cadbury_Moose @tienelle I'll drop the topic now, regardless. This probably all seems funnier to me than it should, because I'm completely groggy and punchy today after staying up until 3 fricking am reading 'The Regicide Report'. I very stupidly opened it last night at what should have been bedtime and I just could NOT STOP. Congratulations on 25 years of incredible writing; I can't believe it's been that long.

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@Photo55@mastodon.social 2026-02-15 21:11

@CliftonR @cstross @Cadbury_Moose @tienelle A ml is a measure for liquid. (I'm quite happy weighing water as I add it to a bowl on a scale.) Important point about liquids, they are incompressible. Powders are not.

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