The red part is the Chinese Sausage. I’ve only seen this kind in grocery stores but they are all of this variety. This kind hails from southern China. I’m sure there are other types, but this is the most prevalent variety.

In Cantonese, this is called “lap cheong”. In my minor dialect of Chinese, it’s called “gong chiang”.

It’s salty with a sweet vinegary flavor. There’s usually marbled fat throughout the sausage. The bite is chewier than a standard Italian sausage, more like jerky but not as dry.

It was my bacon growing up and my family used it as such. It’s delicious and every time I have it, I’m transported back to my childhood. But I try to stay away from heavily processed foods and leaning more vegetarian/vegan as I’m approaching seniority.

Filipinos have a sausage with a similar taste profile called Longganisa. It’s usually more stout in shape and more tender than a Chinese Sausage.

It was a very fun read though!

I am at the end of The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson. It’s an overflow from Halloween season reads. I kinda hate it but I’ll finish it.

This book genuinely scared me. I was pleasantly surprised 😲.

I never want to see those 2 words used together ever again.

Also a friendly reminder to support your local library. Many libraries offer digital and audio books now that you can download! All for free!

Just finished 'Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. It was enjoyable and I can see it’s influence on newer works of horror.

Up next is Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata and Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Like any creator that has a huge body of work, there are gonna be hits and misses. I haven’t read much of his older stuff, but I’m currently reading 'Salems Lot. I wouldn’t say it’s knocked me over, but I am enjoying it.

I have also read the Shining and Dr. Sleep and I enjoyed those immensely. Of his more recent stuff, I really like the Holly Gibney character and her arc in various novels and short stories.

You can start with “If it Bleeds”, it’s an anthology of short stories, the last of which is a Holly Gibney story.

I didn’t care for “Sleeping Beauties”, which he co-authored with his son Owen.

She looks like a twin to my cat!

It’s not exactly scary but has great Fall and Halloween vibes. It was a great witch story. Fair warning - there’s quite a bit of torture if you’re squeamish about that sort of thing. Reading about Puritans can also be annoying.

Just finished Slewfoot by Brom. Starting Salem’s Lot by Stephen King next

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.

No, it’s a standalone utility that you can download and install separate from SQL Server. It just adds BCP.exe to your command line.

Docs

Look for the link that says “Download Microsoft Command Line Utilities 15 for SQL Server (x64)”.

Try BCP. I’m fairly new to the Microsoft landscape too, but found using BCP really helped with efficiency on loading.

Good for him, well deserved - he was amazing for them in the playoffs!

The cat(s) will pick you.

I think there are a lot of manipulator accounts in Lemmy. As with any social media platform, be wary of misinformation. Sometimes it’s blatant misinformation, sometimes it’s more subtle with small nudges.

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American Chinese here - yes I watched a lot of Wu Kong / A Journey to the West adaptations as a kid. Both animated and live action.

He’s known as a trickster in the source material even though the style in which he’s presented in this new game portrays him edgier and more serious. Usually he’s more akin to Hermes or Loki.

I haven’t watched any trailers so don’t know much about the game, but in A Journey to the West, he’s tasked with protecting and escorting a Buddhist Monk on an adventure along with other ensemble characters (like a pig for instance).

On their adventures, the monk guides and teaches him about Buddhist principles like Nirvana and enlightenment and he works on becoming less monkey-like (not giving into his impulses, anger management, etc.) Much of the humor of the series stems from their contrasting personalities.

He’s also known as the Monkey King. But since I’m not fluent in Chinese it was hard to grasp some of these details and what they mean to the story. They encounter many deities, demons, spirits and other such mythological beings along the way.

His main weapon is a magical staff. From what I remember, it can grow and shrink and transform. His fur is also magical as he can pluck it and perform some magic tricks with it.