Starbucks....ewwwww. There are lots of better alternatives. My wife and I sample a lot of different coffees and sometimes make our own blends. One prepackaged that we do buy again and again is "Jack's Jammin' Java Juice", available on eBay. It comes and goes but if it's available it's well worth the cost.
Also, I have to say that the Costco Guatemalan coffee is pretty good, especially if you kick it up by adding a little French Roast to it. Yum.
starbucks french roast, ground fine, filtered water, slow brewing. yammv.
I've never liked Starbucks...as others have mentioned it often tastes kinda burnt and/or bitter to me. Tullys is okay but nothing special.
I find I get the best results for my taste by blending and grinding my own. Sumatran, Guatemalan, and Peaberry, ground large, one cup at a time. It makes Starbucks taste like reconstituted monkey piss.
This year: - Trump became president elect - The cubs win the world series...playing the INDIANS no less! - Apple stops having growth - Microsoft joins the Linux foundation
And don't forget that Google just joined Microsoft's.NET Foundation...
It's not my sig, but I've been saying for some time now that Microsoft will eventually debut a version of Linux (mostly to infect the market).
Then we'll see MS Office on Linux (but it'll only able to run properly on "MS Linux") as well as other stuff integrated into it...the same way cancer 'integrates' into your body.
It makes perfect sense: FOSS people do all the heavy lifting for decades to create a better, more secure OS than Windows, then Microsoft swoops in, co-opts it, and makes tons of money off of it. It's like letting your neighbor build a house and then, when he's not looking, moving in and taking over the first floor.
Microsoft will work to pack the board members and other influential entities in the foundation with pro-Microsoft zealots who will then their very best to hobble Linux in whatever ways they can. It may take a few years but mark my words, this is what will happen.
"The amount of eggs I have in my internet-enabled fridge might mean my Sims are better off in my game."
I do not want my life merged with some bullshit gaming "experience", which will sell the details to marketers who will then exhort me to "Buy more eggs!"
This is not about a richer or more immersive gaming experience, this is about finding newer, more invasive ways to market stuff to you.
In other words you'd be foolish to think that anything you do on the internet would include any expectation of privacy or anonymity, no matter what steps you take or what assurances you may have been given.
You've already admitted you don't know much about it.
Yes, shame on me for admitting that, much like you, I don't have in-depth knowledge of a complex subject like international commerce.
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Let me think how much your statements and your version of "reality" are worth...
You don't have to be an expert on something to understand parts of it, including some of the mechanisms in play or the overall effects.
You may or may not know how an internal combustion engine works but you probably know that mixing water into the gas isn't a good idea, or that letting it run out of oil is bad for it. You may know that spark plugs are important but not know how the spark is generated or why the electrode gap matters.
I've read enough about commerce, economies, and the effects of trade wars to have an idea what happens when things change, and I know enough to understand that a simple measure of "net money" is an oversimplification when it comes to measuring the actual worth or health of an economy.
" I've actually stood in line at a dealer watching a guy buy a wire harness for $200 that had *maybe* $5 worth of components and wire in it at wholesale prices"
So in other words, I'm exactly right. After you get done telling me it'll cost a million billion dollars, you helpfully provide an example of how your cost breakdown is bullshit and this stuff can be made very cheaply. lol
(And yeah, we know how the concept of markup works, it's called "Economics 101", or "How to make money in business". They secret is to sell stuff for more than it costs you. Shhhhhhh, don't tell!)
But even so, lets say it's a $100 speaker plus wiring...that $100 difference still isn't going to stop anyone from buying a car. Probably wouldn't stop anyone at $200 either.
"The U.S. National Highway Transportation Department said the rules will cost the auto industry about $39 million annually because automakers will need to add an external waterproof speaker to comply."
A $3 speaker and $1 of wiring per car will add up to $39 million? Too bad. Raise the cost of the car by $5 and stop whining.
No one puts off buying a car because it costs $32,535 instead of $32,530.
Give me a brief overview. If you can't, then you're probably not an expert either so join me in handwaving.
I'm not an expert, and I won't even attempt to do a "brief overview" on a complex subject like that, sorry. I have better things to do. Perhaps others here would be willing to spend their time explaining it to you.
With that said, you're free to deny the reality of my statement because you don't understand the complexities of the subject, but suffice it to say that there's more to economies and trade wars than a simple tally of cash on hand.
This sort of drivel is why we have Trump in the White House. Idiots who think a naive sound bite is a valid substitute for sane trade policy and economic reality.
Exactly.
Trump: "I'll make America great again!" Goober-voter: "Oh yeah a'hm votin' fer him!"
They did give something up, it's called quality of life. We can manufacture all the cheap shit they do, too, we just need to give up clean air, clean water, spacious homes, etc...
...and jobs that pay a living wage, which many people already do not have. But that's okay, the long-term economic depression, high unemployment levels and the massive increase in the homeless population will make America great again.
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Reminds me of Casey's Veterinarian Clinic and Taxidermy, whose motto was, "No matter what, you'll get your pet back."
Of course they're doing this. I'd be more surprised if it turned out that they weren't.
And of course Best Buy's Geek Squad is famous (or should it be "infamous"?) for doing this too.
Starbucks....ewwwww. There are lots of better alternatives. My wife and I sample a lot of different coffees and sometimes make our own blends. One prepackaged that we do buy again and again is "Jack's Jammin' Java Juice", available on eBay. It comes and goes but if it's available it's well worth the cost.
Also, I have to say that the Costco Guatemalan coffee is pretty good, especially if you kick it up by adding a little French Roast to it. Yum.
starbucks french roast, ground fine, filtered water, slow brewing. yammv.
I've never liked Starbucks...as others have mentioned it often tastes kinda burnt and/or bitter to me. Tullys is okay but nothing special.
I find I get the best results for my taste by blending and grinding my own. Sumatran, Guatemalan, and Peaberry, ground large, one cup at a time. It makes Starbucks taste like reconstituted monkey piss.
Grow up...
No.
Twitter is the confetti of the internet.
2016 really has been one of the best years on record, hasn't it?
Only if by "best" you mean "worst", then yes, it's been one of the 'best' years on record.
This year: - Trump became president elect - The cubs win the world series...playing the INDIANS no less! - Apple stops having growth - Microsoft joins the Linux foundation
And don't forget that Google just joined Microsoft's .NET Foundation...
Please Lord, if you're listening, TAKE ME NOW.
It's not my sig, but I've been saying for some time now that Microsoft will eventually debut a version of Linux (mostly to infect the market).
Then we'll see MS Office on Linux (but it'll only able to run properly on "MS Linux") as well as other stuff integrated into it...the same way cancer 'integrates' into your body.
It makes perfect sense: FOSS people do all the heavy lifting for decades to create a better, more secure OS than Windows, then Microsoft swoops in, co-opts it, and makes tons of money off of it. It's like letting your neighbor build a house and then, when he's not looking, moving in and taking over the first floor.
Microsoft will work to pack the board members and other influential entities in the foundation with pro-Microsoft zealots who will then their very best to hobble Linux in whatever ways they can. It may take a few years but mark my words, this is what will happen.
"Microsoft today said it is joining the Linux Foundation as a high-paying Platinum member
In other news, cancer said today that it's joining your body as a parasitic member to your lifespan.
"The amount of eggs I have in my internet-enabled fridge might mean my Sims are better off in my game."
I do not want my life merged with some bullshit gaming "experience", which will sell the details to marketers who will then exhort me to "Buy more eggs!"
This is not about a richer or more immersive gaming experience, this is about finding newer, more invasive ways to market stuff to you.
10000000000000000000 in FIFA money is worth what to you?
I have no idea, but I bet it's worth something to somebody. So I suppose whatever they'd pay is what it would be worth.
But is deceiving a computer fraud?
No, not at all!
I mean, if I manage to deceive my bank's computer into depositing $100,000,000 into my account, well that's just totally legal!
mega-uber-whoosh
In other words you'd be foolish to think that anything you do on the internet would include any expectation of privacy or anonymity, no matter what steps you take or what assurances you may have been given.
You've already admitted you don't know much about it.
Yes, shame on me for admitting that, much like you, I don't have in-depth knowledge of a complex subject like international commerce.
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Let me think how much your statements and your version of "reality" are worth...
You don't have to be an expert on something to understand parts of it, including some of the mechanisms in play or the overall effects.
You may or may not know how an internal combustion engine works but you probably know that mixing water into the gas isn't a good idea, or that letting it run out of oil is bad for it. You may know that spark plugs are important but not know how the spark is generated or why the electrode gap matters.
I've read enough about commerce, economies, and the effects of trade wars to have an idea what happens when things change, and I know enough to understand that a simple measure of "net money" is an oversimplification when it comes to measuring the actual worth or health of an economy.
Congratulations, you just invented Skype.
" I've actually stood in line at a dealer watching a guy buy a wire harness for $200 that had *maybe* $5 worth of components and wire in it at wholesale prices"
So in other words, I'm exactly right. After you get done telling me it'll cost a million billion dollars, you helpfully provide an example of how your cost breakdown is bullshit and this stuff can be made very cheaply. lol
(And yeah, we know how the concept of markup works, it's called "Economics 101", or "How to make money in business". They secret is to sell stuff for more than it costs you. Shhhhhhh, don't tell!)
But even so, lets say it's a $100 speaker plus wiring...that $100 difference still isn't going to stop anyone from buying a car. Probably wouldn't stop anyone at $200 either.
"The U.S. National Highway Transportation Department said the rules will cost the auto industry about $39 million annually because automakers will need to add an external waterproof speaker to comply."
A $3 speaker and $1 of wiring per car will add up to $39 million? Too bad. Raise the cost of the car by $5 and stop whining.
No one puts off buying a car because it costs $32,535 instead of $32,530.
We'd like it to be fair (for some value of "fair") and mostly transparent
And I'd like a pony and a big red yacht and all the candy I can eat.
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Some educated observers argue that HFT is simply abusive and should be corrected by regulation
Not me. I think HFT should be corrected by putting bullets in the heads of the perpetrators (CEOs and the like).
I'm afraid it's true, Trump has seriously proposed Carson for secretary of education.
Holy shit. Kill me now.
Give me a brief overview. If you can't, then you're probably not an expert either so join me in handwaving.
I'm not an expert, and I won't even attempt to do a "brief overview" on a complex subject like that, sorry. I have better things to do. Perhaps others here would be willing to spend their time explaining it to you.
With that said, you're free to deny the reality of my statement because you don't understand the complexities of the subject, but suffice it to say that there's more to economies and trade wars than a simple tally of cash on hand.
This sort of drivel is why we have Trump in the White House. Idiots who think a naive sound bite is a valid substitute for sane trade policy and economic reality.
Exactly.
Trump: "I'll make America great again!"
Goober-voter: "Oh yeah a'hm votin' fer him!"
They did give something up, it's called quality of life. We can manufacture all the cheap shit they do, too, we just need to give up clean air, clean water, spacious homes, etc...
...and jobs that pay a living wage, which many people already do not have. But that's okay, the long-term economic depression, high unemployment levels and the massive increase in the homeless population will make America great again.