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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by bewildered, Mar 25, 2022.

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  1. Juice

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    You know exactly what it's for.
     
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    This. I buy the big 144 box from amazon once a year and it works much better than toilet paper.
     
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    That's what the cat is for. It then leaves, and is self-cleaning. And reusable.

    Just doing my part for sustainability.
     
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    Exactly. I have thoughts around some things I want to improve in the Airstream, for instance.

    This printer has a dual extrusion setup, so I can run a carbon fibre filament through one, and a water soluble filament through the other. This means I can build complex shapes in carbon fibre, and the supporting matrix required can be cleanly separated just by soaking it in water, leaving a pristine end result. It's a very, very cool process, and can result in some very high quality and strong end results.

     
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    When we were in St. Martin, we did a rum tasting at a high end restaurant. These are my official tasting results:
    Lower end rum: Disgusting.
    Mid line rum: Disgusting.
    High end rim: Disgusting.
    Extreme high end: Fucking amazing.
     
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    It is a cocktail liquor. There are many drinks I adore with rum. But straight? No thank you. Vodka is the same: it mixes with anything, sucks on its own. And they ALL taste the same.
     
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    This rum on the rocks is solid. I'm actually grabbing this out of the cabinet more often than scotch or bourbon lately.

    https://www.caskers.com/plantation-...CMXTbYFNJdTW7dKKROHCfXg8xHbbZ0jRoCQ94QAvD_BwE
     
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    A small bottle of Fever Tree ginger beer, a can of ginger ale, and a few ounces of rum is a hell of a tasty beverage.
     
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    Topo chico, tequila and lime is where it’s at
     
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    To continue on with the topic of “celebrities do some shitty things sometimes,” did you hear about this?
    Eric Church cancels a concert in Texas because it conflicts with his desire to be at the Duke/NC game.

    https://variety.com/2022/music/news...ert-ncaa-game-unc-san-antonio-1235218562/amp/

    I give him credit for honestly admitting the reason. But damn, three days before the concert? That’s just shitty.
    But if I know anything about the average bro-country fan, the outrage will last about three days anyway.
     
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    It's not expensive but try Bayou Rum when you get a chance and report back. The spiced is bonkers good. Best rum for a simple rum and coke.
     
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    I got a new laptop today. It's been about an hour, and so far I really hate Windows 11.
     
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    I got a laptop not too long ago, you get used it. I did not like how they completely fucked up the task bar though. MSFT has a habit of fixing things that aren’t broken. Azure DevOps, for example.

    Also, my wife’s uncle is the gift that keeps on giving. This is the kind of shit he posts on social media:

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    My work gave me a new M1 MacBook Pro. I was dreading setting it up. I can not believe how much better it is compared to the Intel version. My build times are literally 10% of what they were before.
     
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    I know, right? I just set up my team with them as well, and bought one personally. They are beasts!

    I fuck around with Davinci sometimes as well, and the rendering/processing times are showing the same level of performance improvements.

    I'm seriously looking at getting one of those Apple Studios with the M1 Ultra (2 of those M1 chips attached to each other).

    It's seriously fucking impressive so far.
     
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    Is that something he actually posted? Like, that exact image?
     
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    What a fucking asshole. Everybody going to that show bought tickets, planned for it, booked time off, found babysitters, looking forward to going.

    If he gets serious backlash for this, good. Do your fucking job that you agreed to. It’s bad enough his music sucks.
     
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    I could maybe understand if the concert was actually in the RDU region, cause a shitload of people would not go to the concert because of that game. Anywhere else, you've got to fake a vocal chord injury or get on stage, record the game for later.
     
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