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  • back from vacation

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    taiwan_girlT
    @bachophile Thanks for sharing. Looks like a beautiful area and a good vacation for you!!!
  • Bottles VS Cans

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @Jolly said in Bottles VS Cans: @Doctor-Phibes said in Bottles VS Cans: @LuFins-Dad said in Bottles VS Cans: @Jolly said in Bottles VS Cans: @George-K said in Bottles VS Cans: @89th said in Bottles VS Cans: But glass bottles from Mexico are top seed. I'm not sure the difference in taste with Mexican Coke Coca-Cola is attributable to the bottle, but rather the formulation. Mexican Cokes are made with cane sugar. Most of the taste difference is the formulation. I mentioned the small bottles. IIRC, those were 7 ounces. Much like a little Miller, the small Cokes are meant to be consumed straight from the bottle and the smaller volume means it's usually still cold by the time you take the last swig. The Cane Sugar thing appears to be in doubt… https://healthland.time.com/2010/10/28/study-hey-hipsters-mexican-coke-might-be-a-myth/ I’ll say this, there is something to the way the bottle fits the hand, the cold glass, the little vapor when you pop the top off… It’s probably mostly nostalgia, but yeah, there’s something to the bottle… TBH, I couldn't tell much difference when I tried a Mexican Coke. Then again, it's only freaking Coke....'Ah yes, I can sense the notes of plastic that enhance the underlying tone of phosporic acid and caramel colouring....' Ferchrissakes, you drink warm beer. You couldn't tell the difference if they put Lysol in the bottle... Brace yourself, the Bud Light jokes are coming....
  • I'm so old I remember when a gig of storage was a lot.

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    taiwan_girlT
    @George-K said in I'm so old I remember when a gig of storage was a lot.: @Doctor-Phibes said in I'm so old I remember when a gig of storage was a lot.: On a more serious note, we've stopped using HDD's for backup. One of the mailing lists I'm on had a discussion on whether to use a SSD for Apple's Time Machine backup. There was an interesting post about why a HDD is a better option for that. Interesting. I have a regular hard drive that I use for Time machine. I think I should do what you do George and have back up to that one and keep the backup "off site" and then every so often, switch them out.
  • Black Flight

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Jolly I agree. It seems to me that the suburbs are where the non-local elections are won or lost these days.
  • The Grand Dome of the Florence Cathedral

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    bachophileB
    Been there. Up the steps. The view is a little vertiginous. But then I’m not the one who goes up to the Empire State Building observation deck.
  • The Parent's Party

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  • MegaPortraits

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    taiwan_girlT
    Interesting, but also a bit scary. Dont know what to believe is real or not.
  • Where do earworms come from?

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    IvorythumperI
    Something Stupid is my latest recurring ear worm.
  • Watch Sting's reactions.

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    George KG
    @89th Beato practically creams in his pants discussing the chord and key changes (not to mention the modes) in "Fortress Around My Heart." That's probably one of my favorite Sting songs.
  • Hay Cats! Good Morning!

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  • G3 Today

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    George KG
    Luna is good with him. [image: 1658406247803-screen-shot-2022-07-21-at-7.22.15-am.png]
  • The highest polling Democrat Senator

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    MikM
    Folks like Manchin are why I say I don't have any problem with Cheney et al.
  • Reuters reporter has anxiety about gang in DC

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    89th8
    @Doctor-Phibes said in Reuters reporter has anxiety about gang in DC: Are they interested in restoring early 1776? Because I could get behind that. Otherwise, there's way too many stars on that flag.
  • Arranging the phone interview

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    89th8
    Que?
  • Why the train was delayed in North Dakota

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    JollyJ
    Scary. Been through some bad hail, but nothing like that.
  • Going vegetarian tonight

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  • All right, pilgrim. Let's yank it outta there...

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    LuFins DadL
    It’s probably for the best.
  • My Unword for Today

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    Doctor PhibesD
    It's archaic English - used a lot in the 18th Century and presumably by over-caffeinated, aging hipsters.
  • The Swamp Is Deep

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  • Gov de Blasio?

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @jon-nyc said in Gov de Blasio?: Funny to see his aspirations recede - president then governor then house in 2 years. I wonder if he'd be willing to mow your lawn?