Chris - Lounge Rules Update Required !
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I held back a while but the thought keeps returning. Having read this Lounge Post[^] I realize that you need to institute a strict code of speaking only well of coffee and it's legitimate derivatives. Considering the post's possible detrimental affects on minors, it's clearly not KSS. For those of us who are normal (in the programmers sense of the word) it is abusive and even heretical. I don't recall any such posts in the SoapBox - and that's really saying something ! This topic, for any others who may harbor similar perversions, is the true value of "Don't Ask - Don't Tell". In the name of all that is good, right, and smells wonderful, it is time for you to act with righteous vigor!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I held back a while but the thought keeps returning. Having read this Lounge Post[^] I realize that you need to institute a strict code of speaking only well of coffee and it's legitimate derivatives. Considering the post's possible detrimental affects on minors, it's clearly not KSS. For those of us who are normal (in the programmers sense of the word) it is abusive and even heretical. I don't recall any such posts in the SoapBox - and that's really saying something ! This topic, for any others who may harbor similar perversions, is the true value of "Don't Ask - Don't Tell". In the name of all that is good, right, and smells wonderful, it is time for you to act with righteous vigor!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
For those of us who are normal
And thank goodness I am not. Most of the developers I have worked with do not drink coffee. When I started in my career that was not what I was expecting.
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I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
For those of us who are normal
And thank goodness I am not. Most of the developers I have worked with do not drink coffee. When I started in my career that was not what I was expecting.
BabyYoda wrote:
I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
This reminds me of something "ZuroDev" would have posted. Interesting.
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I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
For those of us who are normal
And thank goodness I am not. Most of the developers I have worked with do not drink coffee. When I started in my career that was not what I was expecting.
BabyYoda wrote:
I've never understood
Which explains so many of your problems.
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BabyYoda wrote:
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
For those of us who are normal
And thank goodness I am not._
Not being normal can be a positive attribute - but in this case, the route of a sociopath - I've never know that to end well.
BabyYoda wrote:
Most of the developers I have worked with do not drink coffee
It probably keeps peace in the day-room on your ward 🐿.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I held back a while but the thought keeps returning. Having read this Lounge Post[^] I realize that you need to institute a strict code of speaking only well of coffee and it's legitimate derivatives. Considering the post's possible detrimental affects on minors, it's clearly not KSS. For those of us who are normal (in the programmers sense of the word) it is abusive and even heretical. I don't recall any such posts in the SoapBox - and that's really saying something ! This topic, for any others who may harbor similar perversions, is the true value of "Don't Ask - Don't Tell". In the name of all that is good, right, and smells wonderful, it is time for you to act with righteous vigor!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Tea posts are the only socially acceptable posts allowed concerning hot beverages during coding. (whilst drinking a jolly good black tea Chai blend)
I'd rather be phishing!
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Tea posts are the only socially acceptable posts allowed concerning hot beverages during coding. (whilst drinking a jolly good black tea Chai blend)
I'd rather be phishing!
I drop some Lapsang Suchong now and then, or Loong Jing. As for those blends: ruins perfectly good tea. On the order of that true perversion of adding milk to tea. I suppose, if one has no sense of taste (or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap), then none of it really matters . . .
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
For those of us who are normal
And thank goodness I am not. Most of the developers I have worked with do not drink coffee. When I started in my career that was not what I was expecting.
Current research indicates that coffee has various health benefits, particularly in reducing the frequency of certain cancers. But about 10 years ago, I regularly started feeling lightheaded, similar to what you feel like after being sick and spending too much time in bed. I researched it and found that drinking too much coffee can be the cause. I was drinking about 4 mugs (=8 cups) a day, so I cut back to one. That fixed it, so now I rarely go beyond that.
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Current research indicates that coffee has various health benefits, particularly in reducing the frequency of certain cancers. But about 10 years ago, I regularly started feeling lightheaded, similar to what you feel like after being sick and spending too much time in bed. I researched it and found that drinking too much coffee can be the cause. I was drinking about 4 mugs (=8 cups) a day, so I cut back to one. That fixed it, so now I rarely go beyond that.
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BabyYoda wrote:
I've never understood why some people are proud to be addicted to the most popular legal drug in the world.
This reminds me of something "ZuroDev" would have posted. Interesting.
We may disagree an awful lot on most things but I always appreciate that you keep your CP Indentiy intact. Some seem to need to keep crawling under a different rock, now and then, but their signature will be recognized soon enough.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I drop some Lapsang Suchong now and then, or Loong Jing. As for those blends: ruins perfectly good tea. On the order of that true perversion of adding milk to tea. I suppose, if one has no sense of taste (or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap), then none of it really matters . . .
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
(or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap)
Guilty! :( But I only add about a teaspoon of milk to a good strong mug of Taylors' Yorkshire. I usually drink black tea when out - because no-one can get "a tiny amount of milk"! I very seldom drink coffee, (particularly in the UK) and never in the mornings. I like to ease gently into the day. :)
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
(or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap)
Guilty! :( But I only add about a teaspoon of milk to a good strong mug of Taylors' Yorkshire. I usually drink black tea when out - because no-one can get "a tiny amount of milk"! I very seldom drink coffee, (particularly in the UK) and never in the mornings. I like to ease gently into the day. :)
I spent some time in the UK and, although they drink a lot of tea and are famous for it, as a general rule, they ruin it. It seems to be an attempt to brew it so strong that it becomes a syrup. The natives then were inclined to neutralize it with milk. I put some in a cup and asked for water to dilute it to something tolerable to humans. Then, again, you guys are really into Gin, too. Another interesting aspect: the primary teas are from India - duh - no surprise. Some years ago I discovered I can taste the difference between Indian and Chinese tea. Although the former usually has a better aroma and almost invariably cured (black) the Chinese types usually have less of the unique tea perfume but taste better and are typically left green. There are crossovers. I have some Green tea from India (my son brought it to me) and it's quite decent. My favorite two Chinese teas are both black. But, back to the topic: except for some of the foreign restaurants (e.g., Indian, Chinese), the food was a horror story perhaps only equaled by the food in Germany. It seems to be by preference as, on a trip in the Dominican Republic, I noticed the English guest filling their plates with eggs, sausage, and bacon, and when empty, sopping up the grease with bread (and eating it). Somewhat similar to their Teutonic co-europeans. US food varies very greatly - size, waves of immigration, and exceptional abundance. The fraction of one's income spent on food (in the US) is remarkably small compared to almost anywhere. In a NYC suburb, access to dishes from around the world is just plain awesome. Good fortune, really, as many a place in the US (and many a person, even in NYC area) grew up thinking a "spice shelf" consists of salt and pepper. I have, however, found within easy reach Hispanic, Asian, and Kosher supermarkets (large ones) along with the usual (mostly) ugh. But find some of that Lapsang Suchong tea. It's cured (black) and smoked over pine needles. I love it (favorite) and it never gets bitter - others, however, hate it. A few battles have broken out in the CP Lounge over this tea in prior years.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappoint
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
(or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap)
Guilty! :( But I only add about a teaspoon of milk to a good strong mug of Taylors' Yorkshire. I usually drink black tea when out - because no-one can get "a tiny amount of milk"! I very seldom drink coffee, (particularly in the UK) and never in the mornings. I like to ease gently into the day. :)
5teveH wrote:
I like to ease gently into the day.
Wish I could adopt that philosophy. I start my day as one would being jolted violently from a bad nightmare - with as much caffeine as my heart will allow. :)
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I spent some time in the UK and, although they drink a lot of tea and are famous for it, as a general rule, they ruin it. It seems to be an attempt to brew it so strong that it becomes a syrup. The natives then were inclined to neutralize it with milk. I put some in a cup and asked for water to dilute it to something tolerable to humans. Then, again, you guys are really into Gin, too. Another interesting aspect: the primary teas are from India - duh - no surprise. Some years ago I discovered I can taste the difference between Indian and Chinese tea. Although the former usually has a better aroma and almost invariably cured (black) the Chinese types usually have less of the unique tea perfume but taste better and are typically left green. There are crossovers. I have some Green tea from India (my son brought it to me) and it's quite decent. My favorite two Chinese teas are both black. But, back to the topic: except for some of the foreign restaurants (e.g., Indian, Chinese), the food was a horror story perhaps only equaled by the food in Germany. It seems to be by preference as, on a trip in the Dominican Republic, I noticed the English guest filling their plates with eggs, sausage, and bacon, and when empty, sopping up the grease with bread (and eating it). Somewhat similar to their Teutonic co-europeans. US food varies very greatly - size, waves of immigration, and exceptional abundance. The fraction of one's income spent on food (in the US) is remarkably small compared to almost anywhere. In a NYC suburb, access to dishes from around the world is just plain awesome. Good fortune, really, as many a place in the US (and many a person, even in NYC area) grew up thinking a "spice shelf" consists of salt and pepper. I have, however, found within easy reach Hispanic, Asian, and Kosher supermarkets (large ones) along with the usual (mostly) ugh. But find some of that Lapsang Suchong tea. It's cured (black) and smoked over pine needles. I love it (favorite) and it never gets bitter - others, however, hate it. A few battles have broken out in the CP Lounge over this tea in prior years.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappoint
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
I spent some time in the UK and, although they drink a lot of tea and are famous for it, as a general rule, they ruin it. It seems to be an attempt to brew it so strong that it becomes a syrup.
Well, as we 'invented' it, :laugh: surely that's how it's supposed to be! :confused: Which is why you'll find most Brits complaining about not being able to get a decent cup of tea when outside of the UK. BTW, my wife's family, (originally from Pakistan), make something that I don't even recognise as tea!
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
except for some of the foreign restaurants (e.g., Indian, Chinese), the food was a horror story
I think we've upped our game a bit, these days. Although there are still probably more bad restaurants than good!
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
I spent some time in the UK and, although they drink a lot of tea and are famous for it, as a general rule, they ruin it. It seems to be an attempt to brew it so strong that it becomes a syrup.
Well, as we 'invented' it, :laugh: surely that's how it's supposed to be! :confused: Which is why you'll find most Brits complaining about not being able to get a decent cup of tea when outside of the UK. BTW, my wife's family, (originally from Pakistan), make something that I don't even recognise as tea!
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
except for some of the foreign restaurants (e.g., Indian, Chinese), the food was a horror story
I think we've upped our game a bit, these days. Although there are still probably more bad restaurants than good!
SteveH wrote:
Brits complaining about not being able to get a decent cup of tea when outside of the UK
This reminded me of Eric Idle's diatribe in MP's Travel Agency sketch, which is one of their great ones. :-D
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Current research indicates that coffee has various health benefits, particularly in reducing the frequency of certain cancers. But about 10 years ago, I regularly started feeling lightheaded, similar to what you feel like after being sick and spending too much time in bed. I researched it and found that drinking too much coffee can be the cause. I was drinking about 4 mugs (=8 cups) a day, so I cut back to one. That fixed it, so now I rarely go beyond that.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Greg Utas wrote:
Current research indicates that coffee has various health benefits,
Greg Utas wrote:
I researched it and found that drinking too much coffee can be the cause.
Exactly... most of the problems with many things don't come with the use / consume... but with the abuse.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Greg Utas wrote:
Current research indicates that coffee has various health benefits, particularly in reducing the frequency of certain cancers.
In that case, I suppose it's worth getting addicted to for the rest of your life. ;)
BabyYoda wrote:
In that case, I suppose it's worth getting addicted to for the rest of your life.
And consider how insidious it is, too! It prolongs your life so you can drink more of it. Indeed, I find myself a victim of this scam. A very willing one, at that
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
(or was brought up in the UK - a similar handicap)
Guilty! :( But I only add about a teaspoon of milk to a good strong mug of Taylors' Yorkshire. I usually drink black tea when out - because no-one can get "a tiny amount of milk"! I very seldom drink coffee, (particularly in the UK) and never in the mornings. I like to ease gently into the day. :)
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5teveH wrote:
I only add about a teaspoon of milk
A teaspoon for tea, a soup spoon for soup, a coffee spoon for coffee, and a dessert spoon for desserts. But why do we have a table spoon?
jsc42 wrote:
But why do we have a table spoon?
for the peas and mashed potatoes.
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SteveH wrote:
Brits complaining about not being able to get a decent cup of tea when outside of the UK
This reminded me of Eric Idle's diatribe in MP's Travel Agency sketch, which is one of their great ones. :-D
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