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"Freedom of speech is being able to tell someone else something they don't want to hear." "No matter what you say, someone is going to be offended." "Once you realize that politicians are not altruistic, and that they're in politics for themselves and their own personal gain, then everything makes sense." "No one is above the law." "Have you ever met a poor politician?"

Do different brews -- typically custom mix of different flavors (although we have our favorites as well that get more "cup time")

Use a small-volume roaster rather than what you can buy at Walmart...

ooohh...that sounds pretty tasty-- 😃

Got a recipe you can share?

GM Nostr!

Happy Friday!

Mid 30s again this morning...glad the Raktajino is hot.

Hope everyone will be able to head out a bit early and get a start on the weekend...

#coffeechain

Ok...then if you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?

GM Nostr!

Happy Thursday!

Another cold (39) morning...would be a tough day if the coffeepot wasn't working (perish the thought!)

Nothing significant on the agenda today--kind of love those days...

#coffeechain

GM Nostr!

Happy Hump Day!

It's downhill to the weekend from here!

That's worth celebrating with an extra cup of coffee!

#coffeechain

No--it's really Power Query that I've used so much I'm now dependent...really opens so many doors for analytics...

But (really) as I think about it, it's Power Query I can't live without (and it's integration with Excel).

As a spreadsheet, Libre Office is perfectly adequate.

Dockworker strike is insane--the demands of the workers are completely unrealistic.

Unions are a significant problem in America...they had their place in history, but now they're just an extortion group--just like organized crime coercing "protection" money.

Criminal...they already earn a tremendously high salary and benefits for what they do (many make $150K a year), and now they want to effectively double their pay in 5 years? AND prevent any automation?

They're holding America hostage...not sure how this is going to end, but it won't be pretty...

Simply insane, greedy, and criminal.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/port-pay-dock-workers-pay-demands-7e5b52dd

Just all so expensive...and trying to get the right size is tough too...

Always liked Yokohama and Hakkapeliitta myself...but choices are indeed limited it seems (haven't had to buy tires in some time, so re-learning the ropes unfortunately...)

I do think Excel is the only Windows tool I couldn't replace (currently) with open source--the advanced tools (e.g. Power Query) really are a game-changer for analytics...will probably soon have some equivalents in Libre or Open Office, but still...

GM Nostr!

Happy Tuesday!

Really need an extra hot coffee today--brrrr--30 degrees outside.

Fall is DEFINITELY here. Should warm up though (both my coffee and the day).

#coffeechain

No local installers (unfortunately)...and a real hassle to try and get someone to mount/balance as they all want to sell you the tires. (Just did that on another set of tires I had to buy...)

Still, might have to go that route if the dealer prices are out of bounds...

😃

I do think podcasters are amazing--to come up with something relevant and interesting to say on a daily basis? I'm not sure I could do that--I'm just not that interesting...

I give them a lot of credit (and I've learned a lot from many of them)!