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Re: Random, Random 2.0

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Suliso wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:23 pm Have any of you living in US eaten pawpaw?
Are we talking about puppies or grandfathers?
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And...... we have a winner!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Suliso wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:23 pm Have any of you living in US eaten pawpaw?
It took me a while to recognize them.
I have a tree in my garden. Down here they are called FEIJOA (fay-hoe-uh), and the ones you posted are actually very, very big. The ones in my garden are about half the size.
They are a family of the guavas. They are tart and sweet, with a pulpy inside. You can eat the rind or peel them (I eat the rind) and are extremely juicy. If you find them, do try them. I find them delicious.
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I think he has a point.
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And a very good one.
However, I do have a friend that is basically health-obsessed, and he is mostly happy. My loony friend N, also a non-believer in modern medicine, rabid hater of Fauci et al, and certainly happier in life than I am.
But it is Nassim Nicholas Taleb, so he should know a bit or two about black swans.
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Want a flying car (toy)? This one could be yours for just 92,000 $ and delivery in 2023. :D

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A giant drone :clap: :clap: :clap:
Having said that. When you fly helicopters, there is this thing called "The Dead Man's Curve". It is when you are flying so low that, if something were to go wrong, you would fall at the exact speed at which you would fall too slowly to autorotate, but high enough for the crash to kill you.
That little drone looks to be high enough for serious injuries, too low to deploy a parachute. So.... I want one, but over water. ;)
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ponchi101 wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 3:13 pm And a very good one.
However, I do have a friend that is basically health-obsessed, and he is mostly happy. My loony friend N, also a non-believer in modern medicine, rabid hater of Fauci et al, and certainly happier in life than I am.
But it is Nassim Nicholas Taleb, so he should know a bit or two about black swans.
I agree with his premise, but I met Taleb maybe 15 years ago and he didn't seem too joyous either.
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mmmm8 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 5:18 pm ...

I agree with his premise, but I met Taleb maybe 15 years ago and he didn't seem too joyous either.
I think The Black Swan is a very good book. But he is a serious man, after all :)
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“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
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Well, there is a man that has his priorities straight :confused:
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In a world of so much self-serving BS and apathy, I like seeing a person of principle - whether I agree with the person's position and/or his/her manner of protest or not.
It's so difficult to find people today who actually BELIEVE in something - other than in greed and selfishness.

In this case with James Cromwell, I agree with his position - though his manner of protest can certainly be improved.
(This guy played 'Stretch Cunningham', after all...)
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Re: Random, Random 2.0

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ti-amie wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 8:01 pm

Give me a break. As someone who has buys both regular and plant based milk- Cow's milk costs about $1.50 for a half gallon. Soy milk and almond milk in the neighborhood of $3.00-$4.00. Oat Milk about $4.50-$6.00.

I'm up for protesting Starbucks prices overall (though I'd prefer the messenger not be a millionaire who can easily afford the cost and could've sprung for the drinks of everyone in the store), but the price difference between the milks is valid and has nothing to do with Starbucks.
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Re: Random, Random 2.0

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Starbucks is overpriced for sure, but it's not any kind of necessity to go there.
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Re: Random, Random 2.0

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Supply, demand, economics. Soy and almond milk are more expensive because productions costs are, simply, more expensive. Any of these "milks" (they are really not milk) are new formulations, and they take way more expenditures to produce.
Go and get the new one: cashew milk. Cashews are terribly expensive, so you need to factor that into the cost of your milk. Just like coconut milk, which is the same pattern.
And like Suliso says. Nobody is forcing you to go to Starbucks AND order your triple-latte-smoked-almonds-milk Tetrapuccino. I know that in the USA you don't have the same number of coffee shops as here in Colombia, but Starbucks is a luxury, not a necessity.
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