While it’s the home opener for the Guardians Indians today, the girlfriend is both upset and happy. Upset because there’s no Bananaball for her to watch this weekend, happy because her name got pulled in the ticket lottery, so it appears we’re going to a game in person.
Considering the news first released Wednesday, I was waiting for confirmation.
As it’s also Good Friday, have you considered a game?
I know there’s a large enough Chicago cohort that should be aware of this.
I’m curious if this was targeted or general ransomware.
As a local, this is not the threat they think it is.
So thin, but with heart damage?
The pendulum swings…
As I read this, I thought of Chandler, Hammett, Spider Robinson, E.E. Smith, Silverberg…
IMNSHO, worse than “Do you know who I am?”
Good thing he doesn’t know anything about sci-fi. Too bad he never learned the first rule.
For the cocktail today, I want to bring one back that has languished in obscurity for quite a while. This surprises me as it’s only two ingredients, both of which are resurgent today.
The Pink Gin
- Gin
- Bitters
That’s it. That’s the recipe.
Oh… you wanted more details about it and some tips? The drink became popular back in the 1800s, traditionally with Plymouth gin and Angostura bitters. The original method of making this drink was quite simple. Add a dash of bitters to a pour of gin, give a brief stir. Now, here in the modern era, we know that’s crazy. You should obviously chill the gin first. This is not an entry level drink, it’s gin and bitters. Tradition would say to stir this drink in a mixing pitcher to chill it. Considering that there’s no low ABV components, you may want to shake in order to get more dilution and to chill it more. The drink can be served up or on the rocks, and garnished with a twist (lemon generally, but adjust based on the gin).
With that, I’ll let you get out there for the weekend (language NSFW).
That patent is retarded. Im not even sure how you can patent an art form presented through code.
Patent and copyright law was written before the question of software raised its ugly head.
No legislature has brains enough on the subject.
I feel that way about a lot of software patents. No. Storing items in a virtual cart is not a transformative idea.
If it were old 1970s mechanical computer sure, that would make sense.
If y’all haven’t seen the Critical Drinker’s interview with Andy Weir, take some time ad give it a watch. Andy is a thouroughly interesting person who I would love to get in a quiet bar with a few free hours, and Will is quickly becoming an excellent interviewer.
I was going to make it a whisky neat evening, but pink gin is intriguing. And I do have Plymouth in the freezer, and a huge bottle of Angostura bitters…
If you are unaware (I was), Angostura has released an amaro based on the same recipe as the bitters. The bars that are high end cocktail, but not going speakeasy have (anecdotally) shifted to using the amaro for Trinidad Sours.
I was not aware, thank you. I might have to try that out. If I can find some room on my booze shelf.
Some of the bundles they’re putting it in are hilarious.
Is it an open world? Do I get to decide my path?
I just got my right eardrum cut and middle-ear gunk suctioned out.
Good Friday? Not really.
Yuck. It’s better than gunk pressure rupturing the eardrum.
When I had covid in January, it came with wicked ear infection in both ears. 2 rounds of antibiotics didnt clear it up.
A month ago the ENT doc wanted to perforate my right ear, which is the worst but I was hesitant.
I shoulda done it a month ago. Just relieving the pressure is worth it, and it turns down my tinnitus a bit.
Hawt.
Maybe stop sticking stuff in there?
He accidentally fell on it, he swears!
One in a million, doc! One in a million!
Oh, fuck me. Taps the hell out.
Saving democracy, one
sternly worded letterpolitically motivated ruling at a timeIf so, that ruling will be in keeping with a recent slew of others – mostly at the lower court level – that have not gone Trump’s way.
In recent days, courts have ruled that the president can’t just remake the White House with a hugely expensive ballroom without congressional approval; that an executive order to bar federal funding from public radio and television was unconstitutional; and that the administration can’t restrict reporters’ access to the Pentagon based on what the administration deems appropriate information for the public.
To those who care about the rule of law and the preservation of US democracy, these kinds of rulings are heartening news. The courts are serving as a bulwark against at least some of Trump’s excesses.
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Yes, the lower-court rulings matter a great deal. And no, they don’t solve the larger problems, at least not immediately.
That’s going to be up to a citizenry that cares enough not only to vote but to restore and rebuild America’s damaged institutions for its long-term future.
Just because the people elected him is no reason to let him do as he pleases.
If I were an editorial cartoonist (does such a thing even exist anymore?) I would scratch out a generously labelled panel featuring Trump in the style of The Amazing Colossal Man (loincloth and all) surrounded by a horde of Lilliputians in black judicial robes frantically trying to restrain him with lengths of thread.
We deserve the downfall we will have as a nation
Imagine if the courts weren’t so in the tank for Donald. Not just shooting down his totalitarian whims but making real progress again.
How do I bypass the paywall on the Ozempic article?
Pay big pharma?
The cleveland.com one? Here. It wasn’t paywalled when I initially pulled it up, but they’re bad about flipping things between paywall and no paywall.
Thank you Neph
Happy Spring Holiday from the city of Houston.
God what cucks. They bitched out and took down that glorious X post.
Who?
Not sure what part of H-town you’re in, but near Deer Park is this place:
https://www.guidrycajunkitchen.com/
Do recommend.
Remember, kids. Voting is a sacred duty. But Democrat-ocracy can only be rescued by electing honorable dedicated lifetime public servants free of the taint of private commerce who will uphold the the traditions of FDR and LBJ, not some wackjob dilettante capitalist.
I just got my right eardrum cut and middle-ear gunk suctioned out.
Ewwww. Just as long as the vertigo goes away.
I didnt see what she vacuumed out, but I could smell it. Foul with an odd hit of sweet.
Think the inside of an old boxing glove + grape jelly.
Who said you could do that?
A Rome court has ruled that the price hikes Netflix imposed on subscribers in Italy in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2024 were unlawful. The court ordered Netflix to refund affected customers by up to 500 euros (about $576), depending on their plan.
The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian legislation that aims to protect consumer rights. The Consumer Code says it’s unlawful for a “professional to unilaterally modify the clauses of the contract, or the characteristics of the product or service to be provided, without a justified reason indicated in the contract itself,” according to a Google-provided translation.
The court’s April 1 ruling determined that Netflix’s contracts were required to explain in advance why prices or other terms might change in the future.
Because the price hikes were found to be imposed without providing customers with valid justifications, the court ruled that the new prices are invalid and ordered Netflix to refund affected subscribers. This comes despite Netflix reportedly providing a 30-day advance notice of the higher fees and allowing customers to cancel their subscriptions to avoid price hikes.
Eurotopia. What a great place to do business.
Just cut services to Italy or all of Europe. Pick one country at a time and just stop those ISPs (or whatever). Give them notice and then just do it. People would get *pissed* right quick and really demonstrate just how seriously they take their passive entertainment. Over, say, uh. Their countries being broke and overrun by really enthusiastic “refugees.”
I’d love for Musk to do that, just to reveal how pathetic people are, unconcerned with anything serious. But their Netflix! Oh, dearest me!
Can they just add FYTW in the contract? It works for the government.
RoaT:
“By watching videos, you agree to any and all price changes necessary in the future.”
And if you’re a sports fan, regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, it’s increasingly difficult to maintain an ignorant bliss about which players hold beliefs that you find intolerable.
That says more about you than it does about your sports heroes, you insufferable preening douchebag.
https://x.com/JustACineast/status/1791185395943682126
They are going to keep pushing until it reaches the point where we have an ideological war to the death.