like if you asked someone here to name an American beer of the top of their heads
it'd be Bud, Miller or Coors
and i'm not going to dip into hyperbole here because it's unnecessary, all three are just really boring beers
Thing with US beer is outside the majors and a few big microbrews a lot of them aren't even available in every part of the country or even outside the city they are made. Let alone overseas.
But yeah, those three are basically piss water.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Wow, this guy has a serious thing for torturing Putin. I'm impressed and horrified at the cannibalism.
march 9: 303.5 lbs
march 10: 298.6 lbs
march 11: 295.4 lbs
march 12: 294.4 lbs
This makes me want to buy a scale...but I'm afraid it will just disappoint me and, instead, I should keep with simply enjoying being able to wear clothes I couldn't get over my childbearing hips a month ago. Ya know?
our team is in the middle of a large solaris upgrade on every server the company has and this applications guy wants us to all get together for 90 minutes each week and go over what we've done the last week
my team and boss are at lunch, I'm going to see what they think, but spending 5% of my time here each week sitting in another meeting that literally has no operational objectives seems like a silly idea
I think this could apply. Think of something that you know he needs to get done and interrelates what he want's from you, and ask for a status report on a certain aspect of it, so you can better understand the big picture. Make it about interoffice synergy and big picture thinking, and he'll spend hours fucking around with your bullshit request.
I've come to realize that sometimes I am just a bad employee. Today I was productive and got a few contracts out, and I'll get an IGE and market research out on another contract we are setting up. But I am a disruptive force when I get pulled into bullshit meetings.
I can't think of anything he needs to get done because I don't even know what his department does
I'm kind of worried when I lay out what I actually do at a meeting in front of people they'll be like WHAT, HE DOESN'T DO THAT MUCH, FIRE HIM
but I mean I clear all my tickets, maybe they should assign me more work if that's not enough
Your an intern. The fact that your doing work is probably more than they actually expect. Make sure to mention group projects you were a part of, not just individual work.
But the US beer scene is one of the most diverse around. Regional differences abound. And we have tons of home and microbrewries everywhere. Basically we are beertopia.
well export some of it then!
But why bother if they can sell it all in the domestic market? The biggest craft/"micro" brewer is Sam Adams, and they do like 5-10% of the volume of InBev. The smallest ones make enough to supply a single bar or restaurant. Same reason the Real Ale people in the UK don't export here, I'd think.
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march 9: 303.5 lbs
march 10: 298.6 lbs
march 11: 295.4 lbs
march 12: 294.4 lbs
This makes me want to buy a scale...but I'm afraid it will just disappoint me and, instead, I should keep with simply enjoying being able to wear clothes I couldn't get over my childbearing hips a month ago. Ya know?
scales are for torturing yourself
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
i can't even handle how much i want to go home and play dark souls 2 right now
i get in this weird state where around afternoon i want to go home so bad i could shank someone to do it
then i get closer and closer to home time and i cba to get up
i could have left here 10 minutes ago
Yup this happens to me too
Once I don't have to be here any more I don't mind waiting half an hour to help someone out/avoid traffic
it's weird, same thing happens to me
and when i go home in this state i rarely put the game right in and play
it's more that i want the option to be available so that i may do it at my leisure (whether the option is playing the game i want to play or leaving to go home or whatever)
But the US beer scene is one of the most diverse around. Regional differences abound. And we have tons of home and microbrewries everywhere. Basically we are beertopia.
well export some of it then!
You're going to have to kill a ton of Belgians in order to make that happen.
Belgian-owned InBev, who owns Anheuser-Busch (and thus Budweiser) and virtually every other major brewery in the world, essentially has a global stranglehold over the import/export business for beer
It's much easier to take the Lud path and make fun of everything.
I stand by that.
Fuck you all, there's somethign about everyone that can be made fun of and I don't see why we shouldn't do it.
I think there's a not-so-subtle and important difference between having a sense of humor and doing the caustic ball-busting thing. The latter is toxic to pretty much all human relations.
For sure. Being nasty to people is not cool. But the lines there can be blurred and it gets very complicated and some people are very sensitive and .... well there's a lot of underlying issues.
So I just go with the "sorry if that made you feel bad, didn't mean for it to, oh well!" method.
ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
I am alone in a room with probably four hundred preserved insects in various solutions. I'm the only person who uses this lab so it is quiet and basically my space. It's awesome.
I am alone in a room with probably four hundred preserved insects in various solutions. I'm the only person who uses this lab so it is quiet and basically my space. It's awesome.
i read that as 'perverted' at first
i... uh... i think i need to get laid
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I am alone in a room with probably four hundred preserved insects in various solutions. I'm the only person who uses this lab so it is quiet and basically my space. It's awesome.
But the US beer scene is one of the most diverse around. Regional differences abound. And we have tons of home and microbrewries everywhere. Basically we are beertopia.
well export some of it then!
But why bother if they can sell it all in the domestic market? The biggest craft/"micro" brewer is Sam Adams, and they do like 5-10% of the volume of InBev. The smallest ones make enough to supply a single bar or restaurant. Same reason the Real Ale people in the UK don't export here, I'd think.
Does Sam Adams really even qualify as a "micro" beer anymore?
Hell, I won't give that distinction to Shiner Bock, which isn't even exported out of Texas, because they're HUGE and don't really go with the microbrewery thing anymore. Dogfish Head, however, even though they're also HUGE and they export all over the States (dunno about beyond that) can keep it's micro 'cause they are way into the whole crafting thing.
march 9: 303.5 lbs
march 10: 298.6 lbs
march 11: 295.4 lbs
march 12: 294.4 lbs
Boy what you been (not) eating?
my main guiding principle has been as close as i can get to no sugar (without just like, eating nothing but boiled shrimp). i also generally stay away from carbs because they usually make me insanely ravenous. so i've been at or less than ~20g of sugar per day, at or less than ~40g of carbs. generally my only sugar is from beef jerky, yogurt, or the tiny bit from peanut butter.
i'm not overly worried about calories i guess because i can't squeeze down enough. with plenty of green veggies and proteins, i don't really have the appetite to pile it on, even with skin-on, non-lean proteins. i'm eating like, a peanut butter on whole wheat sandwich (with a fair chunk of peanut butter) every night just to keep me from eating like 500 calories. it's bizarre.
anyway i have some cashews and macadamias on the way from amazon so i will have fewer 700 calorie days once those show up. aiming for ~1,200.
The other thing with beer if you have to remember US is much more analogous to Europe in terms of scale. Beer in Ireland is different from beer in Spain is different from beer in Estonia. Same thing with LA, Omaha and Baltimore
It's much easier to take the Lud path and make fun of everything.
I stand by that.
Fuck you all, there's somethign about everyone that can be made fun of and I don't see why we shouldn't do it.
I think there's a not-so-subtle and important difference between having a sense of humor and doing the caustic ball-busting thing. The latter is toxic to pretty much all human relations.
For sure. Being nasty to people is not cool. But the lines there can be blurred and it gets very complicated and some people are very sensitive and .... well there's a lot of underlying issues.
So I just go with the "sorry if that made you feel bad, didn't mean for it to, oh well!" method.
Sometimes I do wonder if I'm too thin-skinned to wear a kick-me sign avatar. I'm just not sure what else I'd like it to be.
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why are you defensive? it's weird and creepy. come over here so we can make fun of you for being defensive.
i don't really think you have the causal vectors quite right on that one
like you said yourself, the people with a button on their backpack don't particularly stick out. they like a thing which yes might be a little socially inappropriate but by and large they interact with the rest of the world on its own terms and it's nbd
but the people who make a cartoon their thing do kinda stick out, and they've made a decision to do so. it's how they've learned to interact with the world. it's unhealthy and it's annoying and it shouldn't be lionized or excused.
I think it works both ways. Like a lot of things in human behavior, a phenomenon can be both a cause and an effect.
Some people are reacting to slights (sometimes real, sometimes imaginary, sometimes serious, sometimes trivial) by doubling-down on the "I'm different and weird and proud!" attitude.
Some people are taking defensiveness over one thing (being a nerd, being fat, being gay) and transferring it to something else. "I got picked on for being fat, therefore clearly when somebody casually mentions my MLP shirt they're picking on me too."
Some people just want to be into the stuff that they're into and not be teased about it constantly.
However, regardless of where they are in that cycle, further needling isn't going to have a positive effect. I think it's valid criticism to point out that some nerds huddle in a corner going "I wish I was at home listening to Swans watching My Little Pony." But when those nerds get together and have their My Little Pony thing, if you're not making an effort to understand why they like it and what they get out of it and actually connect with them as human beings then you're being the Swans dude huddled in a corner thinking "why am I better than everyone else?"
the reason we're going to differ on this is that you refuse to accept that there is a dominant, mainstream culture that people will suffer socially if they refuse to engage with.
like it or not (and mostly i don't!) professional sports and how's the weather and the kids are great and my ski trip next week is general-purpose water-cooler conversation and my raid progress in WoW or your furry convention isn't.
like it or not (and mostly i do!) wearing a button-down shirt and chinos to the grocery store allows you to pass without much comment while wearing a cloak or utilikilt does not.
like, there is a set of social expectations that people generally conform to. it makes it possible to live with other people. literally everyone on the planet has some sort of unusual interest or hobby or trait or belief, but most of us understand that it's unusual and that the world as a whole will not bend to our demands.
so me personally, when the MIT intern starts banging on about her anime club and pony fandom? i try to engage with her as a person and ask some questions and be generous in my estimation. but, of course, her insistence on making this her thing is going to hurt her socially and probably professionally.
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ZampanovYou May Not Go HomeUntil Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered Userregular
I'm trying to give Buffy the Vampire Slayer another shot but the cringey romance plots are just as annoying as ever. I keep having to pause and go look at something else to avoid straining my eyes after rolling them so much.
our team is in the middle of a large solaris upgrade on every server the company has and this applications guy wants us to all get together for 90 minutes each week and go over what we've done the last week
my team and boss are at lunch, I'm going to see what they think, but spending 5% of my time here each week sitting in another meeting that literally has no operational objectives seems like a silly idea
I think this could apply. Think of something that you know he needs to get done and interrelates what he want's from you, and ask for a status report on a certain aspect of it, so you can better understand the big picture. Make it about interoffice synergy and big picture thinking, and he'll spend hours fucking around with your bullshit request.
I've come to realize that sometimes I am just a bad employee. Today I was productive and got a few contracts out, and I'll get an IGE and market research out on another contract we are setting up. But I am a disruptive force when I get pulled into bullshit meetings.
I can't think of anything he needs to get done because I don't even know what his department does
I'm kind of worried when I lay out what I actually do at a meeting in front of people they'll be like WHAT, HE DOESN'T DO THAT MUCH, FIRE HIM
but I mean I clear all my tickets, maybe they should assign me more work if that's not enough
Your an intern. The fact that your doing work is probably more than they actually expect. Make sure to mention group projects you were a part of, not just individual work.
It's hard to shake the feeling that I'm extremely lazy and nonproductive even though when I walk by the computer store (they image laptops for franchisees) I see the interns in there playing bravely default or watching youtube
But the US beer scene is one of the most diverse around. Regional differences abound. And we have tons of home and microbrewries everywhere. Basically we are beertopia.
well export some of it then!
But why bother if they can sell it all in the domestic market? The biggest craft/"micro" brewer is Sam Adams, and they do like 5-10% of the volume of InBev. The smallest ones make enough to supply a single bar or restaurant. Same reason the Real Ale people in the UK don't export here, I'd think.
Does Sam Adams really even qualify as a "micro" beer anymore?
Hell, I won't give that distinction to Shiner Bock, which isn't even exported out of Texas, because they're HUGE and don't really go with the microbrewery thing anymore. Dogfish Head, however, even though they're also HUGE and they export all over the States (dunno about beyond that) can keep it's micro 'cause they are way into the whole crafting thing.
We get Shiner up here in NY/NJ. Good stuff
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
I am alone in a room with probably four hundred preserved insects in various solutions. I'm the only person who uses this lab so it is quiet and basically my space. It's awesome.
i read that as 'perverted' at first
i... uh... i think i need to get laid
I do too actually. Every plan has fallen through and I am frustrated, to say the least.
But the US beer scene is one of the most diverse around. Regional differences abound. And we have tons of home and microbrewries everywhere. Basically we are beertopia.
well export some of it then!
But why bother if they can sell it all in the domestic market? The biggest craft/"micro" brewer is Sam Adams, and they do like 5-10% of the volume of InBev. The smallest ones make enough to supply a single bar or restaurant. Same reason the Real Ale people in the UK don't export here, I'd think.
Does Sam Adams really even qualify as a "micro" beer anymore?
Hell, I won't give that distinction to Shiner Bock, which isn't even exported out of Texas, because they're HUGE and don't really go with the microbrewery thing anymore. Dogfish Head, however, even though they're also HUGE and they export all over the States (dunno about beyond that) can keep it's micro 'cause they are way into the whole crafting thing.
They're technically a member of the microbrewer trade groups, but yeah. They dwarf all of the metro/regional micros, but are still dwarfed in turn by the Macros.
Also, I can totally get Shiner Bock in Atlanta. And it kinda sucks?
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Guys, he fell for that epic troll!
Now his resume is way too short!
Let's all point and laugh!
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Boy what you been (not) eating?
Thing with US beer is outside the majors and a few big microbrews a lot of them aren't even available in every part of the country or even outside the city they are made. Let alone overseas.
But yeah, those three are basically piss water.
This makes me want to buy a scale...but I'm afraid it will just disappoint me and, instead, I should keep with simply enjoying being able to wear clothes I couldn't get over my childbearing hips a month ago. Ya know?
Seriously not a good look for the other side.
I want him to be the new LorctheOrc
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
But why bother if they can sell it all in the domestic market? The biggest craft/"micro" brewer is Sam Adams, and they do like 5-10% of the volume of InBev. The smallest ones make enough to supply a single bar or restaurant. Same reason the Real Ale people in the UK don't export here, I'd think.
scales are for torturing yourself
I reported his new account but he seems dedicated to his gospel. Of torturing Putin.
it's weird, same thing happens to me
and when i go home in this state i rarely put the game right in and play
it's more that i want the option to be available so that i may do it at my leisure (whether the option is playing the game i want to play or leaving to go home or whatever)
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
You're going to have to kill a ton of Belgians in order to make that happen.
Feral, you could have gone with "Just a troll putin on the Ritz." and you let it go.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
For sure. Being nasty to people is not cool. But the lines there can be blurred and it gets very complicated and some people are very sensitive and .... well there's a lot of underlying issues.
So I just go with the "sorry if that made you feel bad, didn't mean for it to, oh well!" method.
sorry, my vlad
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
your av gives you like a +20 bonus to puns
i read that as 'perverted' at first
i... uh... i think i need to get laid
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
@BugBoy
Couldn't wait to Russian to that pun
Does Sam Adams really even qualify as a "micro" beer anymore?
Hell, I won't give that distinction to Shiner Bock, which isn't even exported out of Texas, because they're HUGE and don't really go with the microbrewery thing anymore. Dogfish Head, however, even though they're also HUGE and they export all over the States (dunno about beyond that) can keep it's micro 'cause they are way into the whole crafting thing.
my main guiding principle has been as close as i can get to no sugar (without just like, eating nothing but boiled shrimp). i also generally stay away from carbs because they usually make me insanely ravenous. so i've been at or less than ~20g of sugar per day, at or less than ~40g of carbs. generally my only sugar is from beef jerky, yogurt, or the tiny bit from peanut butter.
i'm not overly worried about calories i guess because i can't squeeze down enough. with plenty of green veggies and proteins, i don't really have the appetite to pile it on, even with skin-on, non-lean proteins. i'm eating like, a peanut butter on whole wheat sandwich (with a fair chunk of peanut butter) every night just to keep me from eating like 500 calories. it's bizarre.
anyway i have some cashews and macadamias on the way from amazon so i will have fewer 700 calorie days once those show up. aiming for ~1,200.
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
such a mistake Moscow you
Sometimes I do wonder if I'm too thin-skinned to wear a kick-me sign avatar. I'm just not sure what else I'd like it to be.
the reason we're going to differ on this is that you refuse to accept that there is a dominant, mainstream culture that people will suffer socially if they refuse to engage with.
like it or not (and mostly i don't!) professional sports and how's the weather and the kids are great and my ski trip next week is general-purpose water-cooler conversation and my raid progress in WoW or your furry convention isn't.
like it or not (and mostly i do!) wearing a button-down shirt and chinos to the grocery store allows you to pass without much comment while wearing a cloak or utilikilt does not.
like, there is a set of social expectations that people generally conform to. it makes it possible to live with other people. literally everyone on the planet has some sort of unusual interest or hobby or trait or belief, but most of us understand that it's unusual and that the world as a whole will not bend to our demands.
so me personally, when the MIT intern starts banging on about her anime club and pony fandom? i try to engage with her as a person and ask some questions and be generous in my estimation. but, of course, her insistence on making this her thing is going to hurt her socially and probably professionally.
Well, to be fair...
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No one sends me random nonsense.
It's hard to shake the feeling that I'm extremely lazy and nonproductive even though when I walk by the computer store (they image laptops for franchisees) I see the interns in there playing bravely default or watching youtube
We get Shiner up here in NY/NJ. Good stuff
I do too actually. Every plan has fallen through and I am frustrated, to say the least.
They're technically a member of the microbrewer trade groups, but yeah. They dwarf all of the metro/regional micros, but are still dwarfed in turn by the Macros.
Also, I can totally get Shiner Bock in Atlanta. And it kinda sucks?
there is a kind of mad brilliance here