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Americano was named for American soldiers stationed in Italy during WWII who didn’t like the taste of full strength espresso, so they would water it down.


So the same people who discovered spaghetti alla carbonara by eating their ham and eggs with pasta.

Funnily enough Soth Koreans love iced Americano regardless of the season. That's even more watered down than regular Americano or Espresso Freddo. Maybe the coffee equivalent of iced tea.


The new Fellow Ode is excellent if you’re in the market for a grinder. 10/10 recommend. I haven’t run this test on it yet, though!


Actually, you do. Your rights as a citizen are in no way related to how or whether you vote. Freedom of speech does not hinge on your voting record. This line of thinking also erases the voices of disenfranchised voters, residents of Puerto Rico, prisoners, houseless people, etc.


To add to the "etc.", those under the voting age and immigrants.

I believe some religious groups don't vote. Ahh, yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_rejection_of_politic... gives examples of people involved in politics but don't vote for religious reasons.

Even if the complaint is specifically directed towards those who can vote, but don't - is Australia, where everyone is required to vote, free of "preachy posts"?

I suspect not.

Note also that what touched the nerve is a posting from someone who hasn't said if he is or is not voting, not that he hasn't voted before nor won't vote again.


“Purdue University Scientists Drive Tiny Robot Around Inside Living Butthole” was also pretty odd


I don't know how I missed that one. We could call it a tie?


I would suggest that there is an element of fear involved when subscribing to the majority of conspiracy theories. Critical thinking and emotional intelligence are necessary, but fear supersedes intelligence and is easily manipulated.


My first laptop was a Toshiba around 2003. It was pretty great at the time, but laughably heavy and clunky by today’s standards (I still have it for some reason...)

RIP


My wife interviewed friends about this years ago, and I edited it into a fun video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CJfj8wXgcJM


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