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Being raised British, I've always drank (drunk?) black tea with milk. The standard British tea is a fairly cheap mass-market powdered black tea, common brands being PG Tips, Tetley, and Yorkshire tea. It usually produces a strong, bitter taste, and is ready after just a few seconds of brewing....
Aaron Knobloch
It seems like most Americans are struggling these days. While economic systems influence this greatly, they are also discussed ad nauseam. More importantly, it's very difficult for an individual to influence those systems, and the broader economic state. However, we all have the ability to...
adamu.jp
It's Christmas Eve, and I've come to the co-working space by the sea, featured in my profile pic, to reflect on the past year, with just a couple of weeks left until the end of the year. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I left my job at the end of 2024, and have been unemployed all year this...
Aaron Knobloch
I'm proud to share that I recently purchased my first home. It's a lovely little townhouse in Denver, and fits me like a glove. The process was surprisingly straightforward for me, with less competition and bidding wars than typical for the Denver market. Of course that's because a global...
Paola Westbeek
Holland Herald (November 2024)Happy Places: World’s Top PâtisseriesPRADA CAFFÈ IN HARRODSMerge high-fashion with culinary cachet and the result is the pop-up Prada Caffè at Harrods in London. Inside, everything is an ode to the renowned Italian label – from their signature mint-green colour...
Paola Westbeek
Holland Herald (December 2024)Happy Places: On the Wall DON’T FEAR THE OTHER SIDEWhen Kirsten Sandlin, from Memphis, Tennessee, United States, created Don’t Fear the Other Side as part of a mural festival in 2021, she drew inspiration not only from her children, but also from her life challenges:...
Aaron Knobloch
Listen to an AI-generated discussion of this article.0:00/982.81×I don't consider myself an expert on anything finance related. There are a lot of advanced concepts in stock trading that I'm ignorant to, and there are many aspects of my finances that are sub-optimal. That being said, I have a very...
Adam Faliq
Black men have a shorter end of the stick due to many factors. Aaron attributes the breakdown of the black community to the breakdown of the family unit, driven by government support for single mothers. This led to unintended consequences whereby black women did not care about the risk of...
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I believe Computer Scientists have a moral duty to help prevent climate change. Some very simple steps could be taken to do this. I list them in this post. Why is it a moral imperative for Computer Scientists I believe those who have the ability to help also have a responsibility to...
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A Backpack by @nomaticgear for 1-3 day trips. My review is for a 5 day trip! I recently shelled out my hard earned cash for a serious backpack. I was torn between an everyday backpack or a multi day pack. I eventually went for the bigger pack. I’m glad that I did. Summary There are two very...
Adrian Crook
An interesting thing happened last week. Perhaps a milestone in notoriety for this site, or merely a part of its evolution. I’m still deciding which. CTV, one of Canada’s national broadcasters, airs “The Social,” one of those midday panel chat shows. It’s not the biggest outlet to cover 5K1C (this...