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by Smith1776
Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:49 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Life pro tip: always buy an extra mooncake that you can hide from your family and keep to yourself. 🥮🤤😋
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Also, yeah, no garlic and onions in our tradition either.

It's a shame because those are two of the tastiest things you can add to pretty much any dish. :D
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

I guess she’s not making Chinese pork stew with carrots anytime soon then. Too bad. I met some Buddhists in Taiwan who don’t eat garlic. That was new. Yeah, that won't be on the menu any time soon I'm afraid. :P When she eats mooncake she won't have the kind with the yolk inside either. On the brig...
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:37 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Some support for investing in Gold
Replies: 8
Views: 3460

Re: Some support for investing in Gold

Gold is an asset whose analysis just isn’t amenable to the traditional spreadsheet. The more and more I reflect on the asset, the more I conclude that that seems to be true.

To see gold’s purpose one must be a student of economic history rather than statistics.
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:25 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Mountaineer wrote:
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:28 pm
With or without sauerkraut?
Depends on the mood I'm in. None this time though!

Ended up picking up this bag of yummies too. Almonds with sriracha flavouring! Damn good.



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by Smith1776
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:24 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:14 pm
Does Mom Smithers cook?
She does, and quite well! The thing is, she’s Buddhist vegetarian though, so no yummy steak or chicken cordon bleu.
by Smith1776
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:43 am
Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:11 am
Mooncake season is upon us! 😋🤤🥮
I have no reason to set foot in big box stores, but I was in a Costco with a friend a few weeks ago and I saw a wall of them O0
Making a Costco trip today.... mmmmmm hot dogs.
by Smith1776
Mon Aug 22, 2022 12:38 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Mooncake season is upon us! 😋🤤🥮 But not until September 10, right? Is it creeping earlier each year so that bakeries can sell more mooncakes or something like that? Or more likely so that people can just eat more of them? I'm always curious how the dates for the Chinese (Lunar) holidays are determi...
by Smith1776
Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:11 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Mooncake season is upon us! 😋🤤🥮
by Smith1776
Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:02 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

What's funny is that when Spotlight was first introduced with Mac OSX years ago, Steve Jobs predicted on stage at All Things D that the traditional file structure would be taken out to pasture soon.

I'm still waiting. :D
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:43 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

Kbg wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:40 pm
This is getting weirder and weirder...I just bought Das Kapital for my Kindle app. If you see some new guy show up with kgb as his screen name and it sounds like me...plan an intervention.
lmao!!
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

Macs are leftist. Conservatives use PCs. It's true. The Mac market is a monopoly while the PC market is open and competitive. So... checks out. Is this why I have a sudden urge to grow a pony tail and pull my grey hair back tightly??? Are daily Starbucks runs in my future? Yes, and the ironic stick...
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

Desert wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:41 pm
Macs are leftist. Conservatives use PCs. It's true.
The Mac market is a monopoly while the PC market is open and competitive.

So... checks out.
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump reelection bid
Replies: 188
Views: 30551

Re: Trump reelection bid

joypog wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:20 pm
Then again, we're a bunch of avatars bullshitting about everything....but thank god I don't have a real microphone.
lmao!
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump reelection bid
Replies: 188
Views: 30551

Re: Trump reelection bid

I haven’t read or listened to all his content, but a decent chunk.

I really like his arguments about free will and find them convincing.
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:18 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

Heck, what I'd really love is a MacBook with a built-in numpad. O0
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

I love my mac. As someone who does quite a bit of web development, having a unix file system under the hood has proven useful. As some have mentioned, there have been a few generations of MacBook where the keyboard was terrible. That design was taken to the scrap heap though. The new keyboards (and...
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Session chat app
Replies: 7
Views: 1155

Re: Session chat app

Signal ftw!
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:09 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:39 am
Is that a Brydge keyboard in the coffee photo, Smith?
It's the built-in keyboard for the 15" MacBook Pro.
by Smith1776
Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Any Mac Users here?
Replies: 66
Views: 5009

Re: Any Mac Users here?

I love my mac. As someone who does quite a bit of web development, having a unix file system under the hood has proven useful. As some have mentioned, there have been a few generations of MacBook where the keyboard was terrible. That design was taken to the scrap heap though. The new keyboards (and ...
by Smith1776
Wed Aug 17, 2022 11:17 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Random thought on my walk today:

James Rickards is the Deepak Chopra of the investment world.

I think the comparison is apt.
by Smith1776
Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:09 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Better Call Saul (Final Season)
Replies: 27
Views: 2416

Re: Better Call Saul (Final Season)

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by Smith1776
Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1778775

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

Vancouver update:

Nobody even talks about COVID anymore… much less wears a mask.
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:16 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:10 pm
Nice. You know that Oatly stuff was recalled. Botulism.
Canadians are immune to botulism.
by Smith1776
Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2250
Views: 1149704

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:12 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:08 pm
I made a healthier (and cheaper) choice today because of you guys. :D
Don’t keep us in suspense O0
Coffee?
El cheapo Walmart brand coffee with only oat milk added... no sugar. ^-^