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"Yes, beans, because I am coffee snob, also I am also a realist who trusts the science."
—me


"Coffee snob(noun): [One who has] a true epicurean appreciation for the fine art of all things coffee. This is far and above the myraid [sic] of lemmings who ritually congregate at the local Starbucks, trying like hell to appear hip and trendy."
fugitive247

I must preface this writeup with a couple of statements. Firstly, yes, I am a coffee snob, and highly opinionated on the topic of coffee. Secondly, I have been on this journey for many years, have tried many, many coffees brewed in many ways, in a diverse set of cultures and places, and have talked to many, many people about coffee, many of whom are far more experienced and travelled than I. In short, I have

Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams is a PC videogame that simulates the full experience of doing a jigsaw puzzle. There are many websites and games for the purpose of doing jigsaw puzzles -- what makes this one unique is that it renders the puzzle on a table in a room, and you can customize everything about the room; the materials and colors of the table, the walls, the furniture; you have a kitchen, a couch, a bedroom. The graphics are gorgeous with Unreal Engine 5 and it runs on under a gigabyte or

 



Shyness is nice, but Shyness can stop you

From doing all the things in life

that you'd like to.

 

When I met her, she asked me what I was looking at:     

          "Oh, not much,  just the distance"  

 

It was a true statement, but later she told me she thought I made it up.  I made up a lot of stories back

News for Noders

July 1: Canada Day.

July 4: America Day.

July 25: Happy birthday TanisNikana!

July 26: Happy birthday teleny!


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June 3: Saint kevin's Day.

June 4: Aesop's Birthday.

June 11: TerribleAspect's birthday!

June 13: Serjeant's Muse's birthday!

June 16: Bloomsday.

June 19: Juneteenth.

June 20: Summer solstice (northern hemisphere) and winter solstice (southern hemisphere).

June 21: nicolasstag's birthday!

June 23: AdamTheDewott's birthday!

June 23: weroland's birthday!

June 28: Tau Day.


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April 1: By popular demand, March has been redacted.

April 10: Happy birthday, nuggets!

April 12: Yuri's Night

April 22: Happy Earth Day, fellow earthlings!

April 23: Saint George's Day.

April 24: Happy birthday, Rancid_Pickle!

April 30: Walpurgis Night.

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February 1: Brevity Quest 2025 begins!

February 2: Happy birthday Auspice!

February 2: Happy birthday npecom!

February 5: Happy birthday wertperch!

February 8: Happy birthday to panamaus

February 15: Happy birthday Admin to the goo!

February 23: Happy birthday Samuel Pepys!

February 29: Happy birthday Browncoat!


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January 1: Gregorian New Year.

January 16: National Nothing Day.

January 24: Happy Birthday Silverai_me!

January 26: Happy Birthday Segnbora-t!

January 30: Happy Birthday O-Swirl!


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