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★ Beer Haul: Belgium Trip 2015 #2 Haul (Part 2?)
July 2, 2015
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Last week, I posted this haul from my recent trip to Belgium. Kurt emails me with information that…
Linked: “Privacy vs. User Experience”
July 1, 2015
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via dcurt.is: The real issue that Apple is trying to address is not really privacy, but rather security.…
★ Linked: “Are there only 200 wines worth collecting?”
June 30, 2015
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via LePan: While there are hundreds – thousands, even – of interesting wines to drink (and one should),…
Linked: “How Android Is Becoming the New Windows”
June 30, 2015
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via Gizmodo: And even though Android is a powerful OS, the goal for Google has always been to…
My only issue that remains with streaming music…
June 30, 2015
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It requires a data connection. I’ve disabled iTunes Match / Cloud on my iOS devices. The stream never…
Linked: “In Search Of The Red Cross’ $500 Million In Haiti Relief”
June 29, 2015
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via NPR: After several emails, the Red Cross acknowledged that the “130,000 Haitians” figure is made up of…
4 Million Flickr Views on My Photos
June 28, 2015
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After 9 years on Flickr, I hit what is to me a pretty momentous occasion. My photos have…
Linked: “What Twitter Can Be”
June 26, 2015
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via Lower Case Capital: I can’t find a single element that is worth quoting as the article itself…
Tapping into passive goodwill with Smartphones
June 25, 2015
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On FieldGuide, there is an article titled, “4 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for a Good Cause”. I’ve…
★ Beer Haul: Belgium Trip 2015 #2 Haul
June 25, 2015
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On April 15th, I posted this haul from the early March trip to Belgium. It was 4 boxes…
Skiing on the Lake
June 24, 2015
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I snapped a few photos of some Skiers on Saturday. I didn’t partake but they had a ball…
Culinary: Just some French Toast
June 24, 2015
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Not a bad Breakfast this past Sunday: Bread was locally baked on Sunday and cut @ home to…
Technology: A Government Internet Identification is More Important than Ever
June 22, 2015
3 min read
it was in 2011 that President Obama mentioned an Internet ID system at Stanford University. The system would…
★ Review: Hill Farmstead Flora – Cherry
June 22, 2015
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3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Batch 2 of Cherry Flora, 375ML Bottle although this is technically batch 1 as a commercial…
★ Review: Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog
June 19, 2015
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION: Placed in Barrels, November 2014, released June 2015. Draft only, 3-4 Kegs @ Harpoon Brewery, Windsor…
★ Review: Schramm’s Small Batch Ginger (2014)
June 18, 2015
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Only 50 bottles made. Looks like this test mead is slightly better than the regular ginger.…
Linked: “Travels with the Apple Watch”
June 17, 2015
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via Six Colors: But more to the point, not a single person on my trip commented on the…
★ Review: Kuhnhenn Oh Snap!
June 17, 2015
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 Bottle in a trade. Split 4 ways. A – Dark orange color, still. S – Nose…
Linked: “Inside Waze’s Volunteer Workforce”
June 16, 2015
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via Popular Mechanics: With Waze’s popularity only increasing, its current model inevitably raises questions. The biggest one: Is…