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    Beverages

    I haven't heard about Russian whisky before (and that doesn't nessecerily mean that it's bad). But Japanese whisky is in the same league as Scottish, so I can recommend trying one. I ended up ordering a Coffey Malt, so I hope I can give a report next week.
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    Beverages

    Coffey is the name of the guy that "invented"/improved column still technology (I learned it on the internet this week). It's normally used for distillation of grain whisky, but apparently Nikka uses two pots for malt whisky. It should in theory give a smoother whisky than pot stills, so it...
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    Beverages

    Anyone tried the Nikka Coffey Malt? I'm seriously considering an investment in one of those.
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    Sous Vide cooking Great stuff

    I suggest you try and cook something that hasn't been frozen. I think it.makes a huge difference to the taste.
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    Something Random

    And our friend Rush Limbaugh evacuates Florida even though Irma is just a hoax made up by the extreme envoronmentalists? http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/media/rush-limbaugh-evacuates-hurricane-irma/index.html
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    I want to buy a new car

    The government here just decided to give a 25% subsidy on electric bikes by the way. The purpose is to stimulate bike commuting on longer distances. And if you have an electric cargo bike you can replace quite a few car journeys to the supermarket/daycare etc. with the bike without having to...
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    I want to buy a new car

    One plus with not having a car is that you can afford an extra vacation to another country every year or so. (There are usually bus or train lines to the airports). So... you might actually see more of the world that way. Another cool thing, if you're living close to work a bike is actually...
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    HOT

    You are welcome anytime. :) It's usually warmer in the summer, at least a few weeks with +16-22 where I live (not the warmest place in Sweden) and that's about perfect for me. But this is more like icelandic weather.
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    HOT

    How about using wool as insulation? Foam usually shrinks with time and loses the insulating effect. By the way, we have had +10C here today, and it'll be between 8 and 11 tomorrow, not very hot... :(
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    Cycling

    I have the exact same model. I love it.
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    Cycling

    I think you're going to be very happy with the purchase. A really good headlight like that is high on my wishlist, I only have a Philips Saferide, commuter oriented, headlight that is too heavy for offroad riding + I really want a helmet mounted light on trails.
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    Windows 10

    We use First Class at my new workplace. :) I've learned that humans can get used to almost anything. You'll be fine, trust me.
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    Cycling

    These don't have replaceable batteries, but are great lights nevertheless. Rear light: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/cycling-accessories/bike-lights/bontrager-flare-r-tail-light/p/13202/ Link to video (tip: jump to 1:30 to see it in action) https://youtu.be/4dBRmzvzv4M I own...
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    Audio Equipment

    It's difficult to recreate what's not there, that's the first rule in my religion. But I agree that it would make a bigger difference if we could get rid of loudness war, radio channels that didn't use smiley face EQ-curves and so on, rather than of we miss a couple of bits of the music.
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    Cell phones & plans (v. consolidation and old people)

    First: I don't know snything avout the phone networks in the USA. But the Nokiia 3310 seems to be pretty hot these days. 20+ days battery life sounds pretty compelling to me. I got a Moto Z Play that I enjoy very much, so how about a Moto G5? I couldn't find any info on the screen technology...
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    Something Random

    Well written CougTek. I sucked it up for quite some time too. I got a bit of stress related sick leave between october 2015 to march 2016, and now I began to recognise the same symptoms again. (Irregular sleep, memory related problems, migrane, short temper with the family etc.) So, my advice to...
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    Something Random

    It"s sad how an organisation can get turned from successful to mediocrity in very short time. I had a 60+ old politician as a "boss" for the last couple of years. His personality/appearence/leadership style is best described as the real world version of the marshmallow man from Ghostbusters. It...
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    Something Random

    It doesn't hurt to look around for other interesting opportunities. I thought about getting a job in a completely different sector, but now I 'm going from sysadmin to BI-developer. It's pretty nice to go from 24/7/365-availability to 8/5/251 + colleagues with IT-competence. :)
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    Audio Equipment

    Sorry, it wasn't my intention to attack you or make this a holy war. Your post was actually the first time I've ever heard about MQA so I tried to get some understanding in what it is, and why. And when I tried to inform myself I saw some mixed opinions. And the word "lossless" appears in many...
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    Audio Equipment

    Looks like Spotify is testing lossless audio. The article doesn't say anything about the technical aspects, but I hope they don't believe that MQA is lossless. http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/1/14776780/spotify-hi-fi-preparing-launch-lossless-audio-tier
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    Audio Equipment

    And here's Linns view on MQA. Not very technical, but it makes sense to me. https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music
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    Annual Job Review

    It is not very often you have the job review in a bar environment. Otherwise I would have seen this as a likely scenario.
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    Annual Job Review

    Sometimes you just need to put your foot down, so I hope everything goes well. Otherwise I'm sure Coug will find another job fairly easy. I've been in about the same situation, but I just left for another job and let the remaining people do things their way. :)
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    Annual Job Review

    Don't forget to say "please" :)
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    Politics

    Tucker Carlson at Fox News, Donald Trumps primary source of facts is seems, recently reported that Sweden had 1,5 million increase of reported crimes last year. Wich, according to Fox News was a 6,5% increase. That means that every Swedish citizen, from newly borns, to 100 year olds, usually...
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    Politics

    https://youtu.be/fmXv7aGrVUI ⬆ In case you missed what "what happened in Sweden last night" is all about.
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    Politics

    Here you can follow what happened #lastnightinsweden :) https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/LastNightInSweden?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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    Politics

    Good news! I've learned that J.W. Pepper didn't turn down the job as Trumps security advisor. :)
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    Politics

    Surprise, it's not about USA this time. :) "Report: Russia spread fake news and disinformation in Sweden" http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6604516 It's a bit interesting that fake news made it all the way into the debates in our Riksdag (parliment).
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    Politics

    But I kind of doubt Davids that russian "contact" wants to destabilise western governments. ;) And I talk with Peruvian intelligence every day, by the way. I haven't noticed anything suspicious activity here either. :)
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    Politics

    Maybe I should mention that there are certain links between Russia and right wing nutjobs all over Europe too, Sweden included. So USA is not alone there.
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    Politics

    Oops... I hope someone didn't want to destabilise USA by helping a certain candidate. That only happens in banana republics as far as I know. mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/russia-intelligence-communications-trump.amp.html
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    Politics

    And Michael Flynn resigns... What a surprise.
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    Politics

    Interesting read about Trump vs Nordstrom. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15N2O8
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    Politics

    😁 Carl Bildt‏ on Twitter: Well, of course, the US media didn't report on the Bowling Green Massacre. And now the European media aren't reporting other massacres. Or?
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    Politics

    "Donald Trump Says ‘Negative Polls Are Fake News’" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html?_r=0 I wonder how he reached that conclusion...
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    Politics

    A comprehensive list of things that makes Donald Trump great: https://whytrumpisgreat.com
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    Politics

    The immigration ban is pretty toothless since it's quite difficult to enter USA regardless of your origin. And wasn't Usama bin Laden and 15 of 19 terrorists in 911 attacks from another country, which isn't on the list? So it's basically a populistic move. I can't say we're much better in...
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    Politics

    I hope not, but there's a chance/risk that you're right.
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    Politics

    I just feel sorry for The Onion now when the real news has become even more outrageous than anything they have ever come up with. And I think Trump will stay for <=4 years, not 8.
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    Happy Holidays (2016)

    Happy Holidays!
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    "THE" Cloud

    Here's a good use of the expression The Cloud http://dilbert.com/strip/2014-12-08
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    "THE" Cloud

    A wise IT-guy once said that we should replace the expression "the cloud" with "a server park in Ukraine". Like: "We should place all our critical business data in a server park in Ukraine."
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    Something Random

    I used to drink a lot of coca cola but I've always kept away from "light" or "zero" stuff. A while ago I tried to only drink water and the result is that I can't almost stand the taste of cola/any soda, because the sugar feels like glue in the mouth.
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    Tesla doomed

    And the Tesla has a Cd of 0,24 vs the Ferraris 0.34. With that said, I would be happy even with the most basic Tesla model with only Granny- and Adequate mode. And I would be happy to not have payed extra for the 700 hps.
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    Tesla doomed

    But the Tesla is slower (or should I say, not as fast?) 0-200 km/h than my dream car of all times, the Ferrari F40, and the F40 only had a measly 478 hp. Shouldn't a 700 hp car with optimized aero and no transmission loss be able to beat that without a problem? I would also be upset too if I've...
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    Tesla doomed

    It only outputs an equivalent of 469 hp in insane, not 700 hp according to the news. They didn't say anything about it being any slower? Tesla have measured according to the standards set by the authoroties, and the owners have measured the "real" power output?
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    Tesla doomed

    It wasn't explained in the article above, but apparently you need to be connect to a power outlet to get "700 hp" worth of acceleration if I understand everything right?
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    Tesla doomed

    Oh no, insane mode is not insane: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3801880/Insane-Mode-not-insane-Norwegian-customers-seek-money-Tesla-cars-slow.html
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    Something Random

    Here's the trend in 35 measurepoints in Sweden from 1860 and forward: http://www.smhi.se/kunskapsbanken/klimat/klimatindikator-temperatur-1.2430
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