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Who Does Without TV?
I only use Netflix, since I, for all intents and purposes, live at my coffee shop 24/7, and business cable is about 250 a month. My laptop has a Netflix account. That said, my cafe acquired a 1958 Philco television which would be a dream to have working, even if only to play off-copyright silent...- Pompidou
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Today's Thought for the Day
You've got an old generation on the way out, in a world they no longer understand. Perhaps blasting it is their way of consoling themselves that they didn't want it anyway - like not getting invited to a party and telling yourself it's going to stink anyway, and you're actually glad you're not...- Pompidou
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Frustrated! Addressing people by their title, and other 'old-fashioned' sayings
Regarding formal modes of address: I don't see any cause for ridicule. I'd imagine you know when they're appropriate. Regarding archaic vocabulary: You're no different, except by degree, than a fellow walking around speaking Elizabethan, or even Chaucer's Middle English. Languages evolve.- Pompidou
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We Deserve Better--Or Do We?
Thirty years ago I was four, and totally hooked on cheesy 80s pop like My Sherona - any of that synthy, bass heavy, power chords only stuff that's impossible to listen to without irony today.- Pompidou
- Post #35
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GAMERS of the Lounge!
In the realm of gaming, I'm the curmudgeon that thinks things haven't been the same since they went 3D. I've relegated myself to indie homages to the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Jeff Minter is a favorite developer of mine, and I'm a beta tester for P1XL, who make games for the Commodore 64 and port...- Pompidou
- Post #62
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Got a hat you like, but are not wildly proud of?
I've regretted three out of four hat purchases. My first hat was a Dorfmann Pacific Indy repro. My second was a black pork pie by Baileys. My third was a Stetson Whippet - light brown. I've given the first two away to friends. The third is now decor at my cafe. There's only one hat I wear and... -
CELL PHONE (evidence of a good one please)
A single Apple product isn't particularly amazing anymore, not since the newness has worn off and competition emerged, even in the form factor. I think the place Apple shines most is when you dive fully into the ecosystem. Everything from desktops to laptops, tablets to phones all work together...- Pompidou
- Post #21
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CELL PHONE (evidence of a good one please)
I use my iPhone 5 for everything. I've installed every bit of productivity software a desktop computer might have, from word processing to music production, and it's now the only computer I own. I can write my stories, do the cafe financials, track inventory, produce songs from my synthesizer...- Pompidou
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Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!
It's all I do. I count my consumption in pots rather than cups. I have a cup in my hand everywhere I go: home, work, shopping, etc.- Pompidou
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Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!
My 95 S10 lasted me till June, 2012. I replaced it with a functionally identical 2012 Silverado. It's small, but the cafe doesn't need heavy duty. It just needs more than a car trunk. As far as coffee goes, I'm a huge fan of fresh ground, medium roast, fair trade, organic Equal Exchange, a...- Pompidou
- Post #949
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Could you survive?
I've only done two worthwhile things in my life towards leading a successful life: gotten a BA in History from UConn, and opened a coffee shop without a loan. I have to imagine back in the 30s, BA's weren't as useless as they are now, so there's that route to success. If not that, than the...- Pompidou
- Post #255
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Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!
The "them" is fairly easy to define - the definition is all over the Internet. The "us" is a whole different matter. We range from hating the present to liking the past, from single niche hobbyists to historians to veritable living artifacts. There is no "us". Or, at the very least, no "us" that...- Pompidou
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Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!
It's not the wearing that Lizzie is bothered about, but the pretending. The closest parallel I can think of is the wall of shame for folks pretending to be Navy Seals. So, wear blue collar if you like, work blue collar if you want to, but if you don't, don't lead the world to believe you do...- Pompidou
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Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!
A big difference in purpose, but very little difference superficially. Walk around with enough of the visual trappings of a hipster, get accused of being one, deny it, and rest assured you've just rested their case. Nobody casts superficial judgements on people based on intentions and real...- Pompidou
- Post #821
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"What's with the hat?" A cautionary tale...
I always have a comb in my pocket. If I'm out for something important, I've got a whole first impression package: the comb, Altoids, and a bottle of water because my hair only cooperates wet.- Pompidou
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"What's with the hat?" A cautionary tale...
Many managers don't like being outclassed by their staff. It can be risky dressing too well for a job interview. That said, the last guy my cafe brought on board walked in for coffees with his wife dressed like a Victorian nobles, said, "What do I have to do to work here?" and we said, "You're...- Pompidou
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NY Times Article: Oldest/Longest-Serving Paperboy
The paperboy in this article has been delivering the same paper on the same route since the 40s. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/us/a-93-year-old-paperboy-still-making-the-rounds.html?smid=pl-share- Pompidou
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The general decline in standards today
If cigarettes and alcohol are going to be legal, so should the other drugs. After all, it's arguable that the only reason pot and opium are illegal in the first place is because Mexicans and Chinese favored them, respectively- same reason crack penalties are more severe than coke penalties...- Pompidou
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The general decline in standards today
The town my cafe's in also has a ridiculous drug problem - heroine, meth and crack, mostly. We're in the process of moving because the block we started on happened to be one of the worst, and all the nearby police activity, in our own parking lot, even, was bad for business.- Pompidou
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Land Line Phone
One of my former business partners only had Magic Jack, and his service was always down. Odds are, I'll never get a landline, but my cafe has two- one for people to call and one for the credit card terminal to call out of. Never once got an incoming call that I wanted to take. I make outgoing...- Pompidou
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