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I'll Drink this Pumpkin Spice Latte Before Labor Day, But Only Because Demons Are Making Me - McSweeney's Internet Tendency

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I see that pumpkin spice lattes are back. There have been news stories, opinion pieces, and articles about the drink in magazines and on websites. Also, the demon Dagon has invaded my dreams to give me a gentle reminder that even though it's still summer, it's time for me to prove my allegiance by drinking one. But I'm not falling for it this year. Not before late September at least. We're surviving wave after wave of historic heat. It's 107 degrees outside! I've been drinking iced coffee since April and switching back sounds terrible. Dagon can make me wake up thirsty, but he can't make me drink. Walking past the coffee shop on my way to work, I see that they have leaned in. A sign out front says, IT'S NOT TOO EARLY , in big bubbly letters, and there's an image of a pumpkin spice latte, tall and orange, surrounded by falling maple leaves and cute little gusts of wind, beckoning to me. It gets my attention, but I'm strong. I keep walkin...
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Folio Photonics Wants To Kill HDDs With Film - Forbes

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Folio Photonics has a fancy new storage media that it believes can kill off active archives that currently live on hard disks. Based in Solon, Ohio, the company is a spin-out from Case Western Reserve University based on the work of company founder and CIO Dr Kenneth Singer. Singer was experimenting with embedding photosensitive material in layered polymers, and at a meeting with a storage industry executive it was pointed out that this could be made into an optical storage disc, like Blu-ray discs. If they could get it to work. Blu-ray discs are made by adding thin layers of data material onto a disc one at a time, but only a few layers are possible. The Blu-ray discs you're used to only have two layers, storing up to 50GB per disc. More specialized three- and four-layer discs (storing 100GB and 128GB respectively) are available but are far less common. Adding more layers would mean more data per disc. After a few years of work, and navigating a global pandemic, ...

The Best Two-Piece Outfits for Women - LifeSavvy

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VK Studio/Shutterstock.com Buying Guide for Two-Piece Outfits for Women RaniLisza/Shutterstock.com Why buy a two-piece outfit? Two-piece outfits can be some of the easiest options to keep in your wardrobe. Since they're designed to be coordinated separates, you don't have to worry about finding the right accompanying articles of clothing to go with them. They can make getting dressed so much easier. Plus, they create a finished effect without the hassle. And if you don't want to wear them together, you can still mix and match them with other favorite closet staples. What should you consider when shopping for a two-piece outfit? Style:  A two-piece can refer to a wide range of styles as long as it has two coordinated separates that are sold as one outfit. So, that means you could get a two-piece that comes with shorts, pants, or a skirt. Likewise, the top could range from a tank to a short-sleeve or long-sleeve shirt. Design: &amp...

I'll Drink this Pumpkin Spice Latte Before Labor Day, But Only Because Demons Are Making Me - McSweeney's Internet Tendency

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I see that pumpkin spice lattes are back. There have been news stories, opinion pieces, and articles about the drink in magazines and on websites. Also, the demon Dagon has invaded my dreams to give me a gentle reminder that even though it's still summer, it's time for me to prove my allegiance by drinking one. But I'm not falling for it this year. Not before late September at least. We're surviving wave after wave of historic heat. It's 107 degrees outside! I've been drinking iced coffee since April and switching back sounds terrible. Dagon can make me wake up thirsty, but he can't make me drink. Walking past the coffee shop on my way to work, I see that they have leaned in. A sign out front says, IT'S NOT TOO EARLY , in big bubbly letters, and there's an image of a pumpkin spice latte, tall and orange, surrounded by falling maple leaves and cute little gusts of wind, beckoning to me. It gets my attention, but I'm strong. I keep walkin...
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Folio Photonics Wants To Kill HDDs With Film - Forbes

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Folio Photonics has a fancy new storage media that it believes can kill off active archives that currently live on hard disks. Based in Solon, Ohio, the company is a spin-out from Case Western Reserve University based on the work of company founder and CIO Dr Kenneth Singer. Singer was experimenting with embedding photosensitive material in layered polymers, and at a meeting with a storage industry executive it was pointed out that this could be made into an optical storage disc, like Blu-ray discs. If they could get it to work. Blu-ray discs are made by adding thin layers of data material onto a disc one at a time, but only a few layers are possible. The Blu-ray discs you're used to only have two layers, storing up to 50GB per disc. More specialized three- and four-layer discs (storing 100GB and 128GB respectively) are available but are far less common. Adding more layers would mean more data per disc. After a few years of work, and navigating a global pandemic, ...

The Best Two-Piece Outfits for Women - LifeSavvy

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VK Studio/Shutterstock.com Buying Guide for Two-Piece Outfits for Women RaniLisza/Shutterstock.com Why buy a two-piece outfit? Two-piece outfits can be some of the easiest options to keep in your wardrobe. Since they're designed to be coordinated separates, you don't have to worry about finding the right accompanying articles of clothing to go with them. They can make getting dressed so much easier. Plus, they create a finished effect without the hassle. And if you don't want to wear them together, you can still mix and match them with other favorite closet staples. What should you consider when shopping for a two-piece outfit? Style:  A two-piece can refer to a wide range of styles as long as it has two coordinated separates that are sold as one outfit. So, that means you could get a two-piece that comes with shorts, pants, or a skirt. Likewise, the top could range from a tank to a short-sleeve or long-sleeve shirt. Design: &amp...

Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe | Allrecipes - Marcopolis

A tikka masala sauce from a classic curry-stand recipe. This is not haute cuisine; it's the kind of nuclear-orange tikka masala you crave when you stumble out of a pub at 2 a.m. I make vast quantities of this sauce at one time as it freezes well. I also use more cayenne pepper than 1 teaspoon, but I give out the recipe like this for people who don't like heat. Gallery Recipe Summary Ingredients 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter) 1 onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste (Optional) 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste (Optional) 2 teaspoons paprika 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces ½ teaspoon curry powder ...
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Splendour? Up my arse! - Honi Soit

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