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#realtalk I've always found it interesting to chat up cab drivers (before uber) to hear about what the business practices are like, what kind of fees they pay, how the lease works, etc. Every cab driver I have ever talked to has insisted that it is absolutely miserable, and they have to pay out of pocket (or increased leasing fees) for accidents, maintenance, "rent" essentially - and their employer makes money regardless of if they pick up enough fares or not. Average monthly income for cabbies I've gathered (after rent, expenses, etc) is around $2000-3000 at most. someone throws up all over your cab? deduct $75-150. and there's a long term commitment. you have to prove your loyalty to a company, and if you give your boss poo poo or don't check in one day to go out on your shift, you get shafted, they hit you with extra fees, or reject your lease on the cab at worst. it's like a mafia almost in most cases. this might be different in places like new york or london, but at least in atlanta, gently caress cab companies. they're small mafias that try to push competition out of the market and treat their contractors/employees like poo poo. PLUS there's the consumer side. Uber is infinitely better from a consumer perspective. I won't go into detail because I don't think I need to. I get all the #fairpay / Uber is manipulative and profiteering stuff, but in my opinion, that's better for all parties involved than what basically amounts to slavery. I'd rather give some kid the chance to earn whatever fees uber gives him and see if its a fit for his/her lifestyle, than support a mafia like infrastructure that gives jobs to (primarially) african/south american immigrants stuggling to support their families in return for capitalist slavery.
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If taxis were regulated as tightly as sandwiches we wouldn't have this problem.
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bloody ghost titty posted:Big picture, I hope that the ~disruption~ of Air BnB and Uber lead to better regulation across the board, gently caress everybody who wants to shave a dime into a nickel and gently caress late-stage capitalism. Agree. Seems like nearly everything like this is broken in the US. Smart phones and dodgy companies exploiting workers as contractors can only be a good thing if it improves the regulated services I guess. Here there's no major problem with public transport and the only problem with taxis is the lack of them, not the service. Lack of them (ie regulated taxi plates), forces costs up so they should just release more. But then they can't because current plate owners will get less profit in the less busy times. But anyway, that's the only problem with taxis down here. E: VVV True, harder cookies are biscuits. 
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Oct 30, 2015 09:14
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:chewy cookies are the only cookies.
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Oct 30, 2015 09:15
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In a country where you call all biscuits "cookies", this couldn't be more wrong. Ginger nuts aren't chewy, and they are the greatest.
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Oct 30, 2015 09:17
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Scientastic posted:In a country where you call all biscuits "cookies", this couldn't be more wrong. Ginger nuts aren't chewy, and they are the greatest. Ginger nuts are only for dunking. Confirm/deny?
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Oct 30, 2015 09:20
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Oct 30, 2015 09:42
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Fo3 posted:Ginger nuts are only for dunking. Confirm/deny? Or for cheesecake bases. Never eaten alone.
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Oct 30, 2015 09:53
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See, an inherently crispy cookie designed for dunking I'd call a "crisp" or a "wafer".
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Oct 30, 2015 10:24
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Deny. Ginger nuts are excellent for dunking, but are also good on their own. Disappointing no-true-biscuit fallacy, Kenning Scientastic fucked around with this message at 10:58 on Oct 30, 2015 |
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Oct 30, 2015 10:42
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Scientastic posted:Deny. Ginger nuts are excellent for dunking, but are also good on their own. Confirmed. I'd add that if they aren't fresh or properly stored they can become chewy.
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Oct 30, 2015 11:10
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Ground ginger is an incredible spice.
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Oct 30, 2015 11:27
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Kenning posted:See, an inherently crispy cookie designed for dunking I'd call a "crisp" or a "wafer". That implies an inherent thinness.
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Oct 30, 2015 12:32
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Force de Fappe posted:Ground ginger is an incredible spice. to bake chewy cookies with.
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Oct 30, 2015 16:49
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Force de Fappe posted:Ground ginger is an incredible spice. I agree. But Mrs. Squashy is such a fresh ginger fiend that she refuses to acknowledge the powdered kind at all. Her loss.
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Oct 30, 2015 16:51
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They're just totally different products, like fresh v dried oregano, or fresh garlic vs garlic powder. They each have their place and don't always replace each other well.
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Oct 30, 2015 18:07
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I like ginger in all its forms. A lot. Look out for Buderim Naked ginger. They say it's not crystallised but it basically is crystallised ginger, but the best I've ever had. Just delicious.
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Fo3 posted:Ginger nuts are only for dunking. Confirm/deny? I'd link to a video of dunking ginger nuts but it just occurred to me that we are referring to two drastically different things. That said, I made brunch for my lady a perfect sausage egg and cheese by slicing sourdough, slicing sopressata for the base and toasting same gently while making sunny side eggs, seasoned lightly, and draping white american over them and hitting them on the broil. I have had two consecutive days off for the first time in ~6wks and  In another week I have a 3 day weekend, which in the service industry is basically like saying that I captured, hosed, and butchered a unicorn and plan on throwing a BBQ. God. drat.
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Oct 30, 2015 21:53
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Just discovered that if you chug an ice ice cold ginger beer, you burp fire and get a little lightheaded for a minuet or so.
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Oct 30, 2015 22:19
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Squashy Nipples posted:I agree. But Mrs. Squashy is such a fresh ginger fiend that she refuses to acknowledge the powdered kind at all. I'm with Mrs. Squashy. Fresh ginger is sooooo great.
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Oct 30, 2015 22:42
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Dino, make a treacle tart once. With a big heaping pinch of dried ground ginger in there. Not from an old bag that's been in the back of your spice rack since before time. Mmm.
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Oct 30, 2015 23:50
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Use both, achieve enlightenment. Fresh ginger bites more, while ground ginger has more of a sweet burn.
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Oct 31, 2015 00:08
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dino. posted:I'm with Mrs. Squashy. Fresh ginger is sooooo great. It is, but the best cookies in the universe (ginger bread) require the powdered kind.
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bloody ghost titty posted:In another week I have a 3 day weekend, which in the service industry is basically like saying that I captured, hosed, and butchered a unicorn and plan on throwing a BBQ. God. drat. Aw yea. 3 day weekend after tomorrow, and the week after I have an industry party featuring Dushan Zaric and lots and lots of 86co booze.
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Oct 31, 2015 12:13
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Reposting from GBS because it requires even more mockery:
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Oct 31, 2015 13:43
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how do you guys feel about PewDiePie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6eop4nDhw&t=40s
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Oct 31, 2015 13:46
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The Maestro posted:Aw yea. 3 day weekend after tomorrow, and the week after I have an industry party featuring Dushan Zaric and lots and lots of 86co booze. I do have to do a 65 hour week leading up to it but see also: cryptid sodomy.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:42
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Anybody ever eaten anything good in Krakow?
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Force de Fappe posted:Anybody ever eaten anything good in Krakow? Yeah, I can give you her number.
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Oct 31, 2015 17:36
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Squashy Nipples posted:Reposting from GBS because it requires even more mockery: That kid should dress up as Mr. Peanut for Halloween.
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The Goatfather posted:how do you guys feel about PewDiePie? Did a quick google and watched some of the video. No.
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Where do folks source mutton?
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Oct 31, 2015 18:54
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The Sphinxster posted:Where do folks source mutton? I have an Indian market near me with a al halal meat counter. That's where I get all my mutton, goat, lamb, etc. etc. Everything but beef and pork.
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The Sphinxster posted:Where do folks source mutton? The ranchita. Or the carniceria. Or the 4H livestock auction.
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The Sphinxster posted:Where do folks source mutton? When I want mutton, I call one of two local butchers (the other one is basically a farm reseller and doesn't ever order anything unusual in), they make some calls, and I get however much mutton I want of whatever cut in about a week. They also order suet, leaf lard, chicken fat, and pretty much anything I want. They get most of my business - the other one has tastier beef, but it's almost twice as expensive, and no unusual cuts.
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Oct 31, 2015 20:06
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If you live in East Texas, I can put you in touch with a guy that does organic, local, free-range mutton.
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Casu Marzu posted:Yeah, I can give you her number. I'm so glad I could count on this pass being caught. Went down to Kazimierz to an old kosher restaurant, got gorged on gefilte fish and cholent (Sabbath after all). Wifey had best lamb any of us has ever had in a restaurant. Hamantaschen with poppy seed and walnut filling and coffee for dessert. A+ would Jew again
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Force de Fappe posted:I'm so glad I could count on this pass being caught. As I say, kosherlicious! (In reality much kosher food is not v good and is v pricey.). If it was really kosher how was it open on Shabbat?
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Squashy Nipples posted:Reposting from GBS because it requires even more mockery: I thought eating all your lovely kid's candy was the whole point of going through the trouble of dressing them up for Halloween, and parenthood, in general.
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