About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
This week we worked our way through European Amber Lagers (3A. Vienna Lager, 3B. Oktoberfest), Dark Lager (4A. Dark American Lager, 4B. Munich Dunkel, 4C. Schwarzbier) and Bock (5A. Maibock/Helles Bock, 5B. Traditional Bock, 5C. Doppelbock, 5D. Eisbock) The overwhelming attribute of these 3 styles is a prominent toasty, sweet, and complex malt aroma – …
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@ 1:36:00 Such a fun interview. Eric – thanks for helping spread PlanetKubb.com to the other side of the planet.
Coming out of my third kubb tournament of 2012 and my first 6-player tournament, I’m even more convinced a 6-player kubb team is an awkward number. This year at U.S. Nationals this year Jamie, Jim and I played under the Kubbchucks banner. I was the primary inkastare – for something like 9 hours non-stop. After …
“What’s sad is that when product managers break stuff, these people blame themselves; my pain is abated by anger, theirs amplified by embarrassment.” – Tim Bray This afternoon, I fought with both an iPhone 4 and an Samsung Galaxy S to find the answer to a question both promised to make easy and straight-forward. Neither …
This week’s BJCP class was Light Lager and Pilsners – which is to say, beer I haven’t drank in 15 years. And oh how the quickly the memories returned; the smell of DMS and hormonal college kids in a cramped basement, the epiphany that is the first sip of a Spaten Pils, constantly asking yourself …
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Beer: Garrick‘s drinking his Roggen Brett (with Brettanomyces) and Lakefront Brewery Wisconsinite, Jamie‘s enjoying a Fulton Sweet Child of Vine Dallas Oktoberfest Kubb Tournament (also see the Kubbchucks at 2012 Dallas Oktoberfest Kubb Tournament writeup) Planet Kubb Sites Stapp King Molkky Comments on Dallas sets Jamie went to Iceland
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“You see this goblet?” asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. “For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put …
“Unless you earn a living as an iOS/Mac developer, you may own one Apple device per person.. period. Upgrade every five years.” Damn straight. On a related note – I haven’t applied any of Apple’s updates to any of the MacBooks in the house for at least the last 6 months, likely longer. This increased …