How did that negotiation go? “You got something I want and I got something you want. Let’s trade and go our separate ways”? I bet whoever arrested him has never slapped cuffs on someone so fast
AI tools can reduce the financial burden of hiring human writing assistants
... Are MFs hiring teams to help them with the "let's do a fun writing project" month?
I admit that I haven't been keeping track of NaNoRiMo since I heard about it a few decades ago, but isn't the point of it to commit to that personal writing project, and having accountability partners and stuff?
Anyway; Fuck AI books, in whole or part. If you can't write, then don't write. If you write shitty, then write shitty. You'll either get better with practice, or you wont, but it's better than cheating on homework that you assigned to yourself.
A Hatfield man is accused of stealing a new Subaru Forester from the Lansdale Public Library parking lot, driving it to Hatfield Police Station to ask for his drugs back, and then driving to Target with the intent of stealing from the store…
As opening sentences go, this one is really strong.
Wait, the car owner left the car, with the key fob in his pocket, and the thief was able to steal it 15 minutes later? Even if the owner left the car on, as the article suggests, would a Subaru let you drive off like that without any valid key fob in the car?
And don’t get me started on the white trash managers and supervisors in those places. Literally run by some strange asshole thug druggie meth types. Oscar Mayer plant in west/southern Illinois is absolutely crazy.
This has got to be part of it. IMO, most red wine tastes like boots, and while this is anecdotal, everyone I personally know in my age braket agrees. Non-anecdotally though, there’s so many other options for booze out there that are cheaper and it’s never been easier for a person to try multiple things until they find what they like. I personally think wine is so hyped up culturally in the US and the end product is just… spectacularly underwhelming. Like manky water. Why would I get that when I can spend the same money on 2x the volume of a drink I personally like?
The issue with wine is quality control is dependent many factors, weather, fertilizer management, water management, disease pressure, pest pressure, harvest conditions, unpredictable fermentations and the skill of the winemaker. The more variable the conditions the more unpredictable the finished wine product is.
A good bottle is really tough to make. A mediocre bottle is difficult to make. A poor bottle is what is usually made. I’ve never had an excellent bottle of wine and I think it is a myth. Pricing is mostly unrelated to the quality of the product as well.
When you usually put out a poor product people tend to avoid it unless there is a cultural expectation of low performance. What’s changing is the cultural acceptance of drinking horrible tasting stuff.
The wine industry in needs to adapt and put out a better product or else they will go under.
You’re probably right. But many years ago we wife and I splurged at a fancy restaurant where a sommelier helped pair wines with our food and boy that was something else. When wine works it really works. The issue is that most of us don’t know how to pair wine and foods as well as a pro and it is definitely a luxury product for sure.
I’m glad to see this shift. I hope drunk driving diminishes, too.
Alcohol will be around for a long time I’m sure. But if overall consumption declines, that’s a good thing.
Of course, business owners see anything but constant growth as a “tragedy”. But the smart ones will plan on scaling back and/or getting into something else and/or repurposing grapes.
Personally, I came to realize that alcohol just makes me feel blah, and interferes with quality sleep. I almost never drink anymore, and I don’t miss it.
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