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leraje, in Americans - I Need Help Choosing A Bourbon
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Thanks to everyone who suggested something. I’ve settled on a bottle of Angel’s Envy.

Bob_Robertson_IX,

This was going to be my suggestion, it’s such a delicious bourbon.

magnusrufus,

I’m late to the game but I just wanted to say that that is a solid choice.

Everto, in Americans - I Need Help Choosing A Bourbon

Angel’s Envy is one of my favorites. Runs about $45 here in the states and is relatively easy to find. I’m not sure if they export though.

TheActualDevil,

Oh! Have they fixed their supplying issues? I haven’t had a drink in a while, but for years they were having trouble keeping stock in most stores because they had a distillery fire and had to run with what they had stored. Even after that, any time I’d find a place that would get some, they’d only be able to get a single case in and it would be sold out within a day or 2. I basically had to get lucky and happen to stop by the same day they got it in, but before they stocked the shelves. It was probably solid 5-6 years of never seeing it on a shelf and only getting it if I asked for it and they go it from the back.

Everto,

I’m not sure. That’s the first I’ve heard of a fire. It’s pretty easy to find in my area, but I can’t speak for the rest of the country. I have noticed the price go up some in recent years, but I assumed it was from popularity and just general inflation.

x4740N, in Americans - I Need Help Choosing A Bourbon
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Why are you asking americans ?

Why not ask people from other countries to expand your options

Could always have something from another country imported as its for a special occasio

leraje,
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Why are you asking americans ?

Well, call me old fashioned but as my friend is a fan of American bourbon, I thought asking American’s what American bourbon they recommended might be the best idea.

thorbot, in What's an alternative to Spotify that doesn't play you the same fucking songs over and over?

I’m ready for downvotes but I use Apple Music and it plays me new music all the time. And if it repeats a song I just say suggest less and it goes away. I play my station and it’s a nice mix of music I like and new stuff.

emmanuel_car,

Agreed, my new music mix is usually pretty good too.

SamsonSeinfelder,

And it is free to stream! (2015) And it is only 2.99 $ (2018) And it’s only 4.99! (2020) And it’s only 10.99! (2023)

We went from free to 132$ in 8 years for (check notes) listening to the radio.

Is everyone cool with paying 20$ a month in 2028?

rusticus,

I am when Apple Music pays the artists 3x what Spotify does per stream. At least my money is going to the content creators, not some dickhead Spotify exec.

TheDarkKnight,

The service has improved every time though in Apple’s defense…and if there’s one company I actually trust to improve on its services it is Apple (not a fanboy, they have their own issues, just delivering quality consistently isn’t one of them).

lol3droflxp,
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I think most people use it in bundles with other Apple subscriptions like iCloud and TV

SamsonSeinfelder,

They have all gone up in price:

The most marked increase is in the overall Apple One bundle. Its lowest, or individual tier, used to cost $16.95 per month but as of now, it is $19.95 per month.

Similarly, the Family Apple One tier has risen from $22.95/month to $25.95/month. And the Premier tier is now up from $32.95 to $37.95.

The price rise for Apple One comes at the same time as increases for many of its major constituent services.

Apple TV+ was $6.99/month, now $9.99 Apple News+ was $9.99/month, now $12.99 Apple Arcade was $4.99/month, now $6.99

lol3droflxp,
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We’ll have to see how long subscription services will be able to raise prices. I hope that there will be some disruption soon.

lol3droflxp,
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I’m using Appel music as well and I think it’s great for the most part. It sometimes has a weird bug where it won’t play downloaded music unless you have internet though.

Holyhandgrenade,
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Spotify has that bug too, and it’s infuriating. Whenever I’m on a plane or something I have to put Spotify in “offline mode”, otherwise it just refuses to play all the music I’ve downloaded.

lol3droflxp,
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That makes it even weirder. Probably some DRM thing.

LogicialSlip,

I’ll second Apple Music!

willya,
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The discovery radio works really well too as long as you’ve been liking and disliking things.

Matt,

Even as a primarily Android user, I agree. I have tried most music streaming services at this point and Apple Music has been the best for helping me discover music. Most others play it too safe with the algorithm and only play music I already like.

Another plus is Apple Music is one of the last remaining music platforms that is not trying to shove podcasts down my throat.

technicalogical, (edited )

Most others play it too safe with the algorithm and only play music I already like.

I’m pretty sure it’s not the algorithm but rather some agreed upon rates for streaming. The more they stream the same stuff, the less they pay per stream. Same shit that killed radio.

sir_pronoun,

Thanks, I think I will try it for a bit. Other people recommended YouTube music, I’m a bit torn between those rn

Flaky,
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I know that feeling. I’m torn between Apple Music and Spotify myself. Spotify is just that much more convenient for me but at the same time, so is Apple Music…

Resol,
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It’s also got actual radio stations. This is how I found out about Studio Brussel.

Modern_medicine_isnt, in What's the purpose of strategy statements and other "corporate plans" in office culture

Creating it is a job to give someone they want to promote. It gives them visibility with a large amount of management and tells that management that this person is moving up. The resulting whatever becomes a thing managers can then use to justify just about any decision they make. It is also used for countless hours of meeting where the real goal is for the “leadership” to advertise how important they are. I shit you not, the company I worked at previously had full on film crews with makeup professions make glamor videos of direct level folks talking about it like they were imparting wisdom from the ages.

Ageroth, in Americans - I Need Help Choosing A Bourbon

I just got done living in KY for about 5 years, the one I like for a reasonable price was Basil Hayden, I think it’s from the Jim beam distillery but it’s not too expensive and it’s nice and smooth. But there are literally thousands of different bourbon and even one distillery group might have several brand names, like the owners of Jim beam actually makes old grandad, makers mark, and knob creek as well

drphungky,

Jim Beam does make a ton of other brands as the biggest distillery, but Maker’s Mark has their own distillery. They are owned by Beam Suntory though, but they still have their own distillery, aging warehouses, etc. that you can tour. You even get to dip your own bottle into the red wax - I still have mine!

Vqhm,

Sold in 2014

Good to know I went on my first toured before they got bought out.

Recently went on a tour and didn’t think that much had changed tho.

I like to buy from vineyards and distilleries I’ve been to. But conglomerates are buying everything up :/

drphungky,

I went in August 2014, and while they had a new cask strength blend they were doing, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

I did get to dip a bottle of that new stuff and still have it. I can’t remember how they explained it to me, that it wasn’t the first run but was still the first batch, or first batch but not the first run or something. Anyway I figured some collector might want it some day, or maybe I’ll just drink it when I find out it’s worthless in 20 years. It’s still decent bourbon!

artisanrox, (edited ) in Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact?
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The I Can Haz Cheeseburger? kickoff meme of the happy Russian Blue cat.

I wasted sooooo much time on ICHC and it was due to that memeified cat picture that started it all.

rikudou, in Lighthearted, upbeat shows for adults?
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I’m rewatching Castlevania from Netflix and it kinda fits your criteria.

boomzilla,

I started it too. It’s phenomenal…but lighthearted?

rikudou,
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Well, the overall story is not that lighthearted, but the atmosphere of the main trio kinda is, they joke around, make fun of each other and so on.

boomzilla,

Ah ok. I just watched the first 2 episodes and they were quite brutal. But so was e.g. Samurai Champloo, Dorohedoro or Cyberpunk Edgerunners and in all of them the banter between the protagonists made the brutal environment bearable. So yeah the comic relief could work for OP only if he’s used to the dark undertone in those animes.

Illegal_Prime, in whats a song you heard for the first time recently that gave you a powerful reaction?

The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions

I remember this album from when it came out, but I first heard this song again about a month ago. It encapsulates y feelings about the Gaza war, and how the more I learn, the more I feel like there are very few moral choices one can make.

TheSanSabaSongbird, in Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do?

I just leave the door open, that way everyone knows I’m in there. I even wave at the kids.

x4740N,
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We need a cursed comments for lemmy

SoleInvictus,
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Dad, is that you?

Prometheus, in Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do?
pastermil,

I thought this is everywhere

And I’ve never been to Europe

onevia,
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Where is the 6 in gap between the door and stall??

Kolanaki,
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America

onevia,
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You got me there 😂

ramenshaman,

cries in imperial units

x4740N,
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Laughs in civilised countries that use metric

Kolanaki,
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To be fair, it sounds better to have a 1 meter gap than it does to have a 3 foot gap when you have no sense of scale.

detectivesniffles,

slides under your stall

don’t forget about canada too

macrocephalic,

I’m middle aged and I don’t recall a time in my life when vacant/occupied indicators weren’t on all public toilets.

Cringe2793, in Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do?
kakes, in Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact?

If Dat Boi had never appeared online, all those people might still be alive.

angstylittlecatboy, in Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact?

Does Encyclopedia Dramatica count as an internet meme?

kalkulat, in Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact?
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Sex.

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