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Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go[^]
So last week I've seen Vaiana (or Moana outside of Europe), the newest Disney "classic".
Not their best, but still an entertaining Disney.
With a very catchy song (just a little less catchy than Let It Go from Frozen) 
It's been stuck in my head for days now.
I've had worse stuck in my head
Bonus:
Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go[^] (the original from the movie)
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Google’s venture capital arm and other backers poured about $120 million into the startup. Juicero sells the machine for $400, plus the cost of individual juice packs delivered weekly. Tech blogs have dubbed it a “Keurig for juice.”
But after the product hit the market, some investors were surprised to discover a much cheaper alternative: You can squeeze the Juicero bags with your bare hands.
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From what I could understand about the product is that the pouch actually contained fresh fruits/vegetables and that was supposed to be crushed by the machine (which could be a nice idea), but it turned out that the pouch contained mostly the juice itself.
Anyway, useless gadget.
I'd rather be phishing!
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That's what we call a lemon.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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the term "lemon" refers to something that doesn't work.
A $400 juicer might actually work, so thus, it is not a lemon. Just saying...
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A lime perhaps? 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Perhaps. 
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I guess he refers to a Swedish phrase.
There is something similar in German: "mit Zitronen handeln" (trade with lemons).
which means having no success with a business or (found this online) in spite of a big effort, the objective has been missed.
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Lemon | Define Lemon at Dictionary.com
Quote: Informal. a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory; dud:
His car turned out to be a lemon.
Seems like a dud to me 
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Yes, thank you!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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You're smellcome! 
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Brent Jenkins wrote: Seems like a dud to me
A Milk Dud, perhaps? Milk Duds - Wikipedia[^]
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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[Homer]
mmmmmm, milk duds, ahhhhhh
[/Homer]
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Quote: They are manufactured by The Hershey Company
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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They were better before Hershey bought out Leaf, but they're still pretty good despite now being made from Hershey's mediocre chocolate.
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Likewise, American elections. Just sayin'.
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Democracy is a nice idea but fundamentally flawed really.. As a country Britain seemed a lot stronger, safer and more influential in the world when we had less of it
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Here we have this[^], which is more or less a blender that can cook, and is sold between €800 and €1200 depending on the "accessories". No advertisement, same sales principle as tupperware, with meeting organization and gifts, and etc... Roughly estimated, 50% of the households in Germany have one. 
On the same idea, lots of people have a true coffee machine at home, we are again talking about €900 to €2000.
So I have no worries the €400 will sell. If you see how much money people are putting in Nespresso each year, this is even a bargain.
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I don't know anybody who has a Thermomix (or those of my friends having one don't confess). I know a very few that have a Vorwerk hoover (the initial products of the company making that device for those who did not know them).
The main part of my coffee machine sits actually in front of the monitor. The other parts are a kettle, a filter (50 year old made of porcelain), and a grinder.
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I also have a "blender that can cook" - it's called a Morphy Richards 501014 Saute and Soup Maker[^] - and it didn;t cost $400, €400, or even £400 ...
Does make pretty good soup, as well.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Kewl!
It's on sale for £55, with a saving of £34.99!
Since I'm in NL, could you buy one for me?
You'll save £34.99, so I'll give you the difference of £20.01!
Cheers!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Only if you first loan me £1000, and only give me £500...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That thing is costly but helps a lot in kitchen, if someone likes to cook elaborate / has to cook a lot of elaborate foods daily. It's expensive but it may be worth it - my GF (the official house cook) prefers cheap basic instruments, but she has the skills to make up for them.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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So, you pay $400 for a device that:
- Uses custom fruit bags (at $5 to $8 for a 240ml (8 fl. Oz) glass!)
- Cannot use fruit bags from any other manufacturer (captive market, anyone?)
- Requires an internet connection in order to check whether the fruit bag is expired or has been recalled
- Is not much better than squeezing said fruit bag by hand
OR, you can go down to the local supermarket and buy 2 liters (67 fl. Oz) of juice, probably for less than $10
<sarc>The device (and the manufacturer) certainly sound like great investments to me!</sarc>
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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