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Not in the slightest. Both versions continue to function without issue for me. The one thing you have mentioned in this thread is such a non factor for what I'd imagine is a large majority of the user base. I can't even tell you the last time I looked at the Mozilla home page

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I use PIA currently because it was cheap and I wanted something easy to use mostly for streaming reasons. It's fine, not great, not awful. Connection drops more than I would like. I attribute that to Comcast knowing their IP addresses and dropping traffic in an attempt to catch any leaks. They got bought out by an iffy company not too long ago, and I plan to move to mullvad once this sub runs out

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Bind your torrent client to the VPN so that doesn't happen. Qbit has an easy enough interface to figure out how to do it pretty easy. Plenty of guides a quick Google should return

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Pixel now the 2nd largest phone brand in Japan, 4th largest in US, Canada and Australia

I've been a pixel user since the week they came out. My launch week pixel lasted nearly 5 years before the microphone gave out and I went to a 4a. Still on the 4a and love it. Pixels are a perfect middle ground between iPhone and the full android experience of a Samsung flagship imo. Convenient to use, incredible software integration across the entire phone, and my 4a still has a 3.5mm jack which is a massive selling point for me. I intend to upgrade to an 8 when they launch if the rumors surrounding the introduction of a docking capability are true. Being able to set my phone down onto a dock and have it convert to a light desktop PC would be amazing. I know Samsung has Dex currently, but I'm really just not a fan of what Samsung does with their phones.

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Family files lawsuit against Panera Bread after college student who drank ‘charged lemonade’ dies

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For what it's worth, while most of what you said is accurate, espresso contains considerably less caffeine than people tend to think it does. What makes espresso so intense on that front is the concentration per volume, and how fast espresso beverages are consumed in comparison to drip coffee. Drinking a 12oz cup of drip over an hour or two is pretty standard. A double shot cappuccino though, not so much.

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Good quality coffee should continue to develop in flavor substantially as it cools and is actually quite interesting to taste across the temperature spectrum. I'm sorry that hasn't been your experience. I do understand coffee is not for everybody, but I do believe if you have the opportunity to experience well prepared craft coffee it has the potential to change that view.

Think of cooling coffee having a similar effect as decanting wine, because high end coffee is actually extremely similar to wine. The fruit is fermented in massive containers in a very similar fashion to wine making, imparting a large volume of complex flavors. The act of roasting coffee is actually one of the most difficult sciences in the culinary world, to the point that Michelin starred chefs want nothing to do with it - it's actually that difficult to execute well. It is pretty easy for somebody to grab a bag of green coffee and absolutely destroy it. It's incredibly rare for someone to do a coffee its justice. And even then, if the person preparing it once it is roasted doesn't know what they are doing, they can take the best coffee in the world and make it taste awful.

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Apple Music or Spotify? what do you use and why?

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pretty much all of this. i bought into a family plan of spotify premium back in maybe 2016 and haven't looked back.

audio quality is fantastic. arguably only tidal has a higher bitrate for their premium plans, but it's so negligible unless you're really deep into audiophile territory. discover weekly is actually really good if you carefully curate your playlists and has led me to many new artists. while i don't have personal experience with other platforms underground music, spotify has a shockingly large number of small time artists that i absolutely love.