Non-IT News Thread
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Verne Troyer has passed away. Famous as Griphook from Harry Potter and Mini Me from Austin Powers. He was 49.
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Lots of riots in Nicaragua right now. Things are bad. Reports are that the Internet is at least partially shut off and media outlets have been taken offline.
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Things not going well in Nicaragua.
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Amazon is increasing their Prime fees by 20%: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/26/amazon-prime-increase-strays-from-bezos-charge-less-promise.html.
And in other news, searches on Google for Amazon alternatives spike (just speculating).
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@kelly Still less than most people pay for coffee in a week.
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@kelly Still less than most people pay for coffee in a week.
Really? If you buy one cup of coffee per day that is $17 per cup. If you buy two per day that is $8.50 per cup. Maybe in NYC it is that high, but not most places that I've been.
Either way, the relative cost doesn't matter. It is more that the cost may now exceed the value for many. I don't know that I derive more than $120 worth of value from Amazon Prime.
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@kelly said in Non-IT News Thread:
@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@kelly Still less than most people pay for coffee in a week.
Really? If you buy one cup of coffee per day that is $17 per cup. If you buy two per day that is $8.50 per cup. Maybe in NYC it is that high, but not most places that I've been.
Either way, the relative cost doesn't matter. It is more that the cost may now exceed the value for many. I don't know that I derive more than $120 worth of value from Amazon Prime.
Yeah I'm on the fence now too. I don't watch much and won't likely miss not having amazon video services (included with Prime), Don't use the music part of it. Basically only use it for the shipping.
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@kelly said in Non-IT News Thread:
Really? If you buy one cup of coffee per day that is $17 per cup. If you buy two per day that is $8.50 per cup. Maybe in NYC it is that high, but not most places that I've been.
$1.25 for coffee AND a bagle in Manhattan.
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@kelly Im talking about per month. if you goto starbucks you pay 5/day, at least. 25-30 days in a month, more than Prime membership for a year. Even if you pay only a dollar a day for coffee, that is still more than the cost of Prime membership.
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@kelly Im talking about per month. if you goto starbucks you pay 5/day, at least. 25-30 days in a month, more than Prime membership for a year. Even if you pay only a dollar a day for coffee, that is still more than the cost of Prime membership.
Also, Dunkin Donuts and McDs dont count as coffee.That makes more sense. In your reply you stated per week.
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
if you goto starbucks you pay 5/day, at least. ....
Also, Dunkin Donuts and McDs dont count as coffee.Um.... McD's blows Starbucks out of the water on coffee. And Starbucks is under $2 for coffee. it might not be good, but it's not THAT expensive. More expensive that better McD's for $.99, though.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
if you goto starbucks you pay 5/day, at least. ....
Also, Dunkin Donuts and McDs dont count as coffee.Um.... McD's blows Starbucks out of the water on coffee. And Starbucks is under $2 for coffee. it might not be good, but it's not THAT expensive. More expensive that better McD's for $.99, though.
I will disagree that either one is better than the other. There is basically no difference.
That said, cost is different.
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Where are you at that has higher sales tax than Seattle?
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
Where are you at that has higher sales tax than Seattle?
Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois. Only way I could have higher would be to actually be in the Chicago city limits
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But it looks like they break it out a bit different so the coffee is a bit cheaper.
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