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reply "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> writes:
http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

Any suggestions for D?
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent "Michael" <pr m1xa.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


Vodka plus orangeade or just vodka for real men, yes? )))
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On 18 September 2013 09:38, Namespace <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


Should make a cocktail named 'Garbage Collector'


-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:09:45 UTC, Iain Buclaw 
wrote:

 On 18 September 2013 09:38, Namespace <rswhite4 googlemail.com> 
 wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


 Should make a cocktail named 'Garbage Collector'


Ingredients?
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Michael" <pr m1xa.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:11:06 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:09:45 UTC, Iain Buclaw 
 wrote:

 On 18 September 2013 09:38, Namespace 
 <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


 Should make a cocktail named 'Garbage Collector'


 Ingredients?


Definitely crystal clear vodka)
Sep 18 2013
parent Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On 18 September 2013 13:26, Michael <pr m1xa.com> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:11:06 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:09:45 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 On 18 September 2013 09:38, Namespace <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?



 Should make a cocktail named 'Garbage Collector'



 Ingredients?



 Definitely crystal clear vodka)


I think a nice mix of natural spirits would do nicely - something that
doesn't leave a hangover in the morning. ;-)


-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent "Tobias Pankrath" <tobias pankrath.net> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


Something with templates or a pun on mixins?

OnTheRocks(T):

T 4cl
Ice
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!

But if you're trying to come up with a recipe for a cocktail, 
make sure that one of the ingredients is a Mars bar, and let's 
call it a Ducktail.
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:53:29 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace 
 wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


 D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!

 But if you're trying to come up with a recipe for a cocktail, 
 make sure that one of the ingredients is a Mars bar, and let's 
 call it a Ducktail.


American beer or real beer?
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:55:11 UTC, Namespace wrote:


 American beer or real beer?


I said beer. This should answer your question.
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:31:48 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:55:11 UTC, Namespace 
 wrote:


 American beer or real beer?


 I said beer. This should answer your question.


Right answer. Are you German?
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:35:59 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:31:48 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:55:11 UTC, Namespace 
 wrote:


 American beer or real beer?


 I said beer. This should answer your question.


 Right answer. Are you German?


In fairness, there is some really good stuff being brewed in the 
U.S. Sierra Nevada for example (http://www.sierranevada.com/), 
and there are some nice micro-breweries that produce quality 
stuff that is as good as any of the better German, British, Irish 
or Belgian beers/ales.
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:42:55 +0200
"Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> wrote:


 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:35:59 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:31:48 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:55:11 UTC, Namespace 
 wrote:


 American beer or real beer?


 I said beer. This should answer your question.


 Right answer. Are you German?


 
 In fairness, there is some really good stuff being brewed in the 
 U.S. Sierra Nevada for example (http://www.sierranevada.com/), 
 and there are some nice micro-breweries that produce quality 
 stuff that is as good as any of the better German, British, Irish 
 or Belgian beers/ales.


Or Yuengling. Mainly German-style (although apparently Yuengling does
use corn?), by a German immigrant and his descendants, made in
Pennsylvania and Florida. Roughly the price of Budweiser Shitty Corn
Beer, but actually worth drinking. There's certainly better "bier" out
there, but not at that price point. Can only get it in a few states
though, but luckily Ohio here was added a couple years ago :)

Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's sah-kay,
not sah-kee.)
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 18:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's sah-kay,
 not sah-kee.)


Rum is very nice :)

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:51:35 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:


 rsonally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's sah-kay,

 not sah-kee.)  


 
 Rum is very nice :)
 


Particularly the flavored ones :). Like Coconut/Pineapple Parrot Bay, or
Malibu. Tried Capt Morgan's spiced rum once too, very good. Not so
big on black rum when I tried it, but maybe it was just the
brand or needs the right mixed drink.

Pirates (and ninjas!) know how to drink ;)
Sep 18 2013
parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 20:39, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Particularly the flavored ones :). Like Coconut/Pineapple Parrot Bay, or
 Malibu. Tried Capt Morgan's spiced rum once too, very good. Not so
 big on black rum when I tried it, but maybe it was just the
 brand or needs the right mixed drink.


Nooooo, not Captain Morgan. It's horrible. Captain Morgan, Bacardi and 
Negrita (if I recall correctly) are the three worst kinds. At least of 
what is common here.

Havana Club is very nice standard rum. Nothing fancy, good for mixing 
drinks. Ron Barcelo is another good rum. Cruzan is also very nice, 
unfortunately I can get it here.

If you want something better, for drinking as it is without mixing, kind 
of like with Cognac, a dark rum is best. Rum Plantation Grande Reserve 
Barbados is one of my favorites, very affordable. Diplomático is a bit 
more expensive but very nice.

Mount Gay is a nice rum, both good for mixing drinks and drinking as it is.

With dark rums, it nice to drink them slightly warm. Boil some water, 
pour it in a glass. Pour some dark rum in a Cognac glass[1], put the 
glass with the rum on the glass with water. The glass with the rum 
shouldn't touch the water, but almost. You get a completely different 
flavor. Very nice :)

I once tried a dark rum. At first I almost thought it was whiskey, it 
had a very smoky flavor.


 Pirates (and ninjas!) know how to drink ;)


:)

[1] http://www.cognac-glasses.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cognac.jpg

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
On 9/18/13, Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:

 Nooooo, not Captain Morgan. It's horrible. Captain Morgan, Bacardi and
 Negrita (if I recall correctly) are the three worst kinds. At least of
 what is common here.

 Havana Club is very nice standard rum. Nothing fancy, good for mixing
 drinks. Ron Barcelo is another good rum. Cruzan is also very nice,
 unfortunately I can get it here.


If there's any insight to come from this thread, it is that most D
programmers seem to be suffering from crippling alcoholism. :P
Sep 18 2013
parent reply "Brian Schott" <briancschott gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 19:40:58 UTC, Andrej Mitrovic 
wrote:

 If there's any insight to come from this thread, it is that 
 most D
 programmers seem to be suffering from crippling alcoholism. :P


http://xkcd.com/323/
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 21:45, Brian Schott wrote:


 http://xkcd.com/323/


Haha :)

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:45:39 +0200
"Brian Schott" <briancschott gmail.com> wrote:


 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 19:40:58 UTC, Andrej Mitrovic 
 wrote:

 If there's any insight to come from this thread, it is that 
 most D
 programmers seem to be suffering from crippling alcoholism. :P




I think you mean s/suffering/enjoying/ :)

But seriously though, I actually drink very rarely, and when I do
it's normally just one drink because I feel "That was nice, but I don't
particularly feel like any more". I just like to try stuff. It bugs me
not knowing what things I hear about are like.

If there's any beverage I overdo (and there is) then it's coffee.
Instacoffee (though I refuse to accept it as real coffee), french press
(hell, drip can be fine too), Boss Coffee (or other canned brands from
Japan), fast food and gas station coffee (it's often surprisingly
decent these days - Marathon and Sheetz in particular), or if I want to
splurge then Panera's hazlenut or any cafe's "Half-Caf Latte with Whole
Milk and Half-Shot of Vanilla" ;)  And Robeks has a great (but
expensive) hazlenut coffee smoothie.


 
 http://xkcd.com/323/


Heh, strangely enough, I've actually hit that once. It's at the
microscopic point where your inhibition decreases enough that you're
motivated and driven, but not *quite* enough that your ability goes too
far downhill. (Yea, gee, now I *really* don't sound like an alcoholic
at all!)

XKCD is awesome.
Sep 18 2013
parent Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> writes:
On 9/18/13, Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> wrote:

 http://xkcd.com/323/


 Heh, strangely enough, I've actually hit that once. It's at the
 microscopic point where your inhibition decreases enough that you're
 motivated and driven, but not *quite* enough that your ability goes too
 far downhill. (Yea, gee, now I *really* don't sound like an alcoholic
 at all!)


I've been rumored to be a prolific darts player, for 5 minutes during
the Ballmer Peak. :P
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:33:14 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:

 
 With dark rums, it nice to drink them slightly warm. Boil some water, 
 pour it in a glass. Pour some dark rum in a Cognac glass[1], put the 
 glass with the rum on the glass with water. The glass with the rum 
 shouldn't touch the water, but almost. You get a completely different 
 flavor. Very nice :)
 


Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for certain
sakes. Ie, the ones that say on the bottle they're best when warmed ;)
Also the ones that are best hot, which would be the lower-quality ones
and any that are getting old (Sake's not like most other boozes - after
the initial aging involved in production, more time beyond that just
degrades the quality. After six months, may as well just drink it hot.
I think people calling "rice wine" in misleading that way. It's not
even a wine at all, it's made from a grain, not a fruit.)

But I didn't know that about dark rum. I may try that sometime.

The ways I've had dark rum were probably mistakes: A "Dark and
Stormy" (dark rum with ginger beer), but problem is I don't like ginger
beer ;). And once I tried using it like a regular rum in a chilled
fruity drink. Yea, I guess I didn't know what I was doing.
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent reply "Meta" <jared771 gmail.com> writes:
How about a Screwdriver? Goes down easy, and gets you smashed (in 
a good way).

A generous amount of vodka
Fill it up with orange juice
A single drop of red food colouring for the rusty Mars colour
Sep 18 2013
parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 04:55, Meta wrote:

 How about a Screwdriver? Goes down easy, and gets you smashed (in a good
 way).

 A generous amount of vodka
 Fill it up with orange juice
 A single drop of red food colouring for the rusty Mars colour


I don't really like vodka.

Here are two nice drink recipes with rum:

(I have no name for this one) :

* 3 cl white rum
* 3 cl dark rum
* The juice of half of a lime and lemon
* Fill up with a juice with the flavors: orange, apple and passion fruit

Mix with ice in a highball glass.

Bahama Mama (this is a big one) :

* 3 cl white rum
* 3 cl Malibu
* 6 cl dark rum, two different kinds
* The juice of half a lemon
* 10 cl orange juice
* 10 cl pineapple juice
* 1 cl grenadine

Mix in a shaker with ice. Serve with ice in a hurricane glass.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
parent Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:13:41 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:

 
 I don't really like vodka.
 
 Here are two nice drink recipes with rum:
 
 (I have no name for this one) :
 
 * 3 cl white rum
 * 3 cl dark rum
 * The juice of half of a lime and lemon
 * Fill up with a juice with the flavors: orange, apple and passion
 fruit
 
 Mix with ice in a highball glass.
 
 Bahama Mama (this is a big one) :
 
 * 3 cl white rum
 * 3 cl Malibu
 * 6 cl dark rum, two different kinds
 * The juice of half a lemon
 * 10 cl orange juice
 * 10 cl pineapple juice
 * 1 cl grenadine
 
 Mix in a shaker with ice. Serve with ice in a hurricane glass.
 


Two comments:

1. Those both sound good!

2. Puts me in mind of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GW22sAElpE

:)
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Jon" <no spam.com> writes:
 Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for 
 certain
 sakes. Ie, the ones that say on the bottle they're best when 
 warmed ;)
 Also the ones that are best hot, which would be the 
 lower-quality ones
 and any that are getting old (Sake's not like most other boozes 
 - after
 the initial aging involved in production, more time beyond that 
 just
 degrades the quality. After six months, may as well just drink 
 it hot.
 I think people calling "rice wine" in misleading that way. It's 
 not
 even a wine at all, it's made from a grain, not a fruit.)

 But I didn't know that about dark rum. I may try that sometime.

 The ways I've had dark rum were probably mistakes: A "Dark and
 Stormy" (dark rum with ginger beer), but problem is I don't 
 like ginger
 beer ;). And once I tried using it like a regular rum in a 
 chilled
 fruity drink. Yea, I guess I didn't know what I was doing.


Dark and Stormys definitely were not a mistake! I used to fly 
through Bermuda on business trips (long story) and was introduced 
to them there. The bartender made them with Gosling's Rum and 
whatever the local ginger beer was (not to be confused with 
ginger ale, ginger beer is spicier). I highly recommended it for 
those who have never tried one! Gosling's is a nice dark rum, not 
terribly hard on the wallet either. It's a shame the ginger beer 
disagreed with you, a good solution is to just use more rum to 
water down the ginger beer flavor a bit :). I'll have to try the 
dark rum warmed up sometime, it sounds like a nice Fall weather 
drink.
Sep 18 2013
parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 05:10, Jon wrote:


 I'll have to try the dark rum warmed up sometime, it sounds like a nice Fall
weather drink.


I can highly recommend it. A nice way to end a dinner. Also goes create 
with a small piece of high guilty dark chocolate.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 22:59, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for certain
 sakes. Ie, the ones that say on the bottle they're best when warmed ;)
 Also the ones that are best hot, which would be the lower-quality ones
 and any that are getting old (Sake's not like most other boozes - after
 the initial aging involved in production, more time beyond that just
 degrades the quality. After six months, may as well just drink it hot.
 I think people calling "rice wine" in misleading that way. It's not
 even a wine at all, it's made from a grain, not a fruit.)


I didn't know it had a name.


 But I didn't know that about dark rum. I may try that sometime.


A small piece of dark chocolate, of high quality and a high percentage 
of cocoa (around 70%), is a great combination. Nice way to end a dinner.


 The ways I've had dark rum were probably mistakes: A "Dark and
 Stormy" (dark rum with ginger beer), but problem is I don't like ginger
 beer ;). And once I tried using it like a regular rum in a chilled
 fruity drink. Yea, I guess I didn't know what I was doing.


I use dark rums in fruity drinks as well but it depends which kind of 
rum you use. Dark rums for mixing drinks I would go with any of the 
first stet of rums I listed: Havana Club, Cruzan or Ron Barcelo.

I guess it also depends on what kind of ginger beer you use. I sometimes 
mix dark rum with ginger ale, the kind that's like soda, and some 
freshly squeezed lime, then you get a Fidel Castro.

The right rum for the right kind of drink.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:04:33 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:


 On 2013-09-18 22:59, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
 

 Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for certain
 sakes. Ie, the ones that say on the bottle they're best when
 warmed ;) Also the ones that are best hot, which would be the
 lower-quality ones and any that are getting old (Sake's not like
 most other boozes - after the initial aging involved in production,
 more time beyond that just degrades the quality. After six months,
 may as well just drink it hot. I think people calling "rice wine"
 in misleading that way. It's not even a wine at all, it's made from
 a grain, not a fruit.)


 
 I didn't know it had a name.
 


I don't think it does, that's just what I call it. Except *usually* I
spell "makeshift" with an "f" in it...


 But I didn't know that about dark rum. I may try that sometime.


 
 A small piece of dark chocolate, of high quality and a high
 percentage of cocoa (around 70%), is a great combination. Nice way to
 end a dinner.
 


We usually have some fairly dark chocolate in the house. The
antioxidants are a good excuse :)


 The ways I've had dark rum were probably mistakes: A "Dark and
 Stormy" (dark rum with ginger beer), but problem is I don't like
 ginger beer ;). And once I tried using it like a regular rum in a
 chilled fruity drink. Yea, I guess I didn't know what I was doing.


 
 I use dark rums in fruity drinks as well but it depends which kind of 
 rum you use. Dark rums for mixing drinks I would go with any of the 
 first stet of rums I listed: Havana Club, Cruzan or Ron Barcelo.
 


I have no idea what kind of dark rum it was I tried (It was at
someone else's place). I think the bottle had a seal (the animal) on it.


 I guess it also depends on what kind of ginger beer you use. I
 sometimes mix dark rum with ginger ale, the kind that's like soda,
 and some freshly squeezed lime, then you get a Fidel Castro.
 


Yea, ginger ale is good. (It's also good with gin - much better than a
Gin & Tonic, since I don't like tonic.) That Fidel Castro I may try
sometime.


 The right rum for the right kind of drink.
 


Indeed. Ex: While I like certain Parrot Bays, they don't make for a
great Rum & Coke.
Sep 19 2013
next sibling parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 05:13:17 -0400
Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> wrote:


 On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:04:33 +0200
 Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:
 

 On 2013-09-18 22:59, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
 

 Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for certain
 [...]


 
 I didn't know it had a name.
 


 
 I don't think it does, that's just what I call it. Except *usually* I
 spell "makeshift" with an "f" in it...
 


Although, "double boiler" is a real technique:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler

It's the normal recommended way to melt chocolate, among other uses.
Sep 19 2013
parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 14:01, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Although, "double boiler" is a real technique:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler

 It's the normal recommended way to melt chocolate, among other uses.


Absolutely. You don't usually use glasses though.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 11:13, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Yea, ginger ale is good. (It's also good with gin - much better than a
 Gin & Tonic, since I don't like tonic.) That Fidel Castro I may try
 sometime.


I have not gin with ginger ale. I usual mix it with some kind of 
Schweppes, like Russchian, Lemon fusion or Tonic, and some freshly 
squeezed lemon juice.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 21:54, Jacob Carlborg wrote:


 I have not gin with ginger ale. I usual mix it with some kind of
 Schweppes, like Russchian, Lemon fusion or Tonic, and some freshly
 squeezed lemon juice.


Should have been: I have not tried gin with ginger ale.
-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent "Paolo Invernizzi" <paolo.invernizzi gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 19:33:15 UTC, Jacob Carlborg 
wrote:

 On 2013-09-18 20:39, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Particularly the flavored ones :). Like Coconut/Pineapple 
 Parrot Bay, or
 Malibu. Tried Capt Morgan's spiced rum once too, very good. 
 Not so
 big on black rum when I tried it, but maybe it was just the
 brand or needs the right mixed drink.


 Nooooo, not Captain Morgan. It's horrible. Captain Morgan, 
 Bacardi and Negrita (if I recall correctly) are the three worst 
 kinds. At least of what is common here.

 Havana Club is very nice standard rum. Nothing fancy, good for 
 mixing drinks. Ron Barcelo is another good rum. Cruzan is also 
 very nice, unfortunately I can get it here.

 If you want something better, for drinking as it is without 
 mixing, kind of like with Cognac, a dark rum is best. Rum 
 Plantation Grande Reserve Barbados is one of my favorites, very 
 affordable. Diplomático is a bit more expensive but very nice.

 Mount Gay is a nice rum, both good for mixing drinks and 
 drinking as it is.

 With dark rums, it nice to drink them slightly warm. Boil some 
 water, pour it in a glass. Pour some dark rum in a Cognac 
 glass[1], put the glass with the rum on the glass with water. 
 The glass with the rum shouldn't touch the water, but almost. 
 You get a completely different flavor. Very nice :)

 I once tried a dark rum. At first I almost thought it was 
 whiskey, it had a very smoky flavor.


 Pirates (and ninjas!) know how to drink ;)


 :)

 [1] 
 http://www.cognac-glasses.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cognac.jpg


+1 for Plantation!
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent Artur Skawina <art.08.09 gmail.com> writes:
On 09/18/13 21:40, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 
 If there's any insight to come from this thread, it is that most D
 programmers seem to be suffering from crippling alcoholism. :P


This thread certainly puts all the requests for a bundled IDE in a
new light... :^)

artur
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent reply "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 16:51:41 UTC, Jacob Carlborg 
wrote:

 On 2013-09-18 18:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's 
 sah-kay,
 not sah-kee.)


 Rum is very nice :)


Whisky is the best :D
  -> Johnny Walker Blue / Platinum Label
Someone else which also favored whisky?
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 22:40, Namespace wrote:


 Whisky is the best :D
   -> Johnny Walker Blue / Platinum Label
 Someone else which also favored whisky?


No no no, your wrong. Rum is the best. It's ok if you prefer something 
else, but you're wrong. :)

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On Sep 18, 2013 9:45 PM, "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 16:51:41 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:

 On 2013-09-18 18:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's sah-kay,
 not sah-kee.)



 Rum is very nice :)



 Whisky is the best :D
  -> Johnny Walker Blue / Platinum Label
 Someone else which also favored whisky?


One is not a whiskey drinker if all he reels off are local store brands. ;-)

I quite enjoy the spiced or peated whiskeys myself, such as balblair or big
peat.

Regards
-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
Sep 19 2013
parent reply Arjan <arjan ask.me> writes:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:33:12 +0200, Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> wrote:


 On Sep 18, 2013 9:45 PM, "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 16:51:41 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:

 On 2013-09-18 18:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's  
 sah-kay,
 not sah-kee.)



 Rum is very nice :)



 Whisky is the best :D
  -> Johnny Walker Blue / Platinum Label
 Someone else which also favored whisky?


 One is not a whiskey drinker if all he reels off are local store brands.  
 ;-)

 I quite enjoy the spiced or peated whiskeys myself, such as balblair or  
 big
 peat.

 Regards


Yes!

Highland Park
Lagavulin
Ardbeg
Bowmore

Arjan
Sep 19 2013
parent reply Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On 19 September 2013 19:11, Arjan <arjan ask.me> wrote:

 On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:33:12 +0200, Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> wrote:


 On Sep 18, 2013 9:45 PM, "Namespace" <rswhite4 googlemail.com> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 16:51:41 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:

 On 2013-09-18 18:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Personally though, I'm more rum or sake than beer. (And that's sah-kay,
 not sah-kee.)




 Rum is very nice :)




 Whisky is the best :D
  -> Johnny Walker Blue / Platinum Label
 Someone else which also favored whisky?



 One is not a whiskey drinker if all he reels off are local store brands.
 ;-)

 I quite enjoy the spiced or peated whiskeys myself, such as balblair or
 big
 peat.

 Regards



 Yes!

 Highland Park
 Lagavulin
 Ardbeg
 Bowmore

 Arjan



Ooh, I can't say I'm a fan of single malts but Lagavulin and Bowmore
are definitely whiskeys that go down far too easily at
parties/celebrations.  ;-)

Haven't tried the other two... Though I see Ardbeg is from the same
Isle of Islay also...


-- 
Iain Buclaw

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Sep 19 2013
parent Arjan <arjan ask.me> writes:
 I quite enjoy the spiced or peated whiskeys myself, such as balblair or
 big
 peat.

 Regards



 Yes!

 Highland Park
 Lagavulin
 Ardbeg
 Bowmore

 Arjan



 Ooh, I can't say I'm a fan of single malts but Lagavulin and Bowmore
 are definitely whiskeys that go down far too easily at
 parties/celebrations.  ;-)

 Haven't tried the other two... Though I see Ardbeg is from the same
 Isle of Islay also...


Ardbeg is kind a like Lagavulin, Highland Park is completely different,  
try it, especially the 18j!
I'm going to try out the 2 you mentioned.

Arjan
Sep 20 2013
prev sibling parent Russel Winder <russel winder.org.uk> writes:
On Thu, 2013-09-19 at 09:33 +0100, Iain Buclaw wrote:
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;-)

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 peat.


I'm more partial to Speyside, any of them Spey, Findorn, Deveron, or
Lossie. Single cask is best at cask strength: no two ever the same,
brilliant. I'm currently working on bottles of 9.71, 9.72, 35.82, 36.66,
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Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent reply captaindet <2krnk gmx.net> writes:
On 2013-09-18 11:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:35:59 UTC, Namespace wrote:
 In fairness, there is some really good stuff being brewed in the
 U.S. Sierra Nevada for example (http://www.sierranevada.com/),
 and there are some nice micro-breweries that produce quality
 stuff that is as good as any of the better German, British, Irish
 or Belgian beers/ales.


 Or Yuengling. Mainly German-style (although apparently Yuengling does
 use corn?), by a German immigrant and his descendants, made in
 Pennsylvania and Florida. Roughly the price of Budweiser Shitty Corn
 Beer, but actually worth drinking. There's certainly better "bier" out
 there, but not at that price point. Can only get it in a few states
 though, but luckily Ohio here was added a couple years ago :)



ouch!! this gives me a phantom acid reflux. Yuengling is hardly german/czech
lager/pilsener style but rather appalling. the little flavor it has is mostly
metallic/sour. (disclaimer: last time i tried it was in 2005.)

yes, i do love my beer. being a german who lived several years in the UK and US
(and currently do) i have quite an opinion on this. first thing, i had to give
up the idea of finding german style beers (which is mostly pilsener and
wheats). buying the stuff imported from germany does not work either, at least
not for pilsener, as it is invariably stale and off* (no preservatives!),
making my american friends wonder why we like our beer in the first place. so i
had to think outside the box, try different styles. and indeed there are many
amazing and delicious beers, especially in the US, not so many in the UK though
;) so i am quite happy now drinking IPAs** in the US and pilsener in germany.

FWIW, american wheats taste very different from german wheats too, they are
citric instead of banana-ry. cannot make my peace with former, but the imported
wheats from germany are usually good, not stale. so i am a happy camper overall.

as for american beers that resemble fresh/authentic german/czech pilsener most,
i can recommend lagunitas pils, victory brewing pils, and to some degree
brooklyn lager (sic! their "pilsner" sucks). but they are not quite there yet.
(i suspect none of them takes the main ingredient seriously enough: water - you
don't get far starting with US tap water).


*quite surprisingly, some folks cannot taste if something is off and don't
mind...

**sierra nevada is just OK. better IPAs are dogfish head 60 minutes IPA and
lagunitas IPA, just to name 2 widely available ones. and of course there are
lots of great local microbrew beers as well.


cheers,
det
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 21:30, captaindet wrote:


 yes, i do love my beer. being a german who lived several years in the UK
 and US (and currently do) i have quite an opinion on this. first thing,
 i had to give up the idea of finding german style beers (which is mostly
 pilsener and wheats)


For got about wheats, those are nice too.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling parent Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:30:21 -0500
captaindet <2krnk gmx.net> wrote:

 ouch!! this gives me a phantom acid reflux. Yuengling is hardly
 german/czech lager/pilsener style but rather appalling. the little
 flavor it has is mostly metallic/sour. (disclaimer: last time i tried
 it was in 2005.)


Well, if you're German, then that doesn't entirely surprise me. As
an American who only rarely has beer, I'm *far* from really knowing
what I'm talking about ;)

But for an inexpensive american beer, I found Yuengling to beat the
heck out the others, or at least Yuengling's Lager anyway (I didn't
really care for their Black & Tan). I mean, stuff like Bud Light is
*everywhere* in the US and I find it completely undrinkable (seriously,
it's *really* disgusting), but Yuengling's Lager I can actually enjoy.


 yes, i do love my beer. being a german who lived several years in the
 UK and US (and currently do) i have quite an opinion on this. first
 thing, i had to give up the idea of finding german style beers (which
 is mostly pilsener and wheats). buying the stuff imported from
 germany does not work either, at least not for pilsener, as it is
 invariably stale and off* (no preservatives!), 


I'm very curious what you think of Stella Artois. Being a Belgian beer,
how does it differ from a typical true German beer? And is it noticeably
different in US than in Europe (if you've tried it both places)?


 
 but the imported wheats from germany are usually good, not
 stale


I've had a couple of those, they were indeed pretty good. As for the
american wheats, I've had mixed experiences with Blue Moon. There was
once or twice I liked it, but other times it seemed pretty bad. I don't
know why that was.

Actually, I once had an imported German non-alcoholic beer. Yea, I know,
I know, "non-alcoholic beer", but I'd never tried a non-alcoholic
before so I was curious. And I figured "Well, if anyone can make it
good, Germany probably can." It was a good guess - one of the best
"beer"s I've had!


 
 as for american beers that resemble fresh/authentic german/czech
 pilsener most, i can recommend lagunitas pils, victory brewing pils,


I'll definitely have to try those.
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 16:42, Chris wrote:


 In fairness, there is some really good stuff being brewed in the U.S.
 Sierra Nevada for example (http://www.sierranevada.com/), and there are
 some nice micro-breweries that produce quality stuff that is as good as
 any of the better German, British, Irish or Belgian beers/ales.


Samuel Adams, Brooklyn, Flying Dog to mention a few more.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:51:16 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:


 On 2013-09-18 16:42, Chris wrote:
 

 In fairness, there is some really good stuff being brewed in the
 U.S. Sierra Nevada for example (http://www.sierranevada.com/), and
 there are some nice micro-breweries that produce quality stuff that
 is as good as any of the better German, British, Irish or Belgian
 beers/ales.


 
 Samuel Adams, Brooklyn, Flying Dog to mention a few more.
 


Sam Adams is well regarded but I've always found any of their varieties
overly bitter. But then I'm not usually into the bitter ones anyway -
Stella is more my style (or many of the other "German beer purity law"
imports). If I do go for a bitter one though, Sierra Nevada's IPA is
quite impressive.

Anyway, the further you get from Bud Light the better. That sort of
stuff had me convinced for a decade that I just simply didn't like
beer until I finally tried some proper German/Belgian ones.
Sep 18 2013
parent reply Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 20:49, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 Sam Adams is well regarded but I've always found any of their varieties
 overly bitter. But then I'm not usually into the bitter ones anyway -
 Stella is more my style (or many of the other "German beer purity law"
 imports). If I do go for a bitter one though, Sierra Nevada's IPA is
 quite impressive.


If I recall correctly, Stella doesn't taste very much, but I can be wrong.


 Anyway, the further you get from Bud Light the better. That sort of
 stuff had me convinced for a decade that I just simply didn't like
 beer until I finally tried some proper German/Belgian ones.


Yeah, I agree. It was the same for me. Flying Dog has a very nice kind 
of beer, Barley Wine. It has quite high alcohol strength. There's a 
Swedish brewery, Nils Oscar, that has a very nice Barley Wine as well. 
Unfortunately these Barley Wines seem quite hard to get here. I need to 
special order them. They also have a beer called Ctrl Alt Delete :)

http://www.nilsoscar.se/index.php/en/sortiment/ol/ctrl-alt-delete

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013
parent reply Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:45:42 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> wrote:


 On 2013-09-18 20:49, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
 

 Sam Adams is well regarded but I've always found any of their
 varieties overly bitter. But then I'm not usually into the bitter
 ones anyway - Stella is more my style (or many of the other "German
 beer purity law" imports). If I do go for a bitter one though,
 Sierra Nevada's IPA is quite impressive.


 
 If I recall correctly, Stella doesn't taste very much, but I can be
 wrong.
 


It's possible that might have something to do with why I like it...I
enjoyed Labatt even though it basically tasted like water (or maybe
because of that?? I do like water...)



 They also have a beer called Ctrl Alt Delete :)
 
 http://www.nilsoscar.se/index.php/en/sortiment/ol/ctrl-alt-delete
 


That's both awesome and incredibly frightening!
Sep 18 2013
parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-19 08:48, Nick Sabalausky wrote:


 It's possible that might have something to do with why I like it...I
 enjoyed Labatt even though it basically tasted like water (or maybe
 because of that?? I do like water...)


Those kinds of beer goes great with spicy thai food or mexican food.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On 18 September 2013 14:53, Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?



 D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!

 But if you're trying to come up with a recipe for a cocktail, make sure that
 one of the ingredients is a Mars bar, and let's call it a Ducktail.


Is duck typing still an advertised feature of D?

-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling next sibling parent Manu <turkeyman gmail.com> writes:
On 18 September 2013 23:53, Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> wrote:


 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:


 http://consoleblog.me/posts/**cocktails-for-programmers<http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers>

 Any suggestions for D?


 D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!


Actually, judging by the efforts at dconf, I think it's safe to say D
programmer don't really drink much at all!
As a proud Australian, I wasn't too sure what to make of it ;)
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling parent reply "Joseph Rushton Wakeling" <joseph.wakeling webdrake.net> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:53:29 UTC, Chris wrote:

 D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!

 But if you're trying to come up with a recipe for a cocktail, 
 make sure that one of the ingredients is a Mars bar, and let's 
 call it a Ducktail.


Please, no Digital Mars Bar parties ... :-P

This D programmer would prefer a nice Chianti (but without fava 
beans or a census taker's liver...).
Sep 19 2013
next sibling parent Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw ubuntu.com> writes:
On 19 September 2013 10:10, Joseph Rushton Wakeling
<joseph.wakeling webdrake.net> wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:53:29 UTC, Chris wrote:

 D-programmers don't drink cocktails. They drink beer!

 But if you're trying to come up with a recipe for a cocktail, make sure
 that one of the ingredients is a Mars bar, and let's call it a Ducktail.



 Please, no Digital Mars Bar parties ... :-P


Hmm... Mars Bar Vodka...



 This D programmer would prefer a nice Chianti (but without fava beans or a
 census taker's liver...).



Mars Attack: A drink compromised of elderflower liquor with citrusy
apple juice, drops of Ramazotti and a dill foam.


-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent Joseph Rushton Wakeling <joseph.wakeling webdrake.net> writes:
On 19/09/13 13:04, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 Mars Attack: A drink compromised of elderflower liquor with citrusy
 apple juice, drops of Ramazotti and a dill foam.


With a logo reading, "We come in peace!" and an alcohol level that makes your 
brain explode.
Sep 19 2013
prev sibling parent reply "John Colvin" <john.loughran.colvin gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


Without having looked at the link, I had a few ideas for 
different languages:

C: Straight vodka. It's a concrete base for many things. Does the 
job.


Fortran: Gin. Not as popular as it used to be. Many have moved to 
vodka.


C++: Earthquake or Concrete Mixer, I can't decide. Earthquake 
because it's an immensely powerful mix but also unsatisfying and 
will royally fuck you up. Concrete mixer because of the jarring 
clash between templates and normal code.


Python: Mojito. Little bit exotic, but very popular. Easy to do 
badly, but still ok even when you do.


Ruby: Pina Colada. Fruity. A good blend of flavours with a 
unified feel.


PHP: A badly made bloody mary. A complete mess.


JavaScript: Sambucca. Ok in small quantities, but for gods sake 
don't use it as base for anything.


Java: Light beer. You have to drink a lot to get anywhere, 
unsatisfying and falling out of fashion somewhat, but still 
hugely widespread.


D: A well stocked, well organised drinks cabinet, with a variety 
of automated mixing machines. Very few glasses, some of the 
bottles are actually almost empty (or off) and you can't find any 
tools. Has been known to rearrange critical sections of itself 
overnight. Lacks customers.


asm: chemistry set. You can definitely make cocktails with it, 
you just have to put in the work and concentrate :)
Sep 18 2013
next sibling parent "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 15:18:19 UTC, John Colvin 
wrote:

 On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:38:05 UTC, Namespace 
 wrote:

 http://consoleblog.me/posts/cocktails-for-programmers

 Any suggestions for D?


 Without having looked at the link, I had a few ideas for 
 different languages:

 C: Straight vodka. It's a concrete base for many things. Does 
 the job.


 Fortran: Gin. Not as popular as it used to be. Many have moved 
 to vodka.


 C++: Earthquake or Concrete Mixer, I can't decide. Earthquake 
 because it's an immensely powerful mix but also unsatisfying 
 and will royally fuck you up. Concrete mixer because of the 
 jarring clash between templates and normal code.


 Python: Mojito. Little bit exotic, but very popular. Easy to do 
 badly, but still ok even when you do.


 Ruby: Pina Colada. Fruity. A good blend of flavours with a 
 unified feel.


 PHP: A badly made bloody mary. A complete mess.


 JavaScript: Sambucca. Ok in small quantities, but for gods sake 
 don't use it as base for anything.


 Java: Light beer. You have to drink a lot to get anywhere, 
 unsatisfying and falling out of fashion somewhat, but still 
 hugely widespread.


 D: A well stocked, well organised drinks cabinet, with a 
 variety of automated mixing machines. Very few glasses, some of 
 the bottles are actually almost empty (or off) and you can't 
 find any tools. Has been known to rearrange critical sections 
 of itself overnight. Lacks customers.


 asm: chemistry set. You can definitely make cocktails with it, 
 you just have to put in the work and concentrate :)


+1
Sep 18 2013
prev sibling parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2013-09-18 17:18, John Colvin wrote:


 C++: Earthquake or Concrete Mixer, I can't decide. Earthquake because
 it's an immensely powerful mix but also unsatisfying and will royally
 fuck you up. Concrete mixer because of the jarring clash between
 templates and normal code.


C++ would be a gas powered blender.

http://blog.daveg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gas_powered_blender.jpg


 asm: chemistry set. You can definitely make cocktails with it, you just
 have to put in the work and concentrate :)


I would say:

You can definitely make cocktails with it, you just need to start by 
distilling to get the vodka.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Sep 18 2013