Marshmellow
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Fusebox said:
Gloria Jeans is just the MacDonalds of coffee. They have such a sugary base to their custom coffee's and they normal coffee is terrible.
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AusGAF 3.0 - Double the price, region locked and refused classification
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Gloria Jeans is just the MacDonalds of coffee. They have such a sugary base to their custom coffee's and they normal coffee is terrible.
Marshmellow said:
Not sure if I agree. Bic Macs aren't made to compete with corner store hamburgers as they are vastly different kinds of burgers, but in their own right that aren't bad for $3.50 when I'm blotto.
Gloria Jeans, on the other hand, sells a cappuccino that is in direct competition for taste and price with my local Campos seller, and in that context it's hard to justify their existence.
Could never stand coffee. Tried several other caffeinated deals (Red Bull, No-Doz) but they always make me really skittish. The only thing I can have that keeps me awake without making me jittery is the Dex I've been taking for ADHD. For taste, I have a kickarse vanilla protein shake that doesn't taste like total arse.reptilescorpio said:
reptilescorpio
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I had problems getting it started but since then it has been fine. Seemed glitchy until the end of the Prologue.Jintor said:
Also the amount of people here who care so much about their coffee is impressive. I love some great fish and chips down the beach but I am not against picking up some oven cook stuff from Aldi. I even eat the Red Rock Deli Sweet Chili and Sour Cream ripoff chips from Aldi which only taste a little different.
codswallop
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Nothing wrong with a TAFE IT degree, man. It's how I got into the IT industry and now I manage people who have university IT degrees. And sometimes I still think that TAFE did a better job of teaching real world fundamentals. Sure, uni grads might be able to get into philosophical IT discussions but the TAFE grads are the ones who know how do actually get stuff done.evlcookie said:
Would you want to do IT work, sitting down all day? Would you prefer being up and around like with warehousing? If you care about warehousing, you could look for entry level SAP jobs or if you want IT and being active maybe a job supporting petrol station IT and bowsers or something. You'd be on the road a bit for that...
Also: I'm a coffee snob but have been known to fall back to getting Gloria Jeans type coffees if there's nothing else around and I want hot caffeine. I didn't realise they were weird Christian extremists though, which might change my position.
codswallop
Member
My test for coffee is pretty much if it requires milk, it's shit. If it requires sugar, it's the most vile substance known to man. I usually drink espresso or macchiato depending on my mood. Sometimes ristretto if I trust the place enough to deliver.
reptilescorpio
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To be honest I think a Gloria Jeans latte is worth the price I pay (somewhere around $3-4 I think?). It tastes fine to me as I prefer something a little sugary as I don't drink coffee very often and most of the local places here are overpriced. Customer service has always been better for me at Gloria Jeans than other coffee places. It serves its purpose of being available when no other place is available. It is like any other franchise business.Fusebox said:
Heated discussion a few pages back. Basically hopefully they wait until R18 hits to try again.Kerrby said:
I don't see the point in making a thread for a game being refused classification in Australia. It happens every other day.Kerrby said:
Is there a general thread for games that have been refused? Perhaps do that instead with a list of all the games that have been refused classification or something.
Thanks for these. The second one looks good. Is there a specific laptop anyone recommends? Don't know much about manufacturers or laptop hardware.markot said:
Price range is around $500, though willing to spend $600 is necessary. Will be used heavily for programming (so RAM and good CPU) and little for games (unless a good gfx fits in the price range
).reptilescorpio
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Russian Caravan tea from Twinings tastes soooooooo good. Nice to relax with while reading a book at night.Jintor said:
Hopefully the writer of that article on ABC from yesterday doesn't come in and see this thread. Followup article decrying AusGAF citizens.
codswallop
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Yeah I tend to drink way more water and tea than coffee, but when I drink coffee, I want it to be good.
codswallop said:
Ive got a mate like you. Bought his own coffee machine, calibrated flow rates and temperature and everything on it. Thats where I developed my coffee preferences, though I'll stoop to instant if I absolutely have to (ie on nightshift or when working away from home).
Needless to say, this friend now owns a pretty damn good cafe-restaurant back in tassie.
codswallop
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I'm not that extreme -- I do have an espresso machine but it's a $250 POS and the grinder is a $50 spice grinder. As the wife makes coffee on it daily we're planning on spending $1000 for machine and grinder after our next holiday as the credit card points will pay for three quarters of that in vouchers.
viciouskillersquirrel
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For me, there's only one way to drink coffee - Americano. It's how I was raised, damn it, and some things are sacred.
reptilescorpio
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Woot! Painting co-ordinator at work got a slab of Carlton Cold as a kickback for helping on a job and gave me a 6 pack. Will do the job nicely for tonight even though I'm not a fan of the beer. Doesn't taste offensive enough for me to knockback the offer at least.
Yeah ever since my best mate taught me that drinking a pint before bed on a big night out avoids a hangover I drink around 6 litres a day. I mix it with dite rite cordial as it tastes brilliant and has no added sugar, colour or flavours. Plus it has helped me lose a LOT of weight over the years. Rather than have a snack I can have a glass of water and forget that I was trying to eat away the boredom.codswallop said:
Yeah when the painting division (one guy) moved into our office he brought the Neverfail fountain which is so damn handy.jambo said:
There is a cheese factory here that sells fantastic quality cheese really cheap, the garlic & chives one tastes brilliant with some waffer crackers and some tea out in the backyard reading a good book.Jintor said:
I would guess the Chai brings you up and the Instant brings you down. So still above the stuff that takes 2 minutes to make and below anything with a name full of vowels.Rezbit said:
reptilescorpio
Member
Sigh. Damn my zero tolerance policy at work. Had the 6 pack sitting next to my desk since lunchtime and it took all my willpower to not neck one. Especially since it was a rough day. The dream would be to open a beer at 9am at work again, just like my days running a pizza shop.Omi said:
Plus you are Einstein so you always win by default.
Can't remember the last time I had a significant amount of beers. Shit, can't even remember the last time I was pissed. If I didn't feel like I hadn't shaken this cold completely, I'd be out getting hammered in a heartbeat.
That Russian Caravan thingy sounds nice, though... is it just with hot water or is sugar or milk added? How long to infuse?
That Russian Caravan thingy sounds nice, though... is it just with hot water or is sugar or milk added? How long to infuse?
DualShadow
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I'm loving the hell outta Deus Ex at the moment.
reptilescorpio
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Best thing about being a guy is that it doesn't matter how much time has passed since you have last talked as soon as you hangout and have a beer in hand it will be just like the old days. I hadn't seen or talked to one of my closest mates for 6 months and the day we caught up in Geelong it was fine, we said it was a bit strange we don't spend 4 hours a day together anymore but people understand that things change and the world doesn't allow us unlimited time to hang around talking shit anymore. At some point we have to juggle responsibilities of work/family/personal time. Rather than jump on Facebook after work I would prefer to sit and read about games or play some games. Doesn't mean I don't like those people as much as I used to, the spare hours have just shrunk from all week to one or two a day.Would be great to sit around all day talking garbage but the economy has to run somehow.Omi said:
Neverender
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I LOVE DOING THIS. I thought I was the only one!Rezbit said:
reptilescorpio
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de3 would be best to power through as it seems pretty enthralling whereas Xenoblade is a proper slowburn jRPG that you should dedicate yourself to. Depends on your mood. Both are vastly different games. Both can be played on PClegend166 said:
Goes great with or without sugar, dependant on how I am feeling that day. Also I just leave the bag in for 30 seconds or so, doesn't seem to make too much difference to me. Also if you are bored you could make a random trip to Hamilton for drinks at my engagement party if you are cool with sleeping on a floor. Still gotta pick up a few more slabs and organise the SingStar crap.Shaneus said:
Shower beer is an unspoken joy because you worry it wouldn't be socially acceptable.
Being super relieved about Carbon prices?elfinke said:
I'm awkward enough at parties where I know a few people...reptilescorpio said:
Deffo need to meet up at some stage though. My weekends are usually pretty clean, save for the odd family shindig here and there. Road trip could be something fun! In the meantime, I shall chance it drinking in Geelong with a knife strapped to my ankle, just to be safe.
reptilescorpio
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Drop the difficulty down to Easy and play for the experience. The game is made for multiple runs so next time you can play on Medium once you have 10 hours or so under your belt to know the mechanics inside and out.Salazar said:It's making me feel like I'm bad at videogames.
Doncamatic
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Salazar said:It's making me feel like I'm bad at videogames.
Doing a non-lethal run on the top difficulty level and I have no idea how you would be expected to play it without being stealthy.