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[Psylocide]

That is too much to pay for a can of Dale's, even if you live in the tundra.

You're right.

Morning all. Full thrattling and busy this morning... not too busy to post here, but you know.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Coffee and appointment #1 on the day. Accidentally took swmbo's keys with me this morning after moving her car out of my way, so likely running home to drop them off at some point.

 

[TheCADJockey]

 

[Hello]

Coffee.

I've been watching HBOGo on my Amazon FireTV stick for the past 4-5 days. I noticed this weekend that after watching a good 5 episodes of something that I will get a lot of "buffering" attempts. It seems like it happens around 8 pm on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Normally I'm not laying around on the couch for that amount of time, but I had to. That said, I've had to reset my modem and router each time to get out of it. Almost as though I need to empty the cache or something. Has anyone ever experienced this? I know my connection was "repaired" not too long ago. It was mangled outside and TimeWarner fixed it and gave me a new modem.

The modem is actually not a terrible model. It is the Arris Motorola SURFboard SB6121. I have "extreme" internet which I think is supposed to be 50 MBPS, maybe. It was doubled or some junk like that. I decided to buy a modem since TW is charging me $10 a month to lease their's. I got the Arris Motorola SURFboard SB6141, which handles higher speeds. I'm hoping that maybe that helps my issue. I don't think I'm being throttled. Internet usage for this month is about 40% lighter than the previous months, oddly.

I decided to try to get a slightly better modem. If that helps then I save that $10 a month. If it doesn't then I question whether I should go to the next level of internet for $10 more. I am paying TimeWarner $70 a month for internet today. A bundle may save me but I'm not leaving DirecTV.

 

[Ridire]

Well, crap...

 

[TheCADJockey]

If it doesn't then I question whether I should go to the next level of internet for $10 more. I am paying TimeWarner $70 a month for internet today. A bundle may save me but I'm not leaving DirecTV.

All I did when I had TW was upgrade and upgrade and upgrade... the internet always sucked, they drilled holes all over my house and the best internet I had was the original package. Sorry, know that doesn't help. I'd just say, don't upgrade. Especially if you're already getting 50. Maybe it's just a peak time. I had to do the same thing when I tried to play Call of Duty on their internet. Almost every hour on the hour, the game would get real chunky and I'd have to reset my router.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Coffee.

I've been watching HBOGo on my Amazon FireTV stick for the past 4-5 days. I noticed this weekend that after watching a good 5 episodes of something that I will get a lot of "buffering" attempts. It seems like it happens around 8 pm on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Normally I'm not laying around on the couch for that amount of time, but I had to. That said, I've had to reset my modem and router each time to get out of it. Almost as though I need to empty the cache or something. Has anyone ever experienced this? I know my connection was "repaired" not too long ago. It was mangled outside and TimeWarner fixed it and gave me a new modem.

The modem is actually not a terrible model. It is the Arris Motorola SURFboard SB6121. I have "extreme" internet which I think is supposed to be 50 MBPS, maybe. It was doubled or some junk like that. I decided to buy a modem since TW is charging me $10 a month to lease their's. I got the Arris Motorola SURFboard SB6141, which handles higher speeds. I'm hoping that maybe that helps my issue. I don't think I'm being throttled. Internet usage for this month is about 40% lighter than the previous months, oddly.

I decided to try to get a slightly better modem. If that helps then I save that $10 a month. If it doesn't then I question whether I should go to the next level of internet for $10 more. I am paying TimeWarner $70 a month for internet today. A bundle may save me but I'm not leaving DirecTV.

We get that on Fios from time to time and I wonder if it isn't throttling on their part. When it's buffering on Apple TV, I can pull up HBO on my iPad and it plays fine. I am quite suspicious of carriers monkeying with connection speeds to try and save their cable business.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I am quite suspicious of carriers monkeying with connection speeds to try and save their cable business.

It's as if there is a "garbelizer" (kind of like a scrambler) on the line.

 

[Psylocide]

It's as if there is a "garbelizer" (kind of like a scrambler) on the line.

 

[TheCADJockey]

 

[Ridire]

Did I wake up in an alternate universe where the buttholes on the "Friendly" thread post dog gifs?

 

[TheCADJockey]

Did I wake up in an alternate universe where the buttholes on the "Friendly" thread post dog gifs?

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Mega lazy day. Raining and at work

 

[TheCADJockey]

Mega lazy day. Raining and at work

I'm feeling pretty derpy after drinking too much last night. Catching up around here, learning about anti-sweetness...

 

[Ridire]

Me eating my breakfast every morning:

 

[TheCADJockey]

Me eating my breakfast every morning:

Off the floor?

 

[Psylocide]

 

[WesleyS]

Coffee isn't quite doing it this morning.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Trying to understand what some people are saying in other threads today..

 

[BGBC]

Trying to understand what some people are saying in other threads today..

I really need to stop opening that f'ing thread

 

[WesleyS]

Ok, today's question/debate of the day; when using adjuncts in a high ABV stout such as coffee, vanilla, cinnamon, what have you...what would an appropriate hop schedule be and would it be more prudent in using 'cheesey' hops, similar to a quad style?

Just so this doesn't go without a reply I'll weigh in with my opinion. For stouts with or without adjuncts, I usually just do a bittering addition at 60 and call it good. I don't want any hop flavor clashing with the adjuncts.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I really need to stop opening that f'ing thread

Either master level troll, wasted, or simply out of his mind.
1 out of 10 would not sub again.

 

[drainbamage]

Ok, today's question/debate of the day; when using adjuncts in a high ABV stout such as coffee, vanilla, cinnamon, what have you...what would an appropriate hop schedule be and would it be more prudent in using 'cheesey' hops, similar to a quad style?

I'd rather let the adjuncts take center stage, so just a 60-minute addition.

If it was just a plain imperial stout without adjuncts, a small late addition of some clean spicy hops wouldn't be out of place.

 

[BGBC]

Either master level troll, wasted, or simply out of his mind.
1 out of 10 would not sub again.

Too much time in the barren wasteland of NorCal, not enough human interaction.

Umami? I've heard of it, but have no idea what it is, so I'll ignore it.

 

[Ridire]

Just so this doesn't go without a reply I'll weigh in with my opinion. For stouts with or without adjuncts, I usually just do a bittering addition at 60 and call it good. I don't want any hop flavor clashing with the adjuncts.

But what if I want to brew my stout in under 30 minutes?

 

[BGBC]

Ok, today's question/debate of the day; when using adjuncts in a high ABV stout such as coffee, vanilla, cinnamon, what have you...what would an appropriate hop schedule be and would it be more prudent in using 'cheesey' hops, similar to a quad style?

60 minute cheese addition, just like my quad

 

[Psylocide]

Just so this doesn't go without a reply I'll weigh in with my opinion. For stouts with or without adjuncts, I usually just do a bittering addition at 60 and call it good. I don't want any hop flavor clashing with the adjuncts.

I agree... If the adjuncts are to stand out, the hop presence needs to be muted.

I think there's a reason we don't see a lot of vanilla or coffee IPAs. But I don't know what anti sweetening properties coffee has... if only there were some kind of chart.

 

[TheCADJockey]

...what would an appropriate hop schedule be and would it be more prudent in using 'cheesey' hops, similar to a quad style?

60m - 2 oz Nugget
10m - 1 oz Nugget
Dry hop for two days with 1 oz Nugget

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

I agree... If the adjuncts are to stand out, the hop presence needs to be muted.

I think there's a reason we don't see a lot of vanilla or coffee IPAs. But I don't know what anti sweetening properties coffee has... if only there were some kind of chart.

I've had a coffee IPA before. It was certainly different. If I could remember what it was I would buy it again in limited amounts.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I think there's a reason we don't see a lot of vanilla or coffee IPAs.

There aren't vanilla IPA's because vanilla and hops are parallel on the fourth dimension, across from the equator where the other dimension has coffee IPA's on both sides. Don't garbelize the debate because you only prioritize your mornings with blue throttle full agave. If you can't be reasoned with, don't input nonsensical roflglorps.