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Depends on the sector. We have significant access to European markets, on not too bad terms - in some sectors it is comparable to being EU members. In return, we have agreed to "harmonize" our laws and regulations with EU. Again: In some sectors. This is referred to as the "European Economic Area" (in Norwegian: EØS), a set of agreements between EU and Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.
To a certain degree, it makes sense: If we are given access to free competition in European markets, it should be a fair competition. We should not be able to undersell competitors because we e.g. reduce costs by lowering standards, or the state subsidizes Norwegian manufacturers to make them competitive internationally. (Wikipedia on EEA[^])
But those EEA regulations go far beyond fair competition! Lots of Norwegians are sick of EEA because it regulates such things as the maximum curvature of cucumbers, bottle sizes and maximum power of vacuum cleaners. A few minor detail regulations have been lifted the last few years - I believe that you today will not be fined if you sell curved cucumbers, as long as they do not leave Norway.
We had two referendums (in 1972 and 1994) about Norwegian EU membership; it was turned down both times. But the only alternative presented was EEA membership - there was no option to stay completely out of EU. The political leaders, in both referendums, really really wanted us to join, so they set it up as a "full membership" against "semi-membership without the right to vote", hoping that The People soon would realize that it would be great to vote as well - i.e. become full members. Fifty years after the 1972 referendum, The People still hasn't seen the light; there has never been a majority for joining EU. (And the politicians bluntly refuse to present to The People leaving EEA as an option.)
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There is no regulation on the curvature of cucumbers. You can sell any crooked cucumber. Always could.
There is a classification though.
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Very interesting story and really sheds light on the "taste of water" and how it differs. 
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raddevus wrote: Along the way, I have discovered that more important than the bean quality is actually the quality of the water. I use a Zero Water - see amazon example[^] filter system & my coffee instantly became 50% better (subjective measurement of __more pure__ coffee taste.)
Water here contains calcium.
Tastes differ.
I grew up with coffee, got it bottlefed. You wanna talk coffee? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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modified 15-May-23 19:07pm.
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Member 14968771 wrote: There are many "brands " of beer and one used to advertise
"it's the water.."
Advertising. Water will taste like water.
Member 14968771 wrote: I wonder if I can bring my own GLASS cup
HEATHEN! Coffee is drunk from ceramic.
Member 14968771 wrote: I am sure the paper cup manufacturing will not go broke...
Glass would be better than paper, since it doesn't influence the taste. Glass cools down quickly though.
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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enhzflep wrote: Knowing your luck, they probably gave it to you in a baby bottle or similar. 
Yup. They added milk though.
enhzflep wrote: Allow me oh wise one, to introduce you to the humble Caffe Latte.
Humble it should be, if it pretends to be caffee.
..and keep that muck away from me.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Greetings Kind Regards I have much to say on the subject of coffee. First of all do you know about this fellow https://coffeeadastra.com/[^] He's a scientist fascinated by coffee.
I've been experimenting w/ whole bean freshly ground coffee the past year or so having gotten tired of store brand instant. I purchased several USA15 - USA25 bags of various brands. After not being overly impressed w/ any I ordered a bag from England to me here in North Carolina from none other than Mr. Coffee YouTube'r James Hoffman on the assumption if his coffee does not impress none will. Upon arrival I excitedly made a cup and drank waiting to be thrilled. I was left disappointed. It too was not overly impressive. His website https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/[^] describes his various coffees as having "notes" of e.g. i.e. to wit "cherry, pineapple, syrupy", "date, hazelnut, cacao", "orange, caramel, almond" etc. If I want notes of cherry or date or orange I will consume a cherry a date etc.
The best coffee I ever had did not have "notes". It was many years ago at the house of my aunt and uncle. They had purchased a Krupps coffee maker w/ gold filter. Each week we would visit on Sundays. I would _run_ to the coffee maker, make myself a cup, and glug. It was delicious. Permit me to tell you what it tasted like. It did not taste like dates or almond. It tasted like ... _coffee_!. Amazing. The brand of coffee utilized was none other than Folgers ground, not even freshly ground whole bean. For those outside USA who may not know it is a common nationally advertised inexpensive brand, nothing fancy. Unfortunately after a few months the magic disappeared for reasons I do not know. I assumed the filter had gotten overly used perhaps but again I do not know.
I have given up on searching for high quality coffee and have settled on whole bean by Caribou which I find has a smoothness, Yuban ground which is mild, inoffensive and low acrylamide content, Folgers (ground, instant regular, instant decaf, all which almost actually taste like coffee except for some chocolate notes unfortunately).
Of course I do not utilize tap water, always filtered. My brewing technique is "cowboy". I am surprised plastic is utilized in coffee makers and drippers etc. I only utilize glass and ceramic. Of course I filter only via _unbleached_ paper pre-rinsed to attempt removal of any residual flavor. Perhaps I should add minerals as suggested here. Will consider same. Thank You. Have just ordered coffee minerals per recommendation here. Some Amazon reviewers are happy some are not.
Perhaps I should attempt kopi luwak.
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modified 19-Mar-22 0:30am.
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Very interesting & in-depth info. Lots to consider here. I had a Krupps and Krupps coffee long ago & it was very good. There has also been a huge shift in coffee varieties over the years (20-30) for sure & it has changed a lot so that it is quite difficult to get the "original coffee flavor" that we had back in the day.
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Curious how others clean their coffee makers. Mine is a drip system - it heats water which boils up then drips through coffee grounds in a filter.
Once a month I "brew" a cup of vinegar to dissolve the hard deposits that form on the heating element. (Otherwise the machine only brews about 3/4 of the water before it quits.) Then several rinses to remove the vinegar.
Thanks! - CR
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Just saw this message. I have used vinegar in the past too -- because we have "hard" water here and it will eventually destroy your coffee maker.
However, since using the Zero Water filter it makes it so you never have to clean your coffee maker again. It filters out all of the stuff from the water.
I hated the vinegar because like you said you have to cleanse the vinegar before you get a good cup of coffee again.
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The water definitely makes a difference. Just a warning here - a friend of mine damaged his coffee machine with too pure water which leeched out copper from the boiler and caused issues. It may be something worth researching.
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Very interesting. Thanks for additional info.
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I started drinking coffee when I was around 8 years old. In New Orleans, everyone takes their coffee drinking seriously. Kids get it with milk. I am NOT however a coffee aficionado. IMO the water doesn't matter so much unless it is full of sulphur, "egg water" in Mississippi.
The cup doesn't matter, the temperature doesn't matter. It just needs to taste like coffee for me. At home, I drink dark roast, with chicory. Try it if you get a chance, I think you'll like it.
The only coffee I ever met and didn't like was gas station/convenience store coffee. Too old, too stale. too burned, and too acid.
Ed
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We have a high content of sediment (maybe lyme) that gets into our groundwater here (Ohio). Various surrounding areas are better / worse. You can literally destroy a coffee maker in 1 month if you don't filter the water, because it will be filled with lyme scale. That's probably different than a lot of places too.
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I put distilled water in my radiator because I saw what non-distilled water did. Also to the water kettle. As for our stomachs ...
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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I have a ZeroWater pitcher, and it's amazing. Water here in the desert is so hard, kids have to get a weapon permit to carry a water pistol. Vets openly tell clients not to give their fur babies tap water - it will kill them. I use RO water that I have to buy from vending machines - that's obscene! But it still measures as unhealthy on the TDS meter that comes with the ZeroWater pitcher. Yes, it dramatically changes the taste of anything that takes water to make, including scotch and water. Great invention!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Don't you hate when you're porting something, and you stare at the same section of non-working code over and over, comparing it to the reference source, and not seeing any meaningful difference?
Yet it doesn't work.
In this case, no sign of life. That has been my morning. Partial updates simply are not working on this display and I can't figure out for the life of me why.
The only "decent" documentation for the display is the source code that it shipped with.
This kind of thing is the absolute worst. Excepting the other things that are also the absolute worst.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Quit coding in Python, then the whitespace wouldn't matter.
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Yes, this morning actually, but with PowerBI.
Found the issue ~10 minutes ago, so here's to hoping you're just as lucky?
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If the code looks the same, is it a word size difference or something else like address location / packing / preprocessing that happens when changing the code into the executable?
Did you try running the original sample through your tool chain (as original as possible)?
Maybe you will find the solution after dismissing these annoying questions? 😊
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Nothing so low level I think. For starters, all of the rest of the code, including full frame updates work.
It's just the partial updates. I feel like I'm missing something obvious, but it's eluding me.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Start with a partial update that just toggles/inverts the pixel at location 0 or (0,0) then move to (1,1), etc
Then toggle 2 x 2 pixels, translate, expand
Then try the other corners.
Edit changed insert to invert
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Yeah I've tried. Whether I update nearly the whole screen or a tiny portion (8x1 is the smallest it will do since the last 3 bits of the x coordinate are ignored)
It's not doing anything. It's like the code isn't even there.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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