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From: john larkin <JL@gct.com>
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Subject: Re: Donuts
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:02:32 -0800
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:36:43 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid
(Liz Tuddenham) wrote:

>Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:12:15 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:45:54 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:40:35 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:19:22 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>> >>>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>I find when I really need to focus on something particularly
>> >>>>recondite, it's impossible without access to copious quantities of
>> >>>>strong coffee and donuts. Just wondering if anyone else here has the
>> >>>>same problem and if so, which brand of donuts works best?
>> >>>
>> >>>Problem? What problem?
>> >>
>> >>Vector calculus.
>> >>
>> >>>But dark chocolate is a superior design tool.
>> >>
>> >>That's what Grok recommended - after admonishing me for eating donuts
>> >>in the first place. I didn't actually realize AI could, without
>> >>prompting, lecture you on your unhealthy lifestyle, but it seems I was
>> >>wrong.
>> >>
>> >>>We don't have any Dunkin Donuts around here, and their Boston Creme
>> >>>filled thing is excllent. We have a pretty bad Krispy Kreme in Daly
>> >>>City, on Eastmore Ave, the junk food strip. We call it Greasemore Ave.
>> >>
>> >>Dunkin Donuts are pretty big in the UK AIUI. And I'm informed Krispy
>> >>Kreme are trying to get in on the act as well. They have self-service
>> >>machines in all the freeway rest areas. I've never tried either of
>> >>those brands, though, having had pretty good results from Macdonald's
>> >>donuts in the past. I guess I'm not very adventurous and just stick
>> >>with what I know, hence the original question.
>> >>
>> >>>This joint just opened near us and we've got to try it soon:
>> >>>
>> >>>https://www.georgessf.com/
>> >>>
>> >>>Donuts with wine parings.
>> >>>
>> >>>Safeway makes a Boston Creme sort of thing that they call a Bismark.
>> >>>They are really good, but are usually sold out.
>> >>
>> >>Safeway closed all their stores over here for some reason. Not sure
>> >>why given the retail sector's on fire and has been for many years, the
>> >>odd recession aside.
>> >>
>> >>>Google    Donuts San Francisco  . It's a fad, in a good way. Is that
>> >>>happening in other cities/countries?
>> >>
>> >>If it happens in SF it'll happen elsewhere sooner or later[1].
>> >>Innovation-wise, there's nothing in Yurp donut-related to report so
>> >>far, though AFAIK - certainly not close to 'Donuts SF'. You're simply
>> >>*years* ahead of us. And  Dynamo Donuts sounds really promising. I'd
>> >>image problem-solving would be much easier after a visit to that
>> >>particular emporium. You are indeed blessed living there.
>> >>
>> >>>Gotta go and make breakfast. Maybe tiny round pain perdu things from
>> >>>leftover baguette slices. 
>> >>
>> >>Enjoy!
>> >>
>> >>[1] LSD, gays, illegals and  trendy Leftie stuff that conservatives
>> >>like myself tend to frown upon.
>> >
>> >I'm pretty conservative myself, but I don't wear a MAGA hat or roll my
>> >eyes too hard, and most people are nice, in person.
>> >
>> >Illegals do all the building and cooking and roofing that the coders
>> >and sociology majors don't know how to do.
>> >
>> >Gays are great! More neat women for us!
>> 
>> True, but have you had them come on to you? It's just not pleasant at
>> all. 
>
>Any unwanted sexual advances are unpleasant.  Men on men, women on men,
>women on women and most comonly of all, men on women.  Just be glad you
>aren't a woman.

Evolution programmed us to do some things that Miss Manners would not
approve of. The caveman approach, or wild promiscuity, which sometimes
work, ie make babies. The problem for most of us is to balance those
instincts against humanity and rationality, and still enjoy ourselves.

I'm glad I'm not a woman because women are so awesome and beautiful
that I'm glad that I'm programmed to appreciate them. 

There were zero women in my EE school. It must be very different now,
with so many women in tech.

When I was a student at Tulane I was invited to present a paper at the
local IEEE chapter meeting. My wife wanted to hear it so I brought her
along. At the end, I was pulled aside and scolded that women were not
allowed as either members or guests. The fatheads didn't understand my
paper anyhow.