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Decaffeinated coffee (thing) by wertperch

The how, the whys and a little of the history

"the decaf drinker is the top-tier coffee drinker, the purest of all coffee drinkers, because they are drinking it just for the taste"
—James Hoffmann

"I've never understood the "Death before Decaf" hate for decaf coffee. People dedicated to drinking coffee without the benefit of caffeine are simply in it for the taste- doesn't that mean they like coffee more than people in it for the caffeine? "
—some Redditor

For some people, coffee can be a troublesome drink, and this is largely down to the amount of caffeine contained in it. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, used to relieve feelings of drowsiness or to enhance alertness and cognitive processes. Its effects have been well known and popular for many years, and are a major reason why coffee is consumed. But there are downsides to this drug, notably that it can…

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Oh, it turns out YOU have to do all your own driving (opinion) by Chord

In the early 20th-century illustrations of Future Cities, amidst the gleaming towers and the lights that make day out of night, among the sweeping motorways full of countless automobiles as they wind through the vast manmade canyons -- you do not see a single train track.

You will see depictions of personal aircraft-automobiles in lanes of the sky, or, in works of a

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Including the Chiclets (personal) by lostcauser

We live in a glade, my mother and I. We live in a house that sits in a forest. And we live with my father. My mother and I are quiet people, except when we laugh. Then we are loud, and we go on and on. My father’s a talker. He has no sense of humor. He goes on and on but says very little.

My mother and I, we have our own language. We speak in code. Lines from old movies, Marx Brothers routines. We quote them and laugh. My father stares like a dog at a

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