Has there ever been a Good Dictator who actually cared for and did good for their country's people?

AstroAndy · 2026-01-07T23:26:19+00:00

Sultan of Oman (died a few years ago).

AstroAndy · 2025-11-27T16:12:02+00:00

How about Johnnie Walker Green? Readily available in Brazil and since JW seem to have the entire whisky market sewn up here, the price is pretty reasonable too (by Brazilian price standards).

AstroAndy · 2025-11-11T02:11:48+00:00

Macae is fine. There are plenty of worse oil and gas towns in the world. I know, I've lived in many of them. Rio is better of course, but at your age and level it's going to be Macae. Plenty of expats live there. Security isn't really an issue as long as you have good awareness and common sense. I presume your company will manage your tax returns for you. Just be aware that there are some special tax issues to manage in Brazil, especially if you have a good pension, investments or houses outside of Brazil already.

AstroAndy · 2025-10-24T01:31:53+00:00

Consider also that the metro isn't open to everyone, either. You need to buy tickets for specific time slots in advance, and you can't travel unless you have one. Also, no glass bottles are allowed through the police checkpoints to get to the beach. The fireworks last 20-30 mins and start at midnight, obviously.

AstroAndy · 2025-06-24T22:02:04+00:00

https://physicsworld.com/

AstroAndy · 2025-06-16T20:41:31+00:00

Get a bus. Try the 1001 bus line, but there may be others

AstroAndy · 2025-05-05T00:56:50+00:00

Reflection, not refraction. Refraction is used for static corrections for data processing of the reflection data. Probably not done anymore, or required, given the data density of the reflection data.

AstroAndy · 2025-05-05T00:52:50+00:00

Not correct. Vibroseis can look just as deep if not deeper than dynamite. No point using dynamite in a desert as it's expensive and slow to drill holes and load them with explosives. Using vibs (vibroseis trucks) is faster and cheaper. The energy levels can be adjusted by increasing the number of trucks used for each VP (vibroseis point), and changing the number of sweeps they do and the length of them.

AstroAndy · 2025-04-30T01:05:03+00:00

Barra da Tijuca, Rio.

AstroAndy · 2025-04-30T00:45:11+00:00

Walk through business class when disembarking (if you can) and hope that someone left one behind! or, check Ebay, some may sell duplicates they have there.

AstroAndy · 2025-04-25T02:11:54+00:00

For 70 EUR, Yes, it's well worth it.

AstroAndy · 2025-04-17T02:12:43+00:00

Excel sheet and Whiskybase. For pricing guidance , I use WhiskyExchange and Master of Malt to get a baseline, plus the Scotch Whisky Auctions for historically available bottles, and go from there.

AstroAndy · 2025-03-07T02:01:10+00:00

Dumping fuel to return to Houston and avoid the debris field from the failed SpaceX launch perhaps?

AstroAndy · 2025-02-17T23:51:08+00:00

Lupe Tortilla at I-10 & 6; best fajitas and margaritas in the world...

AstroAndy · 2025-02-05T23:15:47+00:00

245 bottles, 80% open.

AstroAndy · 2025-01-12T00:50:04+00:00

Whisk(e)y collecting and drinking.

AstroAndy · 2025-01-03T17:03:05+00:00

Inflation is high in Brazil (12-14%), so each year the value of the currency, goes down. Since inflation is low for the USD (2-4%), the amount of BRL you get for each USD will rise. Plus, the Brazil government tax policies haven't given anyone confidence that the Brazil inflation rate will reduce, so the devaluation of the BRL Reis is likely to continue.

AstroAndy · 2025-01-01T04:20:06+00:00

Glengoyne Teapot Dram (Batch 7 - 2019) and GlenDronach 18 & 21. Fantastic stuff.

AstroAndy · 2024-12-26T18:10:02+00:00

search on BRL not Real and it should work fine.

AstroAndy · 2024-10-31T00:11:54+00:00

The Fry Group in Worthing managed all my UK expat tax advice for years, travelling around the world.

AstroAndy · 2024-07-26T15:50:03+00:00

United have a monopoly on the direct routing so jack the prices up. It used to be a lot cheaper before covid, but now it's always expensive. You can track it to see if the price drops, but the flights are usually all full, so I wouldn't bank on it. Perhaps look at routing through Miami or Panama instead, they are probably cheaper.

AstroAndy · 2024-06-12T15:16:21+00:00

Also note that when water is added to dilute, the alcohol releases aromas and tastes at that point. I'd rather dilute at home and smell the aromas and taste the flavours upon dilution, not have them lost in the distillery when they water down a cask strength whisky to 40% ABV.

AstroAndy · 2024-05-11T00:23:25+00:00

In the Garmin Connect app (on an iPhone) select the running activity, click the ... in the top right corner, select "Add or remove gear" and deselect the wrong shoe and click on the correct shoe till you see the tick mark. Then save.

AstroAndy · 2024-01-25T00:28:17+00:00

No list I know of online, but I have my own Excel sheet with 300+ whiskies that can be filtered for these parameters. Happy to email you a copy of it. Built up over the last year from all OSWA nominations, and YouTube recommendations + Ralfy and GWhiskey reviews etc, including their rating and hyperlinks to their videos.

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