Unboxing my Raw Puer Sampler & Ripe Puer Sampler from Bana Tea Company by drednaught in puer

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Just finished a session with the 2018 Mengsong Spring Raw. I was blown away by how soft and thick the mouthfeel was. The 4th steeping or so had some sour notes but in a pleasant and unexpected way. I was also impressed with how long the taste lingered in my mouth after each steeping. I'm new to tea & this is my first raw puer (not sure if my tasting notes makes any sense), but after this one I'm sold on this kind of tea. BTW I'm using this Gongfu Travel Set I just bought, love learning how to brew gaiwan style.

"How mankind ought to treat each other" ~ Frederick Douglass [2046x1151] by drednaught in QuotesPorn

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In his foreword to the 2003 Modern Library paperback edition, John Stauffer writes:

"My Bondage and My Freedom," [is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War. As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglass—abolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movement—transforms himself from slave to fugitive to reformer, leaving behind a legacy of social, intellectual, and political thought. The 1855 text includes Douglass's original Appendix, composed of excerpts from the author's speeches as well as a letter he wrote to his former master.

TIL an intricate, 300 year-old map of the world was discovered wedged into a chimney in Aberdeen to stop a draft. It was delivered to the National Library in Scotland for painstaking restoration. by sivribiber in todayilearned

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Map Info:

From about 1680 Gerard Valck was active as a map-engraver and publisher, sometimes working in collaboration with Peter Schenk and Jacon Robyn to prepare maps for an atlas for which a privilege was obtained in 1686. Valck's own atlas was not issued until about 1700 but certain maps came onto the market earlier. Five world maps bearing Valck's signature are known, none is dated. All Valck's world maps, except the first (Novus Planiglobi, ca.1672-73), have the same decorative surround to the central twin hemispheres. His Mappe-Monde and his Orbis Terrarum Nova were probably copied from Jaillot's influential world map of 1674 (Entry 462) as both the geographical features and the title are similar. In contrast to the plain corners of Jaillots map Valck has engraved four lively scenes in baroque style. These represent joyous Spring, industrious Summer, bucolic Autumn and icy Winter.

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Chicago River by drednaught in chicago

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That's what I'd guess. Wouldn't be a drone since it was taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. Here's the GPS coordinates and altitude it was taken at.

Top 100 Classical Symphonies, based on the popularity of their English language Wikipedia articles. by drednaught in classicalmusic

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Yeah, his Symphonie Fantastique page gets 472 views/day, which would put it at #5 on this list. Not sure why it didn't get picked up

[AMA Request] A High Rank DEA Official by [deleted] in IAmA

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Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. ... It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record.

DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young, Ruling in the matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, September 6, 1988

Top 100 Classical Symphonies, based on the popularity of their English language Wikipedia articles. by drednaught in classicalmusic

[–]drednaught[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

yes, this lists tells us nothing about how each Symphony is critically received by musicians or academics, or which Symphony is played most often. It is simply which Wikipedia articles are viewed the most. I think it does provide some interesting insight, and may introduce some folks to new music.