Thursday, August 23, 2018

"'Why I drink 100 units of alcohol a week'"

FT Alphaville is running a caption competition for one of the illustrations in a newly issued U.S. patent:

Caption competition
IBM, the giant of 80s mainframe computing, has being trying to diversify. Take Watson, for instance, its AI platform which promises to “let you learn more with less data”, which has been deployed across a range of businesses, with varying degrees of success.
Well the whizz kids at IBM have come up with another idea to revive its ailing fortunes: drone-based caffeine delivery. Here's the patent in question, filed with the US Patent Office on August 7....MORE
So, juxtaposing, as is my wont, here's the BBC, Aug. 21:

'Why I drink 100 units of alcohol a week'
People have been sharing their drinking habits after presenter Adrian Chiles revealed he sometimes drank more than 100 units a week - more than seven times the recommended limit. 

He said drinking never affects his life and he considers himself a social drinker, not an alcoholic.
Other heavy drinkers have been speaking about their alcohol consumption.

'Do I want to stop? No'...

...MORE 

Any more crap from formerly successful super-stupid-mega-corps and Adrian may kick it up to 150 units/week.

As for coffee, the last year's action is enough to drive the longs to, well, drink: 

 

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