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What's thaxis?
It's theory and "praxis," or in other words, practice. Thaxis is an ongoing discussion of bad and mythical theories that lead to bad practices. We tweak the future to flourish, by always questioning and exposing bad theory and its link to our current practice. The blog touches on any and all topics related to--what else?--theory and practice.
Update: In returning to thaxis years after actively posting, I'm more inclined to keep a journal of thoughts which may or may directly address a particular pain point, but will I hope converge on a picture of things that serves the basic purpose. In other words, read it to find out what I'm thinking about, and read it for discussion also of specific topics, as the case may be.
Erik J. Larson
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2 comments:
Weird, why would demand for decaf decrease *after* noon? I never bother with decaf, but if I did I sure as hell wouldn't be drinking it before noon,
I wondered this myself... the official Starbucks reason is that the decaf pots sit unused in the afternoon, so they'll only make it based on request, which of course doesn't explain but just describes the issue...
Maybe for those who visit Starbucks only once -- in the morning -- some percentage will order decaf. But for the afternoon crowd it's just the caffeine freaks... this is again just a description rather than an explanation... the explanation for why decaf drinkers predominate the morning hours is lost on me...
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