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President Biden Signs Defense Bill Blocking Health Care For Trans Military Children, First Anti-LGBTQ+ Federal Law Enacted Since ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

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  • Title is quite disingenuous. Doesn't match content.

    • Are you in support of UBI?

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  • Never considered this, it sounds quite reasonable to me.

    • In praise of mixing coffee beans

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  • I am often pleasantly surprised when I mix the last of the current bag with some of the next new bag.

    • Are you in support of UBI?

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  • USA needs universal healthcare first

    • What's the greatest videogame of all time?

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  • Asteroids

    • I live in the green part (obesity map)

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  • I'm really surprised Georgia is not darker red.

    • Real estate tycoon must pay $9 billion to avoid execution in Vietnam

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  • Gonna need a really good "Go Fund Me"

    • Best affordable RO system for coffee?

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  • I use a 7 stage 3M set up. No idea whether this is affordable or not in your region. Here in SE Asia it was a reasonable price.

    • What is a good low budget espresso machine? (Or what are signs to look for in a cheap espresso machine that indicate quality?)

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  • Blade grinders make boulders and dust. Save it for chopping herbs or something. Get a Timemore or Kingrinder hand grinder for just over $50 on Amazon. They aren't the best but they are far better than what you have.

    A good grinder is arguably the most important piece of gear in your coffee making set up.

    • What is a good low budget espresso machine? (Or what are signs to look for in a cheap espresso machine that indicate quality?)

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  • Like others have said, your biggest problem right now is the grinder. A blade grinder makes boulders and dust. There is no way to get good even extraction from that. There are decent hand grinders from Timemore and Kingrinder starting at $50+ and decent electric grinders from Baratza and Fellow from around $150. These would cover all of the non-espresso grinding needs. Espresso grinding will cost you a little more.

    As far as good budget espresso machines go, Lance Hedrick posted this as the new budget choice:

    https://youtu.be/UN0Qs7zSGk8

    • Microsoft Teams is dog shit

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  • I used to have tons of problems with it but for the last 6 months or year it seems to be working fairly well for me.

    • Experience of the HiBREW G5?

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  • I see it for sale on Shopee in VN for around $150. Looks ok. Personally I'd spend another $50 and get the Fellow Opus if I wanted an electrical conical that can do espresso and non-espresso grinds. The Baratza Encore ESP would also be a good choice.

    • Have you ever made a strategic play in a game so good it made you feel kindof bad?

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  • The first time I played Scrabble was with an old university friend and his wife. They both fancied themselves expert Scrabble players. Both bright and talented folks and lovely people. I won the game and the last word I played was DILDO.

    I have never again played Scrabble again since I figured I could never top that. Also they never asked me to play with them again either.

    • Blessica Blimpson

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  • yup, I'll take "Things that didn't happen" for $500, Alex.

    • What beliefs or hypotheses do you hold strongly despite not feeling confident that you can necessarily prove or evince it?

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  • the libertarian pipe dream

    • Insights on immersion brewers

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  • I love my Clever Dripper immersion brewer. Great device for the money.

    • Your Favorite Burr Grinder?

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  • I have used a blade grinder, the Hario Skerton hand grinder (cursed - avoid at all costs), the Knock Feld2 (quite good at the time it came out but beaten by less expensive alternatives now), the Helor 101 (same comment as Feld2), the electric Fellow Opus (quite good for the price but not perfect) and the Fellow Ode Gen 2.

    I use the Fellow Opus at the office with a Clever Dripper immersion brewer and it is very good for that purpose. It was not so great for the V60 at home because it produces a fair amount of fines. It was ok for the V60 but the Fellow Ode Gen 2 is fantastic in comparison when used with the V60. The Ode Gen 2 produces very few fines and an incredibly consistent grind. I was frankly blown away by the improvement from the Opus to the Ode Gen 2 on the V60. The Opus is also a very visible step up from the Feld2 and Helor 101 when used with the Clever Dripper.

    For drip coffee I cannot over recommend the Fellow Ode Gen 2. It is a great grinder and well worth the price.

    One big negative, is that it won't do espresso grind.

    I would happily consider the Fellow Opus as a well priced all around choice for espresso, moka pot, and drip.

    • What technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?

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  • At home I have a Fellow Ode Gen 2 which I use with a V60 brewer. At the office I have a Fellow Opus (a decent entry level conical grinder) which I use with a Clever Dripper (an immersion release brewer).

    My old hand grinders are the Helor 101 and the Knock Feld2.

    • What technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?

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  • Back up cameras and 360 parking detection sensors. Heated and cooled seats. Android Auto with integrated Google Maps. New cars are so much better than my old beater.

    • What technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?

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  • Getting nice in-ear monitors with replaceable cables is so much better than wireless for me. Great sound quality and they weak link that always breaks (the wires) is now no longer an issue. I've had the same IEM now for 10 years and just change the cables every couple of years.