You think teams or zoom are annoying? This is much worse. The worst part is with some default meeting settings, a loud chime would play every time someone joined. People kept this on for meetings of 300+ people, then they started talking over the beeps once “the popcorn slowed down.”
I’m a coffee newb - bought an Aeropress and a Rhino hand grinder, and I’ve sort of flailed around changing things randomly and ended up with an enjoyable repeatable cup by sticking to the same beans, grind, water temperature, brew time & method that seems to work for me....
Extraction is heavily controlled by amount of water, temperature, grind size, and time.
To get an under extracted brew, you would use more water with a shorter brew time with a course grind at a lower temperature. This should give you something that’s sour, weak, watery, with a thin mouthfeel.
Overextraction would be the opposite. Boiling water in a preheated brewing device, fine grind, less water, steeped for a longer time. This should taste dark, bitter, burnt, strong, with a soupy grimy mouthfeel.
You can make one cup of each at the extremes to taste the difference, and then use that information to tweak your regular brew one variable at a time. Look up the coffee compass to help understand what you’re tasting and which direction to move.
We water by soaking the plants in the tub, then letting them sit on towels before going back on the shelf. A bit tedious but only has to be done every 1-2 months.
I’m a software engineer who does woodworking, and I approve this message.
But my favorite explanation: you grab your hand saw, and it works. You don’t find out that the latest npm japanese-hand-saw-tooth package is incompatible with plywood, and you need to downgrade the package or buy new plywood to make a cut.
If approved by voters on Nov. 5, 2024, the “Citizens Not Politicians Amendment” will bar current and former politicians, party officials and lobbyists from serving on a new redistricting commission composed of five persons identified as Democrats, five identified as Republicans and five identified as independents. - from...
Any buying tips? Does it need to be any more complicated than lying on a few at the showroom? Of course I know mattresses aren’t lifetime purchases; my main concern is avoiding paying good money for something I’ll hate in a few years....
If you happen to live in a city that has one, check out this online showroom: sandmansleep.net
I tried all of the mattresses, and was surprised with what I found. The Latex ones weren’t as comfortable for me as hybrid foam/coils. On a lot of beds, I could feel the lower firmer layers on my hips laying on my side. Latex felt so springy it was almost trying to roll me off the bed.
I guess my advice is to try in person however you can. I spent some time looking at naplab, but the scores range from 9.5 to 9.8 so they mattresses aren’t even differentiated. In person, there were big differences that weren’t captured in the scores, which try to be subjective but miss a lot.
Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren’t grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it’d cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe…or maybe that’s not the best...
Anyone else?
Can't take a day off from training. (lemmy.world)
octopi tip - get a Usb-a power blocker
I really didn’t like how my usb connection powered the printer control screen, so rebooting required switching off AND unplugging....
Stephen Wolfram's Fundamental Theory of Physics is based on the idea that simple rules can cause complex patterns of our universe to emerge and elegantly explains relativity and quantum mechanics (writings.stephenwolfram.com)
Just learned about this. A long read, but really interesting.
What software you consider so bad it made you happy when you left your job?
I’ve worked with some pretty rotten software, but management software is easily the most user unfriendly, so my vote goes to HPSM.
I need help with tasting basics
I’m a coffee newb - bought an Aeropress and a Rhino hand grinder, and I’ve sort of flailed around changing things randomly and ended up with an enjoyable repeatable cup by sticking to the same beans, grind, water temperature, brew time & method that seems to work for me....
Plant stand writeup and update: I added LED strips. (edmomot.github.io)
Update to my previous post: lemmy.ca/post/7236274
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Why Software Engineers like Woodworking (www.zainrizvi.io)
Having recently picked up woodworking after building my own office desk, this hit rather close to home....
A new chance to further de-fuck Ohio in November (www.cleveland.com)
If approved by voters on Nov. 5, 2024, the “Citizens Not Politicians Amendment” will bar current and former politicians, party officials and lobbyists from serving on a new redistricting commission composed of five persons identified as Democrats, five identified as Republicans and five identified as independents. - from...
Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a mate, dies at age 42 (www.theguardian.com)
Long-lived member of the vulnerable species was coaxed into reproducing by her zookeeper and eventually hatched eight chicks...
15 years has passed - it's time for a new mattress
Any buying tips? Does it need to be any more complicated than lying on a few at the showroom? Of course I know mattresses aren’t lifetime purchases; my main concern is avoiding paying good money for something I’ll hate in a few years....
Double Barrel (slrpnk.net)
If you make nut milk at home in a blender, get a French press to filter it out!
I should preface this by saying that I’m new to the DIY nut milk scene, despite being vegan for over two decades....
What are some food items that cost less than what they "should"?
Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren’t grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it’d cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe…or maybe that’s not the best...
Everything I need is still in in the old settings windows that haven't changed in 23 years (lemmy.world)
I don’t know why I even bother opening the settings app
Whats something that is only worth getting the expensive version of?
I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender....
I added flip down caster wheels to my table saw. Cheaper than a mobile base. (edmomot.github.io)
Pretty happy with how this turned out, even months later...
These Bricks Can Absorb Traffic Noise - Thesis Presentation on Helmholtz Resonators (www.youtube.com)
Steklovata - Novi God (New Year) (youtu.be)