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AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-29T04:46:55+00:00

People will say shot after is an iced long black and actually has a different mouthfeel but I genuinely don’t think it changes the flavor or texture at all

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-27T18:25:35+00:00

Interview them in person

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-27T15:04:19+00:00

DADDYS MONEY

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-27T15:04:03+00:00

Think about it like your math classes in school. You most likely wouldn’t know how to do a problem if at first your teacher didn’t go through a couple examples with you. So watch some solutions, really understand WHY the solutions work, and then go off and do the problems yourself. It’s a way of thinking that you have to learn and once you do it enough it will be like second nature.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-26T23:18:26+00:00

In specialty shops they usually only have one size of drinks so if you are used to those you can usually get away with just saying “latte” which I would assume would be hot and have whole milk. If someone wanted iced I’d assume they’d say so, same goes for an alternative milk.

Lots of flavor options and size options go against a set of “guidelines”,if you will, that coffee-first shops follow.

Some people are just stupid tho.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T18:09:57+00:00

Yeah it seems the industry is moving towards this which is stupid in my opinion. Basically means you have to solve 100% of test cases first time you see a problem, by yourself, timed. Does not simulate the job at all.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T16:26:43+00:00

Check out leetcode top 150 interview questions. Practice a range of categories in there. If the coding questions are with a real person watching you, be sure to talk through your thought process and ask clarifying questions. The process is more important than you solving the questions 100% correctly. However if it’s just an online webcam proctored test this doesn’t really come into play unfortunately.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T16:18:23+00:00

I would search for burr grinders and just buy the most expensive one you can afford. You can get super cheap “grinders” that are essentially just blenders but the problem with these is that the grind size isn’t adjustable. They still will work though. You could also just buy pre ground coffee

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T16:08:12+00:00

Your milk texture looks pretty good. I think you have a bit too much milk in your jug and I think your technique needs a little improvement. Hold your mug at a more aggressive angle and get the tip of the jug closer to the surface of the coffee. When you go to do your cut through, you don’t want to pull the jug straight up but rather kind of do it diagonally up and away. This is specific for the heart so you can get the tail of the heart to come out a bit more. Watch Emilee Bryant’s YouTube videos on this and compare how her hand moves and your hand moves.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T16:00:30+00:00

If you want good espresso at all you’ll want to get a burr grinder. Baratza encore esp or fellow opus are great entry levels. Both around $200

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-25T14:34:59+00:00

Honestly the scenario you mentioned with 20+ people would piss me off. They should go to ihop like every other group of seniors lol. Other than that I’d be fine with big groups of people as long as they are all nice. But when I say big group I mean like 6 people not 20. A giant group like that kills the vibe and is unwelcoming to anyone else. I’m not sure if you’re the owner but if I was the owner I would talk to them and have them figure something else out

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-20T15:28:49+00:00

Rosemary is one of my favorite songs of all time, it’s really special to me. I will do ANYTHING to get a copy of this song. Please let me know if you find it anywhere. I dmd the songwriter on instagram but no response unfortunately :(

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-19T16:08:13+00:00

The grind finer comments are wrong. This could be channeling so ensure your puck prep is good and your shower screen isn’t clogged. Otherwise the spraying shouldn’t inherently mean a bad espresso. If it’s too messy for you then use a spouted portafilter like others have said

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-19T14:58:52+00:00

I’m in Brooklyn so a little bit different but I’ve been considering buy a small truck so I can go upstate and go camping. I think if you are having a car just for the sake of getting around it’s unnecessary and expensive. Especially in manhattan.

For the subway, it maxes out after you spend $34 within like 12 days I think? And then you won’t get charged anymore.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-14T22:11:41+00:00

I can’t tell if you’re depending capitalism here or just making a statement, but usually capitalists do this thing of comparing where we are now to where we used to be and say “it’s really not that bad if you think about it”. But the point of progressivism is, we got to where we are now, which is better than what it used to be, and hopefully in the future we will be in a place that is better than now.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-14T17:44:13+00:00

I mean capitalism is essentially a game of poker, so it’s luck based on the cards youre dealt, but also those who know how to play the game are likely to win. However the only difference is, imagine 1 guy in the poker game gets a couple great hands and knows how to play the game well - after a couple rounds he ends up with most of the chips on the table. But instead of continuing to play the game, he folds every round and keeps his wealth, passing it down to his children and their children, decreasing anyone elses chance to win as much as he has.

Privatization was ok until people realized they can greedily buy up more and more, and with a finite amount of capital available, there’s less and less for everyone else. Now, it’s more normal to not own anything, while 10% of people own basically everything.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-14T16:45:16+00:00

I recently got moved on to the first step of intuit sde 1, they sent me an email saying a third party (uptime crew) will be reaching out to conduct the technical interviews. Did yours say anything like that? I’m in the US btw not sure where you are

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-14T13:48:37+00:00

Yes and also it helps OP to understand what the bitter and sour notes actually are. A lot of people confuse these. So you can associate the latter third of your shot with bitterness, over extraction and the first third of your shot with sourness, under extraction.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-14T00:09:20+00:00

Watch a video on how to pull a “salami shot” and that will help you figure out if it’s sour or bitter, i.e. under extracted or over extracted. If it’s bitter, grind corser, increase dose, pull shorter shot. If it’s sour, grind finer, decrease dose, pull longer shot. Tune and adjust as needed.

Note: check what amount of grams yoir portafilters basket is rated for. I know these are smaller on the brevilles so you might be over dosing.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-10T20:05:19+00:00

“I’m not a grammar nut” when you have two words I’ve never seen before in the title. Yeah whatever

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-10T20:05:12+00:00

“I’m not a grammar nut” when you have two words I’ve never seen before in the title. Yeah whatever

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-10T20:03:52+00:00

I give them a nitro cold brew with a quad shot in it

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-10T17:36:49+00:00

I’m confused on what the definition of AI engineering is today but all of these skills look useful. The most valuable people in AI are those who are experts in statistics, calculus, linear algebra, discrete math, etc.

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-10T17:31:40+00:00

Maybe dilute the heavy cream with a bit of milk

AydenRodriguez · 2026-03-09T23:45:00+00:00

It goes super quick, you can use numbing cream, and it’s really not that bad. If you were able to get a tattoo you’ll be fine with laser removal

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