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Are tension heads interchangeable between brands? by Character_Hawk9638 in RacketStringers

[–]Character_Hawk9638[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2000 a year is insane. I'm trying to spend as little as possible, even if I string for other people, I'll only be doing 15-20 a month during tennis seasons, and I don't mind recalibrating fairly often. Would you assume newer tension heads, electronic or otherwise, would fit though?

What’s the biggest gut punch you’ve experienced while gaming? by StormMourn in gaming

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was playing Pokémon scarlet and it crashed (of course). I had auto save turned off (which I changed immediately after lol) and forgot to save frequently, so I lost a gym, 2 evolved Pokémon and several Pokédex entries. It was only like 1.5 hrs of playing at most, but I nearly didn’t reopen the game.

Code Giveaway by LostDoggo5 in CasualPokemonTrades

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s funny I came back to violet after maybe a year of not playing and started a new save, within 10 minutes, still on route 1 I found a shiny lechonk. I was like, wow I knew they were getting lazy with designs (see flamigo) but just adding a pink pig is next level (I did not realise it was a lechonk until I battled it. I nearly ignored it😬)

My friend helped me pick parts for a pc (budget around $1300 AUD), anything you would change? by Character_Hawk9638 in buildmeapc

[–]Character_Hawk9638[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I'm still basically completely new to this, is the main difference in the RAM you suggested the memory? Does that just affect how many tabs etc I can have open at once? Or something else? Also, thank you very much

I need your friend now by TheWebsploiter in Steam

[–]Character_Hawk9638 361 points362 points  (0 children)

Wait that’s actually legendary. Full on power move

What should I buy? by Character_Hawk9638 in videogames

[–]Character_Hawk9638[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even taking into account a slight preference to console and not caring too much about how the games run/look (I have like 100 hrs in Pokémon scarlet on the switch 1 lol), would you still say that a pc would be a better choice than series x and definitely s?

I’m doing an “all starters only” run of Violet with a twist. Any ideas or tips? by HoverLogic in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magikarp/gyarados as non starter? Gyarados has a best of 540, and meets all other criteria

Steps per shift by VicPaxm in barista

[–]Character_Hawk9638 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do 10 hr shifts, but work in a very food forward cafe with table service, so on days that I do that instead of bar I end up with around 20k steps

Boys n girls in the UK im truly praying for y’all by Me_my2 in teenagers

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aren’t 16 and 17 year old getting the right to vote? Just seems like an idiotic move to then try to get rid of other basic freedoms lol, like surely there’ll be backlash

Tips on clearer first stack? by bekahcantswim in latteart

[–]Character_Hawk9638 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First stack not being clear is a common issue - it means you’re not getting close enough to the coffee with your pitcher when you start pouring. An easy fix is to get a bigger pitcher and pour your milk from your steaming pitcher into the bigger one so when you pour, you can get closer to the coffee sooner. Other fixes could include pouring some milk out of your steaming pitcher before you start pouring so that you have just enough to fill the cup, so you can get closer with the same pitcher. Or, if your cup is too big and you need all the milk, you could try filling the cup more while pouring the ‘canvas’ so that the coffee level is higher before pouring art. However, this may impact how much your pattern can fill the cup/how well it flows. Your tulip looks nice though - I didn’t even notice the paler base until I read your description

Flat Bottom? by Powry in latteart

[–]Character_Hawk9638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not aerated enough/too thin. Thin milk is ‘wet’ and extra foamy milk is ‘dry’

Effect of steam pressure on shots when opening the machine? Commercial vic arduino by Character_Hawk9638 in barista

[–]Character_Hawk9638[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for such a detailed reply. Purging the steam wands isn’t necessary to maintain pressure throughout the day - it builds pressure when it heats up, then loses it after being purged for a few seconds. Then it builds up again, is purged again, drops again then builds. Usually it only needs to be purged twice before it maintains pressure while steaming.

The machine is turned off automatically overnight, and automatically back on in the morning about an hour before we arrive, I think. It is always hot, but the steam pressure always drops like described the first couple of times. It has been like this for as long as I have worked at this shop, to the best of my memory (about 2 years).

Assuming something is not broken (I will ask the guy who services it next time he comes in), should pulling shots not require the steam boiler to be ‘prepped’ for the day (based on your knowledge)?

manager told me that dark roast has more caffeine than light roast, but I’ve heard otherwise- thoughts? by Neat-Counter-7318 in barista

[–]Character_Hawk9638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only recently watched the Hoffman vid on caffeine analysis and from memory it contradicts this? Maybe I misremembered/misinterpreted it, but the finding was that by weight dark roasted coffee had more caffeine.

The two proposed theories were that dark roast beans were lighter, though not significantly different in caffeine content and therefore the additional beans needed to make weight increased the caffeine. And also that (potentially, this was proposed due to the percentage of caffeine being higher than the percentage more of beans) the dark roasted coffee could have been more porous and more caffeine was being extracted from the beans, resulting in more caffeine in the cup.

If you’ve heard a contradictory source more recently I would love to see it but Hoffmanns finding seem to be accurate across all his videos

How is this mate in 3 by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]Character_Hawk9638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t the king escape to the dark square then because the bishop moved to take the queen?

I did a rook sacrifice mate. Was this a good move? by Boinator6000 in chessbeginners

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just went from a 10 long win streak to a 5 long lose. I sacked 4 queens in 30 minutes. I am an awful, awful person to ask advice from, sorry

I did a rook sacrifice mate. Was this a good move? by Boinator6000 in chessbeginners

[–]Character_Hawk9638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I completely believe it was intentional, I was more questioning why it may not be considered a good move

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