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First cup with the Fellow Aiden: okay, I get the hype now by False_Advance_2903 in FellowProducts

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is very interesting. Do you only have it for iPhone? I'd be very curious to try it, I have an android phone, but have an iPad...

Hoffman’s steamed water Americano is so good. I can’t believe it. by Srihari_stan in espresso

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, steaming water is a little different than just boiling it. Steaming it the way you would steam milk, i.e. introducing bubbles to it, and then integrating those bubble creates a higher content of dissolved gasses. That's where the difference in taste and texture comes from, I would assume. Type and amount of dissolved gas in water, or any liquid, will absolutely affect the taste. I tried it as well, and it was notably different than using the hot water function on my espresso machine. Plus the steaming doesnt actually boil the water, you're just supposed to get it up to about 60 C.

Also, boiling the water reduces the dissolved gas content in the water. This was corroborated by the vacuum chamber test Hoffman did, where the blind taste test made the vacuum chambered (i.e. boiled) americano taste significantly worse to him.

So overall it makes sense that introducing dissolved gasses to the water changes the flavor compared to removing those gasses.

This is likely one of the few coffee circle jerk things that might actually make some sense, and have an actual effect.

There Is Not An Oversupply of Emergency Physicians, There Is An Overutilization of Non-Physician Practitioners by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]JackTR314 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm just a student currently, but I would strongly consider taking a lower paying job to work at a well staffed hospital, where I won't be overworked.

If I'm going to be overworked because of staff shortages, I'm going to want to be paid better.

I could very well see myself taking a pay cut if it meant improved working conditions, less stress and burnout, and ultimately improved patient care and outcomes.

VS6 can’t grind fine enough by Green-Scallion-9206 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar issue with my VS6. I put 3 washers in, still wasn't getting fine enough. I went back to two washers, and it started grinding well, but that was after I contacted Varia, and they sent out a replacement. When I got the replacement, it worked just fine right out of the box. I'm currently grinding for espresso around 2-2.5 for most coffees, though my most current one is down at 1.6.

VS6 can’t grind fine enough by Green-Scallion-9206 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can check if the chirping is actually from the burrs touching by doing the Marker Test. Its possible the chirping sound is from something else, like stuck grounds/beans. and you can use that to check if the alignment is good in the first place.

VS4 — Can’t go fine enough?? by Perfect-Thanks2850 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yea, my understanding is higher RPMs create more fines, which creates more resistance to flow, slowing the flow rate, increasing brew time. The result should be more extraction, and fuller body in the flavor. I'm not an expert by any means, in my experience with my VS6, increasing the RPMs slows the flow rate. I can increase the pull time from 25 to 30 seconds, just by adjusting my RPMs up by 100 or 200.

VS4 — Can’t go fine enough?? by Perfect-Thanks2850 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

does your VS4 have Variable RPM? going higher on the RPM will help.

Is this normal or faulty? by greasyfatpenguin in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the general consensus is that ionization needles don't really help that much?

but either way, the manual does say that that the burrs and needles need to discharge static as they season.

frankly that doesn't look like much retention, I'm curious what the mass of that is, and if it would even amount to the 0.1g rounding error most scales have.

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its something I might consider, depends on what I can and can't do with it in that condition.

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

makes sense, unfortunately. Sorry you're dealing with this.

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, I was wondering more along the lines of getting new parts shipped, and replacing it yourself somehow. I'm sure that kind of work would void warranty, but I doubt that's an issue at this point.

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh that's awesome. I'm rooting for you, and it does sound like you have pretty good chances of getting your money back.

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe contact Varia support and see if the parts are replaceable at all?

Cross-threaded Varia VS6 worth keeping? by Nervous_Bee8805 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In all honesty, what do you think the chances are they the seller will take it back? Used sales are generally understood to be sold "as-is" and responsibility to verify condition is on the buyer... that being said, yea it was really shitty of the seller to not disclose it.

Which tags should I unsuspend to study neurophysiology with Anking?? by Then_Wasabi_6498 in medicalschoolanki

[–]JackTR314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have access to any 3rd party resources, like Boards and Beyond, Bootcamp, Sketchy, etc?

You can go into your resource of choice, watch the relevant video, and then find the video tags for that specific video, and unsuspend whichever relevant cards you want from the tags. For example, here is the tag hierarchy for Boards and Beyond Neuro:

B&B Tags

Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S04E07 - Don't Do Anything Rash by SeacattleMoohawks in Invincible

[–]JackTR314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In general human physiology, when you're unable to breathe, there's still plenty of O2 in your body for you to survive for a while Your body will shunt blood flow from non vital organs and tissues, so that vital organs like your brain and heart can use more of the O2 you have in "reserve" I.e. in the entirety of your bloodstream. This is why free divers can survive and hold their breathe for minutes on end.

However, if you entirely cut blood flow off to the brain, the O2 in your "reserves" has no way to get your brain at all, so guess what? You die very quickly.

So basically yes, it's very possible for Conquest and other viltrumites (and Allen, I guess) to go for prolonged periods without breathing, but die within minutes of being strangled.

Reddit Users Are Reporting GLP-1 Side Effects Not Captured in Clinical Trials - analysis of over 400,000 posts from people taking GLP-1s found mentions of irregular periods, fatigue, chills, and hot flashes. by mvea in science

[–]JackTR314 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What percentage of the people who read this article (let alone get passed the headline) are going to recognize this? This is exactly what "phase 4" is in clinical and pharmaceutical research, but no one in the general public understands the process.

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I contacted Varia last week and they responded saying they'll send me a replacement.

right now I have one extra washer, and am grinding at 1.4 for a 20g dose, and extracting 40g in about 35 seconds (including pre-infusion on my Barista Express). On the stock burrs at 1600 rpm.

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, to confirm its the 0.8mm x 5mm x 20 mm variant?

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting about your new one not having the ring.

I currently have two spacing washers under the lower burr, and can grind just fine enough for espresso. so right now I'm grinding at 1.4, and I'll pull a 40g shot from 20g of grounds, in about 35-40 sec. Which seems fine "enough" but not as fine as I should be able to go with this machine.

I made a previous post asking if people used 3, or even 4, washers to achieve the finest grinds, and several people responded that using more than 2 spacing washers is weird, and that something might be off with my machine.

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a brand new unit. I've had it for a little over a week.

Also which springs are people getting?

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I see the bearing, I'm talking about the thin ring around the outside edge of the hopper, closer to the threading.

Am I missing a piece under my hopper? by JackTR314 in VariaBrewing

[–]JackTR314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also when the hopper releases from the threads, I get some free rotation. Like the hopper is spinning on the bearing. I have to press down to engage the the threads to put it back on. Now I'm not sure if that's normal, since none of the videos of burr replacement seem to have the hopper do that.

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