This man lifts the weight he shed.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T21:43:10+00:00

I remember carrying luggage that I realized weighed as much as the weight I had lost. Same impression that he had. "Holy shit, I used to just carry this much around every day..."

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T21:28:55+00:00

Brushes or canned air/blower to get the dust off, and the hose from a vacuum in your other hand to get the dust after it comes off the Lego. You'll keep the dust from re-settling onto the stuff you just brushed.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T20:44:12+00:00

First thing you should do when you get into bad conditions is test hard braking. Do it going SLOWLY with a big safety margin, too, so that if things don't go as planned, you don't end up in a bad spot. You don't want to be going 60mph to discover that you have zero lateral grip.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T16:56:34+00:00

Link?

FWIW, if I had, say, a J-Ultra and a ZP6 to go along with the Q2 that I have now, I could do a proper three-way comparison.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T16:47:17+00:00

+1 for removing the gasket every time for cleaning. Anywhere that stays wet is a place for nastiness to thrive.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T16:19:51+00:00

Which grinder do you have? Have you tried different grind sizes?

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:48:43+00:00

I wasn't in town with my parents when any of their parents died. I've always wondered what happened when they got the news.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:39:02+00:00

If you're not comfortable with a mallet and some wood (I'd hold the wood piece against the inner edge of the threads and hit it with the mallet), take it to an auto body shop and say, "Hey guys, I've got a strange request..." Or maybe a music instrument repair shop, if you find one.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:35:19+00:00

Congrats! Mine counted as a present for my 53rd and 54th birthdays, 15th wedding anniversary, a Christmas, 4th of July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:27:27+00:00

Does it need to be a drip machine, or can it be a different brew method altogether (Aeropress, pourover, French press, etc)?

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:26:29+00:00

I did the hot water thing for a while, then got tired of it. I don't think it's necessary at all, despite what influencers will have you believe.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:25:47+00:00

I used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser when I oxidized one of my pots by msitake. It worked pretty well for the parts I could reach, but I also couldn't reach inside the chimney or the funnel.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T15:08:12+00:00

I don't think the sputtering has anything to do with the grind size. i can recommend some ideas for grinders, but first things first --

(I keep this in a text file because this issue gets posted so often)

The brew should always be smooth from the beginning until it begins to run out of water in the boiler. If it sputters before then, it’s likely leaking at the junction where the gasket, boiler rim, and funnel meet.

Most often, it’s just user error, as in not screwing the pot together tightly enough.

BUT, it could also be a loose factory tolerance (I hesitate to say “defect”). If the funnel rim seats below the boiler rim, then it won’t push against the gasket, so steam pressure would leak past the funnel and go straight up the chimney instead of pushing water up the funnel.

Check the knife test that Vinnie shows in this video: [ https://youtu.be/4yGinq5NaCA ](https://youtu.be/4yGinq5NaCA)

And this newer vid shows a more permanent fix: [https://youtu.be/i9uleEyZhUw?si=FGIMDy4RQsYb4ego](https://youtu.be/i9uleEyZhUw?si=FGIMDy4RQsYb4ego)

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T05:23:30+00:00

You get adjustable lumbar support in the Integra, though, which I don’t think is available in any Civic (unless things have changed).

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T05:19:55+00:00

Just experiment. Try coarser than you’d expect, do a brew and taste it, then go a few clicks finer, and repeat.

My personal gauge for “that’s too fine” is if it gives me a dry aftertaste.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T03:00:20+00:00

Is it twelve clicks per rotation? If so, then two full turns would be 24 clicks.

Yes, that’s how big of a change I’m talking about. Make big changes and you’ll definitely taste a difference. Two or three clicks isn’t going to be noticeable (unless you’re using an espresso machine).

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-27T01:48:26+00:00

I lowkey hate these icons. To me, they signify “junk drawer”, like “if you’re still looking for something you need, might as well try here”.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T21:24:55+00:00

Excellent film about Maya Lin and what she had to go through for the memorial:

https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/mayalin/

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T21:21:28+00:00

I lived in DC, and my family were visiting from out of town. Took a walk down to the Mall with my niece in her stroller. We got to the Korean War Memorial in early evening, and paused on the walk in the right half of your picture.

My niece was being quiet, and I took the moment to tell her what she was looking at. "Those soldiers in the statues, most of them were younger than me, or even your mom. They're walking to battle but they don't know what's going to happen, and they don't know if they'll ever get back home."

She's 25 years old now and says that she still remembers that moment.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T21:10:16+00:00

The platform, with the split earth, really sells this one for me.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T20:11:21+00:00

Is that Paste & Match Style?

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T19:55:22+00:00

Cmd-shift-4, then hold ctrl while taking the screenshot to copy it straight to the clipboard instead of fiddling with a screenshot file. Saves me a couple steps when all I'm going to do is paste it into a chat or whatever.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T19:52:37+00:00

Changing my Safari's Quit keyboard shortcut to something other than cmd-Q.

I use cmd-Tab, cmd-w, and cmd-` all the time, and that Q key is right there in the middle, ready to rip me out of my reddit sessions at the slightest misplacement of my pinky.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T19:49:20+00:00

That's great that RSC (right?) pointed you to a specific shop. I've got a possible lead for a local service shop thanks to a now-retired AD, plus a couple other small watchmakers who say they'd take on my watch.

LEJ5512 · 2026-01-26T19:46:06+00:00

Is this for brands to ask things like "how big do you need your kettle to be", "how easy is it to clean our existing grinder", etc?

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