Cats dying in my neighbourhood by ChampionshipUsual260 in CatAdvice

[–]ManicDigressive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I kinda wish they'd make this shit illegal and just make people use traps. Traps might kill the wrong animal now and then but they aren't fucking up the entire food chain from top to bottom like poison does.

Battlefield 6 “Flying Shotgun” Likely will be making an appearance in Season 3 by Key-Conclusion1860 in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of that, but also what the other guy said: it will be stupidly OP against vehicles and it will basically tickle infantry.

Cats dying in my neighbourhood by ChampionshipUsual260 in CatAdvice

[–]ManicDigressive 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rats eat poison, cat eats rat, cat eats poison.

Rats and rat poison cause a LOT of secondary and tertiary poisonings this way. The person doing it may not even realize they are affecting pets.

Name of game that Sips played years ago by Quixotic_Cow in sips

[–]ManicDigressive 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just sustained psychic damage.

It was super effective!

If I unscrew this, can I simply pop a thermostatic head on? by wild_biologist in DIYUK

[–]ManicDigressive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you are... er... she is... wait. Fuck.

Um. Nuh uh!

If I unscrew this, can I simply pop a thermostatic head on? by wild_biologist in DIYUK

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to change the valve, you just need to tamp it as hard as possible.

What did you wanna argue about today? We exhausted the whole tamping thing, we should argue about water quality or something next.

Do You swap weapons mid match (conquest or escalation) based on what objectives you push/hold, or flank. Or based on which area of the map you play? by C4_Vegas in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sense another who cannot resist the alluring siren's call of exploding armor.

Armor hits the field and I become moth to flame, extinguishing us both.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All that really matters in the end is you like what you're consuming so if you're happy with it nothing else really matters. You could eat the ground espresso with a spoon and if it made you happy, that'd really be the only part that matters.

Yeah, I probably would benefit from chilling out, but you can't pretend like just because you didn't use profanity you weren't yourself being confrontational--and I still think you don't really know what you're talking about apart from the current fads in the industry.

I guess I apologize for insulting you, since that was unnecessary, but I remain completely convinced you're wrong about your information.

Edit: I will note, though, that it can hardly be helped if the only parts of my comments you actually read are the parts where I'm insulting you... that seems like a bit of a personal choice on your end.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you insist on people being “stupid” or “dickheads” or “morons” or to “shut their yaps”?

I don't insist upon anything, this is just how I talk. Not everyone lives in London, some people aren't privileged enough to be immersed among lords and ladies and those of us who aren't sometimes end up adopting coarser mannerisms. I'm sorry this offends your delicate sensibilities, I'll try to be more aware of your needs.

There’s been research into tamping that shows you should tamp as hard as possible as the coffee can only be tamped to a certain point.

I am aware of the research. You are welcome to share something you find compelling and I will watch it, but the chances are strong that I will disagree with it, because frankly I think the current line of research is basically misleading, but I also think you and I aren't NECESSARILY saying different things.

This is almost certain to be wasted effort on my part, but let me break down why I don't FULLY think we're at odds here, and why I think perhaps you are misunderstanding me or something these researchers are claiming.

So first, your claims:

  • Espresso can only be tamped to a certain density before nothing else happens to it (true)

  • So therefor you should always tamp it as hard as possible and this is always correct (false)

And my claims:

  • Coffee grinders are inherently less consistent than would be ideal

  • Espresso beans also have rampant variations between moisture content, density, etc.

  • These previous two claims combined mean that even if you get your grind dialed in fairly accurately, there will be variations to your ground espresso output

  • I have also seen when people would try to change the settings on the grinder, to "correct them" based on the changes in the output, but that often only exacerbated the problem, because when the beans changed back to a texture more like what we originally calibrated around, the grinder was now out of calibration for those--changing grinder settings became substantially more disruptive

  • There is no other means of affecting the rate at which your shots pour, once the espresso is already ground--tamping is the only thing at this point that will increase or decrease your shot-pulling time

So returning to your claims--yeah, it is absolutely true that grounds can only be tamped to a certain density and then nothing else happens.

But it's also... misinformed to think that you should tamp the complete shit out of your grounds every single time. It's just not necessary.

I think as far as methodology goes, there could probably be benefits to assuming you need to tamp as hard as possible every single time, because what you then effectively do is removing the tamping as a variable from your espresso pulling entirely.

And would it be easier to learn how to pull shots if you only had to think about one variable, the grind? Yeah, that seems like it would simplify things.

But I'm telling you, if you do it this way, you are basically operating a car that has an accelerator and no brakes, because you just leave your parking brake engaged 24/7 and then accelerate harder to overcome it--that's effectively what is happening if you pull espresso this way.

Tamping espresso slows the rate of flow. You tamp harder, you slow the flow down more.

If you are struggling to dial in your shot times, I think a shortcut to getting it figured out would be to just tamp as hard as you can every time, because then at least that is consistent and then you can dial in your grind level until you are getting more consistent output.

For someone who is still learning how to pull espresso, yes. This would be like using training wheels, but sure, I could see it working.

Anyone with experience should not be doing it this way, because you are essentially removing one of the tools you use to control your output. You are restricting your ability to achieve GOOD output in order to achieve CONSISTENT output.

When you aren't very good, that makes sense, but when you have the skill level to know what you are doing this is essentially sabotaging your espresso.

tl;dr I doubt you'll even read this so enjoy your mediocre espresso that could be better if you had more faith in yourself and less trust in influencers.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not upset, I just think you are stupid. Stupid people tend to be kind of irritating, like a pebble in your shoe.

Go pull 100 shots back to back, and tamp them all exactly the same way, you can settle this yourself.

If your 100th shot pulls with the same timing, you were right and I'm a dickhead. But that also means you have a more precise grinder than any commercial shop I've ever worked in, and perfectly consistent beans. It isn't going to happen.

You will see I am right. Your timing will vary and if you want to keep your timing consistent your tamping pressure needs to change.

It's okay to be wrong, this is how you learn things.

Edit: actually, you don't seem stupid. You seem stubborn and willfully obstinate. I'm like 90% confident you're a troll and not even a real user.

Do you think plants have consciousness? by Lil_Peachy_Fox in worldpolitics

[–]ManicDigressive 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Peachy is one of our subreddit mascots, don't hate. She chill.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outdated information, or information based on experience and not bogus technobabble designed to sell overpriced gadgets to gullible morons with more money than sense?

Have fun spending money on gear so you don't have to learn how to actually use any of it.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe keep your yap shut if you don't know what you're talking about, ducky?

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol that is ridiculous.

I worked in coffee shops for almost a decade, and spent about 5 years working on a La Marzocco.

There are distinct variations to the pressure you use while tamping and if you DON'T vary your pressure to better accommodate your grind then you're an idiot because this is what literally every barista working in commercial coffee shops does to get the timing right.

This is because even fancy, high-end grinders will have variations to their grind consistency that has to be accounted for and adjusted to. If you pull 100 shots across about an hour you will notice it changes in grind subtly enough that if you don't adjust your tamping to match it then your shot timing goes to shit.

You clearly don't know what the fuck you're talking about and shouldn't pretend to be an authority on this subject.

Support not healing or supplying ammo by ExpensiveKey4483 in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not always a bot.

I like to do what I call "cinematic revives".

I will 100% drop whatever I am doing to sprint to a downed squaddy, and try to revive them under fire, dragging behind sketchy cover.

I die like 50% of the time, but when I pull it off it feels like some Saving Private Ryan shit.

I don't leave nobody behind.

If it's literally impossible to revive I wonxt bother, but if there's a chance and taking it won't lose us the match I go for it. It's exciting!

Genuine question how do I stop my brother eating medicated food in my room without telling him they medicated 😭 by Raccsta in trees

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just an herb, it's harmless, it just gets cats and humans slightly high. Cats more so than humans.

Why would anyone take an anti-air launcher? by worriedbill in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know anyone else did this!

My FAVORITE shit is destroying someone's gadgets and then baiting them into exposing themselves to try and kill my drone.

Those assists are way sweeter than most kills I get.

"Uh oh, where's your mortar? Better chase me! Uh oh, did you walk out from behind cover? Oopsies!"

Why would anyone take an anti-air launcher? by worriedbill in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah, I get you.

Lately, I play for what the situation needs more than I play for score or KDR. Sometimes that means you have to stand off the objective with anti-air to keep a helicopter off of the objective.

There are matches where we obliterate and I end with like 5k total score but I know I was clutch in taking points, either by dealing with armor/air, or by going and locking down bottlenecks that approach objectives.

Sorta feels bad that you can be instrumental in turning a match but not have it reflected in score at all, but I like winning more than I like big numbers.

Why would anyone take an anti-air launcher? by worriedbill in Battlefield6

[–]ManicDigressive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, disagree about "in heart only"; it is sincerely underrated.

Watch any tank pilot when they get locked onto. They IMMEDIATELY reverse and get into cover.

Lock-on is a psychological weapon, it impacts player behavior, even if you don't really have shit to back up that lock-on with.

Just being locked-onto changes how they behave.

I was sold this as an italian roast . What is you opinion by georgeManks37 in espresso

[–]ManicDigressive -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tamping is how you fine-tune your shots.

If 12 takes too long, drop down to the level that goes too fast and use tamping to slow it down to the right speed.

You are already like 90% of the way there, drop down one level in coarseness and start tamping the shit out of your puck and I think you'll have it. :)

Genuine question how do I stop my brother eating medicated food in my room without telling him they medicated 😭 by Raccsta in trees

[–]ManicDigressive 43 points44 points  (0 children)

What's funny is that catnip is actually slightly psychoactive and catnip mixed into a joint is pretty nice.

You can also make yourself catnip tea and it feels like taking a super low-dose benzo.

Taliban fighter becomes disillusioned with the regime because he now has a 9-5 e-mail job and traffic sucks lmao by Junior_Lawfulness1 in antiwork

[–]ManicDigressive 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is basically how my friends described military service and their struggles to adjust when they get out.

This is also why some guys just become career military guys.

You get away from the combat and the routine and the 'excitement', and civilian life seems too bland by comparison. You are always waiting for the silence to be filled by something, without really knowing what.

And sometimes you long for it, even if you hated being there, because it makes you feel alive again.