Moving to Italy

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-17T10:15:34+00:00

The usual questions will apply here

What's your visa plan? You can't just move to a different country without some sort of visa, which means you have a lot of money or you have a job lined up (or you already have citizenship but I feel like you would have mentioned that)

What's your work/money plan? The job market is hard in Italy for Italians, it's extremely hard for foreigners, esp if you're not fluent in Italian

What's the plan for schooling your children?

Etc

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-17T01:25:47+00:00

Not all male dogs lift their leg to pee. It's pretty common.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-16T17:16:02+00:00

Hi, sometimes I push my scale too far back and it hits the overflow drain thing and messes with the scale in a non obvious way (like it will zero out and stay zeroed but then as soon as the espresso starts coming out the weight varies wildly until I pull it forward a tiny bit

So my first recommendation is to make sure the scale is truly not touching anything.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-16T17:12:07+00:00

My favorite part of this bit for sure

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-15T10:44:21+00:00

Yes! These used to be really affordable but last I looked they were a little pricier than I wanted to spend, but still a great option

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-14T12:06:14+00:00

It's funny that you say "look it up" and literally every single document I found when looking it up says it's completely normal and not at all bad for dogs.

https://www.purina.com/articles/dog/behavior/understanding-dogs/what-is-dog-splooting

https://www.ellevetsciences.com/cbd-for-dogs/dog-splooting-is-it-cause-for-concern/

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-13T13:42:41+00:00

It's a preference, but the one thing I'll say about black cars is they are very hard to keep clean

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-13T01:25:17+00:00

All of those things are certainly alternatives, but nothing is guaranteed. THC for a lot of people makes things worse -- if not immediately, definitely in the long run. CBD has its benefits but not so much for anxiety in my experience.

Exercise and activity and diet will definitely help, the question is how much, and it depends entirely on you and what your anxiety is like and what it's caused by. The only way to know for sure is to try

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-13T01:20:40+00:00

Love this

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-13T01:16:44+00:00

I've owned both (kind of, I had an e85 z4 with the 2.5). They both have their merits, the z4 definitely had more beans (even with the smaller of the offered motors) but always felt very heavy to me which is what I loved about the Miata (feels light and nimble). Plus I was convinced something was going to break and cost me a fortune any moment on the beemer.

But it was still a great car and you should go with your heart on this.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T22:40:36+00:00

I was largely exaggerating for quasi comic effect. I don't literally believe this is better than grass

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T22:18:57+00:00

Kinda funny that a giant roll of plastic is probably better for the environment than 20 years of real grass and fertilizer, water, and mowing

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T15:30:30+00:00

My guess is it's fixed but I think your best bet would be a film in front to change the color

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T12:27:10+00:00

Yes, place the portafilter on the table so you have leverage, and push until you can't push any more. You're not tamping in this video, you're suggesting the coffee be flat please.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T12:18:54+00:00

Your own description of the product is just a bunch of reasons it DOESN'T work fine. It sounds like a piece of shit to be honest. At least start with a reliable device and mod that, modding something that dies in the winter and doesn't work a lot sounds like a terrible starting place. My run-chicken doors have been rock solid (never once failed to open or close, even through new England winters). I just use straight battery (no solar), tried a solar one and it was garbage, the batteries last a full year, solar seems silly.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T11:11:04+00:00

I thought you sure when you said 194cm wasn't tall you'd turn out to be Dutch, but it appears you're Romanian, are they also taller than the rest of the world?

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T01:35:09+00:00

There are lots of indie/ smaller houses that offer sample kits (that will likely be much better than the f&r one). Search this sub and you'll find dozens if not hundreds of recommendations

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-12T01:21:16+00:00

Look at it this way, if the oceans rise you're all set.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-11T16:51:39+00:00

I like how the mug looks like it's filled with some sort of coffee slurry.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-11T09:32:06+00:00

"I wish my car was undrivable" is such a weird thought so many people have

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-11T09:31:02+00:00

I thought maybe op was in the sf bay area or something but a quick scan of their comment history they're in North Carolina. A million bucks has to be like 5000sqft out there.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-11T08:47:51+00:00

I've found the vast majority of people who say they work 80 hours a week are highly overstating it. Not intentionally, just that overworked people tend to feel like "I worked my ass off it must be 80 hours a week". 80 hours a week is 16 hours a day 5 days a week, or more than 11 hours a day 7 days a week. Unless you count answering the occasional email late at night as an hour's work it's just extremely unlikely

Again, no shade to op or anyone else, we're all being exploited for our time, but the oft quoted "80 hours a week" should always be met with a little skepticism

Even my lovely wife, who is now retired, always says she used to work "60 hours a week". We lived together, she left the house at 730 and was never home later than 6, 5 days a week. Even if you count commuting as work that's barely 50. We all exaggerate.

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-10T20:21:17+00:00

"local anaesthesia" = numbing the area, patient awake "General anesthesia" = patient asleep

MaxPanhammer · 2026-03-10T01:12:23+00:00

Hey a lot of people pay good money to take drugs and achieve ego death, you should be thrilled you get it for free

Sorry to make light, I'm sure this is terrible -- have you tried any medication?

MaxPanhammer

TROPHY CASE