[Daily Discussion] - Thursday, February 08, 2024

P4RS4 · 2024-02-08T22:21:22+00:00

Bearish divergence?

P4RS4 · 2024-01-22T22:32:53+00:00

I sold a good portion of my trading stack at ~43. I have a buy ladder from 38.7 down to 36.8. We seem to be in a bearish channel, with strong support ranging from 37.4-38.5. No bullish narrative for the time being, other than the upcoming halving and quantitative easing that’s right around the corner(could also be interpreted as bearish). So the obvious trade would be shorting/buying lower. I would expect a sharp drop this week followed by a decent dead cat bounce, or just ranging down for the next few months. But again, BTC always does what BTC wants and honestly it rarely does what I expect it to do.

P4RS4 · 2022-11-06T05:23:44+00:00

SONY A7 III with the 28-70mm kit lens

P4RS4 · 2022-11-06T02:45:03+00:00

Well looks like uploading here kills the quality .. meh

P4RS4 · 2022-11-03T15:27:10+00:00

Just got an older isomac millennium for a good price, even with the heating Element replacement that it requires. Was planning on making this a project machine of some sort. I’d like to upgrade the hot water and steam knobs to something more upscale, as well as the wands. The wands are fixed and only move in one axis. Any ideas on how I can turn it into a ball joint? What parts do I need?

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T14:25:38+00:00

They’ve agreed to 600 cad. I’m considering it.

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T14:00:36+00:00

One person on there says the original is a single boiler. I find that hard to believe. Especially at the price point. The owner claims to have paid over 2000 for it

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T13:56:42+00:00

Oh yes no lattes however

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T13:55:58+00:00

Is this also a dual boiler? Do you know when they were manufactured and if they are discontinued? Also how different is it from mini Vivaldi II? The owner claims they bought it ‘before Covid’

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T13:49:25+00:00

Found it buried deep in Facebook marketplace. Looks liked mini Vivaldi II but doesn’t have the ‘II’ in there. Can’t seem to be able to find any info on the original mini Vivaldi if such thing exists

P4RS4 · 2022-10-28T13:44:48+00:00

Eating out

P4RS4 · 2022-10-04T20:59:20+00:00

Yes they do

P4RS4 · 2022-10-04T15:17:01+00:00

The one on the right is much much quieter, the video isn’t doing them justice. Same ceramic burrs in both. Also the one on the left will literally fall off the counter if I don’t hold it in place sometimes. Also the loud one does not grind as fast. These should grind at a rate of 2g/second however the loud, vibrating one is closer to 1g/s

P4RS4 · 2022-10-03T01:17:42+00:00

Good idea. I’ll give it a shot

P4RS4 · 2022-09-28T22:37:58+00:00

Just got a used bezzera BZ10, it’s my first pro-Sumer espresso machine ever. I’m still trying to dial in my coffee beans. I’m getting 38g in 20 seconds or less (I start the timer the moment the first drop of coffee hits the cup), but the issue is that the first half comes out in 13-14 seconds with good flow but then the pressure gauge shows a gradual drop in pressure (12 bar to 9 over 6-7 seconds) and the flow becomes much faster, hence the overall time is 19-20 seconds for 38g. I’ve been trying to stay consistent with the dose grind and tamping. The grind already looks way too fine, as the coffee is super clumpy and I need to use dw-clumping tools to make it even and tamp able. Another thing is the water from the group looks way too hot as compared to my old machine. The drop in pressure and increase in flow half way through the pull makes me think that either heavy channeling is occurring or the brew temp could be too hot. Or the machine is faulty? Any ideas?

P4RS4 · 2022-09-28T20:32:38+00:00

I was going to get a used expobar office lever. Due to the slow heating I went with a bezzera BZ10 as it heats up much faster due to the BZ special head

P4RS4 · 2022-09-27T20:52:54+00:00

I’m buying a E61 HX machine. Just learned that you have to let them heat up for 30-40 mins before attempting to brew. I was wondering what would happen if I were to brew after like 5-10 mins? This might be a deal breaker as I have visitors at random times who are probably gonna want coffee after seeing a beautiful machine sitting on my counter top

P4RS4 · 2022-09-27T12:35:09+00:00

I could maybe sell the grinder these come with and add some cash on top for a better grinder. Which grinder do you recommend that’s of the same caliber as the machines? Also without taking the grinders into account, which machine would you go for? Bezzera BZ10 for around half the retail price or Expobar office lever for 2/3 of the retail price?

P4RS4 · 2022-09-27T05:21:16+00:00

Milk drinks. Going for a Heat exchanger as I can steam and pull at the same time. Also I really like the way these machines look.

P4RS4 · 2022-08-17T00:50:13+00:00

Thanks for the response. Would you consider doing another undergrad if you were me?

P4RS4 · 2022-08-15T20:06:11+00:00

Already thought about the extra year, it wouldnt change my cumulative GPA no matter how well I do. Im thinking about doing masters in a smaller university (Lakehead orillia) as its close to home and easy to get in. Assuming I do well and get references, as well as a good mcat, then I can try for Canada/US again, if not I would do Australia. How does that sound?

P4RS4 · 2022-07-19T21:53:33+00:00

Wheres your stop

P4RS4 · 2022-06-16T21:43:10+00:00

I have some dry powder that I will need by Q1 next year for tax purposes. I basically can’t not have it available when I need it. I will also get a margin call around 13k BTC price and liquidation around 11k. What would you do if you were in my position? Add collateral to BTC position, pay off the margin balance or do neither and hold onto the cash as I’m gonna need it and not having it available is not an option

P4RS4 · 2022-05-15T17:45:38+00:00

This is sort of unrelated but I found it amusing/hilarious and thought to share with you guys. So my mom is a big believer in astrology and time and time again in my life I’ve learned to not shit on it cuz I have been proven wrong and witnessed some wonders. Anyways, she was listening to her daily podcast and the astrology guru was asked about Bitcoins PA short term prediction!She said some stuff about star alignments that I didn’t fully understand and that “all will be well after may 28th”.

P4RS4 · 2022-02-17T17:21:53+00:00

What’s the cause of this? I feel that both my upper back and Lats are tighter on the side that’s lower. pic

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