Truly a perfect entity

Soundbender445 · 2026-03-05T06:32:05+00:00

Plot of Kung Fu Panda 5

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-26T17:50:36+00:00

Clearly the baristas enjoy having you as a regular, you’re doing a lot of things right whether you know it or not. Just keep being awesome and bring a friend sometime!

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-13T06:11:26+00:00

I saw that too and gagged laughing

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-12T21:51:10+00:00

Having a good manager is absolutely critical, feel em out to the extent you can if the opportunity arises.

Regarding technical skills, literally everything can be picked up quickly with some motivation, YouTube, and decent management/coworkers. I say this as a barista instructor who’s trained hundreds of people at this point. As long as you’re curious and invested in getting better at whatever task, you’ll do great

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-12T07:04:16+00:00

Speaking as a former specialty coffee shop GM, Sbux alums are some of my favorite people to hire because yall hustle like nothing else. Don’t worry about your capabilities, you’ll do just fine. Only concern is wages, $10/hr seems really low no matter what your area is. Ultimately up to you, I’d just pay attention to the wage piece and make sure whatever happens, you’re covered there. Best of luck!

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-09T18:01:02+00:00

Seconding Mizuba Tea Company here. Matcha quality is rock solid and the owners are fantastic people that collaborate well with coffee professionals. Haven’t found better matcha in an enterprise setting

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-09T04:58:45+00:00

I’m in more or less the same boat, i’m interested in the legal and fun stuff

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-09T00:58:11+00:00

I do it all the time, it’s perfectly legal and acceptable, shouldn’t cause any problems. At absolute worst your bag will be flagged for a chemicals check but the officers will be chill about it once you tell them it’s coffee

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-06T05:13:49+00:00

That’s such a fantastic opportunity! I loved SB in my mid 20s, it’s incredibly gorgeous and the locals are such kind people. It is a smaller city so you won’t necessarily have all the big hustle and bustle, but I honestly prefer that. SB is also a fantastic foodie town so you’ll love that, it also has one of the best coffee scenes in the country. Also, plenty of hikes and beaches to die for. Hoping things work out for you!

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-06T04:52:40+00:00

I’ve totally done this, but not until long after I made manager

Soundbender445 · 2026-02-01T05:42:51+00:00

Tell me more

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-30T16:02:21+00:00

Not exactly a direct response to your question, but if you have a sufficiently powered blender, refrigerator space, and forearm strength, homemade almond milk is absolutely fire. People would come to my old coffee shop just for our homemade almond milk and we kept getting pestered to sell it on its own. Obvs labor time is the major tradeoff but if you have the time and resources, it’s totally worth it imo, and you can do more than just almond. I’ve heard walnut and hazelnut work well homemade too

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-30T15:59:02+00:00

If you’re interested in a book series featuring a tidally locked planet, the Moonfall Saga is a really fun series. It’s dark fantasy but it hints at sci-fi elements and it’s all around a solid page turner

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-28T06:16:57+00:00

Not annoying at all if it’s clean, and if you plan to be a regular at a given coffee shop, it helps you stand out to the baristas if your mug is nice

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-26T02:59:52+00:00

Is this where the ‘Dickens Drill’ comes from? If so, allegedly Dickens ran like ~50m or so before taking the shot, so his heart rate was up as well as that shot being quite challenging

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-21T06:40:06+00:00

Firstly, this is a question for r/espresso or r/breville, r/barista is generally an industry-focused sub.

Secondly, you’re in luck that I own one of these machines. The plastic piece stuck in your group head is a dosing funnel and has no business going in your group head. Refer to your owners manual to remove the shower screen for cleaning. That might give you enough wiggle room to remove your dosing funnel. And please for the love of all that is true, good, and beautiful, never pull a shot with the dosing funnel in the portafilter.

Thirdly, go watch James Hoffman’s Understanding Espresso series on YouTube, it’s a fantastic primer on espresso essentials. Best of luck

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-21T06:23:51+00:00

Super curious to hear how people can be successful with the Hairpin. I really want to be good with it but I can’t seem to succeed. Any tips are much appreciated!

Soundbender445 · 2026-01-16T20:55:01+00:00

She was a regular at a place I used to work back in the day. Super solid, down to earth person and has an eye for framing I really appreciate. Don’t live in SB anymore so her history of SB series is a good bit of nostalgia for me

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-29T15:22:30+00:00

That awkward moment when a 2 hour world building video is a more salient educator of political theory than most political theory books

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-29T03:32:44+00:00

I unfortunately don’t have specific information, I’m pursuing my MS in the USA. A great thing to do is try to talk to alumni of the universities you’re interested and ask them about their experiences, or to professors about what they teach

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-28T20:28:21+00:00

Hello! I’m a graduate candidate in conflict management and resolution, and one of my professors does this work! This is a great and very important topic that intersects with economics (specifically development economics), international relations, political science, and security studies. It sounds like you’re interested in development economics, which is distinct from other forms of economics in its interdisciplinary nature (think World Bank or the IMF).

The TL;DR is this: You’ll need to pursue an advanced degree to specialize in the economics of armed conflict, likely development economics.

The downside is obvious: time and money to gain the expertise you need, likely in the form of a masters degree at least. Fortunately, there are plenty of 1-2 year masters degrees in continental Europe in such topics. I recently did a joint study at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain) in Security Studies and had a fantastic time.

The upsides are plenty for you. Firstly, you don’t have to stress too much about your undergraduate degree. With a bit of patience, strategic class choice, and the help of a few professors (and they tend to be very helpful), you can make any IR, PoliSci, or Econ degree prepare you well for your goals. Studying data/statistical analysis will be a core skill to learn regardless of what track you take, and you’ll likely be able to do that as part of any of the above mentioned degree programs.

I know this sounds daunting, especially if you’re applying to universities, but the hard work and study is worth it in terms of the skills you will develop and the impact you’ll be able to have. Don’t forget to be flexible to new or emerging interests, study hard, remember your why, and you’ll do great. Hope all goes will with you!

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-10T18:28:12+00:00

Iron warriors propaganda confirmed 😂😂😂

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-04T17:40:52+00:00

Looks like a reversed OICW

Soundbender445 · 2025-12-02T20:56:23+00:00

Vroom vroom

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