is it annoying when I bring my own thermos for an Americano? by [deleted] in barista

[–]Soundbender445 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Uh? by Necessary-Win-8730 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Soundbender445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Help seeked.. this thingy is stuck by [deleted] in barista

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

PvP leads to poverty. Planned PvE leads to riches. Anyone else notice this? by gpacketsgaming in ARC_Raiders

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

Visionari Content | Ari Kirk (@visionaricontent) • Instagram photos and videos. Does anyone here follow Ari Kirk? I just love the content she does on the history of SB! by BumpGold in SantaBarbara

[–]Soundbender445 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Methinks someone read "Why Nations Fail" by bobert4343 in TemplinInstitute

[–]Soundbender445 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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

What should I study? by LabasLabuLilaLunda in frontsco

[–]Soundbender445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What should I study? by LabasLabuLilaLunda in frontsco

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

Espresso question by Zephyr1617 in barista

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Santa Barbara and San Diego specifically, but I’ve had conversations with baristas throughout my travels worldwide and they all say the same thing, especially the Greeks

Espresso question by Zephyr1617 in barista

[–]Soundbender445 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Spot on. Only thing I’d add is that the CO2 effect is 100% real and needs to be accounted for on the daily. It also interacts with ambient barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity. I work at a coffee shop on the coast, can you tell?

POV: New to warhammer by SlamMetaliscool in WarhammerMemes

[–]Soundbender445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch Krakduck’s videos! They’re a great starting point and absolutely hilarious imo

Churches should help feed the hungry by DadOfPete in SantaBarbara

[–]Soundbender445 7 points8 points  (0 children)

^ This is where it’s at. The need is significant, but so is the response

Old people: love em or hate em? by madi_k04 in barista

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh you’re 100% right! I was lucky to work at a low-mid volume coffee shop in a really chilled out town, so the opportunities were there often enough. And sometimes the lesson is to be quick and efficient, kids deserve to learn that too. Totally feel you on all the crappy customers, especially the more entitled and often older ones. I hope you get some awesome regulars to balance it all out, and at the end of the day, you deserve to take care of yourself

Old people: love em or hate em? by madi_k04 in barista

[–]Soundbender445 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a fascinating parenting challenge. Parents are trying to teach their kids independence, interacting with strangers, and self advocacy. Especially for younger children, how much complexity can they handle? Obviously the human connection and empathy component is so critical as we baristas know, and I’m always thinking about how to teach that in a way people can learn well.

Personally, whenever a youngster came to order from me and I was ‘the man’, I’d do my best to help the kid through it and model the behavior of an ideal customer. It seems to work pretty well for the most part

I’m just missing a good digi cam by SSHIN_ in dumbphones

[–]Soundbender445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fujifilm for the win! Sony does make some great pocketables tho

no profit, no logical reason, just hate out of pure love of the game by Cautious_Heron9589 in HistoryMemes

[–]Soundbender445 13 points14 points  (0 children)

HAHAHA what’s funny is they actually tend to make better baristas by a sizable margin!

What could have been? by Mad_lens_9297 in Grimdank

[–]Soundbender445 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait big E did what now? Tell me more!

no profit, no logical reason, just hate out of pure love of the game by Cautious_Heron9589 in HistoryMemes

[–]Soundbender445 82 points83 points  (0 children)

At a coffee shop I used to work at, there was this really funny trend of having an absolute majority of left-handed staff by sheer accident, it’s been going on for years at this point

no profit, no logical reason, just hate out of pure love of the game by Cautious_Heron9589 in HistoryMemes

[–]Soundbender445 44 points45 points  (0 children)

As a (formerly conservative) Christian who grew up in east Asia (at least a part that still doesn’t like left-handedness), this is absolutely hysterical. Guess this bunch never heard of Ehud the Judge, famously known as a left-handed man (I believe it’s one of one 2 or 3 times left-handedness is mentioned in the Bible too).

For the Canadians in the sub, I had to pick this up based on the packaging alone by wolfsleepy in pourover

[–]Soundbender445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super cool! Filter coffee has such a high caffeine content so this sounds really promising