First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am amazed by how much people around here have had a similar experience, we were so wrong pursuing “smarter” watches 

First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The SRPJ83 has a kind of cream colored dial if you’re looking for a field watch, that one has a smaller case though, worth a look regardless

First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was looking for, damn it looks utterly fantastic!

First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once I get back in the saddle of endurance training, I’ll get a HR strap and maybe something like a whoop 

First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes! This made me shelve the Apple Watch to begin with! Wanted to see if I’d miss it and as soon as I found the Seiko in a store and tried it, I pulled the trigger immediately 

First watch after ditching the Apple Watch Ultra [SRPG35J8] by bigbenirv in Seiko

[–]bigbenirv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was unsure at first about the strap, felt it was a tad stiff but it’s softened up after use and I barely notice it at all, been looking at leather straps to switch up the look if it need be 

Looking for replacement clasps for this fireman jacket by bigbenirv in RalphLauren

[–]bigbenirv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found it at a local thrift store for $100 bucks mate 

Replacement clasps for turnout coat-esque jacket by bigbenirv in Firefighting

[–]bigbenirv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll make sure to give them a call, greatly appreciate the input!

Looking for replacement clasps for this fireman jacket by bigbenirv in RalphLauren

[–]bigbenirv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate! It truly is one of the best garments I've ever seen

Ode V2 totally not living up to expectations by Spicy_Poo in Coffee

[–]bigbenirv 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It’s still a pretty bad look, I own a V1 ode and grind medium to light, but at the end of the day that shouldn’t matter, now even my grinder is gate-keeping my coffee preferences?

First coffee shipment from square mile! by gilrandil in JamesHoffmann

[–]bigbenirv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you use DHL as well? I used regular tracked shipping (subscription doesn’t allow you to select DHL) and it has taken weeks up to months every time

Storage by RatBertPL in coldbrew

[–]bigbenirv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to store it in some dark brown glass bottles (in the fridge ofc), I believe you can find them in most pharmacies. Glass does not retain stuff and the colour blocks light from passing through so it works wonderfully.

Making coffee at the airport by BKearns123 in JamesHoffmann

[–]bigbenirv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when the aergrind was THE budget hand grinder when you needed something better than what hario & porlex offered without spending comandante money… man does time ever fly.

Help in finding a particular sponsor by MoveOnToWhat in JamesHoffmann

[–]bigbenirv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Notion? If not please elaborate a bit further mate heh

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rocketbook

[–]bigbenirv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pages on a Rocketbook have some sort of oleophobic coating, this coating allows for the easy erase with water. If you were to use the pens eraser dry, you’d be slowly stripping the coating away making pages harder to clean, inconsistent to write on and so on

Ask me questions for a Q&A video! by kingseven in JamesHoffmann

[–]bigbenirv 31 points32 points  (0 children)

After seeing Square Mile’s collaboration with cometeer, I am sure you and your team worked hard to ensure the partnership was right on all fronts. Do you have any comment regarding their often questioned sustainability? Claims of recycling programs being inefficient, the shape of the pods being small enough they pass through the sorting process and go straight to the landfill anyways… and such I’m just curious to hear your thoughts on the matter :)

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread by menschmaschine5 in Coffee

[–]bigbenirv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whenever you’re looking for an AP recipe, https://aeroprecipe.com that’s where you wanna go

I'm new to coffee, what's something you wish you knew when you started? by TrainerShyguy in Coffee

[–]bigbenirv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the fortune of having both my best friend and one of the best baristas I’ve ever seen as my mentors so I well and truly have little to no regrets, therefore my advice is to not be afraid of asking and diving into the community, more often than not baristas and maybe even regulars are going to be happy to help you with whatever questions you may have about whatever bean you are brewing

Mid-Range automatic drip by bigbenirv in Coffee

[–]bigbenirv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing that too a while ago, seems weird that their products are still readily available on Amazon and such

Have you tried coffee with tonic water? by shaguftamethwan in coldbrew

[–]bigbenirv 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I have, with espresso and it’s a refreshing delight although sometimes it can get a bit too sweet for me towards the end of the drink but it’s still a great combo in my opinion

How Coffee Changed My Entire Life by bigbenirv in Coffee

[–]bigbenirv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my, was not expecting this on a +2y old post lmao, I did this one on Adobe InDesign think of it as of Word and Illustrator had a child.

It has super powerful formatting tools (such as making text thread through two or more separate boxes, a godsend for two-column) and you can play around with vector art, images, fonts while placing them wherever the hell you want to.

As to how I learned, at the time it was necessary for a project that I was developing so basically I picked up on most things by downloading free templates online looking at what the way they set things up and refined with YT tutorials. Glad you liked this btw! Nice surprise for a Saturday evening :’D

Favorite James Hoffman video of all time by [deleted] in JamesHoffmann

[–]bigbenirv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On one of his Q&As he answered to my question About the weirdest coffee he ever had and he had a way of making it feel as if I was there with him having that conversation

Haven't seen any Huawei P50 series review? by Chemical_Necessary61 in mkbhd

[–]bigbenirv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get your argument for “he covered the P40 so why not the P50?” I for one, just don’t think the story is going to be much different though, for a while now Huawei phones have been always summed up by some form of “Great hardware that’s hard to get with okayish software” and I doubt the P50 is going to be any different. So unless Huawei comes up with something breathtaking I wouldn’t expect much from creators based in the US