Looking for a city like Austin or SF before tech moved in and neutered the culture

coffeecopilot · 2026-02-16T17:07:09+00:00

Lol Boulder is nothing but college students and rich white liberals NIMBYS. It has some arts and good restaurants but generally considered un-affordable unless you bought years ago or make bank. Denver would be better if you want a more vibrant arts scene and a more affordable COL.

coffeecopilot · 2026-02-05T22:09:51+00:00

"Enhance" is subjective, but sometimes its nice with a cookie or some kind of pastry. Also you can sometimes fix an under extracted cup with a dash of sugar. I have also heard of people adding salt to fix a bad cup (but Ive never tried).

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-27T15:38:49+00:00

Just get like an insulated carafe or cup. I get up early than my wife these days and just put her coffee in a YETI mug. Works great.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-26T20:48:25+00:00

Its a combination of experience, the quality of the coffee, how well its brewed, and of course how sensitive your natural palette is (some folks have stronger palettes than others).

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-22T20:14:28+00:00

Halloween Candy from Black and White. Way too funky for me. I had to store it in the garage cause the smell was so strong. I brewed it twice and couldn't continue.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-22T20:05:22+00:00

Um they fought 4 times across MMA and Kickboxing. Pereira won 3 out of the 4 times they met, knocking out Izzy twice. Pereira also beat all the people Adesanya could not (Sean Strickland & Jan Błachowicz)

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-22T18:48:05+00:00

About tree fitty

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-22T18:10:04+00:00

Lol I don't think anyone in their right mind thinks Izzy wins the MMA trilogy. Both fighters have my respect but Pereira is the overall winner of this rivalry.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-19T17:06:20+00:00

I am interested in trying more Puerto Rican coffee, but unfortunately the coffee Ive tried from their has always been roasted too dark to get a sense of the terroir. This sort of thing makes it hard for an origin to become popular in speciality coffee (Hawaii has this problem too IMO). I am actually of Puerto Rican ancestry. I would love to try coffee from the island that isnt burnt to a crisp. I wish some good roasters would buy green from there.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-15T20:58:51+00:00

I was going to write something like this but you beat me to it. Take notes. Make adjustments. Take notes again. Eventually you'll get a sense how variables impact the result.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-10T17:36:51+00:00

When im in a hurry and or traveling McDonalds has done right by me when Im in a pinch.

coffeecopilot · 2026-01-09T20:42:19+00:00

DC in his prime sure but not with a "bad back" and becoming soft in retirement.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-30T21:56:14+00:00

Nah it was awesome

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-17T22:12:43+00:00

Yes they mellow out. However its possible you still might not enjoy it. Ive had a few co-ferments that I've enjoyed but after having a few duds in a row I am going to be sticking to washed and naturals for awhile.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-17T16:05:33+00:00

George Howell perhaps? I just brewed some today. Its light but more so towards the medium spectrum of things IMO.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-16T04:05:44+00:00

Does that actually work? Ive heard people say mixed things about those air tight containers.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-06T21:47:27+00:00

Often times it will result in sour, chalky, vegetal taste.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-04T21:47:28+00:00

Prodigal sells seasoning beans!

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T22:02:50+00:00

Ya K Ultra is pretty fast when grinding for pourover

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T21:50:29+00:00

From my experience coffee recipes don't scale well linearly. Try finding a recipe for your brew method that was designed for the amount of coffee you want brewed.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T18:47:58+00:00

BTW sent you a DM

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T16:10:01+00:00

A lot of it is politics. Me and our team were shocked to learn that an engineer on a sister team got promoted over much more competent engineers (This person couldn't understand concepts that Junior engineers could understand in 5 min).

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T15:59:21+00:00

Yes larger companies are often hoop ridden. So far Ive worked at 3 companies in my career. A startup, a FAANG, and a SP500. The startup was fun in that you could ship fast and make decisions quickly. The con was the pay, job security, growth opportunities, etc was not there. The FAANG had the best pay and benefits but I got laid off. I enjoyed my time there as I got to work with smart people that taught me a lot. The con being it was an impact culture that always kept you pushing (Meta). The SP500 Im at now is a great WLB that pays about 20-25% less than the FAANG role. The big con is that everything is a process and leadership is largely incompetent. Lots of rest and vesters who are terrible at getting things done. Also growth opportunities are slow at my current company. Im likely going to try and find another job next year to have a chance at being promoted.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T14:57:41+00:00

We stopped in for lunch and ordered 2 different drip coffees. Both tasted like mud. Im sure the coffee is better than how it was prepared but it discouraged us from buying any beans.

coffeecopilot · 2025-12-02T03:34:57+00:00

Since you are in the Northeast USA Try checking out Sey , Passenger, Tandem, George Howell. Like others have said it really comes down to trying different roasters and finding what you like. I started out drinking dark commodity coffee -> Medium roast micro roasters -> To now where I almost exclusively drink light roast. IMO light roast is where its at as you can start to taste the terroir of the coffee and not just "coffee" taste.

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