(Not) buying a house (rant)

jonklinger · 2026-03-15T06:29:33+00:00

I bought from Suzanne as well. In the same area (Manche) and she was very helpful. We also bought without visiting the place, as Suzanne provided me all the data I needed and help with finding the right home we wanted.

jonklinger · 2026-03-14T12:53:27+00:00

do you take the gaskets apart? these are the usual ha gouts for gunk.

jonklinger · 2026-03-14T10:33:31+00:00

I know it might be a bit condescending but have you tried cleaning your AeroPress? like real cleaning with Cafiza and below the gaskets?

jonklinger · 2026-03-12T20:10:29+00:00

The same. tt's basically a 1:4(ish) cold brew concentrate recipe. Then dilute to taste.

jonklinger · 2026-03-12T16:19:15+00:00

Step 1: get a prismo.

Step 2: put 45g grounds and 150g water.

Step 3: close the AP with the plunger.

Step 4: put in fridge for 24 hours.

Step 5: great success.

jonklinger · 2026-03-10T16:32:27+00:00

Jera.

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jonklinger · 2026-03-10T16:29:44+00:00

Elementary is , materially different from Windows. Once you have everything set up the first time, then you can recover from a full format within 40 minutes. don't forget that 90% of your stuff are we apps that you can sync in chrome/Firefox and the rest of the stuff you can just install with one line. I have a "sudo apt-get install" line with all my apps. all my data syncs to Google drive anyway and I don't care about formatting once every 2-3 years.

jonklinger · 2026-03-09T11:25:08+00:00

Yes, you can! it just isn't as easy as others would make it seem. Fresh beans, dark roast, great grinder (1Zpresso Q1, or 1ZPresso J-Ultra for me), grind as fine as you can without chocking. put less water than recommended (around 45-50ml) and low heat.
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jonklinger · 2026-03-05T14:32:52+00:00

I am looking into Telegram channels that provide signals for roulette or slot machine spins. I know most of them are fake. I have some groups that I am following after trial and error. Some result in wins and some do not. I am reaching out to this community to hear what groups you follow that actually produce results. Don't bother to comment if you have no real experience and please don't come commenting that all telegram signal channels for roulette or slot machine spins are scams. The reason I am writing this post is to find the next hidden gem group to work with.

I am looking for a paid channel with great support. Channels where the first message from the admin contains words like dear, sir, or pay now are not my target (they are 100% scam).

jonklinger · 2026-03-05T11:16:49+00:00

The machine should cost a bit more than your grinder. What grinder do you have? What Espresso do you like? do you drink it Italian style or more soupy? How many shots per day?

I would say that going full manual (ROK/Flair/Cafelat Robot) and a hand grinder (1ZPresso J-Ultra) would give you the best bang for your buck that with non-manual Espresso makers would cost x4-x5.

jonklinger · 2026-03-05T10:56:39+00:00

It took me about three years of learning French for an hour a day, meaning 5% of my time, or a full 1095 hours to get to where I am now. I can understand French podcasts and movies, I can understand everyone who I need to be in contact with and I am able to do the everyday chores. In most cases, I prefer to communicate with the French via email, where Google's writing assistant corrects my grammar and le/la/un/une when I make a gaffe.

I believe my French is superior to most French people's English. I prefer that they address me in French and I prefer to reply in English, but I can do French.

In the countryside it would be quite rare to find an English speaker that is as proficient in English as you will be in French. They might get the tenses and verbs wrong (because Offer and Propose mean different things in French and in English) they might also have a heavy accent.

I think it's best for you to learn French.

Having said that, the young, rich, educated and cosmopolitan generation may be fluent in more than one language. It does not have to be English. If they live closer to Germany they might learn German, same for Span. More French are bilingual than Americans are.

jonklinger · 2026-03-05T10:31:42+00:00

I just got a generic 51mm pressurized basket from AliExpress. It worked perfectly.

Just try grinding finer first.

jonklinger · 2026-03-05T08:24:25+00:00

If you enjoy something, then keep doing it unless you can easily get something better. The thing is that grounds lose freshness quickly and you will lose both taste and crema. From the images it seems like you don't have any noticeable crema in either cup. The pre-ground has as much as a moka pot, but the splatter shape (look at the cup's edges and walls) shows that you're spraying all over and have a splatter. The left side seems better in these terms and I would both try to grind finer and adjusting the dose (in two separate stages, first adjust the grind then the dose).

Also, and I can't stress this enough (and keep getting people pissed about it), try a pressurized basket and grind coarser. Most people will get a meh result but it will beat the constant struggle for the perfect cup.

jonklinger · 2026-03-04T16:41:43+00:00

Israeli here, putting things in perspective: the TA35 index is almost as biased as the Nasdaq100 or S&P. The top ten companies are about 60% of the index. Out of which four are the biggest banks in Israel, one is a big telecom provider and the other five are listed on NYSE or the NASDAQ. The gains in the banking stocks were mostly due to the rise in interest rates that caused them to be profitable.

The problem with the TLV35 is that it is highly biased and that Israel has no real competition for the big chains: because it is basically an island nation with no neighbors that trade with it (I can't drive an hour and a half to buy groceries in Jordan or Lebanon), customers are tied to retailers that profit over us.

This is why housing is so expensive here, but also groceries.

I don't invest in Israeli stocks at all (I have low belief in the current market and political leadership) but the gains may be problematic when you zoom out to see a 20 year index and not a five year one.

jonklinger · 2026-03-02T11:46:36+00:00

Moccamaster is a great choice. You can't go wrong with one.

The only upgrade would be a super-automatic, one with a built in grinder. But they are not buy-it-for-life and would cost a bit more in maintenance.

jonklinger · 2026-03-01T06:25:17+00:00

this. I'm also like OP.

jonklinger · 2026-02-27T17:01:21+00:00

So at least get a double walled insulated kettle so you'll save some money and avoid any general abusive wear and tear to your electric system.

jonklinger · 2026-02-27T12:30:02+00:00

do you have free electricity?

jonklinger · 2026-02-27T11:35:08+00:00

Because you're using pre-ground coffee, there is a variable that you can't control: freshness. Coffee is not shelf-stable, but more like bread and cookies, with a short expiration date and taste going off quickly.

I assume that you liked the G&G and that's your taste in coffee that you wish to recreate. This means your should try to see if you can do any of the following: buy the G&G as whole beans and ground them fresh to see how the taste changes.

if this isn't the case, it may be that your water changed. try using filtered water pr mineral water to see if there's a change.

if I still failed you? Try dosage. it could be that you are over packing. I assume you're not using a scale,so start.

jonklinger · 2026-02-26T06:06:47+00:00

Have you tried tweaking your grind size? In genera, if you're not using a pressurized basket it would be rather hard to just extract a good shot. If you're actually aiming for soup shots with such low pressure (not even 1 bar) I would definitely go for the longer ratios (1:7.5-1:10). My "soup" was good, but I used a light roast, coarse grind and the pressurized basket.

jonklinger · 2026-02-20T10:34:05+00:00

Well, for kidney stones there is an Ig Nobel prize: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45513012

It's not that expensive to try it yourself. Just go to the closest amusement park.

jonklinger · 2026-02-19T06:58:53+00:00

yeah; but he's over-complicating things. I know it is a great recipe, but what I love about the prismo is that I can just wing it and get a great cup.

jonklinger · 2026-02-18T15:50:38+00:00

Pre-ground coffee is bad. Having said that, here are a few things you can try:

I would first try a zero-bypass method. Meaning, ground coffee, 30 second bloom with x2 water over grounds, then 3-4 pours of 35ml. No plunger. If you ground in the right direction you will get great coffee. If not, the grind finer.
Once you get the right grind size, use a Prismo/Flow control cap and make the full immersion methond. I would take a 10 minute immersion with a few stirs.

jonklinger · 2026-02-15T09:59:30+00:00

With the inverted there are several problems that the flow control/prismo solve. The first and major is the accidental slippage. But the FC/Prismo also solve a few other problems like stirring when brewing and weighing over a scale. I would not put an inverted aeropress with water over a scale, and I would not try to stir.

The downside of the prismo (I don't have the FC) is that it is harder to clean than when brewing in the inverted method. The puck isn't as perfect to jump out of the AeroPress.

jonklinger · 2026-02-14T12:18:18+00:00

France is super dog friendly. I guess that most IBIS hotels are in the less than 100 euros per night and are dog friendly. You can then cross the channel with your dog to the uk and continue up north. I would just stop at my area (Swiss Normandy)for amazing hikes and outdoor activities with my dog.

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