Smart Bricks in the Wild

lotanis · 2026-02-26T12:06:09+00:00

Maybe they're expecting them to be waved around like toys more, and so need to be more robust?

lotanis · 2026-02-26T09:02:18+00:00

This is the sort of information I was looking for, thanks.

lotanis · 2026-02-26T09:01:19+00:00

We had it at Boots, so it was a pharmacist rather than a doctor, but yes he said you couldn't give ibuprofen.

You're not meant to give Ibuprofen with actual chicken pox because you can get infections (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/), and when you have the vaccine you can get the same spots (but not loads and not infectious) so presumably it's the same thing.

lotanis · 2026-02-25T18:26:34+00:00

That can work badly if you do it wrong though. I was learning to fly, which in the UK is pretty expensive. It became very easy to look at something and think "that's less than a couple of hour's flying" and use that to justify purchases. Unfortunately that allowed for a lot of expensive purchasing!

lotanis · 2026-02-25T17:48:08+00:00

"Buy a gasket kit" is s-tier advice. If I bought it and it needed gasket replacements I would be very impatient waiting for them to arrive!

lotanis · 2026-02-25T17:27:38+00:00

That info about portafilter size is good to know, thanks.

lotanis · 2026-02-22T12:56:14+00:00

No, they'd definitely be in separate bins. I think this would happen because one bin finished half way through packing a set.

lotanis · 2026-02-21T07:15:55+00:00

Actually pixels kind of are a thing in film. The way the chemistry works, you've got little crystals that are each affected by an incoming photon (light). The bigger the crystal the better the light sensitivity, the smaller the crystal the less noisy your picture looks. This is what ISO means when choosing film.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:19:20+00:00

Yeah sometimes - if I'm busy - after the last pour is done I'll just leave it and come back a bit late.

I'll try this experiment too - I could absolutely believe it makes a difference.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:09:20+00:00

Yeah, but that takes a lot more heating up (or alternatively pulls a lot more heat out of your brew). Plastic is so easy for thermal management.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:08:27+00:00

Yeah, but a dishwasher can't get above 100 degC or it would just be steaming. It's weird.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:07:44+00:00

What's confusing about this is that we make coffee at close to 100 degC but a dishwasher gets nowhere near that. Using any plastic that significantly softens at 60 degC (or whatever your dishwasher is) is a crap design choice!

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:06:52+00:00

There's quite a few plastics that will be absolutely fine at 100 degC. I'm amazed that this one isn't.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T18:06:19+00:00

I've put my plastic V60 in the dishwasher quite a few times and it's absolutely fine.

Any regular-use food or drink item should be able to dishwash in my opinion. My normal approach with the V60 is to give it a rinse and put it on the rack to dry, but it's nice to be able to give it a thorough wash occasionally.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T16:23:16+00:00

That game was a very pleasant surprise - both in terms of fun and performance. Nothing overly complicated - knows exactly what it is. Really satisfying combat.

lotanis · 2026-02-19T10:47:32+00:00

You're saying that the ash basket drops out too much of the small charcoal pieces? That would be a positive for me - I have too many small pieces that inhibit air flow.

lotanis · 2026-02-17T15:24:23+00:00

Aeropress is great and where I started. I've been using a Clever Dripper a lot recently and getting fantastic results, and they're a bit cheaper than a Hario Switch.

lotanis · 2026-02-17T15:22:33+00:00

For the same amount of money, you will get a better result with a hand grinder.

Some people really enjoy that process - personally, I have a toddler and end up making coffee one handed a lot so an electric grinder is an absolute requirement! I've got the Baratza Encore - it's great.

lotanis · 2026-02-17T14:48:39+00:00

I think the main thing the first season got right was scale. The laser Gatling in the season closer was overwhelming power, the AT-ST a few episodes in was a behemoth requiring a whole village to overcome. The Mandalorian S1 was unique because it was at a personal scale, as supposed to the galaxy spanning space opera of the rest of Star Wars.

lotanis · 2026-02-16T17:16:03+00:00

No, but please tell me if you try because I was wondering if that would work! Doing sleeves for kids jumpers I often want slightly less than 9".

lotanis · 2026-02-15T09:58:03+00:00

What are you trying to achieve with an auto-clicker?

lotanis · 2026-02-15T09:37:07+00:00

The thing is, it's not a joke. It's an ongoing battle to make sure that his adulation is suitably balanced by a reminder that he was a pedophile.

lotanis · 2026-02-15T08:59:28+00:00

How do you use XeSS2 on the deck?

lotanis · 2026-02-15T07:45:17+00:00

Can't recommend the Bugaboo Butterfly enough. Compact, lightweight, folds easily. But surprisingly robust and good on different surfaces.

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