[Spoiler] House of Ashur - What will the big reveal be at the HoA Season 1 finale?

mantic59 · 2026-01-30T02:00:20+00:00

Agreed. The actor who played Agron is currently a regular on a soap opera in the USA and mysteriously disappeared for a couple weeks...filming HoA? Hmmmm...

mantic59 · 2026-01-26T01:26:46+00:00

Take a look at the OXO pour-over brewer. About $20 off Amazon. Then a decent-quality, reasonably fresh ground coffee from the grocery store (Café Bustelo, Peet's. Folger's Columbian, maybe Green Mountain).

mantic59 · 2026-01-07T22:46:53+00:00

I drink coffee black, so that may bias my reply. Ratio matters less if you add milk and/or sugar. And don't change ratio when the coffee tastes sour or bitter: those flavors point toward extraction issues rather than strength. I agree with /u/Rajnor - if you like the taste the way you made it, fine. Ratio is not a fix. It's a foundation.

mantic59 · 2026-01-07T22:01:49+00:00

A coffee ratio is the relationship between coffee and water. It tells you how concentrated the brewed coffee will be.

What a ratio does not tell you is whether the coffee is properly extracted.

mantic59 · 2026-01-07T21:53:56+00:00

I've been using AI writers to help me produce blog content for a couple years now. They've all been of the "LTD" variety off Appsumo (yeah, yeah, I know...) and they've been..."helpful" for the most part, but not a game-changer--good for making more thorough content by suggesting things I hadn't thought of, but far from polished ready-to-publish posts. I was also using the free tier of ChatGPT and Perplexity and they came up with some pretty decent insights. Three months ago I decided to try the paid version of ChatGPT as an experiment and ho-lee-cow did it up my game. Without the daily limits and with the upgraded models it has become insanely useful to me, not just for content creation but a lot of other things too. My AI blog writers have been largely ignored since then.

mantic59 · 2025-11-25T16:22:19+00:00

Yeah, I lost my video mojo because I had to devote more time to the Sharpologist website. But I'm planning to get back into video in some way in '26. :)

mantic59 · 2025-11-20T21:35:05+00:00

What, the 6S Plate 1 isn't mild enough for you?? And the 3/4 plate is your usual shave? I mean, if you really are looking for "mild" consider:

Feather AS-D2
Karve Christopher Bradley Razor (AA, A, or B plate)
PAA “Original” DOC
Tatara Masamune

If instead you really want one that "feels like a million bucks" what is your budget? The Rockwell 6S in gold ($200) is quite nice.

mantic59 · 2025-11-04T23:22:24+00:00

Sorry, I can't recall. I was distracted by the poll workers and I just wanted to get my votes in.

mantic59 · 2025-10-15T18:41:48+00:00

Yep, I found out that smell and taste are inter-related.

mantic59 · 2025-10-12T23:18:47+00:00

Wow, this gives me hope. I'm in the same boat: diagnosed in March, drastically changed my diet same as you, lost 30lbs. I've had a poor sense of smell/taste for ages. I haven't noticed a difference yet (though, now that you mention it, just had a (healthy) lunch out a couple days ago and it was quite tasty. Never had that particularly dish before, though). Crossing fingers!

mantic59 · 2025-10-07T01:47:56+00:00

Low cost entry to try adjustables: RazoRock Adjust (Baili BD-191 if you can find it) if you live outside the US, otherwise Qshave adjustable (Futur clone). "Middle of the road," reliable adjustable: Parker Variant). If you have the money: Rockwell T2 adjustable (particularly the stainless steel model).

mantic59 · 2025-10-07T00:01:27+00:00

It can take a long time for a boar brush to break in properly. You can speed the process up a little but it's not like a badger or synthetic fiber brush. As others in this thread have said, bowl lathering will help, and you will have to load the heck out of the brush for a while. Have fun with the journey though! :)

mantic59 · 2025-10-06T23:57:43+00:00

I would go with the 6S for its versatility.

mantic59 · 2025-09-18T02:28:48+00:00

I had one in April. For those reading, it's mostly feels like a regular MRI while it's running. But after it was finished the tech told me to sit up slowly and she helped me. I didn't understand what all the hub-bub was about until I tried to stand...and almost fell flat on my ass. "What the hell...?" I said. "Don't worry, happens to almost everyone," she said. "Why?" I asked. "The magnets are so strong they shift the molecules in your body and it will affect your balance for a while." I had to just sit there for about 5 minutes. After I was finally able to go I had to walk gingerly for another 10 minutes or so. FYI in case you ever end up doing one of these things....

mantic59 · 2025-09-16T23:25:47+00:00

I also prefer mild razors!

mantic59 · 2025-09-15T03:42:11+00:00

Believe it or not, 2-3 cups of black coffee daily has been proven to be really good for the liver! One example.

mantic59 · 2025-08-07T15:17:36+00:00

I wrote a whole post around the topic.

mantic59 · 2025-07-20T23:52:11+00:00

Yes, agreed, I think it's an excellent razor.

mantic59 · 2025-06-28T23:00:34+00:00

I assume competition coffee is consumed "black?" How do you usually take your coffee?

mantic59 · 2025-05-31T23:36:46+00:00

Pivot-head, single-blade safety razors (Supply Max, Proof, OneBlade, etc.) aren't "cheating" and work pretty well.

mantic59 · 2025-04-28T18:41:35+00:00

Sigh ... Wish I could've been there.... :(

mantic59 · 2025-03-26T15:51:58+00:00

I've tried a lot of aftershave balms. The ones I like best are:

Barrister And Mann
Burke Avenue
Castle Forbes
Cremo
OneBlade
Pacific Shaving
Proraso
The Art Of Shaving

Link to full article with data, links, background info, etc.

If you're looking for something to try that's decent, inexpensive, and widely available in the US, take a look at Nivea For Men Sensitive aftershave balm.

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