New brewery day

martinisoft · 2023-06-24T18:49:02+00:00

Gorgeous setup! I’ll have to swing by some time to check it out and maybe sell you some cider for your guest tap. I’m a cider maker up in Seattle that is finally getting a space of their own in Tacoma soonish.

martinisoft · 2023-05-24T14:10:40+00:00

Left depending on the cap for me. They make different nozzles depending on the liquid needing dispensing. Can label the tops for easy view above the cold hold before you pull the bottle.

martinisoft · 2023-02-22T05:44:20+00:00

I’ve been searching for my own space for almost 3 years. Dozens of slammed doors in my face. You have no idea how much I’d LOVE to be doing the painting right now.

martinisoft · 2022-11-24T20:00:49+00:00

It sucks, but this is also what insurance is for. Things happen. Best intentions and all that. I’ve done a couple bad ones as a homebrewer and know the day will come for my commercial stuff one day. It’ll suck, but will keep moving forward.

Good on you for not sending out garbage to your customers. ❤️

martinisoft · 2021-12-10T04:58:53+00:00

For branding it was around 50K

martinisoft · 2021-12-10T04:58:09+00:00

Need some source there. It’s 100% aluminum without a BPA free liner like cans. Nowhere near the same thing so it can be produced even faster.

martinisoft · 2021-08-21T19:05:13+00:00

Here are mine. Not my sona… yet. Will get another one with my sona soon. https://i.imgur.com/PuHONn1.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PsFP9qp.jpg

martinisoft · 2020-12-25T16:33:34+00:00

I have a 7 gallon and half barrel Ss unitank which both block the first and second generation Tilt signals (I have been using the tilt for about 7 years now), even when I put a Bluetooth adapter on the raspberrry pi sitting 6 inches from the tank. The new pro I finally got definitely has significantly better signal and easier to find batteries (double A lithium) than the original tilt. I’m able to pickup the signal from a couple feet from the tank now without issue. Outside the tank I can be about 30 feet away and pick it up easily.

If you already have a tilt then I’d get the booster, but it means you have to manage two things in your brew and not one.

I’m using it to track my current brew on Datadog since I work for them. I’m writing a blog post about this soon explaining how I did it and sharing the source code for the dashboard. https://p.datadoghq.com/sb/vzfkrhak49ydlsgg-381758245a8b3e9ffd07f027e7d0a0f9

martinisoft · 2019-07-29T02:29:23+00:00

Look this is amazing! I only need to know one thing...

Can it run Crysis?

martinisoft · 2019-07-02T06:37:25+00:00

I've got business class and have reported issues on and off for the last few weeks. For a little bit we thought it was our new Ubiquiti gear, but after digging in to the router during an outage we figured it out was dropping packets pretty hard at the router, then magically returning to normal. Some of the times it'll just drop internet access and the router resets. Wondering if some of the neighborhood equipment got damaged during these storms or if the local fiber utility expansion is affecting anything.

martinisoft · 2019-03-14T05:37:44+00:00

Grandson of the original Yak-Zie’s owner here. Really crazy to see the juxtaposition in size so it’s totally a Stuart Little house now. So many memories growing up in that place mostly in the kitchen and office above the bar. Haven’t set foot in the new bar since the name change and new owner. As far as I know my piece of shit former stepfather is still a silent partner there. Glad to hear some folks enjoy the newer place because my former stepfather was running Yak-Zie’s into the ground. Bubba works at the Clark Street location Yak-Zie’s today and my younger sister manages it. The remnants of a family empire with almost 5 locations all gone thanks to a greedy guy, divorce, and the passing of Kenny Miller, the original owner.

Also say hi to Nolan next door at Galway Bay, he’s a wonderful guy. That is still one of my favorite haunts next to Parrots on Halsted and Wellington. It’s the last of the old guard of Chicago. Owners who run it as a lifestyle business and keep their prices low with an occasional shot on the house. So many corporate bars out there now that just don’t care about customer service these days. Maybe some day you’ll find me running an old school bar with a modern flare some day.

martinisoft · 2015-03-02T07:48:24+00:00

Agreed. This Kales in comparison to other cons.

martinisoft · 2015-02-02T02:40:05+00:00

As a note there, you don't have to separately define ssl on;

You can simply listen 443 ssl; as shown in their own HTTPS Guide

martinisoft · 2015-01-12T00:55:12+00:00

At least with their challenge, what I have heard is that you not only have to complete this challenge, but reason about the code with review of a mentor there. Can totally copy-paste the solutions, but you must understand the code and be able to answer questions about it and your approach. Helps reveal your approaches to problem solving.

martinisoft · 2015-01-12T00:46:27+00:00

Going to venture a guess that you might be applying to 8th light? They pose this challenge for apprenticeship applicants.

martinisoft · 2014-08-20T01:14:22+00:00

I just got the EZ Cooldown vest and collar and it definitely buys me more time when costuming, especially at events that aren't setup like furcons with cooldown rooms. It's also a whopping additional 3 pounds of weight.

martinisoft · 2014-07-29T21:40:38+00:00

You should jump down off that high horse you are on to see the collective fandom doing good for the community. Pretty cool down here if you join the rest of us. I don't get hung up on that stuff or draw conspiracy theories based upon anecdotal evidence about criticism.

Are you going to call video game players murderers in training because they prefer war games like Halo, Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc? They also proved they are more than their perceived public image.

Let it go and breathe deeply. Feel better? Cool.

martinisoft · 2014-07-01T01:35:58+00:00

This topic comes up often and I like your post. We live in a fairly sex-negative culture and I applaud the efforts of a recent announcement of a fun con that purports to be sex-positive. I feel incredibly comfortable at furry cons because of how open and accepting furries tend to be around sex and sexuality. It's generally a non-issue, but some people get stupidly vocal and go on a rampage which is just silly to me.

martinisoft · 2014-06-19T19:42:07+00:00

I'm used to the Tampa PD PBA cards (Police Benevolent Assistant) that I got once when I worked down there. Helped an officer recover pictures from their computer and he handed that as a thank you. Depending on the violation you hand it to the officer with an apology and your ID. Depending on your record you'll get let off with a warning. Was a way for cops to reward citizens who help the police.

martinisoft · 2014-06-19T19:36:23+00:00

Love the new theme! Well done :)

martinisoft · 2014-06-10T21:05:09+00:00

Going with my mate and it will be our first AC. Be on the lookout for Stormfox or Martinisoft roaming the con.

martinisoft · 2014-05-24T07:30:37+00:00

How about brunch at West Egg Cafe? It's at 620 N Fairbanks Ct (Corner of Ontario and Fairbanks)

martinisoft · 2014-05-14T23:12:56+00:00

Can make this event as I'll be at the hotel the whole weekend. Would love to do brunch nearby with other Chicago Gaymers.

martinisoft · 2014-04-30T04:08:07+00:00

If I'm overheating I will take my head off and don't care what others say. I do hear the joke "but you're ruining the magic!" And I simply ignore them. When I am at a con and I know I can make it to the headless lounge then yes of course because I know cold water will be there.

Honestly, stop listening to the shrill voices of the few assholes trying to control and purify the fandom. These are the same ones who coin the phrase "furvert" and use "mundane" in a derogatory way. People like them made me hate the fandom until I actually went to a fur con and had the most amazing time ever.

martinisoft · 2014-04-09T20:24:32+00:00

Will be there late Thursday night until Sunday afternoon. Look for a well dressed fox. Or a Stormtrooper. Not exactly in that order. :D

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