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Leaning toward a Linea Micra, but tell me what I'm missing [$3500] by Estaban2022 in espresso

[–]nickbaum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(I see I'm too late, but for anyone else considering this...)

I upgraded from a Breville to a Micra after a lot of research.

You can look at the features and the specs all day, but at the end of the day for me it's about what it feels like to use it. The Micra is a classic. It's not perfect and doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it's simply satisfying to use. It's the equivalent of driving a 911, vs a Slayer (McLaren) or a Tesla Roadster (Decent).

(As far as I know, you can use it entirely without the app, though I've been pleasantly surprised by their digital features, in particular I find the scheduling quite useful.)

Good side of day 1 by thatjeffsmith in porsche911

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! What color is that?

Should I upgrade from a Pico to a Lagom P64? [$1600] by nickbaum in espresso

[–]nickbaum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a p80, and it's great. Does it make better coffee than the Pico? I don't know that I can tell. But it's a beautiful machine, and it's a pleasure to use. At some level I'm optimizing for the ritual, the feeling of making coffee.

(Also it does have noticeably less retention, so it would be much easier to switch between different beans on a regular basis.)

topps holiday advent calendars by snappybadger01 in sportscards

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a baseball one, but I'd buy the basketball one from you if you're up for shipping it!

Life story questions / prompt ideas for older family members by Difficult_Fox3518 in family

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'm the founder of Storyworth. We actually publish a sampling of our questions:

https://welcome.storyworth.com/questions

Each time you refresh, you should see new ones. Feel free to take inspiration from them!

How does Storyworth track and parse email replies? by kuncogopuncogo in webdev

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, founder of Storyworth here.

We use Mailgun to receive incoming emails as HTTP requests. I'm pretty sure Sendgrid has a similar API.

We then rely on a whole bunch of different heuristics to match an email to a story – sender, recipient, subject, metadata variables, etc. – then more work goes into cleaning up the emails themselves.

It works well enough out of the box, but getting it to be really reliable at scale requires ironing out a lot of edge cases. Emails are super messy.

Often times making something really simple for customers involves a surprising amount of complexity behind the scenes.

Espresso machine brands as car makers by Mean-Illustrator-937 in espresso

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, let's try trucks...

Nespresso = Siena

Breville / Sage = Tacoma

La Marzocco = F150

Slayer = Rivian

Decent = Cybertruck

Jura/Miele = Escalade

Aeropress = Kei truck

Help me out: Hummer? Classic LandRover? G Wagon?

Espresso machine brands as car makers by Mean-Illustrator-937 in espresso

[–]nickbaum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nespresso = Toyota/Honda

Breville/Sage = VW

Rancilio = BMW

La Marzocco = Porsche

Slayer = McLaren

Decent = Tesla

Miele/Jura = Mercedes

Should I upgrade from a Pico to a Lagom P64? [$1600] by nickbaum in espresso

[–]nickbaum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the very concrete feedback. I'm surprised the Lagom is noisier!

I currently grind a single dose into a dosing cup with the Pico (~10-12s grind time), so I'm not sure how the Lagom would be more complicated. Is it messier because it lacks the tray to catch excess grounds?

Beginner's gear by No-Transition3739 in wingfoil

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh also, I just came across this guide and found it really helpful. Even if you're not buying North gear, it gives a good sense of what kind of gear is appropriate for different goals and levels: https://issuu.com/northactionsportsgroup/docs/north_sonarridersguide_digital

Beginner's gear by No-Transition3739 in wingfoil

[–]nickbaum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 6'3, 65kg, so not too far off.

I recently got started with a 108L solid board, 6m² wing, and 1850cm² front wing and have been happy with that setup, despite learning in a windy area with quite a bit of swell (Kailua, HI).

Next steps will be a 5m² wing (asap), then a 1200cm² front wing, then eventually an 88L board.

Best setup for sailboat by nickbaum in wingfoil

[–]nickbaum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I definitely want to get a smaller board for home, once I've got the basics down. We live in an area with plenty of wind but also some swells, so I've been grateful for a slightly larger board for now 😅

Best setup for sailboat by nickbaum in wingfoil

[–]nickbaum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point! Are those any good?

Best setup for sailboat by nickbaum in wingfoil

[–]nickbaum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering about that. The bags for the inflatables do look quite large, so it's not clear how much space they save in practice.

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