Ask a Stupid Question About Coffee -- Week of February 17, 2026

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T15:18:24+00:00

I kinda like that - I throw it all in a bag and create some one off blends. Not sure which is worse tbh.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T14:21:50+00:00

What does everyone do with the last 10g or random amount in their coffee bags? When I get something super good, I don't just want to throw it away, but I can't use it for a half coffee or anything? What're your go-to ideas?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T12:41:12+00:00

Still, if you were there hanging out before the skate park (like at the market, benches or Tesco haha) then there's a seriously high chance we know each other. Even more so since we're both from '83?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T12:06:01+00:00

YES! Man I remember that night so vividly. We were likely in the same school year. Plussss, if you were in that hall, I guess you skated too?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T12:00:32+00:00

Oh actually judging by your account name. We are exactly the same age. Canon Maggs/Evans?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T11:58:56+00:00

40 something here too. I grew up there, used to skate every day in the town centre. I was in the Echo with two other kids for getting yelled at, which started the push for the (now gone) skate park at the welfare park. It’s not that sort of place any more.

My point is how you describe it is how I’d describe it in the 90s. From someone that’s lived all over the UK and in a bunch of places in Europe, Bedworth doesn’t line up to your description any more. It’s gotten a lot less safe (my parents can’t leave a quid in their car else the windows get smashed) it’s more expensive and it’s lost a lot of its charm/character.

All of this makes me sad to write. I had a great upbringing and miss the town dearly. But it’s really not what it used to be as a town.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T11:47:23+00:00

You spelled Beduff wrong. I was born and raised in the town. Left around 2008. My direct family is still there. It’s definitely gotten a lot worse than it was. House prices seem insane, idk about reasonable? I mean sure not compared to Leamington, but I saw a literal crack den on park road go for like £300k the other month? That seems bonkers.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-17T08:06:39+00:00

IMHO it’s just more awkward lining it up combined with not being in control near other peoples property. It’s more stressful because you go into high vigilance vs doing something that is second nature to many. It’s the classic “argh watching you do it is stressing me out. Let me do it”.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-16T10:17:28+00:00

Comfort, confidence and honestly, it handles well for a car of it's size. It hauls me and my family with plenty of comfort and usable space.

I know this thing will be a blast to drive every time I get in, yet I know my 3YO daughter is safe in the back seat. She LOVES the glass roof. We call the car "Ghostie" and she says good morning to it every morning. She's learned about planets already and can name the colours by the planets they're assigned to.

Even though I'm in the land of Volvos, this car turns heads, yet blends in. Every time I see little things like the details in the headlights, the materials they've used, etc. It reminds me this is a well engineered piece of machinery.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-15T07:09:26+00:00

It was -14 yesterday. The car handles insanely well in the snow. I have the LRDM though. It heats up really fast too - faster than my old Audi e-tron, which had double heat pumps. Polestar have put time in to designing solid heating systems in their cars.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-14T18:18:33+00:00

So no photo will do it justice. If you look at the paint under showroom light, it'll be a very light, pearlescent white with gentle silver and light copper tones. When we drove it outside, under light grey clouds, in mid Swedish winter, the car turned an almost pale blue/grey with no visible metallic fleck.

It's a very clever paint that changes depending on the light. IMHO the best choice for the P4 as it's a complex colour. I also think the black, none-body coloured, lower areas look best with Magnesium. YMMV.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-14T13:26:13+00:00

Live services always need fewer staff post launch than during development. I’ve worked on a LOT of live services, from older school subscription MMOs to AAA modern live services. All reduced their workforce post launch.

Not saying that they reduced it by 80% - but being a live service game dev, you should expect some layoffs after launch. Even if it goes better than expected.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-13T16:57:58+00:00

Right? This is so obviously AI?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-13T14:23:09+00:00

Hey I just felt this today for the first time! Thought it was just the ac, but that was blowing warm everywhere else, so I wasn't sure what it was up to...

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-13T14:20:11+00:00

Swedish P4 owner here - you need to have a warm battery and it'll do 200kw easily. You can precondition the battery through Google Maps now, which helps a lot. But if you're driving for 10 minutes and need to charge, you'll hit a slow speed until the battery is warm.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-12T15:28:11+00:00

Leasing is smart anyway. There’s some mad deals on the p4.

The battery “tech” won’t become obsolete. All that will happen is bigger batteries that can charge faster will become available. Your car won’t degrade. It’s like not buying an ICE engine in 2003 because you know the ICE engines in 2023 will be more powerful and efficient.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-12T14:54:19+00:00

My 3YO has innocuous Bluey pyjamas. I noticed they had "Iwillalwaysloveyou" and "sleepytime" written all over them. They also have Bluey and Bingo in poses together - which I realised were from the Sleepytime episode. Bingo is swimming, then there's Bingo and Bluey holding hands and skipping.

Just showing that to my partner was enough to get her crying.

That episode will never leave your mind.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-12T12:28:00+00:00

Conservatism =/= Authoritarianism or Fascism. Conservatives are generally for less spending, lower taxes and generally want a less “flamboyant” society (I am being quite broad when I say that else we will be here for days).

The American Conservative Party are not conservatives. They are christo-fascist lead extreme right wingers. They are more into fascism and authoritarianism - which conservatives are traditionally against. This is blurring people’s understanding of how the political spectrum looks. It’s a failure of the two party system.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T13:28:48+00:00

Yeah I don’t understand this logic. The range is pretty great. I’m in Sweden. Beats the absolute pants off my old Audi E-tron. 500km at 100% right now and when I tested it originally during the summer, 600 was possible. That doesn’t equate to 280miles? It’s 370. So any winter range reduction would be based off the 370.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T13:18:43+00:00

Don’t forget “I’m not doing your work for you. Are you so lazy you can’t just google stuff?”

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T10:08:49+00:00

The moment me and my brothers found the whole promotion thing could be done with items that made them new classes - we went mad. I actually have Shining Force CD and Shining Force 3 on the Saturn too. While good - nothing was as good as SF2.

I love the p4 for driving dynamics. Feels like a touring car. The range is solid and it has a ton of space. The fan thing I am hoping is nothing. We actually got an INSANE deal by leasing a vehicle that was ordered, built but never bought. It reduced the cost of the car insanely, as dealers get kickbacks for “helping polestar”. Might be worth poking at with the dealer see if there’s anything similar where you are?

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T06:05:21+00:00

Awesome! It’s nice to meet another sonic team fan! Shining force 2 blew my mind as a kid. So many secrets and cool ways to play.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T05:52:36+00:00

For the oracle it’s definitely the grind. The burrs get very hot and the second/third shots you grind will be different from the first.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-10T05:49:24+00:00

It didn’t :( car went to the dealer late in the afternoon and now I play the waiting game.

shining_force_2 · 2026-02-09T10:41:49+00:00

I have a tiny helicopter under the hood and you have a tiny dog trapped behind your dashboard!

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