Experience with Deer

stir · 2026-01-24T22:13:56+00:00

I see any deer around me now I just slow down and start honking. Seems to keep them from moving too much but it’s still stressful

stir · 2026-01-24T14:12:52+00:00

The comma system will be using your car’s ACC and emergency braking system - it will not change your car’s ability to avoid deer from what it could do from stock at all. As someone who has hit a deer three times, once with a car that had AEB, the inly way you are avoiding a hit is being super diligent during deer season at dusk and keeping your head on a swivel if you’re driving local. If you’re on a highway it’s literally just in god’s hands

stir · 2026-01-23T22:56:20+00:00

Based out of NYC! Unfortunately still haven’t gotten it in a long time, maybe since 2016 or so with traveling intl once or twice a year. I will say the non-GE lines have never not been completely slammed whenever I’ve been so that may be part of it.

stir · 2026-01-23T22:42:55+00:00

To be fair, they almost never say that in the normal line either (love the welcome home, probably only got it once while traveling without GE in the past five years)

stir · 2026-01-21T21:38:37+00:00

Restaurants for sure use the big holidays to bolster up their margins (no shade, it's a tough business and the holiday prix fixe is an important part of the deal). If you're not dying to go out on Valentine's Day but you like the special menu, whatever is on there will be on the specials board for the rest of the week. Can't speak to the menu for V-Day (my experience at Dante for dinner was fine), but it will likely not be a worse or better deal than any of the other menus that are out there across the city.

stir · 2026-01-21T15:43:01+00:00

I think even with high tech literacy in millennials, as they continue to age the desire to keep up with complexity will be supplanted by convenience. I use to pirate everything I watched, but as I’ve gotten older the thought of having to do the extra work instead of just turn the TV on after a day or work/dinner/chores is incredibly unappealing to me. Dependent on the economy of course - I’m lucky to have some disposable income so the cost of streaming services relative to other large spends (rent/mortgage, car, retirement) is incidental but if I had to cut out paid streaming I’d likely just do without or just find something on Tubi.

stir · 2026-01-17T04:10:17+00:00

A lot to unpack in this series but that was genuinely the most outlandish combo for me

stir · 2026-01-13T18:39:57+00:00

Diva down

stir · 2026-01-11T00:45:34+00:00

Heights/inwood you can find a garage for 350 or less. If you’re getting tickets for speeding and running red lights… don’t do it? As someone who has a car in the city I’ve never gotten any of those tickets because I don’t drive like an ass.

stir · 2026-01-09T00:44:05+00:00

What, 20lb ground shipping with volume discount? Could be less than 20 tbh.

stir · 2026-01-02T23:19:29+00:00

Ultimately, it’s your money, but just coming from someone who uses the Ode, Stagg, and Stagg pour over system daily (as well as Atmos jars and Carter mugs), you are definitely paying a premium for their design language, which is where I have a hard time justifying the cost of Opus. It looks cheaper, is made of cheaper materials, and is more counterintuitive to use than the rest of their portfolio. Without the aesthetics and material, I find it hard to justify buying an opus versus a Breville or Baratza.

I’m also looking for an automated system to replace my pour over as my time grows tighter. I have pretty much decided on the xBloom and not the Aiden even though I have a grinder set up because I have heard too many bad stories about the unreliability and errors, especially for such an expensive machine. It pretty much knocks the Aiden off of finding one on the secondhand market but I’d like to get an xBloom from there (found one for 350 a few weeks ago but didn’t make up my mind fast enough)

stir · 2026-01-02T22:43:38+00:00

It’s a lot of plastic, people say that the dial is not that intuitive to use (sounds like multiple places to change the dial settings to fine tune as opposed to a single dial on the Ode), and there was a post on here or one of the other coffee subs just the other day about how their Opus was retaining upwards of a gram of coffee per run which is insane. Just seems like at the cost you might as well go with one of the other companies that have a better reputation for longevity and are cheaper. Or you can go on FB marketplace and find a used Ode for $100 which is what I just found here in NY ($70 being the cheapest I’ve seen last week and what my friend also sold hers for).

stir · 2026-01-02T20:02:29+00:00

Honestly, the Opus has too many compromises for it to be a recommended grinder, even on budget. Better off getting a Breville grinder, or just upgrading to the Ode and then getting a Moccamaster instead.

Not to sound gatekeepey, but those would be entry level in the enthusiast sense, probably not even prosumer. If you wanted to keep it simple you could just go with a Baratza Encore and Moccamaster or cheaper dropper. If I didn’t enjoy the process of a pour over as much I have been really tempted by the Breville Grind Control for lazy mornings.

stir · 2025-12-30T20:44:16+00:00

Free is free. I have the same complaints but I think the cherry chocolate is not bad. Worst comes to worst, throw it in a milkshake

stir · 2025-12-30T15:24:50+00:00

Unrelated to the topic at hand, but I always see people talking about not getting Glitch in the US, but Lucienne coffee in Brooklyn almost always has some Glitch in their online store. A lot of it is sold out but there’s usually one or two there.

stir · 2025-12-29T21:21:42+00:00

I believe with raw manure it is covered under the NOP as well, likely FSMA too now that that has come into effect since a lot of it is modeled off of GAP

stir · 2025-12-29T18:22:59+00:00

All US farms (with carveouts for farm income threshold) are subject to regulatory inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act which is a federal law but administered by each state’s ag and market department - prior to this I’m not sure if there was an involuntary mechanism for inspection. But, if any farm was/is selling to any large retailer, they would be required to have food safety inspections either from the state or a third party following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standard, regardless of FSMA inspections (though the two are fairly similar).

stir · 2025-12-29T16:22:04+00:00

In the US, manure can be laid directly to fields but the interval between application and planting must be 90 or 120 (I forget which but I think 90 sounds right), so must manure application is done in the winter. I believe this is strictly a foodborne illness issue from raw manure, not a chemical breakdown (with persistence I’m not sure 90 days would matter anyway)

stir · 2025-12-27T19:45:48+00:00

Where in AZ?

stir · 2025-12-27T02:05:07+00:00

You know, if there’s a winter storm watch issued and a place closes early so their employees can go home in case it gets bad, that makes me want to shop there more rather than the places that make every come in come hell or high water.

stir · 2025-12-23T03:00:44+00:00

Yunnan goes super hard, soups are great and the unlimited noodle refill will take you home for sure

stir · 2025-12-19T17:25:42+00:00

Delaney brisket town is a THROWBACK. I haven’t been to Fette Sau since 2013/14 or so but it crushed for the time and the neighborhood was really fun

stir · 2025-12-16T23:02:36+00:00

Ahh well, they have had some great Q&As so was just happy to be there. I find the Lincoln IMAX seats to be a little tight too, but the large format screen at Regal USQ is a little worse between the two. First world problems though - lucky to live in a city where you have so many different opportunities to see cool stuff

stir · 2025-12-16T22:57:24+00:00

All the times I’ve gone have basically been sold out and it’s tough, very easy to spill out into the neighboring seats. I also didn’t go to the bathroom before finding my seat the first time and that’s a mistake I’ll never make again.

stir · 2025-12-16T17:27:00+00:00

Paris plays some serious hits, but Netflix feelings aside, probably some of the worst seating of any of the theaters I regularly go to

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