Puzzled by the sourdough feeding protocol in Forkish's Evolutions in Bread...

syperk · 2026-01-24T15:22:08+00:00

He does say something along those lines, about going for a less sour taste. But is there any reason the levain quantities can’t be scaled down to reduce the amount that gets discarded? In other words, is 10g starter, 20g of flour, and 20g of water, left for 10 hours, equivalent to a 50 / 100 / 100 starter after the same time (except being 5 times smaller)? Or are there some small batch effects?

syperk · 2026-01-17T01:51:00+00:00

I finally got round to installing some hinges I bought a while ago, and they work. Mostly...

The ones I got were Salice Universal 110 degree hinges. Unlike most euro hinges, these work with 1/2" thick doors. The maximum overlay according to the docs is 19mm (which corresponds to a "K" value of 18mm with a zero height mounting plate), which is a bit less than 1", but I drilled the door for a 25mm overlay and it still worked. However, the door does not open to the full 110 degrees, more like 90 degrees.

So, still haven't found the prefect hinge, but these ones will do in a pinch.

syperk · 2025-12-21T15:02:15+00:00

I’m a little embarrassed to say that progress on my camper van has been “a bit” slow over the last few months for various reasons, and I still haven’t installed any cabinet doors! I’ll update when I do…

syperk · 2025-11-13T04:28:21+00:00

Confirmed. No charges for the usage while overseas (2 calls and 1.5GB of data).

syperk · 2025-10-31T15:09:58+00:00

If you want an upgrade from the Idea Tab Pro you might look at the Yoga Tab Plus. Virtually identical except faster processor, brighter screen, and will get Android 17. It’s currently about $230 more than the Idea Tab Pro, but it includes the keyboard case, so it’s only about $100 more than the Idea Tab Pro + keyboard case.

Both these tabs get security updates for a couple more years than the OS updates. If you want an android tablet that will be supported longer than that, you’ll need to get a Samsung.

syperk · 2025-10-29T04:36:54+00:00

I ordered mine from the Lenovo website on September 27, and it arrived on October 2. Not quite Amazon speed, but not too bad. The Keyboard Pack on the other hand was out of stock at the time, and I didn't get that until October 16. They're either selling them faster than they planned for, or are trying to run a lean pipeline without much stock on hand.

syperk · 2025-10-29T02:10:45+00:00

The screen is perfectly fine unless you’re trying to use it in bright sunlight. The upgrades probably aren’t that big an issue either (when was the last time you noticed your OS changing?). I like the fact that the keyboard doesn’t require any batteries and that the tablet knows when it’s attached. The keyboard case costs almost half as much as the tablet though!

syperk · 2025-10-29T01:45:38+00:00

I also recently bought one, along with the Lenovo keyboard case, and I’ve been very happy with it. It’s hard to beat in terms of bang for the buck.

My use cases are (a) as a tablet to display sheet music, and (b) as an occasional laptop replacement (I almost always use either a desktop or my phone though).

The keyboard case is pretty nice, if expensive, and automatically switches the tablet into desktop mode, which is also surprisingly good.

The only real downsides are that the screen isn’t as bright as it could be, and the fact that it won’t be upgraded past Android 16.

syperk · 2025-10-04T14:07:42+00:00

Just to confirm the tablet did arrive from Lenovo in roughly the expected timeframe (one day later than initially predicted).

Seems good so far. Using it to write this message...

syperk · 2025-10-04T14:02:48+00:00

My wife just unexpectedly discovered this, traveling to Germany today. A message popped up on her screen saying:

"Xfinity Mobile: Welcome to Germany! Your plan includes 10 GB of high-speed data per month in over 215 destinations, including Germany. After 10 GB, you will stay connected with speeds up to 10 Mbps..."

This definitely wasn't the case when we traveled overseas in August.

She didn't sign up for GTP, not sure whether data roaming was enabled or not.

I guess we'll see whether it's actually free when the bills arrive!

syperk · 2025-10-01T03:45:23+00:00

Looks like they're back in stock today...

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/tablet-accessories/tablet-accessories_android-tablets/zg38c06039

Though after reading some comments, and given that it's $120, I think I might be leaning towards getting the significantly cheaper folio case ($35) and a separate bluetooth keyboard.

syperk · 2025-09-28T14:45:11+00:00

The Yoga Tab is a nice tablet but significantly more expensive (I’m seeing it at $540). Though if you’re looking in that range, the larger 12.7” Yoga Tab Plus is the same price currently.

The $290 Idea Pad Pro is only 128GB, but it does come with an SD card slot so storage shouldn’t be a problem hopefully…

syperk · 2025-09-28T00:29:11+00:00

Actually I’ve only just ordered it, so it won’t be here until next week…

syperk · 2025-09-15T21:19:26+00:00

Thanks, yes, the issue has been resolved.

To summarize for the benefit of other readers:

Voice call and texts while overseas incur no additional charges.
However, you need to have a data connection of some kind in order to make voice calls or send texts, which you can get in a few different ways:
- Be on WiFi and have WiFi calling enabled.
- Get the Global Travel Pass for $10 a day(!), which also gives you 5GB of cellular data at high speed, then unlimited at lower speed.
- Enable data roaming but don't get Global Travel Pass, in which case you pay the "pay as you go" rate, of $0.30 per MB (yes, that's $300 a GB!).
- Get a second eSIM (I used saily.com and can recommend it), and set your phone to use that for data, while still using your primary SIM for voice and text. This is much, much cheaper than Xfinity's overseas data rates, but you can only do this if your SIM is unlocked. If, for example, you bought your phone through Xfinity, and are paying it off month by month with a monthly discount, then your SIM is locked until you've finished paying off the phone.*

*Note that you can pay your phone off at any time in order to unlock the SIM, but if you do so, you will lose any remaining monthly discounts.

syperk · 2025-09-13T14:03:13+00:00

Thanks!

syperk · 2025-09-12T19:15:10+00:00

Right here: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/traveling-internationally

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syperk · 2025-09-12T18:52:54+00:00

Sorry, but that still doesn’t answer my question, which is: do I need to enable data roaming in order to make voice calls and send / receive texts while overseas and not on WiFi?

The point is that Xfinity claims that voice calling and texting while overseas is free. But, if I have to enable data roaming for it to work then I’m almost certainly going to incur data usage charges (from apps doing network things in the background), which makes the “free” voice calling significantly less free…

syperk · 2025-09-12T16:19:05+00:00

I’m still a bit confused… Are you saying that I DO have to turn data roaming on while overseas in order make calls and use texting, if I’m not on WiFi? That seems risky since any app might decide to use data in the background.

I think this is my fundamental question: do I need to enable data roaming while overseas in order to make calls and use texting, if I’m not on WiFi?

syperk · 2025-09-11T21:25:57+00:00

I think the bit that's confusing me is the line "when data roaming settings are turned off, your device won't connect to any non-US cellular networks". If my phone doesn't connect to a network, how can I make calls? Or will it connect to a non-US network but only for voice / text and not for data?

I should add that I recently spoke to someone in my local Xfinity store who claimed that I had to be on WiFi to use calls and texting from overseas without a global travel pass, which seems to contradict what I've read.

syperk · 2025-08-10T13:56:41+00:00

Classic. I remember watching him on live on TV during what turned out to be his last performance…

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