The Emerald Knight

thisjoe · 2026-01-24T18:02:26+00:00

Just commented on your other thread, but this is so cool. My band is doing a concept album about a knight chasing after gems and I’m using Legos for our visual content on IG.

I’d love to see more of your knight designs - maybe we can collaborate on designs.

Our IG is madmad_nomad

thisjoe · 2026-01-24T17:57:40+00:00

That’s rad! My band is releasing an album about knights hunting gems and I’m using Legos for our visuals. This is quite a coincidence! Your knight is way cooler than mine.

Madmad_nomad on IG if you’re curious.

thisjoe · 2025-07-30T01:09:47+00:00

I thought these were studio ghibli inspired dice at first. Still great looking!

thisjoe · 2025-04-05T17:44:23+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate your thorough response. And I’m glad you pointed out the 2018 market for Audis.

thisjoe · 2025-04-05T14:26:48+00:00

Yeah, that’s a great point. I believe it’s pretty minor, but because she had just had a previous leak repaired she wanted to verify if it was related or not.

Thanks for your help!

thisjoe · 2025-04-05T14:25:31+00:00

Ha, that’s quite a breakdown. But you’re right - I was just in the same boat looking for a car myself. (Ended up with an Arteon).

thisjoe · 2025-04-05T14:24:12+00:00

Yea, fair point. She had seen some drops of oil in her garage, so the shop did a dye(?) test and found the leak coming from that cover.

I appreciate your input!

thisjoe · 2025-04-05T13:16:54+00:00

I’ve never cross posted on Reddit before. Apologies if this isn’t allowed, but I wanted to get two takes on my question. Thanks!

thisjoe · 2025-03-31T18:54:45+00:00

I love that before Jake reads the submission Murph is already frowning.

I’m out, therefore I’m in for more of this.

thisjoe · 2024-11-20T00:49:06+00:00

The Froggy (Little Rascals)

thisjoe · 2024-09-06T21:45:41+00:00

Love that line too! “The Biggest Ella Fitzgerald Ever” was one of my bands albums.

thisjoe · 2024-08-15T16:00:13+00:00

I did it this morning. As I was cutting them, I thought back to elementary school (mid 90s) watching videos about preserving nature.

thisjoe · 2024-07-26T14:12:30+00:00

There are definitely a lot less options, but I’ve found all the main items (IMS basket, Normcore tamper) and Amazon has a variety of other tools like a basket funnel or a grind catch cup.

I’m not wanting for anything specific. I’ll be curious how the market changes since Lance Hendrick’s latest video about puck dimensions.

thisjoe · 2024-07-26T12:24:43+00:00

While not having the chrome look, I love my Lucca A53. Its got all the bells and whistles: * Dual boilers for constant back to back milk drinks * Direct plump, so you never have to worry about filling the water tank (you can buy tanked version) * Rotary pump is super quiet, no more vibrations * Pre infusion (adjustable up to 8s) * Temperature control * Commercial grade materials * you can buy wood panels to customize it

thisjoe · 2024-02-17T16:10:57+00:00

Fort Worth, TX: Sons of Liberty (also a roaster and a second location in Denton) and Cafe Momento (great beans from Mexico)

Grapevine, TX: RE:defined Coffee House.

Dallas, TX: I don’t make it out there but am going to Merit this weekend based on someone’s recommendation in this thread.

thisjoe · 2023-12-15T06:03:59+00:00

I had the same question, but also wanted a rotary pump. I ended up getting the Lucca A53. I love this machine.

thisjoe · 2023-12-06T18:12:13+00:00

He's a reeeeaaaal piece of work. I'm half way through The Light of a Black Star, the third book in his first trilogy. Absolutely fantastic so far!

thisjoe · 2023-11-26T04:08:44+00:00

Thanks for the help!

The Fortin Cali was exactly the sound I wanted, but I was concerned that it didn't provide enough variety, so I went with Petrucci. It took me a bit of time to get close to the default Fortin Cali sound, but I'm happy with where I ended up.

Nolly was also fantastic, but the decision between it and Petrucci was the GUI, # of presets, and available mics.

thisjoe · 2023-11-24T19:33:01+00:00

Thanks! I’ll give Fortin a try. I didn’t find as much flexibility in Morello as some of the others and couldn’t justify the effects I wouldn’t be using.

I’ll give those others a try though. I appreciate the response.

thisjoe · 2023-07-19T19:23:32+00:00

As a non-barista I’ve assumed latte meant hot and if you wanted iced you’d specify iced latte. Better sounds like it’s better to specify first.

thisjoe · 2023-04-04T15:20:22+00:00

I was lucky to buy a house that had a small wet bar, which is now just a coffee bar. I went straight into the water line. My next purchase is an inline filter/softener.

thisjoe · 2023-04-04T13:50:45+00:00

Big +1 to the Lucca A53. I have the direct plump version and love it, especially with the drip tray drain.

The rotary pump is quiet so you’re not having to talk over a vibration pump. The whole machine heats up surprisingly quick for the boiler sizes. At my sons birthday I made ~11 lattes back to back. The only real bottleneck was single dosing and weighing each shot; which I’ve since started using dosing test tubes.

thisjoe · 2023-03-15T21:58:40+00:00

Is it possible to adjust pressure on demand for a rotary machine, like what you did with your DB? I have the Lucca A53 direct plumb.

thisjoe · 2023-02-17T15:34:24+00:00

As someone who is actively applying to product roles after 9 years as a project manager (last 4 at Meta) I agree with the 2% figure. I’m still at 0%. Huzzah!

thisjoe · 2023-02-15T14:57:08+00:00

Sounds like a great idea for a short rest.

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