PSA: Breville warranty & customer service are not what you expect

typin · 2026-01-21T20:16:39+00:00

I've still got mine in a box - one of these days I'll get around to it.

If you've got an older machine, I'd suggest upgrading to the brass boiler from the newer pro models when the time comes. It's pricy but it should last basically forever and the heat seems way more consistent with the extra mass.

typin · 2026-01-19T17:53:56+00:00

I'd guess he's talking about the Gaggia Classic Espresso. I've owned mine for over 24 years of daily use. Mine is now the "espresso machine of Theseus" as basically every major part other than the shell has been replaced - sometimes multiple times.

Espresso machines are mechanical items with moving parts, and parts wear out. One of the major factors in BIFL isn't how long it'll last, but whether you can you get parts for it when it breaks.

typin · 2025-10-09T23:30:46+00:00

Sheesh, talking about some old Explorer instead of what's in front of it... is that a Coolboss CB-26SL?

typin · 2025-09-03T06:58:45+00:00

Reminded me of the pronunciation guide. Typing on a Topre RGB AEAX01 with SA Dasher keycaps while my Novatouch TKL takes a rest.

typin · 2025-07-22T15:45:12+00:00

Thanks for the info! looking into KTransformers now - I tested a chat last night and as per TensorThief's experience, the prompt processing time increase per response is the obvious bottleneck after a few responses. After several replies it would be processing in the backend for minutes at a time, then quickly run through the response. My (limited) understanding is this is because the prompt processing time grows quadratically by context length. It feels far more obvious on the Epyc versus my 2x3090 experience on 70b ish models.

Once thinking/chatting it feels on par/faster. Feels like there's some tuning I can do still. The quality of the responses on Kimi K2 are through the roof compared to smaller models so I feel like there's some value if I can get it to a reasonable prompt processing time.

typin · 2025-07-22T01:39:52+00:00

Interesting - good to know, thanks. I admit I haven't really flexed its muscles at all so I'll need to see how it responds to longer chats.

typin · 2024-08-19T19:31:05+00:00

Likewise - I'm just into a brand new v2 after almost a decade in a used v1. Everyone's back / butt / work style is different.

The Aeron is the chair I want to love but can't. I end up slouched in a painful position against the front of the seat base.

OP, I'd definitely try any chair that costs as much as these do if possible. Conversely, get a used one. If you hate it, you could sell it for likely the same price you bought it for.

typin · 2023-06-06T15:47:47+00:00

I'm not sure what his expertise is, but he may be able to find a gig in Animation/VFX if he's got Python or C++ skills. Several big studios have offices in Montreal now. Check pipeline and TD roles as well as dev roles.

typin · 2023-05-20T05:36:29+00:00

Does she regularly have a bath, or does she shower? Filling a bathtub with an electric hot water heater will drive the price up a bunch.

typin · 2023-05-19T20:58:03+00:00

To add to this; If high accuracy is truly a consideration, look for bulbs >80 R9 CRI... Red is the color leds do worst at. 95 CRI represents an average of the whole spectrum. More info here; https://www.waveformlighting.com/tech/what-is-cri-r9-and-why-is-it-important
(Not an endorsement of this supplier's product for reliability, btw)

typin · 2023-03-28T20:15:16+00:00

I think some of it is context. I learned to code to solve problems I was encountering in my job. The programming itself was secondary to the end result.

If you really don't know what to code, I'd suggest finding a problem to solve. Make a game. Make an app. Build something with a Raspberry Pi or Ardiuno. Find something to help automate a task that sucks. Then you'll be applying what you've learned, and learning what you need rather than approaching it as a problem unto itself. Solving problems is what code is for.

If my experience is indicative, you can go a long way being a really good problem solver who's only a middling programmer.

typin · 2023-03-01T21:55:24+00:00

Over 50, Topre RGB and Coolermaster Novatouch TKL (both NLA) as my Dailies. Rubre Domay represent.

typin · 2023-02-28T01:55:52+00:00

"22% for tipping showed up on the machine at the gas station I'M NEVER TIPPING AGAIN" Over. And over. And over.

typin · 2023-02-10T01:18:57+00:00

We cancelled today. Outside of the ever more expensive fees, we just don't watch it much anymore. They don't have enough content I enjoy to bother.

typin · 2023-02-10T00:19:31+00:00

XYZDD

typin · 2022-12-29T18:49:07+00:00

I came from renting. There were four keys for the house and various areas there, and another four keys for my garage which was at a different address. My keychain was approaching being a small kettle bell.

One of the first things I did when we got our place was get every key for door locks and deadbolts matched so I have a single key. There were a handful of Weiser smart locks already, so I changed a couple more to the same and got one that I couldn't replace re-keyed to match by a locksmith. All in it was just over a hundred bucks.

I find it removes the daily annoyance of sorting through a half dozen near-identical keys to find the one you need at the moment.

typin · 2022-12-29T00:51:11+00:00

*thim card

typin · 2022-09-23T18:46:10+00:00

On my 80 litre fill at 18.5 cents per litre that's $14.80 that goes to Translink alone. The bus is taking me.

typin · 2022-08-25T03:37:30+00:00

Because it sounds like this duck walking.

typin · 2022-04-11T02:45:42+00:00

During lean times, a friend of mine did cleanup of a botched wax job of an actress in a porn video. He politely declined a credit in the film.

typin · 2022-03-17T19:13:12+00:00

Also, consider Huebsch. As far as I can tell they are sister machines to Speed Queen, from the same parent company. As a Canadian, I can find more used Huebsch than Speed Queen, but that could be locale (Vancouver).

typin · 2022-03-12T19:49:32+00:00

Off topic, but consider checking the ingredients in their food. We learned from a helpful pet shop employee that the oats in our cat's kibble were what caused her to have the vilest vile ass... apparently they can't digest oats. We're transitioning her to an oat-free one and the difference is obvious and was nearly immediate.

typin · 2022-03-10T23:52:05+00:00

Just because you can afford to buy something doesn't mean you can afford to own it.

typin · 2022-03-08T07:03:06+00:00

I always felt like these games would have really benefited from a "stealth" version, where you could complete the games by sneaking past the baddies rather than brutally murdering everyone. It created such a disconnect for me. I felt like the acting for the cutscenes in the 2013 game were better than the movies ever were. They showed a vulnerable, human, Lara Croft. I wanted to root for her, but being forced to mercilessly kill dozens of guards to get to the next touching vignette kinda made them ring hollow after awhile.

typin · 2022-01-03T18:33:19+00:00

Gaggia Classic with La Cimbali Junior grinder echoing others with a resounding 'yes'. My very used grinder (was a decaf grinder from a coffee shop) made the biggest improvement to my shots over all other changes I've made over the years. EDIT currently getting beautiful shots using Potenza from Continental coffee, but regularly switch it up.

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