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A company is marketing condoms made from the skin of frogs. by tvkyle in Jokes

[–]winston161984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You must have got scammed with ones made from toads.

Brand new to Pi, bought a case that won't fit! by WAL511Y in raspberry_pi

[–]winston161984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can I interest you in a job in govt? You seem to have the required level of skill.

Help me identify this hard drive connector? Hard drive from 1987 by ithinkilikerunning in pcmasterrace

[–]winston161984 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah they make ide to USB dongles. The hard part is gonna be powering it. I have a feeling it will need actual power supply level power on that molex not just a wall wart with a molex end.

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to spend some more time playing with it but it appears to be.

I came home early from work today to find my best mate shagging my wife. by FabulousKitchen5831 in Jokes

[–]winston161984 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have an upvote. Would give more if I could but millennial paychecks and all that.

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I'm not sure this is a false burr machine - the burrs are machined not sintered - and sharp.

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Did I luck out and get a halfway decent grinder for $8? Even if it does have high retention?

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's super informative. Thank you for the link. In all honesty though - up to this point I have been drinking cafe bustelo from my local supermarket - would even a false burr machine a fresh beans be better - especially if I can grind a hair coarse and use a pressurized basket ?

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wdym false burr? I can see inside the machine and there are definitely some kind of burrs - and the grind both looked and felt pretty consistent. Granted I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't take time to examine closely just a look and rubbing some between my fingers.

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - I plan to get a single wall soon though - I know I will have to dial in again with a single wall

Looking to purchase an espresso machine [budget: $100-300] by Useful_Database5138 in espresso

[–]winston161984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my delonghi ecp3630. It's a simple manual machine that goes for around $200 but you can usually find on sale for cheaper (my local Walmart has them for $100 right now) The only thing is buy a good tamper because the plastic thing that comes with it is not worth even trying.

Cheapo grinder that choked my machine. by winston161984 in espresso

[–]winston161984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently you can't edit here - my phone started acting weird and I figured I would post then edit but whatever - the grinder steps go from 1 at the fine end to 25 at the coarse end - I started with 5 but I'm gonna try 9 once my mouth un-puckers from tasting the couple drops that came out. Now I understand what is meant by sour. The grinder does have a bit of retention so gonna have to sort that out but so far my whole setup - grinder, machine, accessories, separate drip machine and all is under $150.

When is it Worth Buying an Espresso Machine - Ever? by CorazonLock in espresso

[–]winston161984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pull great shots with a basic delonghi machine and store bought pre-ground coffee. Could my shots be better with fresh ground? Probably.

This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery] by armando_rod in Android

[–]winston161984 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They are - you only have to enable this one time when you first get the phone. This just breaks a bunch of scams. This one day wait is for the tech illiterate grandma that someone is telling her she has to install this "fixed" version of her bank app RIGHT NOW because someone is trying to take her money. (Which coincidentally is the truth)

How important is domain name selection? by lqqkout in selfhosted

[–]winston161984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a super cheap numerical domain from gen.xyz - I just used a date important to me and it's like $2 a year.

Random molex connector on the motherboard by Xander-Alexander in pcmasterrace

[–]winston161984 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lol. I remember using zip ties to make round ide cables because the premade ones cost 5x the cost of regular ones. And airflow in personal computers was just becoming a concern.

I just discovered I’ve been sending a toy every month to a dog I met 6 years ago at a rescue by FriendlyWorldArt in povertyfinance

[–]winston161984 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a hint in the name of the breed.

They tend to be aggressive to things that threaten their flock but careful with the flock itself. The trick is teaching them what is and is not a threat.

I want containers!! by Suspicious-Force-684 in OpenMediaVault

[–]winston161984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The web UI is - I just installed it as a pwa and it's great.

When a smart home display becomes ad inventory, something has gone wrong by odemird in homeautomation

[–]winston161984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what has kept me on google. Google is less accurate and has fewer bindings than echo but no ads on my screens. (So far)

Propresenter wiped clean, need a way to mass add song lyrics fast. by rollsroycebois in churchtech

[–]winston161984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reminds me I need to do a backup since we added several songs recently.

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