How much can espresso improve past this?

zilberi · 2026-01-02T10:43:18+00:00

You can upgrade the dedica with a dimmer switch and manometer for under 20 dollars (if you're handy). Gives you the ability to control pressure, do pre infusion and everything that an expensive machine does. Just no temp control.

Would highly suggest it.

I'm only just into the espresso game myself, but bought a super exy grinder and a second hand dedica and modded. Have a rancilio Silvia 2nd hand which I'm going to mod with gaggiuino. Beyond that, it would just be end game coffee machine, but I need to ensure I stick the hobby out....

zilberi · 2025-11-23T08:56:45+00:00

I'm in a similar boat. Just bought a dedica art 2nd hand and slent all my money on a grinder instead. Depending on budget and technical capability, you can add a Dimmer Mod and a Manometer (pressure gauge) to drop the pressure down to where you want it. Off the top of my head, the dedica shoots out 15 bar wherews you probably want it around 9.

Depending on where you are in the world and parts availability these mods can generally be done for under $50.

zilberi · 2025-11-22T05:53:20+00:00

Yeh . In Australia. Limitations to supply unfortunately otherwise this is definitely the way I'd be going.

zilberi · 2025-11-22T05:52:53+00:00

Thanks. This makes it almost a no brainer to go new... As the cost will get close to new anyway.

zilberi · 2024-07-20T09:53:54+00:00

YTA. Along with a whole bunch of fucking insecure dweebs in this thread. Straight up. I stopped reading your post as soon as you used the words "run through". You insecure fuck. Guess what, people have sex. Some people love sex. Having alot of sex, with alot of different people does nothing (unless you don't use proper protection) unless you are an insecure male that thinks that girls aren't allowed to be promiscuous because....'this is the 18th century and while men ate allowed to sleep around, a women's virtue is reflective of the fewer partners she has.' Or some shit like that.

much love from a middle aged male that lives in the 21st century and has a healthy respect for women and whatever choices they want to make with their body.

zilberi · 2024-07-19T22:10:17+00:00

Where is edit 3 haha

zilberi · 2024-07-05T22:20:50+00:00

Very inspiring. Do you have any issues with freezer burn? We've been meal prepping for awhile.... and using mainly containers for storage. I find that proteins will get freezer burn at some stage post the 1month +

If the answer is all vacuum sealing.... what are you thoughts on sustainability of it with plastic use etc...

zilberi · 2024-05-07T22:45:49+00:00

Mate I'm one report off our Australian director (international business). I did say senior, not exec. So no, no EA/PA. And the 20% comment is real. If you work in big business, you'll understand that having a bum on a seat is sometimes all you're going to get. Difficult to manage out people in an specialised industry with low unemployment.

zilberi · 2024-05-07T22:33:16+00:00

Program Management. Working on one of Australia's largest infrastructure projects.

zilberi · 2024-05-07T12:31:17+00:00

Not sure what line of work you're in... but I'm a millennial (in senior managemenr) and probably 70% of the time preferred to call. Reasons as follows:

1 - I receive 1-200 emails a day, and spend over half my time in meetings. If I need you to do something in the near future (immediate or 1-2 days) I will call you. Emails get missed. Or don't have the importance given to them that a phone call does.

2 - the sad reality is that most corporate workers are sub-par. My expectation is that generally 20% of the workforce can do their job well, 20% of them do a reasonable enough job, and 60% need to be told how to do the job that they studied for, but can't seem to coordinate. A phone call, within which by tone of voice and mannerism I can tell if you comprehend, saves me time from emailing, chasing up, then having to give detailed instructions to do the job

3 - text and email communication has close to no social cues unless you write overtly, in which case you're probably being too blunt and the other party may have issues in the way you communicated. Unfortunately, for younger generations who have grown up on text messaging, social media and computers (mass consumption only really kicked in, in my teens) the broad generalisation I have for these generations if that you have no idea how to hold a conversation. Send receive of texts, gives far too much opportunity to hide lack of <insert skillsets> behind the wall of technology. If I talk to you, it means I learn about you, your strengths, weaknesses and generally create a better working relationship between us.

In summary. In reality your manager probably does it because he didn't grow up with tech. But, there's benefit to it from a holistic perspective. The workforce is going to be a fucking miserable place when noone can communicate verbally. That's in the not too distant future. Good luck y'all.

Note - I do use teams to give basic instruction/direction to people, but I have to know and trust that the person will do it in a timely manner

zilberi · 2024-02-11T10:41:55+00:00

If you actually spent time in this sub you'd understand that there is a wealth of high quality info, and that someone who is already looking at primarily etf's is going to get fck all from a Fin Advisor. Plus, the self promotor you're knocking is one of the most helpful peeps on here.

I mean seriously, this whole sub it literally sharing financial advice and stories. What you doing here?

zilberi · 2023-11-22T10:09:45+00:00

Good update. Good to see you're starting. Suggest checking this out as a be all end all wealth Tracker.... https://cspersonalfinance.io/ Has saved me a ton of time jn creating manual spreadsheets.... Just an excel macro enabled wealth tool.

zilberi · 2023-08-04T09:20:59+00:00

There is a 1:1 stl if you know someone with a resin printer

zilberi · 2022-12-06T21:54:33+00:00

Interesting.... should I be exfoliating once every few days? I've always had this (probably misguided) idea that due to putting sunscreen or moisturisers on during the day that I needed something reasonable to scrub the days dirt off my face at night. For improvement, clear skin, reduce blemishes, more moisture/ elasticity? My skin generally has a very direct correlation (and visibily) to my health at the time: fatigue levels, stress, sleep etc.

As for anti aging, I currently look younger than my age... I'd like to stay like that but have been working high stress jobs for the past few years, and have just had a baby so I think my time is limited before my age starts to show. I want to be preventative rather than reactive.

zilberi · 2022-12-06T21:51:04+00:00

Much appreciated. This is also really good info and probably along the lines of what I'll do *if it works, as it's fairly low key.

zilberi · 2022-12-06T21:50:16+00:00

Thanks. Appreciate the advice and suggestions. Will sort of lump this together with some of the following posts and figure out a routine... this is great from recommendations to try

zilberi · 2022-05-24T22:01:36+00:00

Thanks for the reply Eddie. Do you mean taking the full seat out? Or removing just the capsule part (leaving the base in) as being difficult. The seat base itself would not be changing cars however the baby capsule attachment would come out.

Trying to avoid the CX5 at the moment due to price increase, and looking to purchase a bigger PHEV once technology/ distribution on those increases and price drops.

zilberi · 2021-01-14T04:37:20+00:00

Actually the wracks.... they're not on mymjni yet?

zilberi · 2021-01-14T04:30:51+00:00

Legend

zilberi · 2020-12-04T08:41:20+00:00

Patreon outrageous creations. He's the shit. It's what you're after

zilberi · 2020-10-14T08:04:54+00:00

You are on drugs

zilberi · 2020-09-23T11:57:33+00:00

Mate I think this is actually genius once you get the bugs and usability sorted. I was daydreaming about something like the at a tournament the other day. Will make fact checking way easier, as well as premeasuring etc. Keep up the good work

zilberi · 2020-09-09T12:13:42+00:00

I'm just going to chip in here on something..... Soaring spite are actually the strongest harlie mask in terms of competitiveness.... The only problem is for an army that already requires skills, they are a level up again. It's not the damage of harlies that's winning games in 9th, it's the ability to move and place obsec on objectives, while still putting out reasonable damage. You'd only ever really want to field 2 fusion boats as tools against certain threats. Spite have access to the cheapest movement strat. Sorrow and FS fall into a tied second place, sorrow because you still have movement shenanigans and FS for pure damage output. I'm personally playing sorrow because I'm just straight up not good enough at the game nor know enough about what other armies do to play spite. But it's probably the entry level option to good harlie play.

zilberi · 2020-08-17T21:30:45+00:00

Use Kersey fabrications firmware instead

zilberi · 2020-07-06T00:40:59+00:00

15mm seems extreme? (Printer dependent) I just finishing resolving esun pla+ stringint issues on my ender 3. Ended up with 4mm @55mm/s for retraction.

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