Damn. I feel so seen suddenly.

Possibly… The ones I’ve had do that, they still taste fine, but I have to time the roast by smell, color, gut feel, instead of my usual “x length of time after 1C is rolling” or whatever. I’m not an expert! But yeah, some bags I’ve had, they crack quieter than others. And over the sound of the roaster, hard to tell…

Could it just be these beans have a quiet first crack? I feel like I’ve noticed that with some. (I use a modified popcorn popper btw.) Like, 1C will be a barely audible crackle for some beans. (I never go to 2C; can’t comment on that.)

Yes, this. Even if some of it is procedurally generated, how fun would it be to go in ANY door in cp77??

Hahaha, I hope you remembered how you did that. Not a bad skill!

ha!

maybe it’s 2 AV (after V)

Ah, glad to hear it! I’ll definitely give it a whirl, thanks.

Dang, those are beautiful screenshots. I recently moved over to Linux and have only tried a couple of games on here, but I should see how that one works… haven’t played it in a few months, and I have ways to go in it. I don’t even remember what chapter I’m on.

Awesome, thanks again!

This is awesome–thank you!

So, I just picked a server, and created a private space for me and a handful of friends (we have a Discord server that I’d like to move over). Do you recommend turning on encryption for our rooms, or is it enough that our space is private? Will I have to worry about my friends maintaining their keys, or is that handled pretty automatically by the various clients? etc… Thanks!

Rocket League does…

Awesome, thanks! Offline is definitely more my speed, it sounds like, but, I could see getting into the dailies sometimes.

Very nice. I’ve only played story mode, and not all the way through yet. What are the main differences between that and online?

hmmmmmm you’re tempting me to get back into this one. I think I have 60 or so hours on it? Not enough to try everything yet, but definitely enjoyed chilling in space.

Hahaha! Yes, I also grind my partner’s for her, whenever I’m around… I keep offering to buy her an electric one, but… then that would be so LOUD… :)

It’s from the movie Animal House. :) One of my favorite scenes ever (because who hasn’t been that kid? lol).

Whoa, that’s impressive that you hand grind for espresso. That takes a bit of muscle even with a pretty dark roast I’d guess. I mostly use it for pourovers, but even on a coarse grind, some of those lighter roasted African beans can have me working up a sweat. :)

Oh and a couple of beans always pop out of the top! I’ve been meaning to custom-fit some kind of lid…

Yooo, Lido 2 represent! I’ve had mine for about the same number of years, use it daily, and it’s !@#$ing amazing. I remember wincing at the $200 pricetag, but it performs better than the Baratza, outlives the Baratza, and… well, yeah. Hand grinders for the win. I have more than gotten my money’s worth.

Very cool! Glad to hear it. I’ve always imagined I’d move on to a FreshRoast after my popper kicks the bucket (or when I get tired of it), but, I’ll do a little more research on this one too. Looks relatively affordable for the feature set.