There’s supposed to be a heat wave here next week, so I might have to start my own experiment with cold brew too…

Electric burr grinder is the way to go, unless you’re a masochist.

It’s my second week drinking that Four Sisters Donut Shop Blend from Grocery Outlet, and… It’s okay…

It’s not completely awful, and it’s definitely functionally caffeinated, but without a paper filter it’s bitter.

With a filter, it does have a sweetness and fruity acidity that’s nice.

As if it’s made as a filter coffee, which sounds weird, but I suppose it must be possible.

Speaking of paper filters, I started using a mesh filter in my aeropress, and… The result tastes very similar to my French press…

I got a pack of two mesh filters: One 250 microns, the other 200 microns, and the 200 micron filter doesn’t let any fines through at all.

I am alternating days between the two, and I have to say the paper filter in the Aeropress makes a huge improvement in smoothness and taste.

Don’t blame the writers, some of whom are long dead, and some titles are long out of print.

The AI has announced that its first bill will be the Kill All Humans Act.

Let him try.

Keep him out out at sea until he finishes.

Yes, I did try to install it on Windows.

Still, that really disqualifies it from being open source…

Like “free” software requiring installation of weird browser toolbars back in the day. I still have nightmares about those things.

https://vipleague.im/motorsports-schedule-streaming-links

https://freestreams-live.my/motorsports-streams5/

Requires installation of weird undefined “CutoutPro” shit.

That’s a nope from me, dawg.

I wish that made me more confident that they can make decent Trek movies and TV, but it doesn’t

Skydance: Started and run by Larry Ellison’s son, David Ellison, and being that, it’s impossible for him to run out of money.

I hope he’s a Trekkie.

The full disc images worked well, and hard drive space is so cheap these days, that I’d worry about getting the virtual drive emulator working first.

WinCDEmu is FOSS, so you might look into that first.

Back in the day, I bought Alcohol 120, and it worked great.

The mini-CD image trick (optional): https://forum.daemon-tools.cc/forum/copy-methods-questions-daemon-tools/general-copy-discussion/4900-

Those no-disc patches can be sketchy and infected, so watch out!

My preferred way to play games without CDs was virtual disc emulators, so you can store a copy of your game disc on your hard drive, and virtually pop that game’s CD image into the virtual drive in when you want to play that specific game.

One good trick with these, is that you don’t even need a full copy of the disc: There was some trick to creating a very small disc image that just has enough information to get past the game’s copy protection, but it’s been well over 2 decades since I did any of that, so you’ll have to do your own research.

Performance art and stagecraft more than useful information.

But fun to watch nonetheless!

So what does a spade represent?

Looking at the paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417724001330 the ultrasonic transducer looks like it’s bolted onto a standard espresso machine.

It shouldn’t be too hard to implement for a manufacturer.

I have also heard that paper filters block the fragrant oils, so we’ll see when I start playing around with mesh filters.

I’m still working on that same huge bag of Mexican organic that I’ve been brewing for the last month, so I know exactly what it should taste like.

2nd attempt: It worked! Preheating the mug, half-filling the aeropress with water and grounds, stirring to wet all the grounds, blooming the grounds for 15 seconds, then filling the rest of the volume with fresh hot water just before pressing resulted in a nice hot cuppa!

The taste was about the same as last time: Strong, but without the oily aftertaste of french drip.

Things I am not liking about the aeropress: Fiddling with the paper filters before I’ve had coffee - They are sticking together. I’m looking into the stainless mesh filters both OEM and third party, Plastic - Although it feels well made and durable, a mostly glass or stainless steel version would be welcome for environmental purposes, and microplastics anyone? Although I suppose the silicone plunger is unavoidable, The brewing process feels bit fiddly - I’m not used to it and haven’t optimized my process yet.

First attempt: Hmm… Not bad. Nice and strong, certainly tasted better than standard drip.

It lacked that fragrant aftertaste, i.e. the oiliness, that I’m used to getting from my french press though. It could be the paper filter.

The temperature was a bit middling too.

I can see why some recipes call for preheating the Aeropress parts and mug, and blooming the grounds with a little water, then adding the bulk of hot water just before pressing.

It is fast, though that time demanded my full attention not to tip over the inverted brewer.

I was a little disappointed in the volume coming out of my original model too. Even with the water filled above mark 4, my mug was only a little over 1/2 full. I think I really need an XL, or a smaller mug

Things to try next time, with objective of getting hotter coffee: Preheat the mug. Bloom grounds for 30 seconds. Add hot water just before pressing.

It’s still cheaper than 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain.