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For anyone looking into this, the field is (usually) called "organic geo-chemistry" and/or "paleo-isotope ecology"; the two fields are interwoven to get results like these, or the …

Apologies - I wrote that quickly in jest, and in any-case, it seems were on the same side of the descriptivist argument.

The literal literary contestation between descriptive and prescriptive dictionaries is alive and well[0], though the war has been lost, and your fellow prescriptivist have yet to s…

I write books about Chinese tea and host a companion podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teatechnique It's a touch niche.

Shockingly strong! I've always wanted to see the glass blowing process at their factory in Tokyo, but they've been closed for tours while upgrading for at least ~2 years before cov…

Edo-kiriko is one of 2 great glass traditions from Japan; the glass is thick, feels similar to Murano glass, with the edges of the cut pattern "sharp".[0] There is also a tradition…

Shades of Snowcrash in the title, needed to read the comments to make sure it was safe before clicking.

I write online books about tea / Chinese Tea Ceremony; we also have a companion podcast! https://www.teatechnique.org/ [feedback and debate is always appreciated!]

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I do not currently (yet?) talk to my plants; we use them as names to refer to the plant and to prescribe them personalities.

Apropos of nothing, I name all of my plants at home... my personal plants are all named after Hellenistic historical figures (Democritus, Herodotus, etc), but when my girlfriend de…

Sensory testing (which is what is what I and my company specialize in) is a large component of tea sourcing and absolutely part of the process. To illustrate this: Just as coffee h…

That is only partially correct; Yes, the general idea is to adjust your boil and pour method for the type of tea you're brewing, but that is true for all tea. Water will lose the s…

You are correct; My point was that outside of the most commodity level tea sourcing, no one uses these "standards".

They are not! Sencha should be brewed with off-boiling water, anywhere from 85 - 95°c (which is still a higher temperature than low end sencha). What accounts for this difference? …

Tl;dr: yes, use boiling water on very high end Chinese green tea for best results. Longer Explanation: In the Chinese tea tradition, water temperature is referred to by the size of…

I work with tea both professionally[0] and semi-professionally[1] and will clarify that: - this is for commercial tea, not specialty or "ceremony" grade tea - all of the big commod…

>This article is about the rise of middleman agency platforms to connect brands to internet celeberties with a following. I found the articles thesis more general, that many more i…

I for one don't want to be an influencer. Social media is damaging to society, doing things for likes is damaging for the ego, and curating your world for Instagram or TikTok likes…

Analytical Flavor Systems | Data Science | NYC / Remote | full time / part time / internships *Also hiring for Data Engineering and Full Stack Engineering* Company Overview Analyti…

You may remember this thread from a few months back where we all traded stories of dangerous directions on Google Maps[0]. Despite having the terrifying experience of driving my mo…

Hello HN! I'm a fellow tech founder; before this company, I was a professional tea taster and am still an expert in Chinese tea specially and high-end tea generally. Using my situa…

This is nowhere close to the worlds most famous teapot; it's not even in the top 10 of the most expensive ever sold and its price estimate of "six figures" wouldn't put it in the t…