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cpenner461

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About cpenner461

I make stuff, some of it software, some of it hardware (some electronic, some not).

My email is my HN username at karrotstick dot net.

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    > I don't understand why a simple problem like password management, needs a subscription and a private company to create software for the problem. Speaking from recent experience m…

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    +1 on the Alton Brown recommendation from others. A book that we've used a lot for ideas on cooking healthy and cheap meals is "Good and Cheap" by Leanne Brown. You can download th…

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    Funny, I just got a flier from them in the mail today. They recently (not quite 1 year ago) opened a second store in my area, about 20m down the road from another bigger Guitar Cen…

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    I had a big robotix kit and loved it. My parents kept it and I was planning to have my kids use it, only to find out a few years ago that none of the motors work anymore, and a lot…

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    I love my Aeropress, but an arguably even simpler option is something like the Hario V60 ( http://www.amazon.com/Hario-V60/dp/B000P4D5HG/ ). $19, and no plastic if that matters to …

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    Digital Reasoning -- Nashville // New York // Washington DC // London Digital Reasoning is a leader in cognitive computing. We build software that understands human communication -…

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    I'm curious how many others here on HN are doing something similar? I.e. Making a living on their own as an indie/contractor at a rate that allows a comfortable lifestyle vs what s…

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    Digital Reasoning -- Nashville // New York // Washington DC Digital Reasoning is a leader in cognitive computing. We build software that understands human communication - in many l…

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    Any reason not to do the first one more compactly? ','.join(headers)

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    We've done a few blind taste tests at the office between an AeroPress and percolator (and keurig and pour over if we're counting). I suspect it's largely personal preference as the…

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    I use a fairly fine grind, although not as fine as I use for espresso. According to the stock AeroPress instructions it should take about 20s to depress the plunger, if it's too ha…

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    They're pretty close in my book (have been using the AeroPress for ~1 yr and the chemex for a few months). The chemex is a bit easier if I want several cups at a time.

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    I used fish for about 6 months or so and loved it - with this exception. Initially I'd just hop into bash to do whatever I needed (as another comment suggests), but what was the "l…

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    Yeah I wondered the same thing. Needs some clarification - it reads to me like "we plan to be in business for at least 2 years, during which time your phone will work", but leaves …

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    You might want to check out Tonx ( https://tonx.org ) or Counter Culture Coffee ( http://counterculturecoffee.com ), both of which do this. Haven't used either one myself, but see …

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    Wow that seems like a very long time (especially on the cooling side). Using my Turbo Crazy setup (see other comment here), I hit second crack in about 10m (which I'd like to get p…

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    Yes - Sweet Marias is awesome. Their sampler packs are an easy to get started. I usually peruse their latest arrivals and pick a pound or two of several different varieties, based …

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    It's been a few years but I think it was on the order of $100-150.

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    Nice. Trying to think through that - would you be shooting the flash through the frosted glass to diffuse the light evenly?