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cpenner461
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About cpenner461
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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Comment #13217669
+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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Comment #9001222
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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Comment #8799321
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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Comment #8727418
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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Comment #8682917
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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Comment #8123854
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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Comment #8121023
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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Comment #8013008
Any reason not to do the first one more compactly? ','.join(headers)
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Comment #7618122
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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Comment #7615648
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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Comment #7615638
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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Comment #7599340
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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Comment #7290995
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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Comment #7231852
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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Comment #7231191
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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Comment #7231128
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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Comment #7231112
It's been a few years but I think it was on the order of $100-150.
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Comment #7229337
Nice. Trying to think through that - would you be shooting the flash through the frosted glass to diffuse the light evenly?