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Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by cwillu »

xcdzvyn wrote: post #109
q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if this is the ideal takeaway. Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. I think it's just a straightforward failure of creativity — or, even more plainly, a failure to understand their customer. They had a great product, which led to a loyal following — why not expand into adjacent markets? The cruel irony is that their product was related to something that's e…

> Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. It's the view of many that this is indeed what most companies prioritize — I'm not saying it's true, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly fringe opinion. It's in the vein of enshittification. Also, might I ask how you inserted that em-dash? A keyboard shortcut? It's interesting to see fancy typography online.

WinCompose is wonderfully intuitive for those on operating systems without one included stock.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by [deleted] »

eastof wrote: post #77
angst_ridden wrote: post #20

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Proper storage is just pulling the plunger out entirely. Every few years, soaking the rubber seal in mineral oil overnight then cleaning will restore flexibility (otherwise it shrinks over time, reducing the quality of the seal). Unrelated: using paper filters is less eco-responsible than the gold foil filter, but makes for better coffee.

On the eco-responsibility bit, just curious do you actually have a source that logging uses more carbon than mining? I'm not sure but my gut would say the opposite since rocks are heavier but idk.

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Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by mdekkers »

q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #102
C-x_C-f wrote: post #68

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I'm not sure about the details. IMHO a contributing factor is that they're a company historically centered around manufacturing nearly indestructible appliances (even the newer mokas, however flimsier, don't break easily); once the market was saturated with the flagship product, there's only so much profit they could squeeze out of selling accessories and the like.

I don't know if this is the ideal takeaway. Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. I think it's just a straightforward failure of creativity — or, even more plainly, a failure to understand their customer. They had a great product, which led to a loyal following — why not expand into adjacent markets? The cruel irony is that their product was related to something that's e…

Here in Italy, Bialetti have nice outlets, much like Le Creuset does. The one in my town often has quite a few people in.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by nor-and-or-not »

xcdzvyn wrote: post #109
q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if this is the ideal takeaway. Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. I think it's just a straightforward failure of creativity — or, even more plainly, a failure to understand their customer. They had a great product, which led to a loyal following — why not expand into adjacent markets? The cruel irony is that their product was related to something that's e…

> Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. It's the view of many that this is indeed what most companies prioritize — I'm not saying it's true, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly fringe opinion. It's in the vein of enshittification. Also, might I ask how you inserted that em-dash? A keyboard shortcut? It's interesting to see fancy typography online.

In macOS you can also use:

option+minus for en-dash – and shift+option+minus for em-dash —

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by xcdzvyn »

peterhadlaw wrote: post #110
xcdzvyn wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. It's the view of many that this is indeed what most companies prioritize — I'm not saying it's true, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly fringe opinion. It's in the vein of enshittification. Also, might I ask how you inserted that em-dash? A keyboard shortcut? It's interesting to see fancy typography online.

One can look up the utf8 character for different typographical characters and copy and paste them in. On macOS at least, there is a keyboard shortcut for "emojis" (Cntl+Cmd+Space) and a little window shows up where you can search for emojis by name, and typographical characters by name (such as "em dash"). —pjh

> One can look up the utf8 character for different typographical characters and copy and paste them in.

Haha, yeah, that's what I usually do. But it's arduous enough for me not to bother for a HN comment. That's why I brought it up.

I love macOS' emoji picker thing, I wish there were something like it on Linux.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by jval43 »

tomasGiden wrote: post #25

Related, but not as fancily presented, the startup I’m at just scanned a coffee bean in our micro-CT that we developed. It’s especially good for low-Z (like carbon and silicon) based samples in contrast to normal X-Rays that see right through it (think x-ray images of a broken arm where the tissue is invisible). https://exciscope.com/applications/food-and-packaging/

Awesome. I would be curious to see what the difference is between monsooned malabar and some more regularly stored beans.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by butterknife »

xcdzvyn wrote: post #115
peterhadlaw wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One can look up the utf8 character for different typographical characters and copy and paste them in. On macOS at least, there is a keyboard shortcut for "emojis" (Cntl+Cmd+Space) and a little window shows up where you can search for emojis by name, and typographical characters by name (such as "em dash"). —pjh

> One can look up the utf8 character for different typographical characters and copy and paste them in. Haha, yeah, that's what I usually do. But it's arduous enough for me not to bother for a HN comment. That's why I brought it up. I love macOS' emoji picker thing, I wish there were something like it on Linux.

KCharSelect on KDE Plasma is a good alternative on Linux.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by budgi4 »

amirathi wrote: post #107

Is anyone here worried about pouring hot water into Aeropress plastic? I know it's polypropylene, which is BPA-Free but could there be things that we haven't properly researched yet?

Heating plastics can release not just BPA but also phthalates, dioxins, and other harmful compounds which are linked to lots of nasty heath issues like hormone disruption, cancer and reproductive problems.

Polypropylene is generally considered one of the safer plastics with it's high heat tolerance meaning doesn't leach harmful chemicals. While pure polypropylene may be considered safe, additives used in the manufacturing such as colourants or fillers could have their own health risks.

Personally avoid mixing food or drinks with any heated plastics, including my coffee. I use French press for my coffee but if Aeropress is your thing and want to avoid plastic I've heard good things about the Cafelat Robot which is made almost entirely out of aluminium and stainless steel.

Re: CT scans of coffee-making equipment

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Post by [deleted] »

xcdzvyn wrote: post #109
q7xvh97o2pDhNrh wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if this is the ideal takeaway. Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. I think it's just a straightforward failure of creativity — or, even more plainly, a failure to understand their customer. They had a great product, which led to a loyal following — why not expand into adjacent markets? The cruel irony is that their product was related to something that's e…

> Otherwise, we should all prioritize making our products flimsier and more expensive. It's the view of many that this is indeed what most companies prioritize — I'm not saying it's true, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly fringe opinion. It's in the vein of enshittification. Also, might I ask how you inserted that em-dash? A keyboard shortcut? It's interesting to see fancy typography online.

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