cafebee

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by cafebee 2y ago
This reply shows a complete lack of empathy. Was that not something you learned in your functioning community?
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by cafebee 2y ago
I’m working on a shattered teapot and am finding the scaffolding part very difficult. Any tips on holding pieces in place that you’d be willing to share?
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by cafebee 2y ago
Thank you for the detailed answer! It makes sense that the vegetal flavors are the raw flavors from the beans themselves. And that temperature is much more complicated than it appears. I also appreciate the Scott Rao pointer, perhaps that w
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by cafebee 2y ago
What are the variables that a roaster can tweak? Temperature, time, and lots of others I assume? Which variable can produce vegetal flavors? I’d never thought much about roasting but now I’m curious!
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by cafebee 2y ago
How? Wouldn’t they check your ticket at the gate?
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by cafebee 3y ago
There’s a big cultural divide between urban and rural Americans. It shows up in all sorts of contentious issues, not just this one. For example, urban Americans that would like to limit gun ownership where they live are largely prevented fr
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by cafebee 3y ago
That’s fascinating - my weirdest stranger story wouldn’t make your top 100. Is there something about your home, work, or hobbies that could account for so many strange encounters? Or just luck of the draw?
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by cafebee 3y ago
> For better or worse, the side channels are not an accident. They are extremely intentionally designed. Accessing them often requires performance of being a professional-managerial class member or otherwise knowing some financial indust
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by cafebee 3y ago
To my ear, the two translations you listed sound very similar to primitivesuave’s “I am time…” translation and dissimilar to Oppenheimer’s “I am death…” translation. Can you explain why you disagree?
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by cafebee 3y ago
> People don't move to the big city because they want to live there Perhaps you think that because you live outside a big city and so you’re experiencing sampling bias
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by cafebee 3y ago
In practice, backcountry hikers in the US do commonly bury toilet paper. There’s definitely a growing contingent arguing they shouldn’t, though. Portable bidets (like the culoclean brand) and pee cloths (like the kula brand) can reduce toil