This is my thread

[keco52]

Looking on X right now and I think we're seeing the collapse of American society.

lol that’s just Twitter.

Any of you folks espresso experts? Or at least have a machine? My sister has been researching machines since August and I wanted to gift her one for Christmas but I don't know shit without actually asking her and making her aware I'm getting one for her.

I may just ask her but I know some of you buy expensive shit after months of research so I figured I'd ask since I'm ignorant to this stuff.

Why are recommended ones starting at $300? The fuck happened to an $80 Keurig from Costco that came with a sampler pack of K Cups that tasted like ass-water.

I started doing a lot of research on espresso machines and then I kept reading that you had to have an expensive burr grinder or otherwise it’s just a waste, so I just stick to my pour over. The options were too overwhelming. I have a bean grinder but not a fancy one.

I did put a Sumsaty in my cart but I can’t remember why I chose that one. I heard a lot about the casabrews 5418 as a good cheap option when I thought I would buy a whole espresso with bean grinder set up.

 

[Jokerman]

Espresso making is almost like the wine field. Asking what’s the best espresso maker is like asking what’s the best red wine. You don’t want to go there, nor can you afford to. There are good budget ones, but if she's been searching for months, it sounds like she's somewhat serious. This is a decent compromise from the very best $1000+ machines: Breville Bambino Plus. About $450+ at Amazon.

 

[dilla]

Espresso making is almost like the wine field. Asking what’s the best espresso maker is like asking what’s the best red wine. You don’t want to go there, nor can you afford to. There are good budget ones, but if she's been searching for months, it sounds like she's somewhat serious. This is a decent compromise from the very best $1000+ machines: Breville Bambino Plus. About $450+ at Amazon.

I bit the bullet and asked her as she left back for school today. Turns out she did want the Bambino. Is the Plus worth $100 more?

And she mentioned a grinder lol.

This one: https://www.amazon.com/MiiCoffee-DF54-Single-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0D1NMR67G

Which is OOS.

The regular Bambino is $199, $100 less, at Best Buy with points. Might make getting her a grinder, too, a bit cheaper.

lol that’s just Twitter.


I started doing a lot of research on espresso machines and then I kept reading that you had to have an expensive burr grinder or otherwise it’s just a waste, so I just stick to my pour over. The options were too overwhelming. I have a bean grinder but not a fancy one.

I did put a Sumsaty in my cart but I can’t remember why I chose that one. I heard a lot about the casabrews 5418 as a good cheap option when I thought I would buy a whole espresso with bean grinder set up.

I asked ChatGPT for cheaper alternatives to the grinder I see recommended and they recommended a hand grinder for $50 or something.

lol might as well grow the beans too if you gotta do all that work for some snooty coffee. But yeah, apparently the grinder make a difference and you want a good one.

 

[Jokerman]

I think the Plus is worth the extra. As far as grinders, I would get an Encore ESP for about $195. But it's up to you.

 

[dilla]

I think the Plus is worth the extra. As far as grinders, I would get an Encore ESP for about $195. But it's up to you.

Nigga that's the cost of the machine itself!

Eh, it's my sis, I'll do it.

I'll ask if she values the Bambino Plus over the Bambino and then just tell her to pick it up at the Best Buy by her.

 

[keco52]

I bit the bullet and asked her as she left back for school today. Turns out she did want the Bambino. Is the Plus worth $100 more?

And she mentioned a grinder lol.

This one: https://www.amazon.com/MiiCoffee-DF54-Single-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0D1NMR67G

Which is OOS.

The regular Bambino is $199, $100 less, at Best Buy with points. Might make getting her a grinder, too, a bit cheaper.



I asked ChatGPT for cheaper alternatives to the grinder I see recommended and they recommended a hand grinder for $50 or something.

lol might as well grow the beans too if you gotta do all that work for some snooty coffee. But yeah, apparently the grinder make a difference and you want a good one.

lol that’s how I felt. When I finally committed to throwing down a couple hundred for a machine but then realizing the grinder was also a couple hundred I couldn’t justify it. I love coffee but sometimes I’m lazy and my instant coffee hits the spot for weeks at a time.

It is a nice gift though.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

Dude, Rocky Dennis from Mask died. That movie was a huge inspiration for me growing up. RIP

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

Drinking Coffee Could Add Years to Your Life, According to a New Study

One Cigarette Takes 20 Minutes Off Your Life Expectancy, According to New Study

Life is but a easy balance work and I love my cup of joe and cigs on a lethally cold midwestern winter morning like today.

I gotta go find a study that says wine is good for my prostate.

 

[keco52]

Dude, Rocky Dennis from Mask died. That movie was a huge inspiration for me growing up. RIP

Where are you reading it? I can’t find anything that says he really died

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

Where are you reading it? I can’t find anything that says he really died

Sorry my mistake. What I saw was a news about that "catwoman"

I glanced over the news thumbnails before my coffee.

 

[Jokerman]

Dude, Rocky Dennis from Mask died. That movie was a huge inspiration for me growing up. RIP

The Mask with Jim Carrey was for me.

Sorry my mistake. What I saw was a news about that "catwoman"

She was a huge inspiration for me growing...meow.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

The hentai OG Utamaro is on my radar right now. I think his inspiration reaches me whether I realize it or not.

Meow

something like that
https://kotaku.com/the-meaning-of-the-word-hentai-1836237080

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

So,

Alcohol causes cancer, according to the cancerous US government.

And some dipshit quit his/her cartoonist job at WaPo because Beff Jezos didn't want to be depicted as bowing to Trump.

Yawwwwwwwn

I didn't realize bowing was so bad. As far as holding Trump bloddy head or depiction of him getting shot, that's just harmless art.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgKb4fihV8CfQkYQJZ9ym5.jpg

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

What happened to the drones? That's last year's news! The latest trend is bodies in wheel wells.

Dead body found in wheel well of plane landing in Hawaii on Christmas Eve

2 found dead in JetBlue plane's landing gear after landing in Florida: reports

Getting to be a bit too much. what's going on? Having my balls x-ray'd at the security don't mean much I guess. I blame Boeing.

 

[Jokerman]

The only way I travel on planes is in the wheel well. Passenger's too rowdy.

Watching the spectacle of a billionaire know-nothing who uses his riches and social media megaphone to smear and punish politicians he dislikes, who are prominent in friendly nations, by slinging gross misrepresentations. Like all of his hero Trump's outrage on anything, Musk’s outrage over the decades-old abuse of white girls in Northern England is entirely self-serving, egotistical, and transactional.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

It should be legal to FedEx ourselves. A pair of Depends and a few bananas... 2-day express ought to do it.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

We here in Minnesota as a sign of good will shall give the US portion of Lake of the Woods to Canada and cut the border straight across to International Falls. Get rid of that annoying little bump once and for all.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

I'm starting a hand written script and the title is "Golf of Texaco and The Winds of The Silicon Shithole"

I'll keep u posted.

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

I'm starting a hand written script and the title is "Golf of Texaco and The Winds of The Silicon Shithole"

I'll keep u posted.

Somebody beat me to it.

"In New York, Wall Street people know they’re pricks. In Los Angeles, Hollywood people are too stupid to know they’re pricks. In San Francisco, tech bros think they’re saving the world with their crackpot schemes aka “start-ups.” They’re the fucking worst."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/reasons-why-san-francisco-is-the-worst-place-ever/

 

[Tha Massive Bell]

I heard about prisoners fighting fires in Hollywood. Right now.

then I found this.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...fornias-inmate-firefighter-program-180980662/

Since World War II, California has relied on a unique group of firefighters to battle its conflagrations: inmates. Prisoners who want to enter the Conservation Camp Program must meet security requirements and undergo two weeks of training. The all-inmate crews live in so-called fire camps and are led by personnel from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. They earn between $2.90 and $5 a day depending on their duties—and slightly more when actively fighting a fire. Though their numbers have fluctuated over the years, they have often comprised approximately one-third of California’s firefighting force.


Trusty me Canada, you do not want to buy the third world California. I say that with California Love. Fo real.