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SpartanIV posted:What's wrong with the Keurig brand makers? They are popular and therefore not cool
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They are also the most wasteful, overpriced way to make a cup of coffee.
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May 22, 2014 17:48
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Bottom Liner posted:They are also the most wasteful, overpriced way to make a cup of coffee.  this is a thread full of wasteful and overpriced purchases
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May 22, 2014 17:52
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Didn't they recently take steps to prevent the use of 3rd-party/reusable cups? I figured it was about that.
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May 22, 2014 17:53
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Y'all need to stop messing around and just spend $40 on a grinder and a french press off Amazon. Not only does it take ~30 seconds of labor and ~5 minutes of waiting, but buying beans is a lot cheaper and more environmentally friendly than Koffee Kanisters or whatever the Keurig ammo is called.
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May 22, 2014 18:03
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 Foray 1.2mm pens, my preferred pen for marking student work.  Board markers to replace my dying ones. Hopefully soon I can add my own lcd projector to my classroom arsenal...
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May 22, 2014 18:33
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Y'all need to stop messing around and just spend $40 on a grinder and a french press off Amazon. If you're going that route, I prefer the Aeropress. It's basically a French press with a paper filter instead of a metal one. Whether it makes better coffee is a matter of taste, but it does seem smoother and less bitter to me than coffee from a French press.
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May 22, 2014 18:33
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Toast Museum posted:If you're going that route, I prefer the Aeropress. It's basically a French press with a paper filter instead of a metal one. Whether it makes better coffee is a matter of taste, but it does seem smoother and less bitter to me than coffee from a French press. I would like an AeroPress but the ol' ball and chain is concerned by the BOILING WATER AND PLASTIC CANCER RISK 
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May 22, 2014 18:41
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I would like an AeroPress but the ol' ball and chain is concerned by the BOILING WATER AND PLASTIC CANCER RISK How is their current "cleanse" going? Maybe they should ask their chiropractor about it. I bought a backpacking pillow: http://www.rei.com/product/830617/exped-air-pillow  and a tent footprint: http://www.rei.com/product/794297/rei-half-dome-2-plus-footprint  and an REI membership since I'm spending so much drat money there.
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I would like an AeroPress but the ol' ball and chain is concerned by the BOILING WATER AND PLASTIC CANCER RISK You might be in luck, then, because you're supposed to use below-boiling water for the Aeropress. I mean, I think the plastic could take it, but it's supposed to make up for the lower temperature with higher pressure to pull less bitterness from the grounds.
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May 22, 2014 18:55
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I would like an AeroPress but the ol' ball and chain is concerned by the BOILING WATER AND PLASTIC CANCER RISK Seriously, just buy it anyway. Its like $20 and is awesome. Its quicker than a french press and way easier to clean. You can also get your beans ground (or grind them yourself) finer. Toast Museum posted:You might be in luck, then, because you're supposed to use below-boiling water for the Aeropress. I mean, I think the plastic could take it, but it's supposed to make up for the lower temperature with higher pressure to pull less bitterness from the grounds. Yup, I use water that is ~180-190 for my aeropress, but I have definitely used water at a full on boil before when I was playing around with it to figure out exactly what I liked best. It's also dishwasher safe, so I doubt the boiling water is going to ruin it.
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May 22, 2014 19:00
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You shouldn't be using boiling water for a regular French press either...
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May 22, 2014 19:01
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I prefer my stove top espresso. I managed to get a Bialetti mukka express before they stopped selling them. Takes like 4-5 tries to get the hang of packing the coffee in and you get espresso, cappuccino, or a proto-latte in like 4 min. You can also just make it into regular coffee with the Americano method.
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May 22, 2014 19:20
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Or you could get a Keurig and a reusable filter cup? Though I do find that the coffee that way is a little weak.
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May 22, 2014 19:39
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MA-Horus posted:Or you could get a Keurig and a reusable filter cup? Though I do find that the coffee that way is a little weak. Apparently the newer Keurigs have some kind of cup DRM that prevents stuff like this from working (for now until someone finds a way around it) or some kinda nonsense like that. I don't really care how anyone makes their coffee or anything personally but thats pretty silly.
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May 22, 2014 19:40
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Keurigs are weirdly expensive and that cup DRM is pretty draconian, but at least that's the worst you can really say about them. People here buy and love overpriced things constantly, and it's not like they're actively making the world worse. I mean, SodaStream has a similar business model (sell the machine, rip people off with proprietary CO2 refills at 10,000% markup), but their company is the direct beneficiary of ongoing war crimes. There are things to get up in arms about, but products that are a little too wasteful aren't worth the effort.
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May 23, 2014 01:58
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Y'all need to stop messing around and just spend $40 on a grinder and a french press off Amazon.
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May 23, 2014 02:16
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I don't like coffee so I cannot contribute to this discussion. Here is what I got:  Played it a bunch with a friend and decided it needed to be part of our personal collection. I recommend it!
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May 23, 2014 02:20
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MacGyvers_Mullet posted:Keurigs are weirdly expensive and that cup DRM is pretty draconian, but at least that's the worst you can really say about them. People here buy and love overpriced things constantly, and it's not like they're actively making the world worse. I mean, SodaStream has a similar business model (sell the machine, rip people off with proprietary CO2 refills at 10,000% markup), but their company is the direct beneficiary of ongoing war crimes. What now?
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May 23, 2014 02:37
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bunnielab posted:What now? Sodastream syrups are made in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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MA-Horus posted:Or you could get a Keurig and a reusable filter cup? Though I do find that the coffee that way is a little weak. This is the route I'm taking. Not only is it cheaper, but I can just use the coffee I already know I like.
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Count Uvula posted:Sodastream syrups are made in the occupied Palestinian territories. Well everything made in the US is actually made in occupied Native American nations.
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May 23, 2014 03:23
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Just buy a used Keurig - one that doesn't have the stupid as hell DRM. It's cheaper in the long run anyway. Anyway, I bought this tonight while drunkenly watching the Orioles game: 
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May 23, 2014 03:43
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Tulip Candy posted:I don't like coffee so I cannot contribute to this discussion. I suggest upgrading to the bullet, it's amazing. http://www.amazon.com/BANG-La-Pallottola-The-Bullet/dp/B001037L8K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400813607&sr=8-1&keywords=bang+bullet
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May 23, 2014 03:53
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Doh! Canceled order and getting that one instead! Thank you for the suggestion! 
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May 23, 2014 05:14
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 Got this for cheap on the Kindle with the money from my change jar, because I wanted to reread it before the movie comes out. Plus I've got a ton of time to kill and nowhere to go tomorrow.
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May 23, 2014 05:35
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I need to stop, been spending too much money lately.. Because I'm sure I need it:  This I did need(ish):  Well I have to keep it clean don't I?  2 week vacation: 
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May 23, 2014 06:20
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Kosh Naranek posted:
I don't think you're supposed to use that to wash your car. Bad for the paint.
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May 23, 2014 08:01
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I bought two more old collections from people for really low prices. These pictures come from the ad site, cant seem to get bigger ones.  All in all some 4500 more cards
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obi_ant posted:I don't think you're supposed to use that to wash your car. Bad for the paint. There are special attachments for car cleaning to make sure the paint isn't damaged.
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 I bought my wife a refurbished kindle fire HD plus a case\stylus\protector kit for about $145 all together. I normally don't spend that kind of money on electronics, but hopefully it should pay for itself after replacing a college text-book or two.
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obi_ant posted:I don't think you're supposed to use that to wash your car. Bad for the paint.
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Kosh Naranek posted:It depends on who you ask whether they say it damages your paint. If you use it 2 inches from the car it's not good, but apparently if you have an angle on it and maybe 3 feet from the car it is fine. edit: I'm not using the 0° death beam generally, which is the one that could probably remove paint, although I doubt it would do much unless I was really close. SLOSifl has a new favorite as of 13:04 on May 23, 2014 |
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A consumer grade electric pressure washer isn't capable of enough pressure to strip paint off of a car. You could use that all day every day an inch away from your car with the most aggressive nozzle it comes with and not have any problems. Also unless Karcher has changed its design that will be a ticking time bomb - I had one and the plastic pump housing cracked after about six months of occasional use. Basically if you aren't spending at least $300 on a pressure washer consider it disposable.
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Geoj posted:A consumer grade electric pressure washer isn't capable of enough pressure to strip paint off of a car. You could use that all day every day an inch away from your car with the most aggressive nozzle it comes with and not have any problems. Hopefully they have changed the design, I have not heard anything bad regarding Kärcher from people I know that have them. And also, it cost $400, but that is Norwegian prices.
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May 23, 2014 13:33
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Kosh Naranek posted:Well I have to keep it clean don't I? 
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This is from the old thread, but just to jump in on the coffee chat... I bought an Impress Coffee Brewer a few months ago and I absolutely love it and haven't used my drip maker or my keurig since.  It's a self-contained french press/travel mug and it's awesome. http://shop.gamilacompany.com/impress/features/
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Scarf posted:This is from the old thread, but just to jump in on the coffee chat... I bought an Impress Coffee Brewer a few months ago and I absolutely love it and haven't used my drip maker or my keurig since. This actually looks pretty cool. I like my Keurig because I only drink one cup of coffee a day and I don't like to clean up too much poo poo afterwards. This looks like it fits the bill.
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Scarf posted:This is from the old thread, but just to jump in on the coffee chat... I bought an Impress Coffee Brewer a few months ago and I absolutely love it and haven't used my drip maker or my keurig since. I would take the "filter technology prevents the grounds from brewing further after the coffee is pressed" with a grain of salt though...
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Geoj posted:I would take the "filter technology prevents the grounds from brewing further after the coffee is pressed" with a grain of salt though... Uhhh nope. It flat out locks all of the grains at the bottom of the container away from the brewed coffee.
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