The idea of “whiteness” being good is a super new concept in the grand scheme of things. People like to say things like “Irish and Italians werent considered white”, which is not accurate because they’ve always been considered white.

“White” just wasn’t enough to be part of the “in group” and people nowadays dont have any other terminology to describe what the in group was other than just white. If you go back to the early 1800’s, the in group was Protestant anglo-americans. That doesnt mean people from other European countries werent white, it just means they werent part of the in group.

“White” being the defining factor of the racist top hierarchy is super new, like 1966 new. The leader of the American Nazi party realized that they could gain more power by folding in white people from outside of their traditional in group (germanic or nordic), so inspired by the black power movement, he coined the term “white power”.

Even now, just being white isnt enough to be part of the top category to racists. Maybe an Italian is considered part of the in group, but not middle easterners (who are legally white in the USA).

Since “white” as an identity of people is relatively new (and only really makes sense in a racist framework), a lot of European/Middle Eastern Americans tend not to identify as “white” but instead by whatever jumble of identities their grandparents might have had. If your grandparents tell you they had a Cherokee grandparent, how are you supposed to know any different.

Not that I think you are wrong, but DNA tests dont necessarily paint the whole picture the way they companies selling them would like you to believe.

They’ve gotten better over time, but unless you have a bunch of samples you know for a fact are 100% Blackfoot (which already inherently doesnt make sense because the Blackfoot are a confederacy of different peoples), you have to just do your best to reconstruct what you consider to be “Blackfoot DNA”. People groups are also never static the way racists think they are.

In your case, for all you know, you could have had a few different Blackfoot ancestors who had offspring with French traders in the 1700s, or an English frontiersman in the 1800s. The offspring could have just been born and raised in the tribe and considered 100% part of the tribe, even if it turns out their DNA was 25% “Blackfoot”.

The problem is many many native children were intentionally separated from their culture. Lots of people who would otherwise be able to speak a different language, engage in other cultural practices, etc, are unable to because of actions by the government.

Then you also have really messy cases like the descendents of people enslaved by certain tribes, who should be able to be members of the tribe, but aren’t able to.

Interconnectedness and sensors dont have to be privacy nightmares, they just do that intentionally.

I have a baratza model that’s effectively the predecessor to the encore, and it’s completely compatible with all the encore parts.

I bought it over 10 years ago from a thrift store, and I’ve replaced the burrs, the burr carrier, the grind adjustment, and the gearbox. I’d still be using it daily if I hadn’t started making espresso.

I feel like its unfair to put the timemores in the lowest category when there are still plenty of people buying hario grinders, or off brand equivalents.

I will say, electric isnt always loud, but electric+affordable will most likely be.

Pretty much anything electric grinder cheaper than a baratza encore (which is a great grinder and $150), works by basically spinning a burr really fast, and the impact of the burrs hitting the beans breaks them. Better burr grinders have motors with more torque, and they spin slower, and beans dont “shatter” the same way. This means the real cheapos are very loud, and grind inconsistently.

If you have an infant, though, a hand grinder is probably the way to go. There are a couple things I would look for, especially as a daily user.

1. Capacity big enough for your normal usage. I typically use over 20 grams per cup of coffee, but lots of grinders only fit 15, so I’d have to grind twice to get a cup.

2. An easy way to drive with an electric drill (e.g. mine has a hex head you can just put a socket driver on), so you can use that when you dont need to be quiet.

3. An easy way to see and adjust grind settings. If you just want to do moka pot every day, it’s fine to get one that is “set and forget”, but if you are switching to a coarser grind for French press, you dont want to have to count 43 clicks every time.

Personally, I have a kingrinder that works great for me, but I think any of the timemore or 1zpresso grinders will work great for you, too.

The Kingrinder models are affordable but seem to be pretty good quality.

Better in the bike lanes than the side walk

Probably because most people don’t think of it as a “profession”. Lots of landlords hire property managers, which is a profession, but the landlord themselves are just collecting the money. Small-time landlords that might have 1 or 2 places they rent out probably have a real job, and just landlord on the side.

It’s probably a relatively small percentage of landlords who actually do the work themselves, and do it as a full time job.

I am still using a Nook (Barnes and Noble’s brand) ereader from 2009. It was in storage in a damp basement for a year, and the fake leather case it was in literally disintegrated around it, but it was fine. The battery turned spicy pillow, so I replaced it for a few bucks, but other than that, it’s still working great. I haven’t connected it to wifi in like 10 years, so I have no clue how well transferring books from a library works. It has a micro SD card slot that makes it capable of holding a huge amount of books, so I just drag/drop a hundred books on every few years by plugging it into my computer. The only complaint is no backlight.

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This person just seems like blue MTG.

Apocalyptic Christians, those who believe they’re living in the End Times prophesied in the Revelation

I believe there are some people like that, but I think the vast vast majority of “christians” in support of zionism do it for reasons completely disconnected from their faith. I think it has more to do with toeing the conservative party line at best, and just white supremacy at worst.

It looks like they are a dollar a piece right now, so you only need to use them twice to be worthwhile.

Good tip on the tomato, though, cause I’m definitely the type to buy a case of blemished tomatoes on the cheap from a farm to make a big batch of sauce.

I’ve never canned my own beans, though.

A lot of people seem to be missing your full question.

Biggest ways to improve coffee from mass-brewed, preground coffee is obviously grinding fresh and brewing to order, but that doesnt really apply to you in a scenario where you are at work where you aren’t the one supplying the equipment.

To actually improve your experience given your constraints, I would buy whole beans from Costco, grind them on the Costco grinder, and keep them in an airtight canister like the ones they make for flour or dog food that have a rubber gasket.

I would buy something labeled light roast, which is almost certainly actually going to be medium roast.

I would try to measure the amount of water and coffee you use, cause lots of people habitually use way too little coffee, resulting in coffee that tastes pretty gross. Aim for 1 gram of coffee for every 15 grams of water. Obviously, you aren’t going to weigh it every time, but you could establish a system of “use 4 level scoops, and fill the water to the x line” once you know what actually produces the right ratio.

Lastly, the warmer-type coffee makers notoriously “cook” the coffee. If possible, I would look into transferring the brewed coffee into an insulated carafe or dispenser as soon as it is brewed. Obviously, that might require you to spend money, but you could get something for $50, and hopefully convince others to pitch in.

My method with cheaper coffee is brew it stronger, but water back down to the normal concentration.

Do you have experience with the tattler lids? I’ve been paranoid to reuse lids, which like you said makes the cost potentially not worth it. I guess you are right, though, that reusing the non-reusable lids, worst case scenario just doesnt seal, which is noticeable anyway.

I’m not at all the right person to ask, but I’ll respond and hopefullysomeone more knowledgeable will chime in. There are home roasters and small commercial roasters (people in the business need to do test batches).

Places like espresso outlet sell smedium roasters, mostly really fancy ones that are commercial. Sweet Maria’s sells stuff thats much more affordable.

You can roast stovetop or in the oven, but it’s my understanding that those dont work well because the heat is conducting not convecting. A popcorn popper is one of the classic cheap ways to roast beans the “right” way. I got mine for a few bucks from a thrift store.

The problem is, the gas tax has not kept up with the needs of actually keeping the roads in shape, let alone any externalities of the emissions (and doing so is political suicide). EV owners should pay their fair share, though I dont think they should have to pay it before gas/diesel cars do.

It would make way more sense to have the whole system based on specific vehicles and annual miles traveled (i.e., we know a Honda civic does x amount of damage to the road per mile + y damage to the environment).

The problem is that this still only works at the federal and state level, though. A city that a lot of people commute into doesnt get to tax any of those commuters, so they anyone living in the city would be subsidizing the suburban dwellers (which they are currently doing).

I’m not sure of a good way to correct for that.