sometimes brainstorming new products be likeâŠ
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Reminds me of some of the"revolutionary" PCB idea I get
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Yeah itâll be recorded!
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A little while ago I came upon a broken countertop ice maker. Being the person I am, I decided I needed to use its parts to make something, so I removed the guts and very carefully bent the finger part where the water is frozen to sit vertical and snipped a small section of a mason jar lid to fit around the tube and slathered it with food safe silicone. When it was set, I put the cold section inside of a mason jar which fit under the lid and ran a vacuum pump and ensured a seal.
What did I do with this contraption?
I used it to vacuum distill coffee. See, the smell of coffee is the amazing part, but that is aromatics which are highly volatile and they escape almost immediately into the air when you brew it. When they are gone coffee tastes much less appealing. By running a vacuum you lower the boiling point of water considerably and are able to take the aromatics out with some water without much heat.
Why the freezer fingers in the jar?
Pulling vacuum pushes air out and along with that goes your good stuff. Instead of making a whole condenser setup you can just make it so cold inside that the distillate freezes solid before it can get pumped out.
What is the trick to getting good aromatics from this?
Grind fresh beans and brew inside the vessel. Donât let the brewed coffee touch the air outside until you have gotten the good parts out. Also, the parts you want come over first so you donât need to let it run very long. Maybe 10mL is enough for most of the stuff you could use it for. Resist the urge to take it as a shot.
What the hell did I do with the coffee aromatics?
I made white coffee ice cream. It tastes like coffee smells. It is amazing. And a huge pain in the ass to make.
Why do I mention this?
Perhaps it is relevant? Take from it what you will.
Where is the evidence?
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this belongs in the projects category as itâs own post!
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It tastes like coffee smells
cool
i mean.. the title is âthe problem with capitalismâ but really the biggest âproblemâ is that people think capitalism IS âthe economic systemâ when itâs actually only half of a functional economic system. the other critical part of a functional capitalist economic system is sensible regulation. the âcapitalismâ part of a capitalist system is like rocket fuel as a pool of fuel burning everything as it spreads out, and proper regulation is like the whole rocket engine around it, containing it, forcing it to work correctly and not explode on the launchpad or burn in the wrong direction or burn too hot or too cold.
just like rocket fuel, pure capitalism is extremely corrosive, explosive, and down right dangerous. a properly designed regulatory framework that hasnât been corroded and corrupted by the âfuelâ itself is absolutely mandatory to ensure the crew (society) can get safety to orbit.
when people talk shit about capitalism, i think they are simply failing to realize the rocket engine of American capitalism seems to have developed a problem with an o-ring, and shitâs kinda going a bit sideways.
the coop is an interesting concept for a lot of types of companies which somewhat challenges unbridled capitalism poorly confined by leaky regulatory frameworks.
A common problem when trying to find solutions to extremely complicated or divisive issues is that we tend to land on two proposals: âa simple ideaâ and âitâs too complicatedâ. In the case of âa simple ideaâ, it is almost always based on some kind of truth, but it has the tendency to turn into a dogma that resists nuance or opposing facts. For the case of âitâs too complicatedâ, that is almost always true but it has the tendency to to into accepting the status quo. I find in myself that when I am looking for the middle ground that the useful parts are unveiled. I think the coop is a good example of landing on such a middle ground.
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Iâve run into that before. Try clearing cookies
The fact that thereâs a paper trail from the cult that I got dragged through as a teenager that still hunts me has me in great pain.
Some people really suck⊠Fucking parasitesâŠ
I want to vent, but donât want to go into to many details.
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write it all out in notepad or something .. then delete it.. might be helpful. sorry youâre going through it.
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In NZ
This is me transferring from my bank account to my account at another bank
If I went into a bank to withdraw cash, depending on the amount and I donât know what that limit is, I would be asked a simple question.
~âWhat is it for?â it is asked in such a manor that it feels conversational.
I donât know what would qualify, as an unsatisfactory answer, but I have never heard of anybody being denied a cash withdrawl here.
Personally, I have no problem giving them an answer, be it the truth or telling them something they want to hear, they certainly donât ask for any evidence.
The bank teller handing out the money is probably required to ask, If not by law, but by banking policy 
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This isnât the only example Iâve seen of this.
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My first impulse is, âfuck offâ. My second is âhookers and blowâ. My third and final is to spin such a disquieting and discomforting answer that they truly wish for amnesia.
I donât know if itâs just a 'Murica thing, but that would not fly here.
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I think âI plead the fifthâ would be the perfect answer as an American.
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I think the issue is that they donât have the cash on hand, banks no longer keep large sums of money, modern ATMâs have a maximum of about 40k in load but will rarely be filled to capacity (occupying only the 10âs and 20âs cassettes).
A friend of mine who works in Barclays bank states when large withdrawals are requested they have to have someone deliver the money, and that incurs costs to the branch. Essentially, the banks no longer have any money to distribute and will likely make as many excuses as possible to prevent large withdrawals.
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In the case of New Zealand itâs actually required by law to ask the customer why they want their money. I donât know if the same is true for the EU but itâs likely related to some sort of bullshit about reducing crime.
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