atomicpeach

joined 1 year ago
[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 13 points 3 days ago

Unless it's a single origin bean, it's probably a blend anyway. I just blend the leftovers with the new beans and call it a good cup. I'll try to find a complimentary roast, though. e.g. mixing a light roast with a dark roast leads to an odd cup.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

Acrylic paints are your friend here. They last a long while in their bottles and you can keep a palette for a few days when using a wet palette. start with just using a brush and jump up to an airbrush if you want to cover a bigger area or do fancy stuff (an air brush is far from required). As another commenter said, the minipainting community has a ton of resources, text and video tutorials, and willing to provide constructive feedback if you want it.

Just remember: thin your paints~

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe look at Astro and develop a lightweight blog post admin panel to create, edit, and delete posts. Should be relatively easy and you should be able to render out a static site from it each time you need to update it.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago

I've had a lot of success taking the rules that YNAB uses and applying to my own budgeting method. I recommend checking out Actual Budget if you're capable of self-hosting and want a fancier software instead of a spreadsheet. The rules are key, though; pick a methodology/mindset you agree with and stick with it.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Someone alert the avali!

We could always do a simple pride pawb, too.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jumblie #252 🟠🔵🟢🔴 5 guesses in 43s https://jumblie.com

I've only been playing the past handful of games but it's a fun daily puzzle. I find it interesting that I either get sub 5 minute times or over 50 minute times. Lol

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hopefully they don't go out of their way to try to lock you into using their VTT. I'm not a fan of Roll20 myself but as long as they let Demiplane be themselves and keep it mostly open for third party plugins to do their thing, we should be alright in the long run.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Note to self: go tent camping in Europe

I love meeting random local cats that are super chill and cuddly like this~

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A post a day wouldn't be considered flooding. It's more about ensuring others have the opportunity to post. Hecc, I'd even think 6 hours between posts would be plenty of time to allow others to chime in.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Sadly mice aren't really a BIFL item given their frequent use and how switches have a lifespan before wearing out. You can surely get many many years out of one, though!

I've found the Logitech g502 to be my favorite overall mouse, so much so that I bought one to keep at work. The scroll wheel mode on Logi mice is lovely for precision work (clicky) or fast and smooth; a feature I missed greatly when I tried other mice. My first one started dying after 5 years but that was used for regular gaming sessions on the daily.

Don't be afraid of the extra buttons on gaming mice, either. You can always just not use them but I've found the buttons on top incredibly useful as an undo/redo pair and makes working in anything so much nicer.

That being said, the best mouse is the one you find comfortable. Build quality is kinda the same amongst most brands. If you can work with circuits, repair is easy for any mouse. Optical switches and scroll wheels are cool but will need more stringent cleaning (my Corsair M65 had issues regularly because of cat hair somehow sneaking in).

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I usually just deep clean once a year and wash the floor multiple times over until it's pretty clean. Then I let my robot vacuum/mop keep it mostly clean twice a week the rest of the year. The robovac helps enforce a cleaner lifestyle by ensuring things aren't left out and about. The floors will never be perfectly clean though, just the nature of life~

As for everything else, I set reoccurring calendar tasks to space it out but I try to do one area per weekend. Keeps cleaning manageable but regular.

[–] atomicpeach@pawb.social 2 points 7 months ago

Since you mention wanting to filter really well, I would recommend you take a look at chemex. It's a pour over type of brewer but their smaller model is for a single serving and will be more lenient with the pour method since the chemex filters are so dense. Other pour over brewers will require more of a setup to maintain consistency (but you can also tweak the brew to your exact liking in this regard!).

Water temp and grind size are somewhat critical for quality coffee but you don't need it right off the bat of course. I would get a grinder before a kettle, tbh; fresh grounds make a bigger difference than a few degrees difference in water temp. Do work on "calibrating" your water temp in whatever method you use, though. If you microwave the water, figure out how long to let it cool before it reaches 200 or whichever temp you find brews best for your beans.

Search for local roasters and buy some beans from them. Keep searching until you find a brand you like. Grocery store beans are very mid. (There are many weekly "drop" style bean shippers that are pricey but let you discover online roasters that will ship you beans; it's been invaluable for me to find really good roasts!)

As for cold brew, it's a separate beast entirely and I wouldn't explore it just yet. I used to make large batches for my nitro setup and did that in a bucket. Definitely super smooth but a bit more work. You can make smaller batches with a French press. I've always gotten my presses from IKEA because they're cheap yet effective. Far from fancy. I would never consider heating up cold brew personally.

 

I was thinking of marking an account and start using Matrix, but I wanted to see if there were any plans for a pawb social server in the future. I don't mind waiting a bit if it is in the pipeline but if it's a definitive no, then I know to research the other servers/admins. Thanks for providing this amazing space! I just want to see it grow!

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