I have tinctures of a bunch of citrus fruits (basically just soak peels in high proof neutral spirits) in small spray bottles, and they work great for that. It’s nice for at home when you want to add a little lemon aroma to something, but dont want to cut into a lemon just for a section of peel.

I have common sage, and it flowered in the first year. Pretty sure it’s also perennial around me.

Yeah, sales taxes is generally bad because it is regressive. The fact that it can capture revenue from non-locals is one of the main benefits.

The fake leather is polyurethane, which goes through hydrolysis. Basically humidity destroys the bonds.

That’s not a recycling symbol, it’s a “resin identification code”. They just make it looks like the recycling symbol to trick people.

You’re making a good point, but I think it’s also equally pretty weird to just dismiss a facet of someone’s humanity. It feels a little bit to me like the whole “I just pretend everyone is white”-approach.

I think there’s too much nuance to make a hard rule on it. I’ve worked with someone who’s go-to way to describe people was always ethnicity/perceived nationality-based to a weird extent, never with anything negative, but it was still jarring. Like he would say “the Bosnian guy who works with Steve” instead of "the guy who works with Steve ".

I would also find it strange if someone treated someone’s race like it was a bad word. Like, I think it would be fairly natural to say “what’s the name of the black guy who works in the shop?”, and much less natural to say “whats the name of the person in the shop who often wears black pants, and said they were a fan of that new TV show, and they said they were from Oklahoma, and …”

“East Asian” also feels needlessly specific

This might be a regionalism. In the US, someone from India wouldnt be called Asian (even though India is obviously in Asia), but (in my understanding) in UK English, “Asian” will be used for both south Asian as well as east Asian folks, so it’s probably more normal there.

I think it just comes down to which people groups migrated in the largest numbers to which place first.

The idea that we could accidentally create a superintelligence is a psy-op by the companies looking to boost their stocks.

During peak pollen season, there are a few things that really help me. One is rinsing my face after I’ve been outside for a bit, particularly if I’ve been sweaty and/or moving quickly (like running or biking).

The other has been having an air purifier in my bedroom.

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.