BlueTardis

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I would at least check mouser.com

Point it at Europe site and see how you go. I have had good luck with shipping from them to both Europe and Australia with decent time.

Had to batch up my orders to make best use of shipping cost.

Sounds like the gain is way different on your input.

Too high will cause increased levels of distortion

If you are concerned it’s pretty easy to setup your own controller.

Only needs to be running for management. Make a local vm

I prefer GoG and will generally purchase from there as no drm and you end up owning your game.

However their client is a bit shit and has been for a long time (GoG galaxy). You really only need it for updates though.

Steam excels for games with lots of mods/workshop. It just works.

Use Pi-hole (pointing to non google dns or unbound) and a vpn

If you don’t mind trying something different then give the GameBall trackball a go.

It has a lot of features and smarts that are controlled via the firmware within the unit (and as such doesn’t require extra software). Plenty you can do with extra software (same as any other device but it works well with generic)

We still have one and it works really well. I suspect they were over filling the water reservoir

In the beginning PayPal was needed due to credit cards not working for international payments. Now not so much. They are giving you a reason to leave.

Thirded. It just works. Even deployed to elderly relatives with wifi printers with no issues.

Milk adds a fair bit of sweetness and hides a lot of sins in the coffee process.

If it’s been slightly burned or the machine/grinder aren’t really clean then milk will cover that. Black…it’s all out there.

If you can ask them for 3 or 4 seconds of hot water from the group and then float the espresso shot on top and stir. Makes for a great cafe option.

You don’t want water from the steam wand/hot water spout as it’s from a different boiler and will be much hotter. Normally around 130degress celcius vs around 90 for the espresso.

Water? Maybe shift to a “long black” style.

Definitely needs some more testing as those numbers in the table look low to me. Archiving vs listening is a key point and storage is relatively cheap.

Listening on cheap Bluetooth headphones then you can get away with a low bitrate. If you are using better gear and/or music that has a lot of dynamic range and comes from strings (piano/classical/etc) then I would recommend 320 but your mileage may vary.

Listen, compare and decide. I have a library of about 110k tracks (musicbrainz-Picard is amazing) and I wish I had:

1. Focussed more on encoding albums rather than just songs and
2. Had 320 or flac

Well done. It’s a Lenovo issue. Had to do the same thing recently for a friends laptop and did the same dance.

I have some IT background so kind of knew what to look for but it still was a pita.

Depends on the boot.

The more expensive ones come with multiple air bladders and you inflate one the boot is strapped on. You can adjust where and how tight.

Consistent dosing will come once you have 3 shots in a row without adjustment grind.

Ideally start by weighing your dose. I would aim for 17g in the double basket and then 25-30 seconds shot time (depending on your recipe).

Once that is locked in you can tweak grind time to get repeatability

A lot will come down to supply and where you are located (country).

ECM and Profitec come from the same company and are built to a very high standard (German build from original Italian heritage).

It’s pretty easy to get parts and information online.

If you have the money and a decent grinder you can’t go wrong with them.

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Queensland for the red necks or Darwin.

I would suggest that Darwin Man is kind of more similar to Florida man.

I have had 3 futons. There is a big difference in comfort and longevity based on their inner materials.

Like anything between you and the ground, paying more is generally a good investment.

My back (which has had several surgeries) is happiest on a futon but that’s generally because we used a frame vs placing it on the floor.