captain_joe6

captain_joe6 t1_jbmakbe wrote

I ask myself that same question about every 6 months as I get lazy and finally decide to unload all the shit from my pockets. The big work ring? Leave it at work. All the backups? Secure at home.

Current rotation is:

1 car key, in my pocket. 1 house key, in my work bag 1 work key, on a belt clip with my work ID card, on my belt. 1 backup work key, in my work bag.

Maximum 2 keys on my person at any one time, and minimal chance of losing more than one of them.

They all live on individual hooks by my front door, so if I get to my car without a car key, I can tell right away that I also don’t have my belt work key, then I shamefully go back inside for both.

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captain_joe6 t1_j98wp1q wrote

Might take a peek at that Chemex, then. It’s a pretty choice design object, and suitable for gas and electric (electric if you use their little squiggle grid thing to keep it off the element.

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captain_joe6 t1_j98idrw wrote

If it absolutely has to whistle, my mom has a Le Creuset kettle that’s been going solid for 20+ years.

If you need a “when is the water boiling” kettle, I’ve got about 15 years going on a Chemex Water Kettle, and it looks and performs perfectly. The glass is also nice for “it’s just about to boil” for green teas.

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captain_joe6 t1_ivmlcc3 wrote

You should be able to pull a manual for your particular thermostat and decipher the exact code, every mfg has a host of alarms that present in different ways. You won’t know more until you can decipher what you’re being told.

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captain_joe6 t1_itdihgn wrote

It’s pretty much the same as anything else: you’re paying for more and better precision, more vibration damping, more aesthetics, more exotic materials, that kind of thing.

In this case, putting an AT-LP60 against a, say, a Pro-Ject Debut, the Debut has the more solid body, the more solid platter, a carbon tonearm, comes with a better cartridge, and moves the power supply off-board to the wall. All of those improvements move it into a different echelon of performance, which will cause you fewer headaches over time.

It’s relatively easy to get something to play a record, but it takes some finesse to play a record well, and that costs some money.

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