What else are you super knowledgeable about?

I'm a self confessed coffee snob (altho it's all about the taste to me and I have no idea what I'm doing).

But, given that my musical dreams didn't pan out when years ago my band (set for success) failed dismally (I'm not bitter still :tearsofjoy:), I have ended up enjoying my second most fav hobby as a career in programming and ERP interfaces design. I've been a coder since the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k days, and used to have that plugged into our TV at home - I couldn't afford a tape deck so had to write all my code down onto A4 paper so my mom could unplug the Spectrum to plug the vacuum cleaner in!
 
Calisthenics & Powerlifting athlete.
Full Stack & Blockchain/web3 Developer.
PC Building (used to build mining rigs as well)
Coffee nerd (mostly espresso, but I want to delve deeper into filter too)

I also research a lot about optimizing diet, training, bloodwork, supplements and building healthy habits in general.
For example I've been intermittent fasting with mostly keto for many years.
 
SBTones said:
Calisthenics & Powerlifting athlete.
Full Stack & Blockchain/web3 Developer.
PC Building (used to build mining rigs as well)
Coffee nerd (mostly espresso, but I want to delve deeper into filter too)

I also research a lot about optimizing diet, training, bloodwork, supplements and building healthy habits in general.
For example I've been intermittent fasting with mostly keto for many years.
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What are your thoughts on the 72hrs fasting to allow your body to repair itself, etc.?
Hard to know what to believe (what works and does not)....but I'm thinking of trying it (partially because I'm just curious)
 
DLC86 said:
We have something in common then... If coffee, for you too, means what outside of Italy is called "espresso" and not that large cup full of black water 😜
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Oh yes!! Anything else it isn't coffee! :D

coffee GIF
 
HerrSquid said:
I got away from perl for 10-odd years and then had to confront it again and good gawd was that painful! I'd gotten out of the habit of grokking how much context rules everything in that language. That was after I'd learned enough python to get myself in trouble so it was hard to go back. My last bits of technical work were wads of Ansible and containerization (Docker and Singularity).

Cool work, but I'm glad I'm done! I was staring down the barrel of "AI ALL THE THINGS!" and management that had IMO the wrong priorities. It was time to execute on the early retirement I'd been planning for.
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For me, most of the last 6 years has been Ansible and Azure doing fully automated infrastructure provisioning for SAP, including all the application layers and often multi-TB memory HANA database.

We are also getting a heavy dose of AI Everything... :(
 
I'm a high school science teacher, but take my content knowledge pretty seriously, so I think I'm kinda a third of the way up the slope of enlightenment on the Dunning Kruger curve with regards to biochemistry, molecular genetics, and evolution. I'm pretty good with observational astronomy as well. I wouldn't claim to be an expert in any of those subjects, but better educated than most, I suppose.

Oh, and I like airplanes. A lot.
 
Admin M@ said:
I love good Espresso so very much. I'm considering getting into making it for myself.
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Gaggia makes some nice entry level machines (like my Espresso Evolution) that are easy to operate and don't require too much knowledge cuz they have pre-set water temperature and pressure.
The most important part for obtaining a creamy coffee is to grind it pretty fine, otherwise it comes out too quickly and the powder doesn't get infused properly.
Most pre-ground coffee you find in stores (at least here in Italy) is just not fine enough, they make it so that it works for mokas too and that's no-good for espresso machines generally.
Having a grinder and buying coffee beans is a good way to circumvent this issue (and using fresh coffee surely has some aromatic benefits as well)
 
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Years ago, I considered myself to be more knowledgeable than the average bear on tequila, cannabis, computers and music. However, most of that knowledge was gathered decades ago, and I have certainly lost my edge to many people with all the growth and changes in every one of those fields on which I do not study as intently these days ;~)) All I want to do these days is make music (and the other three help with that most of the time)!!!

EDIT: Just found out that this was my 1,000th post! Thanks for all the knowledge and laughs FAS Forum ;~))
 
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DLC86 said:
Gaggia makes some nice entry level machines (like my Espresso Evolution) that are easy to operate and don't require too much knowledge cuz they have pre-set water temperature and pressure.
The most important part for obtaining a creamy coffee is to grind it pretty fine, otherwise it comes out too quickly and the powder doesn't get infused properly.
Most pre-ground coffee you find in stores (at least here in Italy) is just not fine enough, they make it so that it works for mokas too and that's no-good for espresso machines generally.
Having a grinder and buying coffee beans is a good way to circumvent this issue (and using fresh coffee surely has some aromatic benefits as well)
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I have never found preground coffee that is not already stale. Same with the commercial store beans, they are usually more than a few weeks since their roast date (well, here in the UK).

We buy our beans from local roasters, generally nothing more than a week since roasting date. The difference is so good for a fuller flavour, after a few weeks they start changing for the worse.
 
chucma said:
I have never found preground coffee that is not already stale. Same with the commercial store beans, they are usually more than a few weeks since their roast date (well, here in the UK).

We buy our beans from local roasters, generally nothing more than a week since roasting date. The difference is so good for a fuller flavour, after a few weeks they start changing for the worse.
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Buying beans off the grocery shelf is a crapshoot. Unless that bag was stocked yesterday, it’s probably been sitting around for months—stale before you even open it.

My rule of thumb: buy freshly roasted beans from a trusted roaster (local if possible), use good water, grind them fresh with a good grinder right before brewing, and it’s almost impossible to make a bad cup.
 
Lot of tech people here that like coffee too. We buy whole beans and I bought a nice grinder this year. Big improvement in consistency and flavor. I usually play later evenings on phones and often while sipping a fresh cup of joe.
 
My job title is Subject Matter Expert for modeling and simulation of gas turbines, although I still wouldn’t consider myself super knowledgeable even after doing this for 30+ years. I think this is partly why I love fractal so much: I really appreciate Cliff and company’s skills in amp/fx modeling and real time simulation.
 
BBN said:
What are your thoughts on the 72hrs fasting to allow your body to repair itself, etc.?
Hard to know what to believe (what works and does not)....but I'm thinking of trying it (partially because I'm just curious)
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I’ve done 48hrs dry fasting every other week (no water too) to cure my cystic acne since I was 100% helpless. My condition was really severe and any medication made things worse.

So long story short I cured it in a few months.

48-72hrs fasting is a great tool if not the only tool to cure autoimmune disorders, chronic inflammation and to be healthy (and more grateful of food) in general, so I would highly recommend it. But you need to do your own research first. Do your bloodwork, monitor your blood sugar if you need to, stay mostly at home and do light physical stuff. And when it’s time to break your fast do it VERY slowly with the correct food.
 
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