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That photo remind me of the Siamese I had growing up. When I was a boy he would come into my room and paw at my neck until I would lift the blanket. He would then climb under and stick his head out onto my pillow with me. God, I miss that cat.

I would have to say generalist. That being said, I tend to go through waves of being a specialist. I get really focused on one type then end up transitioning to another, then another, and so on . So I guess you could really say I'm either a General Specialist or a Special Generalist. Of course, that...

Maybe I'm just too accustomed to my wife's sense of humor, but I half-expected to see a photo of Chip.

more details about green iron, please? Green rust is a form of iron oxide that occurs in low oxygen environments. It is commonly seen on the iron in underwater structures (that is the one I am familiar with). There are actually different types of green rust depending on the other elements present s...

interesting. so you're saying higher oxidation state iron oxide reduced to iron(II) oxide (or even elemental iron particles?) gives a blue color? blue is not a color i associate with iron of any oxidation state, so i wonder if it's actually particles doing Rayleigh scattering or something. i wonder...

Did a side-by-side grandpa style comparison tonight with 3 grams of leaf in each mug. They are all good but there is definitely one that stands out in my mind. I won't give away any tasting notes yet, but below is a photo of 3 grams dry leaf, vs 3 grams wet leaf with a representative sample of each ...

I'm curious, what is Chip's TC OTTI? A cursory google just directed me back to this thread. -Noah It is something Chip had organized on the old forums. It was called the OTTI (Official Tea Tasting Initiative). Essentially he would select a type of tea and acquire a selection of 4-5 high grade teas ...

at any rate, organic generally does not mean pesticide-free or fertilizer-free. you can pump tea plants up with organic, nitrogen-rich fertilizer and achieve the same effect as injecting ammonia into the ground. This. Lots of organic farmers fertilize. They just use organic fertilizers. Usually con...

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I feel like I am missing something with this device that justifies a price point thats 5x what my pocket gram scale costs. I agree... I know that when pulling espresso shots timing is important and may indicate that an adjustment is needed to grind, dose, or tamp. If I already had one for that I wo...

Welcome @carlosk... Good to have you on board!

Today's haul from Yunnan Sourcing!

Samples are in! I love it when packages come in earlier than estimated.

Very interesting. I can see how people would find that quite useful.

As for myself, it's really a wash because I usually have TF opened in a tab at all times.

This has been and continues to be my favorite method of storing open teas that won't be immediately consumed. It is a blend of CO2, Argon, and Nitrogen