They need to fix that title. That is a ‘90, not an 1980 Skyline.

Shitty dealerships.

Lots of excited electrons in there.

The real issue of concern here is that the sophisticated computers in vehicles are so intertwined that they shouldn’t (for security and safety and environmental reasons) be allowed to be tinkered with.

That’s a fallacious argument if I’ve ever seen one. “shouldn’t be allowed” is not a legal precedent, that’s a moral…

Unless those tubes fire out exhaust in an approximation of the firing order on this particular motor, no.

Isn't this the reason people switch from PC to Mac?

I live in Sacramento and get my beans from Insight Coffee Roasters. We also have Temple around here. Peets is good if you get it from their shops, where it is fresh.

I use a Gaggia Classic, about ~$350 when I bought it. It's an easy machine to start with. If you want to get good at steaming milk and texturing it into microfoam (the delicious white stuff at the top of a good coffee drink), you'll need to modify it with a different wand (which is minimal effort with the right size…

it is great that you reserve the word. I still don't understand your objection to my usage of that word. I understand your objection to your usage of that word however.

Effort (yes, making good espresso takes "hard work") and skill (yes, making good espresso does not come easy), at least, so making a good espresso does qualify even according to your high standards. Let everyone have their day. The feeling of achievement is not from making good coffee but from my wife saying "it's…

I grant you a star.

Sorry, I guess I should have made a distinction. The lowest quality espresso beans I will buy are Peet's "Espresso Forte" beans fresh from the shop, not in a Safeway bag.

+1 for Gaggia Classic. I modded mine with a Rancilio Silvia steam wand so I could make real microfoam, but otherwise, the classic is a very good budget machine.

To directly answer your question:

If I can't enjoy the small things, I will never really enjoy the big things. The small things are worthwhile. The only re-evaluation I've made is that I wish I started making good coffee sooner. Next.

Espresso beans are coffee beans. You can use espresso beans for drip coffee, and drip beans for espresso. The difference is in what the beans are designed for. Espresso beans used in drip will probably taste like an underextracted Americano and still be delicious. Coffee beans used in espresso will probably taste like…

Espresso is the best way to taste coffee. It speaks for itself, and the flavor is so complex and dense, and there are so many notes you can pick up. If it tastes good, then it is good, but making good espresso consistently is hard work. Preparing espresso at home is my favorite ritual. When I hand my wife a cup and…

The passenger who announces the speed limit when you did not ask for it; as if you had not seen that BIG WHITE SIGN WITH THE WORDS “SPEED LIMIT” AND BIG BLACK NUMBERS INDICATING THE MAXIMUM LEGAL SPEED YOU CAN GO.

The passenger who consistently informs you that you have obtained X-5MPH, where X is the posted speed…

I don't think it is pretentious bullshit to have a strong affinity for wine and its nuances. I do think that there is a lot of power of suggestion in the descriptors people tend to use for wine. Sometimes you will taste some flavor because you are told it is there. The best sommaliers are the ones who let you decide…

I prefer two widescreen monitors. Bezels are better visually for organizing your workspaces. Also, it feels much more natural to have windows snapped into halves of the screen where the corners are easily visible. You can’t do that without feeling awkward on an ultrawide.