In regard to China, it serves a handful of people. Specifically those Party members which less than 3% of the population and have enriched themselves and their families to create a perpetual ruler class at the expense of the other 1 billion.

That’s a bingo!

Having lived in China for 12 years, I can confirm that you don’t have a clue.

Putin would like a word about being the worst guy in the room.

China bullies and threatens all of it’s neighbors. They murder more than a few Vietnamese fishermen every year. Greetings from Hanoi.

I am too old to remember this

Mountain gorillas are definitely not fat.

Ocras travel in a pod with their family while Great Whites and other large sharks are loners.

Who the fuck is paying $90 for a Nintendo game? I didn’t pay half that for the whole Star Wars set.

Still way too harsh. Irish whiskey and Highland scotch are far smoother and more tasty.

Yup. Bourbon is way over rated.

Rogan is an idiot and a douchebag. Portnoy might be an idiot too.

I was following the Grateful Dead from 1985 to 1995.

It’s already got cinnamon in it and then you add milk. Not normal instant already.

I am sure he does not.

Yup, utterly clueless about how 90% of the rest of the world actually lives.

It is somewhat science based. Some good info there to be had.

The bloom is essential for recently roasted beans. It allows the CO2 to off gas. You want the CO2 to properly off gas because the water cannot enter the grounds if the gas is try to escape. I believe Lance Ledrik (Youtube guy) uses a 2 minute bloom. I have bloomed beans twice if they were very very recently roasted (within a week).

A minimum 1 minute bloom. Start with a coarse grind first then work toward more fine if needed on the next cup. Try to not over agitate while pouring because it can drive the fines into the filter paper slowing the draw down to a crawl.

The change to a Fellow Ode 2 (which produces very few fines) from good grinders that produce a somewhat normal amount of fines, made for a big change in cup clarity and draw down time.

The 1zpresso ZP6 would be similar to the Ode 2 in producing very few fines as a hand grinder.

I know folks in Georgia, S. Carolina, and N. Carolina who’ve never been more than a couple hours drive from their birthplace in their entire lives.