Yup. I bet they haven't tried scooping the crema and tasting it by itself. Since doing that, I now scoop and throw away the crema every time.

I guess it's a matter of taste, and the quality of the coffee, but I love the crema. Personally I think removing it sounds a bit like picking the olives off the pizza.

If you are looking for an easier routine, have you tried the OXO rapid brewer to make "soup"? It is as easy to operate as an Aeropress, and it makes a really yummy concentrated cup.

A typical recipe is something like 20g coffee and 80g water, yielding about 60g of concentrated coffee. Lance Hedrick has done a few videos on the subject.

It is not espresso, obviously, but it takes no time to prepare, it tastes fantastic and it is very easy to dial-in.

"Cold brew" means that the coffee was brewed with "cold" water. Whether or not it is served cold is orthogonal -- iced coffee is usually brewed hot.

Oversimplifying: If global temperatures went down when greenhouse gases went up, it would falsify our current climate models.

But we don't see that, do we?

Denying climate change for decades is what brought us to the immense challenge we are facing now.

it wouldnt necessarily. there are also cycles of cooling and warming between the earth and sun.

we are however, warming when were supposed to be on an overall cooling trend

Drivers kill and severely injure people at rates higher than all other violent crime combined.

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A pedal-assist e-bike with a 500 Watt motor and an easily bypassed speed governor looks like a bicycle, it is pedaled like a bicycle, and yet it is unsuitable for a bicycle lane or a path shared with pedestrians.

Pedal-assist feels to me like a complete red herring to the actual issues. It's often an arbitrary line but it doesn't make much difference to safety at all. (nor, IMO, do power limits, because it either limits cargo bikes or makes lighter bikes a lot less predictable: I would think an acceleration limit would be a more sensible option).

(build-in speed limits that are significantly below what the average cyclist can achieve by pedaling also seem kind of silly. IMO people might not bypass such limits as much if the limit was put at a more sensible level)

They are popular for cargo bikes; picture a parent with a couple of kids, or a big grocery run. They are also a great way of commuting without having to worry about being sweaty when you arrive, if you have a long commute. Lastly, they are great for people who are getting back in shape or starting to suffer the effects of aging. They are great all around.

The point of pedal-assisted e-bicycles is to assist pedalling and they are hugely popular. Around 30% of bikes I met on my ride today was them. It's a hilly ride with some slopes that are way too steep for recreational cyclists, older folks and children; this way they too can enjoy nature further away from the city.

They work well for people who have limited mobility; think in terms of people who would otherwise be able to cycle but would tire easily, for example.

They're apparently pretty good for cargo bikes where you can pull a heavy load much more easily.

I personally don't like 'em because I can get to 15.5mph very quickly and then it's like running into a wall because they're so heavy.

Alan Wallace wrote a short essay on this subject titled The Taboo of Subjectivity. It is available online for free, if you are curious.

What do you consider Android to be, if not a competitor of iOS?

Most Android devices aren't even Google products, and for much of Android's existence, none of them were. Android is a way to get ads in front of people... as is their partnerships with Apple.

That describes Google's business. For Apple, Google is a competitor. An Android user is one less iOS user.

Then it's in their best interest to enable many Google products in iOS to give people less of a reason to buy an Android phone.

DRAM optimized for CPU usage looks very different from DRAM optimized for GPU usage. You are leaving a lot performance on the table when you have a unified memory architecture. It makes sense in some situations, but it is not a silver bullet.

I can relate. Working in floating point hardware design gave me an irrational distaste for it. The horrors!