SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)

[oomslokop]

On 12/20/2024 at 4:37 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

I can't complain, its my home mac which i've used trouble free for 12yrs.. i've had 3 windows laptops at work during the same period.

u sd just b thankful it's lasted 11 years 11 months longer than yr mccoys ww2

Edited December 25, 2024 by oomslokop

[Double 0 Soul]

Woohoo! fixed it..

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[exaptavist]

Good coffee doesn’t have to be fancy imo Soulie, I’ll alternative at home between pour over, aeropress and a fairly entry level but reliable enough Smeg espresso machine.  But pour over is just fine for provided I follow three consistent steps:

 

1) let the water come off the boil so you don’t scorch the grounds (that classic burnt plastic taste aka awful Starbucks),

2) pour the water slowly allowing the grounds to bloom, and

3) don’t over pour / pour beyond the main ‘foam’ as you’ll over extract and get a crappy cup - either too acidic or too weak.

There, job done.

… oh, and I suppose a decent bean or ground is a good idea too, but that doesn’t have to mean more than a few quid, as long as either are used up quickly enough so they don’t loose taste to the atmosphere.

Who needs influencers when it’s just basically obvious 😄

[Double 0 Soul]

I wasn’t looking for ‘how to make coffee’  per se.. I was looking for suitable coffee making apparatus bearing in mind that it would only be used once or twice/wk at home.. I battled through the excitable, bearded, tattooed, under shaved, selvedge apron’d click baiters.. to a realm of pseudoscience minimalism with digital weighing scales and atomic clock timers.. ”fk, it’s gone 1second over, shits ruined” 

I bailed at this point.. what a horrible world it is.. imagine the sub-reddits 

..anyway, I thought pourover would be best for my situation, low cost and more importantly, low clean up time.. I can drip it into a glass flask, fill my cup, fill my canteen and head off for a bike ride.. 

Edited December 28, 2024 by Double 0 Soul

[CSL]

8 hours ago, exaptavist said:

1) let the water come off the boil so you don’t scorch the grounds (that classic burnt plastic taste aka awful Starbucks),

2) pour the water slowly allowing the grounds to bloom, and

3) don’t over pour / pour beyond the main ‘foam’ as you’ll over extract and get a crappy cup - either too acidic or too weak.

 

I rarely make coffee anymore but next time I do I'll be mindful of your number 3).  I've erred on that in the past due to impatience...

[exaptavist]

@Double 0 Soul sorry mate it occurred to me after that what I had done was fall into the very trap of something you didn’t need, another internet nobhead trying to tell someone else what to do 😅

(I wasn’t, by the way, it was more that I think some things are far simpler than is in the interests of the ‘self publicists’ trying to make out)

@CSL notwithstanding the above … 😅 … I do think the idea of running just enough water through, and not more, tends to work, then if you’re looking for a longer black coffee for example, diluting in the cup (rather than via the filter) … but I shall postface that comment by saying ‘for me!’ 

Edited December 28, 2024 by exaptavist

[Thicolas Rage]

Any WW2 model denim jackets out on the market right now? Was hoping Bears would get the late 40s jacket in indigo but looks like it won’t happen until spring. Also missed out on the DSB warehouse release last week

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@Thicolas Rage You can get the Rockets Toyota jacket i think. 

[Double 0 Soul]

12 hours ago, exaptavist said:

@Double 0 Soul sorry mate it occurred to me after that what I had done was fall into the very trap of something you didn’t need, another internet nobhead trying to tell someone else what to do 😅

(I wasn’t, by the way, it was more that I think some things are far simpler than is in the interests of the ‘self publicists’ trying to make out)

I could tell it was sound advice by the lack of alamist slogans pasted here and there

[exaptavist]

Here’s something that has been going through my mind. Since a ‘return’ as it seems to SuFu I’ve tried to avoid the rep system as it’s been just a bit too close to comfort for two things that I hate elsewhere, facebook likes and instagram replies using just emojis - in both cases where the emoji or ‘like’ has taken the place of that user actually being able to string together a sentence.

in turn this is sadly part of what I see as the demise of the internet, as the old message boards became forums, these traditional forums then having given way to facebook groups, and then facebook groups dying out as people gave up talking to each other and were able to ‘communicate’ (if that’s what it’s called) with virals, ‘shorts’ gifs and strings of emojis and whatever other nonsense that has eroded the use of vocabulary that now instead dominates the net.

So I’ve tried to avoid using ‘rep’ here too, which has put me in an awkward space of appearing to have ignored or not acknowledged some replies as conversation moves on and it would break continuity. I don’t think there’s really an answer, so instead I think this is more me ruminating out loud, bit like the ageing git that I am 😅

(shit, I’ve used another emoticon again 🙄)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

And I've given you a +rep 😉

[exaptavist]

😂 excellent

[Maynard Friedman]

Soon AI will be doing it all for us through technology implants so we won’t have to worry about inconveniences like typing words, selecting emojis or allocating rep.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Will it fade my jeans as well? Or at least create fades on my pictures for the sought after +reps?!

[exaptavist]

Oh dear, we’re doomed!

On the subject of AI though, I’m not too worried (yet)

As an example I’ve to correct CoPilot on so many occasions on subjects that I’ve had limited enough knowledge on myself that it appears to have roughly the depth of the average subreddit.  

This isn’t any kind of artificial intelligence as there is no inherent learning by the machine taking place, it’s scraping albeit a very superficial layer of existing commentary and returning it as an often inaccurate result.

There. Needed that. Now, which way to the ranty old man’s club? 

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

^ you’re already in the right place! 

[exaptavist]

perfect 😁

[smoothsailor]

Being not good with words and somewhat of dyslect, the rep button helps me to be part of the conversation.

most emojis I don’t understand, hardly use them for your reasoning @exaptavist.

but they come in handy on instagram, specifically with people I don’t really know. It’s a easy way to make first contact

[Geeman]

@exaptavist I wouldnt sweat the use/lack of use of the rep system anymore. I use it as a nod to the poster who makes a valid point but I have little to add or acknowledgement of a pic. I think we are all past counting rep ' points '

[MJF9]

👍 💪 👊 🔥 😁 

😉

[Dr_Heech]

3 hours ago, MJF9 said:

👍 💪 👊 🔥 😁 

😉

Fuckin modern egyptians 🤣

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

17 hours ago, exaptavist said:

Oh dear, we’re doomed!

On the subject of AI though, I’m not too worried (yet)

As an example I’ve to correct CoPilot on so many occasions on subjects that I’ve had limited enough knowledge on myself that it appears to have roughly the depth of the average subreddit.  

This isn’t any kind of artificial intelligence as there is no inherent learning by the machine taking place, it’s scraping albeit a very superficial layer of existing commentary and returning it as an often inaccurate result.

There. Needed that. Now, which way to the ranty old man’s club? 

What if I argue that learning in humans (specifically young humans) is very very similar to the learning that happens in ML algorithms? 
 

I’m not pro or against, just offering an opinion. 

[CSL]

Searching the internet tonight I came across this site which I thought was Redcast Heritage, but then after noticing what appeared to be some 'too good to be true' discounts, I examined the URL which reads www.redcastheritageco.com rather than https://redcastheritage.com
I hope no one here got scammed. Frankly I was right on the verge of ordering a couple of things before it became apparent that something was amiss. I've sent an email to the real Redcast Heritage. What a pain in the ass for them. The internet is a crazy place.

Edited December 30, 2024 by CSL

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

5 hours ago, Hopethisoneisnttaken said:

What if I argue that learning in humans (specifically young humans) is very very similar to the learning that happens in ML algorithms? 
 

I’m not pro or against, just offering an opinion. 

You can argue this. I would argue that no matter the similarity there a fundamental difference in what happens that makes the comparison an unrealistic leap of logic. 

[adii]

Guys, looking for some OG 107s with regular/wide leg. Unfortunately orSlows regular has short inseam not like slims. I need at least 35 inches long, any recommendations?

[Geeman]

@beautiful_FrEaK is [email protected] the best email address for PSA?

Haven't had a response (appreciate it's that time of year...) from them yet

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

2 hours ago, AlientoyWorkmachine said:

You can argue this. I would argue that no matter the similarity there a fundamental difference in what happens that makes the comparison an unrealistic leap of logic. 

Of course. I totally agree with you on this. I’m not saying that living organisms are ML algorithms or LLMs. I’m only saying that, in its base form, the learning algorithm of both is somewhat similar. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@Geeman yes it is. He is getting slower these days. Acceptable for being 80+ years old 😅

His Instagram is managed by his daughter but i don't know how much she is really involved in the shop.

Edit: his blogs says he will be selling again starting from January 3rd

[Geeman]

80 years old and still rocking SDA.

Goals....

[81FXR]

Happy new year all!

Kicking off ‘25 with a slightly bizarre/stupid question.

Has anyone ever tried ‘shaping’ acetate glasses?

I’ve got a pair of the Japan made Tart Arnel glasses which I wear as my daily RX. 

It’s a bit nerdy but one detail I admire on  vintage spectacles is that they often have a very soft bevel around the edges of the frame. These days most glasses have a sharper angle around the edge.

Before I get the Dremel out and ruin a great pair of glasses I wondered if anyone’s actually tried anything similar?