Jonathan Swift had the same showerthought.

Overall, he preferred horses.

A scanner would be your best bet.

But you could go wild and ditch the photo idea.

The original piece was modeled in CAD. Simply follow the logical path for how it was originally done.

Measure the outermost dimensions and draw a rectangle as construction geometry. Then play around drawing a couple of circles - chances are that the top and bottom curves are circles and are trimmed and joined with eachother with say blend curve to preserve tangency.

Also measure the distance of the holes to the rest of the geometry. How far are they from the top and sides. You could measure their distance to eachother crosswise too to narrow down the measurement error.

The geometry is built around simple measurements, if you can work out the sketch tools and constraints, you can probably match the original with high precision.

Thank you, I’ll have to check it out!

I’d be interested to hear which book this was!

Thanks - I’ll have to look into this!

Not really no!

There was a “Multi Web Search” by Oleksandr for Firefox but it was last updated five years ago. It also intermingles the results whereas I would’ve liked to see them side by side (to compare how different search engines rank the sites)

The SearX feature the other guy mentioned might be the best bet!

Hah! It would seem so!

I would like two search engines displaying results side by side whenever I do a search. There’s so much empty space on a wide screen display anyway.

Maybe I should check if there’s an addon for this…

Good point, doesn’t add up…

Didn’t read the article but raw packaged meats are often (depending on local regulation) injected with sodium solutions.

Thanks, makes sense!

Was Walz booed at for the Springsteen bit? Am I out of the loop on something?

I respect that! Anyway, the dish looked delicious ☺️

What type of potato did you use? I find the startchier varieties work best. When oiled meticulously they get crispy everywhere.

Mind you, I find them a hassle too.

It doesn’t make sense to try to sell a quality product when the demand is based on a fad.

Trendy = bad for the consumer as a principle but it’s not as if we have time to constantly second guess everything (without going crazy).

Birkenstock, DocMartens, Red Wing, Church’s Kitchenaid, every “luxury” brand you can think of and most products listed on BIFL threads… (Also crocs but I feel they sell at such a low price point to begin with that it doesn’t warrant cheaping out. Fake crocs are cheaper and just as durable though.)

All these brands get ultra-popular because one product goes viral which they start producing cheaply and use to grow their business and later, if succesful bring out a “heritage”, “pro” or “classic” line for a higher price than the model was going for originally.

• Good quality product
• Suddenly gets popular
• Ramp up production
• Expand product range
• Quality is now shit
• “Anon have you heard of X, they’re amazing!!!”

(Edit: sorry, I get frustrated by trends)

If left in the french press, the coffee will continue to interact with the grounds even when they’re pressed down. This is not great in my opinion but others might not feel strongly about it. To prevent this, the coffee should be transferred to a separate server to eliminate contact with the grounds completely. A french press doubling as a thermos wouldn’t work for me for this reason.

A v60/kalita style pour over is a bit more versatile (compared to say a chemex or the french press) because you can brew straight to a cup/thermos/server depending on how much coffee you need and whether you need to keep it hot for longer. It’s also quick to clean if you decide you need more coffee than you originally thought.

Other things to consider:

Some people find french presses annoying to clean.

The filter mesh in a french press is usually bit finicky and will let grounds past it in some scenarios (quite often, might depend on build quality though). The edges can also start to fray over time which makes this worse.

A pour over requires your undivided attention for the whole duration of the brew which can be a plus if it, as you say, feels therapeutic but a minus whe you’re in a hurry.

A pour over has a lot more paraphernalia (timer scales, gooseneck kettles) which a lot of people will recommend getting. These are not must-haves for adequate brewing but if you have a budget in mind maybe take these into account too.

Did you have links to specific products?

Did you finish the display?

Took a while but I think it’s an old Romulan bird-of-prey. Any other ideas?

The bussard collector colour seems to vary quite a lot according to Google image search.

There’s a big borg cube one?! This was from a company called bluebrixx (somebody asked in a previous thread)