AWTM_James

Definitely far-fetched! But who knows, maybe it'll work out 🤷‍♂️

Another commenter below got me thinking, maybe you could try putting a V60 filter inside one of those metal mesh filters. Might not get quite as much filtration as the thicker Chemex paper, but you wouldn't have to use two filters for every brew, and it would support the filter and keep it from breaking. I also think there are thicker V60 filters out there, so you might be able to get pretty close

The metal filters let all the oils and stuff through into the cup, so if you're looking for the same profile you get from paper filters you might be disappointed. Not to say it makes bad coffee! Just different

Though, that makes me wonder, maybe you can put a paper V60 filter into the metal filter to get similar filtration and not have to worry about the thinner paper breaking

Part of the reason I'm so hesitant to buy a Chemex is that the filters are comparatively so much more expensive than others, and there doesn't seem to be an acceptable, affordable substitute (I recently bought 600 filters for my V60 for just a little more than a single 100-count box of Chemex filters!).

The only reasonable competition out there seems to be the Lardera filters, but that company is based in New Jersey, so those also don't fit your criteria.

I'm not 100% certain about the dimensions of a Chemex, but I wonder if it would be feasible to stack 2 V60 filters together to achieve the same effect as the thicker Chemex paper

This is why I got into fountain pens too! These days I find myself using a good rollerball or mechanical pencil for day to day, since they're a little more practical, but man oh man I do love a fountain pen...

Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People was my first podcast love. I haven't listened in a while, I should really get back into it...

I'll occasionally see decaf options from places like Tim Wendelboe, Nomad, Kawa, etc. The issue is they don't have a varied selection of decaf beans, usually just one or two options

Yes. All of this!

Also, DC has been voting in presidential elections since the 60s. They don't have representation in Congress, however...

This is also a great suggestion. Last year I got the then-new iPad Air with the M1 chip in it (Gen 5 I believe), and after getting a Logitech keyboard case it has completely replaced my laptop for work. I'm in sales so I don't need it to do anything intensive, all I ask of it is to simultaneously run QuickBooks and Slack and a couple other apps I use to do my job, as well as hotspot to my work phone, and it does all of that really well. Recent updates to the iPad OS have made that transition way easier, and I can even set it up a base station if I need to by connecting my Bluetooth mouse and keyboard and a second monitor and that also works pretty well in a pinch.

All this to say, if your relative doesn't need the computing power of a full computer and they already have an iPad, that could be an ideal direction to go in.

I agree with the other poster. Not only is Intel Mac on the way out, the the Apple silicon chips are SO much more efficient in Macs, leading to longer battery life and less ram usage while doing stuff.

Best Buy has the base M3 MacBook Air on sale for about $750 right now. If you're dead set on used, they have a handful of refurbished M1 Air and Pro models starting around $500.

Dang, beat me to it by two minutes!

HamStudy is the best one. The app cost a couple bucks but the mobile site is free

The Beast continued its studies with renewed Focus, building great Reference works and contemplating new Realities. The Beast brought forth its followers and acolytes to create a renewed smaller form of itself and, through Mischievous means, sent it out across the world.

from The Book of Mozilla, 6:27