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Moka Pot or AeroPress

I own both. I daily use my AeroPress. I use my Moka about twice a month. They’re both great brewers, but the Moka isn’t for making a good daily cup or espresso. The coffee you get from it is unique. If you make a lot of milk beverages, I think the Moka is a decent way to make coffee for that use, but you’ll also need a good way to froth and steam your milk.

I’d go with an AeroPress and check out the various brew methods available to achieve your desired results.

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The PTFE Tube on my Prusa Mini broke last night. This is my hacky workaround until my replacement parts arrive

Binder clips are up there with duct tape for the number of times they’ve been a good quick fix! Good chance to stock up and keep a few tubes on hand.

My policy has been to buy multiples of any part I replace. I’ve got a dozen tubes, a hundred nozzles, two beds, and a couple extra belts in my “spare parts” box at the moment. It helps that, often, buying multiple parts seems to drop the overall price per unit by a good bit.

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Question Of The Week: What are your favorite iOS widgets?

AltStore, Sports Alerts, and Obico. All on my home page along with the Photos memories widget.

Alt Store keeps me updated on my need to update.
Sports Alert helps me keep tabs on the only sport and team I follow.
Obico gives me a little image of my active 3D Print and a percentage complete bar.

I do wish that they all updated more frequently, but they’re all helpful for things I want to keep track of, even when I’m not in a place to do so.

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You just won One Billion Dollars, what are you buying?

  1. A modest house.
  2. A second (functioning) vehicle for my family.
  3. Some apartments that I can turn into transitional housing for houseless and/or low income families, along with a staff of full time handymen, social workers, and counselors for facilities and transitional support.
  4. Create a healthcare fund/endowment investment managed by someone competent. It would be used to pay medical collections debts using the interest it draws.
  5. I dunno. A billion dollars goes a long way. Well above and beyond any amount I ever anticipate needing, let alone having. Maybe some Picassos to hang in my modest house.