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It Helps Her on Her Way, Gets Her Through Her Busy Day

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I use a Snow Peak Collapsible Coffee Drip as my daily pour over device. It works reliably for 5 years now, takes a beating and travels well, but there is one issue that the CS-113 has. It is square. most coffee filters will come close to fitting in it, but they flop about; and when wet, hang significantly below the dripper and often below the rim of the mug you are brewing into. Snow Peak has nice origami-esque instructions for how to fold a filter to fit, but it drops a lot of volume out of the filter. Additionally, while I am a fancy lad, I also tend to be pragmatic. Sourcing v60 filters will set me back ~7 USD / 100 from amazon and are not available for delivery from the grocery store near my house. A comprable pack of #2 cone filters is 2.09 USD, locally. Over the last few months I have been fiddling with and refiddling with how to fold these so that they work well with the CS-113. Here is what I came up with
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Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows

Last time out, we dealt with the mindset and resources needed to succeed in UNIX. Primarily, a sense of ownership and a drive to solve problems. In this installment we are going to look at a couple of commands that are the core of keeping a usable system. Commands for directory manipulation and variables. If you get stuck or are just feeling froggy dump them into the triumvirate (help, man, info) and read up on some of the more obscure uses. Hope you got your coffee and notebook, Let's get to some serious fiddling.
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What Would You Do if I Sang Out of Tune?

The first step towards proficiency is research. So grab a pen(cil) and some paper and let's get rolling. I know that may seem a bit archaic, but the physical act of writing enhances retention . You can use a text file if you wish, but the link between typing in information and retention is significantly weaker.
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More Projects than Good Sense

For my entire life I have suffered from being interested in everything. I enjoy reading, listening, watching and discussing at length just about any topic. I will spend days learning about how things are made, then embark on making them myself.
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