Inderes Coffee Room (Part 11)

[T_sijoittaja]

What is coffee and what do you do with it (or do you even do anything with it at all)

[Wallet_Nahlroos]

@CitizenJ

Expensive for the poor

We were out pheasant hunting, as is only proper, and coffee equipment came up in conversation among the more enlightened members. One of our newer members seemed positively shocked upon hearing the prices of the devices. Of course, he is only a doctor, so a more refined understanding of such necessities is not exactly a given. Every group needs someone to carry the bags, after all.

As an old colleague of mine once put it: you can get by on a salary, but sales build a life where such details are a given.

Ps. The Rolls-Royce of equipment, La Marzocco—maintenance is handled by ordering a technician to your home. Easy, money takes care of it.

[Ilkka6]

Ooh, Kruunuvuorensilta opens today for cyclists and pedestrians! It is Finland’s longest and highest bridge and a great new landmark for the city. Tram traffic will start later. I might go for a test ride as early as today!

Helsinki | Pitkään odotettu Kruunuvuorensilta avautuu lauantaina

The bridge looks great in this sea fog video from a couple of weeks ago:

Sea Fog in Helsinki | 4K Aerial Hyperlapse

[Avokado]

There is a certain group of people who believe they are never wrong. A great way to bring them together is to post a bike vs. car video online where the driver makes a mistake. In the comments, every possible argument is dug up to explain why the situation is (always) the cyclist’s fault, topped off with some defamation and threats of violence.

Additionally, they are told to get a driver’s license, because supposedly a cyclist doesn’t know what things look like from behind the wheel. The fact is, however, that 90% of adult cyclists also drive cars. What is almost certain is that these raging motorists have never cycled longer distances and have no idea what it looks like from behind the handlebars.

On a bike, I have to stop or swerve because of another road user’s mistake about once every 50km. By car, the corresponding figure is about once every 5,000km. From the saddle, a bungling driver isn’t some once-a-month “isolated incident” but a daily occurrence. At many intersections, you have to wonder if the driver sees you and realizes they need to yield. When you express a hope online that drivers would follow the rules, you get death threats. Mistakes happen to everyone, and we could learn from them by “raising a hand to acknowledge the mistake” instead of twisting ourselves into knots trying to prove the fault was elsewhere.

Solutions.

• Gather the raging motorists from the comment sections and, as an “integration measure,” have them cycle, say, 10x 50km rides. I bet their perspective would change quite quickly.
• We need many more cyclists. On my own driving route, there’s a spot where a cyclist comes out from behind a rock maybe only once every 200 trips. The danger of the spot isn’t just poor visibility but the low number of cyclists, so many drivers don’t remember to watch out for bikes.

https://x.com/tomiihalainen/status/2045241692102480297?s=20

[Ziibra]

@Taikurijoonatan

I’ve noticed that utilizing cashback or other payment method benefits is not widely practiced. This certainly falls into the category of “why don’t people do this, that, and the other.” I’m not moralizing, just wondering.

You buy the same goods anyway. If you use, for example, a Bank Norwegian card, you get a maximum of €75 cashback per year. If you invest this (free money?) further, for example over a 20-year period, with my skills, this pot would be around €1,000. For a real investor, it would be around €2,000.

Or you can use it to buy potting soil or a couple of dozen bottles of the world’s best beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (NOT A PURCHASE RECOMMENDATION!).

Throw out some ideas on how I can best utilize the 0.5% cashback on the Nordea Gold card? What kind of payments and how can I handle them through the credit side so that the cashback is earned?

[Taikurijoonatan]

At a quick glance, it has the same benefits as the Norwegian credit card. That is, you get 0.5% CB on all purchases made on the credit side (excl. cash transfers and gambling).

So, just pay for everything using credit and settle the credit bill immediately once you get home

[Perttu_Hamalainen]

@Perttu_Hamalainen

I rewarded myself for some mediocre stock picking. It might be that sleep will be a bit hard to come by tonight…

I bought this around the time of Coffee Room thread 8. Hardcore enthusiasts obviously want to grind their coffee with a separate machine and extract the drink using a manual lever, but this works well for me. I wash the milk system once a week, even though the recommendation is once a day. I do rinse it after every coffee, of course. Now, after a few years of use, I can say that at least I haven’t run into any issues. I’ve gone through quite a few water filters and cleaning agents, but a reasonable amount compared to the enjoyment.

[Huhtis]

@Wallet_Nahlroos

We were pheasant hunting, as one does, and coffee equipment came up in conversation among the more informed.

Now it’s clear who is really behind this username… Somehow I always wondered how no one could tell Clark Kent from Superman just because of glasses, but the best way to stay hidden really seems to be the most obvious solution.

[Torniojaws]

“Shares of this company you can’t refuse”

Traditional investing for a new age.

[RentaPoRenta]

Good old cyclists vs. motorists. This is today’s version of mopeds vs. cars—meaning the bad-mouthing, threatening, tailgating, and cursing of moped riders to high heaven in discussions. The difference is that while moped riders are mainly teenagers, cyclists are mostly middle-class men over 30. I often understand both sides, but the stereotypical Finnish fitness cyclist often has a passive-aggressive “a van is parked on MY BIKE PATH, I’M RIDING RIGHT THROUGH IT NO MATTER WHAT” type of mentality. It probably stems from an attitude brought on by age and status. In the provinces, cyclists aren’t an issue in traffic because you don’t see them. It’s a big city thing, and that might be part of the reason why they are noticed less (or why people aren’t aware of the rules). Cycling is the same as motorcycling: it’s better to stay sharp yourself and accept that not everyone will always notice you or know the traffic rules perfectly. Road rage exists among both drivers and cyclists. Not everyone knows the traffic rules as well as others, and that’s a good thing to realize when you’re on two wheels. Coming from the provinces myself, I didn’t know how to cycle in the capital region (wait, you’re not allowed to ride on the sidewalk, or what’s even the difference between a sidewalk and a bike path), let alone how to take them into account when driving a car

[samamies]

A kettle, a grinder, and an Aeropress. You get good coffee for cheap.

I don’t know how to geek out over beans. I usually go through Löfbergs like your average Joe. Occasionally, I’ll buy something a bit more special.

[samamies]

Out here in the sticks, they still don’t know how to appreciate the premier class of endurance sports. Maybe one day, but if only I were in Mallorca or the Basque Country.

[Mika12345]

I bought a car (half) and an Avant with a credit card. Got a good amount of points.

[Saapasjalkakissa]

We have a small (but principled) dispute at home:

If I say the birthday is “on the Saturday after May Day” (referring to this year), what date does it mean?

May Day Eve is a Thursday, and May Day is a Friday.

Vote for your interpretation:

• 2.5. – the Saturday immediately after May Day
• 9.5. – the Saturday of the following week after May Day
• Depends on the interpreter / both are possible

[Divinesia]

Best to make a compromise and hold birthday celebrations over each of the next five Saturdays.

[Pohjolan_Eka]

@Avokado

There is a certain group of people who think they are never wrong. An excellent way to bring them together is to post a video online of a bike vs car where the driver makes a mistake. In the comments, every possible argument is dug up for why the situation is (always) the cyclist’s fault, topped off with a bit of defamation and threats of violence.

Additionally, they are told to get a driver’s license, because surely a cyclist doesn’t know what it looks like from behind the steering wheel. The fact is, however, that 90% of adult cyclists also drive a car. What is almost certain is that these raging drivers have never cycled longer distances and have no idea what it looks like from behind the bike’s handlebars.

On a bike, I have to stop or swerve due to another road user’s mistake about once every 50km. In a car, the corresponding figure is about once every 5000km. From the bike saddle, that bumbling driver isn’t a once-a-month “isolated incident” but a daily occurrence. In many intersections, you have to wonder if the driver sees me and realizes they should give way. When you wish online that drivers would follow the rules, you get death threats. Mistakes happen to everyone and one could learn from them by “raising a hand to signal a mistake” instead of twisting oneself into knots trying to prove the fault was somewhere else.

Solutions.

• Collect the raging drivers from the comment section and as an “integration measure” make them ride, say, 10x 50km loops. I bet the perspective changes quite quickly.
• We need many more cyclists. On my own driving route, there’s a spot where a cyclist comes out from behind a cliff maybe only once every 200 trips. The danger of the spot isn’t just poor visibility but the low number of cyclists, so many drivers don’t remember to watch out for bikes.

https://x.com/tomiihalainen/status/2045241692102480297?s=20

That spot in Viikki is very poorly designed from a cyclist’s perspective, and a couple of times a year, a car or the light rail almost runs me over, especially if I’ve visited the excellent CoolHead brewery nearby during a longer bike trip to enjoy a well-deserved discounted cold one.

Still, the spandex-head who posted that video online is asking for a crash by overtaking a driver who made a mistake right next to the front bumper. The driver might get startled like a wild animal, mix up the gas and brake pedals, and stomp the life out of the cyclist. Traffic is cooperation, where you also have to take into account the driving errors made by others and avoid causing dangerous situations.

Both the driver and the cyclist handled that encounter completely like shit. 5/5 Twitter ragebait.

[Patapata]

But in the end, what matters most is who was right; it’s a comfort even if the crash means your cycling days are over for the rest of your life

[Opa]

RIP Hamina’s 100-meter flagpole?

200-300 k€ rose to → 700 k€ during the construction phase, and now it needs to be renovated for 500 k€.

When Finland turned 100, it received a flag roughly the size of a basketball court, 27m x 16m, as a gift from 30 nations.

Admittedly an impressive flagpole, which also calls into question the saying that one shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth…

And the flag doesn’t really last either, especially in the winter…

Hamina harkitsee kuuluisan satametrisen lipputangon purkamista –...

Ensin oli jättilippu ilman tankoa, sitten liki 700 000 euron tanko ilman...

Haminan lipputanko taas ongelmissa – jättilippu ei kestä talvea

[Pohjolan_Eka]

@Tomi_Valkeajarvi

It seems that here in the coffee room, something was also noted that yours truly promises to shape up on!

@Tomi_Valkeajarvi

Thanks for the pertinent remark! Admittedly, I got a bit carried away with these, but in the future, we’ll try to keep the titles transparent so it’s immediately clear which company is being discussed.

Me giving myself a slap:

It’s actually a good idea to give up at this point, because if we’re being honest, you wouldn’t have stood a chance against veterans who have spent decades perfecting clickbait titles. A quick glance at the Iltalehti website shows just how tough a spread of stories is waiting for the reader there:

[Torniojaws]

My personal favorite is an arrangement on one road where you can’t see anything in either direction from the Stop sign before the crosswalk. If you don’t want a quick side-impact test, you’re almost forced to drive onto the crosswalk

According to the law, you have to take the mistakes of others into account in your own actions. So even if you are in the right, the law doesn’t “permit” stubborn behavior

Tieliikennelaki | 729/2018 | Legislation | Finlex