I think their normal intake was 4 or 5 coffees. I’d expect to feel **something ** cutting down from that to 0. Maybe the decaf placebo really worked for them, most days?

Maybe? I was surprised to hear James saying he hadn’t had any caffeine on multiple days.

One coffee a day? Those are rookie numbers!

Joking aside, that could mean there’s already significant variance in their intake.

You could maybe work this out from a meta analysis of the studies about caffeine and focusing, where the control group is actually just in withdrawal.

I was surprised by the lack of correlation between caffeine intake and sleep quality, but the takeaway, for me, is that if they were specifically looking into that, they’d need to control for other factors. And n=5 is pretty small.

Interesting stuff.

There’s room for preference, I can enjoy a dark roast blend, but they seem to be really leaning into it these days.

Bad? Who’s to say. Specialty coffee is 100% Arabica and Arabica is more expensive to source, so, regardless of preference, I’m surprised by “100% the cheap stuff” marketing.

I think it’s an attempt to introduce apparent differentiation at a low price-point. I’m curious about future developments.

I love acidic specialty coffee that tastes like you squeezed half a lemon into the cup, but I also enjoy bolder, more classically intense coffee.

My main point isn’t so much about people’s different preferences, but the way companies seem to be pushing towards one end of the preference spectrum bit because of its value, but because of the cost and margins.

“Slightly better than gas station coffee.” Living the dream!

I already have that, I have the Fellow filter and pressure valve thing. It’s actually pretty good for the kind of coffee I most often like and makes for a cool workflow.

It’s pretty funny that it’s more expensive than the AeroPress itself.

But now how will I satisfy my Gear Acquisition Síndrome?

I’m glad you’re happy with it though.

Very interesting. I’ve considered getting one of these, but I’m not sure it would make enough of a difference for the AeroPress.

Huzzah! Quite the upgrade indeed.

I’m consistently impressed by Baratza’s consumer-friendly practices.

They’re not the right grinders for me, having a company in the space raising the bar this way is good for everybody.

Happy grinding!

Sorry, kind missed this. Yeah, there’s some weird stuff going on.

It’s more than fair to focus your perspective on Humble on how they deal with charity and move your resources elsewhere.

You could check your browser’s dev tools network tab and inspect the request. There isn’t much “hacking” you can do here though. If you send a low enough total amount, you just won’t get the games. If you send a higher total amount, you’ll get charged for it. This interface comes before the checkout proper.

It would still be interesting to get some insight on how this works though.

Just checked the website. Your interpretation (and nine) was incorrect.

The publishers and charities sliders and connected, so they split up a total between the two. The Humble slider is independent (or connected to a referral in a similar way).

There should be some kind of separation here. I’d go so far as to say there should be a text explanation.

The other issue is that they’re absolutely no indication that spiders can affect each other, when using a screen reader. There’s no feedback for a slider you’re not adjusting.