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Well, there are a lot of ways to do it, depending on your budget. It's pretty simple if you buy the right equipment, but "the right equipment" is expensive and improvising is fiddly.

I'd recommend looking this site over some, they have a lot of introductory guides and such. /r/roasting is also an awesome sub in general.

The biggest issue with home roasting is that the beans need to move continuously, for the entire roast, or else they get burned. There are some ways to do this with improvised equipment though:

-Using an air (popcorn) popper. Assuming you have the right model, it does get hot enough to roast coffee, and the beans are light enough to blow around in the interior chamber nonstop. It gets pretty messy though, and you don't have much control. You also can't do huge batches of coffee all at once.

You should have a dedicated popper just for coffee, since you don't want the different oils mixing. Also, some poppers aren't powerful enough, and many modern ones have safety features that'll automatically shut off before it gets hot enough. Some people have fun with disabling those features and/or modding their poppers to give them more control.

"The Poppery II" is a commonly-suggested model for air roasting like this. They don't make them anymore, but they were made like tanks and so you can often find them in thrift stores.

This is a good, cheap, intro way to do it, though the lack of control is annoying. The flavor develops in part based on how long it's kept at each temperature point, and an air popper gives you very few options for adjusting temperature.

Alternatively,

-Using a stovetop popcorn roaster, like this. It has a handle that allows you to stir the coffee continuously, and it can work pretty well. The main drawback is monitoring/nailing the temperature, which is tricky. It's easier with a gas stove.

There are other methods as well, like using a heat gun, but I've never tried them and can't comment. I should also point out that everything I've just explained is a fire hazard, as is coffee roasting in general - the beans need to get quite hot, and they give off a thin, paperlike substance called chaff. I've never had a fire, but it's something you need to be aware of and plan for accordingly.

-If all of that sounds like too much of a hassle, you can just buy an actual coffee roaster. They make it way easier, and you can generally roast much larger batches at once. Sadly, they tend to be pretty expensive.

I'd recommend this one, which is actually on the very inexpensive end for a roaster. It's good quality though, and I've had one for over 1.5 years now without issue. Also note that the site I linked includes 8 pounds of free coffee when you buy from them, and (at least when I bought mine) they charge the same price for the unit as everyone else. So that's nice.

I really like roasting my own coffee. It can be a pain at times, but it means I always have fresh-roasted coffee available. Unless you buy from a local roaster, you've probably never had fresh coffee before. Whole bean coffee goes stale in like a week, and grocery store coffee is much older than a week. Pre-ground coffee goes stale in like minutes or hours.

They cover the stale taste up by burning the shit out of their beans, and so almost everything you see in a grocery store is only 1-2 stages removed from being charcoal. This page shows you what the beans look like at every stage, and you can see how "french roast" actually means "burnt to hell."

Man, long post! At any rate, roasting your own coffee can be quite nice. Green coffee beans run around $4-6/pound normally and you can sometimes find it for even cheaper. At least where I live, even burnt grocery store coffee is often much more expensive than that. So you're paying less for better quality -- as long as you don't mind improvising, or a big up-front investment.

Edited tl;dr: It's a good way to save money and get better coffee, though it can be either annoying or require a big upfront investment. This page has a lot of good introductory info on the whole process.

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There's a strong STRONG likelihood that the key to that particular nuisance box is a CH751.

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Get beyond ballpoint pens and improvised levers- with a CH751 you can have that box open at your beck and call.

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And did I mention it works on more than just office HVAC cages? Here is a small list of equipment that was also fitted (and thus, opened) with a CH751:

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* Air conditioner units

* Liquor cabinet

* Most RVs

* Desks

* Gas Pumps

* Soda Fountain

* And a bunch of other shit!

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And I'm sure you're wondering how much such a key could cost. I'm sure if it can open so many things it must be expensive. That's the best part- you can get a set of 10 keys, enough for you, your spouse, your work friend, your boss, your baby mama, your dog, that cool guy from the office next door, the intern, your weed guy, and his weed guy, for LESS THAN $8.

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[Worth it for the Toilet Paper convenience alone. ](https://www.amazon.com/Southco-CH751-Campers-Cabinets-Locks/dp/B001562UII/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=ch751&qid=1561386162&s=gateway&sr=8-1)

As a user of one i'd second Giant as well.

Got me a somewhat cheap Giant about half a year ago, picked up a Sedona for about $280 after taxes from a local shop and it came with 6-months of free tune-ups and tire repairs and was worth every penny. So much better than the pacific stratus(this thing) I had before it and great for riding around town or along the river.

Costs more of course but it's just flat-out better in every aspect, looking at one of those 3 brands are really worth considering if you can afford to squeeze those extra dollars into a bike.

Not just some carbon, but a pretty high amount of it. Most steels you use in construction and basically everywhere else aren't even hardenable (<0.3 -0.4% carbon) whereas knife steels will be anywhere from 0.5% all the way up to 3%.

There are specific steels designed for knives that are practically stainless, but these cost a small fortune, i.e: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F968G3K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_da0nDbM6K1DHN

Steel becomes stainless once you add in chromium as an alloy. Some of the chromium binds with the carbon, but the rest is free to float around and suck up oxygen before the iron can react with it. The more carbon you have, the less free chromium is available. Stainless steel like 316l (food grade) is 0.08% carbon, 16-18% chromium, and 14% nickel. VG10 (high quality Japanese chef knife) is 1% carbon and 15% chromium. VG10 will absolutely rust if you leave it sitting in salty/acidic water for a long time, whereas 316l is basically rust proof.

Most razor blades are AEB-L, which is 1% carbon and only 13.5% chromium.

• All the steels I mentioned have more than just carbon and chromium in them, but I'm leaving it out for simplicity.

Slightly related:

Best fog free mirror I have used is from a company called ToiletTree.
Link here:
https://www.amazon.com/Squeegee-ToiletTree-Products-Guaranteed-Designed/dp/B003BQ6QXK

Going on 4 years, not a single amount of fog, blur, fading etc. No other fog free mirror I've bought can compare to this.

/in case someone finds this useful

Found you some! As an example ofc. My favorite are anything sour

Jolly Rancher Candy Canes in Bold Fruit Smoothie Flavors, 6.3-Ounce Boxes, 12-Count Packages (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B1FR70Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7x31BbS71WGTH

> I do not not have to do it well, I do not have even to finish it, I just have to start it.

Thanks, i'm glad you posted it. i'll have to check it out. I read something that sounds similar in aspect of this part of your description. The book I read was Finnegan's Way. Its mostly a fable like telling of the author meeting this man named Finnegan who tells him to start doing things badly and with out saying it, let go of perfectionism.

This awesome book talks about it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JTHVHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_KLHgDbF3YJN1V

Apparently it was like concentrated jelly the size of a stick of butter.

People also used to cut a hole into a pumpkin a fill it with water and sugar, then seal the hole with paraffin wax. Leave it alone for a while and end up with pumpkin gin.

Folks got wildly creative when they couldn’t just go to the store to buy alcohol.

You can see the Banksy quote from the Amazon listing for the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Piece-Banksy/dp/1844137872/

I'm pretty sure an agent just called the MET, spoke to someone in their press department and then just printed whatever they said for comic effect.

Thanks man. Thought maybe a G-Shock. Like this one

Casio G-Shock GA100-1A2 Ana-Digi Speed Indicator Black Dial Men's Watch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007V2ZZWS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VK8YBbSF1WQRR

The Steelseries Qck+ comes in several designs and is probably the best made mousepad on the market today. The other sizes and shapes come in more color options.

My mam gave it to me the other day! I just found it though on amazon, thar ya go :) http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B007XCFGZ2/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/179-8022583-8961345

Haha, ‘tis a real thing! I have several of these!

charging condom

It could either be a green tea or a wasabi kit kat, but I think it's a green tea one as it's dark green like in the picture. I don't think those flavours are very common in stores outside of Japan, but a quick web search gave me this and this.

This is from "This is a Book" by Demetri Martin for anyone interested.

I freeze Capri Sun and eat it like Pop-Ice.

This might actually work sometimes.. my ex-gf would grade papers at home, sometimes over a glass or two of wine. I recommend correction tape (far less noticeable).

Well if you want them, here you go.

Link to book: http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Piece-Banksy/dp/1844137872

Wall and Piece by Banksy.

You can use one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Charge-Block-Adaptor-SmartCharge/dp/B00QRRZ2QM

It blocks data connections, you can only use it for recharging.