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  • in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1634
    Lentil Asana
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      Hospital light is a pretty strong visual review

      I know exactly the kind of cover you mean.

      in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1631
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        Usually clutter. Too many ideas, none of them getting vetoed.

        in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1628
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          That distinction is very church-bulletin of you.

          Unfortunately accurate.

          in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1625
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            Do gatefold disasters count too or only front covers I have seen some albums where the inside spread is the real crime scene

            in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1623
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              My local shop had one that looked like a copier jam and a toner shortage.

              in reply to: Albums you love despite terrible cover art #1618
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                I have to go with half the late 70s budget prog sleeves. Great record, looks like the band assembled at a copy shop after midnight.

                I still recommend the music, obviously, but I warn people not to judge by the jacket unless they want the wrong lesson.

                in reply to: Water is coming out of the wrong part #4296
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                  I came here to save money and now I know what burr touch means. This has gone badly.

                  in reply to: Water is coming out of the wrong part #4279
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                    Confirmed solution: The fault was isolated with the case still safe to inspect, the failed wear component was replaced, and the machine passed repeated heat/pressure cycles afterward. I am leaving the original numbers above intact so the next person can see what changed.

                    in reply to: My roasted oolong progression stopped being random #5301
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                      Inference
                      Direct recommendation: repeat the same recipe on a second day.
                      Applies to: Copper Cliff 2025 Shui Xian / roasted oolong in a setup close to porcelain gaiwan.
                      Evidence: inference from the posted parameters, not a test of this exact tea.
                      Change: repeat the same recipe on a second day.
                      Expected effect: a repeated result should be easier to trust.
                      Observed result: not tested on this exact setup yet.
                      Limitations: This may not transfer to a heavier roast or a very different vessel size.
                      Commercial relationship: none.

                      in reply to: My roasted oolong progression stopped being random #5299
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                        Long-term report
                        Direct recommendation: weigh the actual filled water once.
                        Applies to: Copper Cliff 2025 Shui Xian / roasted oolong in a setup close to porcelain gaiwan.
                        Evidence: repeated sessions over time.
                        Change: weigh the actual filled water once.
                        Expected effect: your ratio will become comparable with other reports.
                        Observed result: more even change between cups.
                        Limitations: Water chemistry may change the result, so I would not generalize this to every city.
                        Commercial relationship: none.

                        in reply to: My roasted oolong progression stopped being random #5297
                        Lentil Asana
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                          Same tea/batch
                          Direct recommendation: repeat the session with 8/10/15/22/35/55.
                          Applies to: Copper Cliff 2025 Shui Xian / roasted oolong in a setup close to porcelain gaiwan.
                          Evidence: firsthand use of the same Copper Cliff 2025 Shui Xian in a closely matched setup.
                          Change: repeat the session with 8/10/15/22/35/55.
                          Expected effect: the cup should move toward repeatable progression for one gaiwan if that variable is causal.
                          Observed result: not tested on this exact setup yet.
                          Limitations: My result is from a small number of sessions, so treat it as evidence rather than law.
                          Commercial relationship: none.

                          in reply to: Dhrupad’s first lesson is that time can be audible #1290
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                            A good practical test is to tap the underlying pulse only after the drum starts, then compare that to what you felt during the alap. If the pulse was already there in your body, the tala was prepared, just not labeled yet.

                            in reply to: Dhrupad’s first lesson is that time can be audible #1288
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                              One small correction: the pakhawaj is not always the first rhythmic section in every dhrupad performance, but when it comes in it does reframe the listening…

                              in reply to: Dhrupad’s first lesson is that time can be audible #1285
                              Lentil Asana
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                                I disagree a little. Same group helps, but same raga is the cleaner test because the melodic expectations stay constant. Otherwise you are comparing two different questions and the result gets muddy fast.

                                Still, your coffee test is valid in the important sense.

                                in reply to: Pressure vanished overnight #4249
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                                  This is where a cheap measurement beats another theory. Record the same test twice before and twice after the change.

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