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I am trying my best to avoid the rabbit hole of sampling different beans from every source that is out there. The choices are endless and way too varied.

Great idea Nate, I thought about that a while back but forgot along the way with all the other things going on here. Seems to me it was a software issue but I can't imagine why just the apps disappeared. I tried reloading Win 10 multiple times which should have yielded some progress but not so. I will pull the HD's later this week and try to see if any data can be recovered. I have not had any success finding anyone with a similar issue due to updates.

Getting better by the day. Niche grind setting dialed in at least for the Marmot beans and the pull protocol is getting refined and better by the day. If nothing else the pucks are coming out picture perfect so there's that. Between the guidance from this thread and Hoffman the Flair learning curve has been quite steep. The only drawback is that I get so excited with my progress that I keep making new cups of espresso back to back and get such a caffeine buzz I would swear someone spiked my morning oat milk with amphetamines. Another drawback is that my 250 Mbps fiber optic speeds are too slow and I am now searching for a provider who can provide Teraflop downloads. I can now attest that I am three times more productive than I was before my Flair 58 purchase.

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Looking more like it as I try too trouble shoot. Time to shop for new hardware.

Unable to boot from disk. Tried the sfc/scannow but nothing happened. It appears all apps disappeared from HD. I think I am fooked, probably some hardware issue.

What it's your birthday? Happy Birthday Al!

@Grawk, HemiSam, Covered_Ears, thanks guys. Yes, problem was I changed too many variables at once. Grind was set waaay too fine, overcompensated when changing from pour over to espresso. Did the pre infusion but did not give enough time. Changes will be implemented after my upcoming wine break.

Well it seems microsoft has done it again to me. For years off and on I have had problems whenever microsoft has done an update and it would screw up everything. This time in early February there was some type of update that FUBARed my whole computer. First I suspected it was the NORD vpn update but I deactivated it and there was no difference. The problems are- I cannot access any apps. The startup icon and search bar do not work, When I hit startup button+R, I can see the HDs with some documents but no apps, MS Office, Windows Accessories etc do not appear on the HD tree, When attempting to pull up saved docs I get error messages which makes me think that somehow the links to the apps were corrupted or vanished, What "fixes" I have attempted so far- Since my computer skills are as limited as my woodworking and amp building skills I have just stayed with the basics. Restated the computer, shut the computer down and turned it on, attempted reloading Win 10 Pro from disk. I cannot roll back the computer updates because I am unable to access any apps which limits options for further trouble shooting. Screen shot of error messages - When attempting to pull up old jpgs from my desktop I get this error message causing me to suspect the link to my apps was corrupted. Any ideas or suggestions? Hopefully there is a solution other than doing a complete wipe of the main drive and reinstalling Win 10. BTW when I searched MS they stated that my system was not compatible with Win 11. Thanks for any advice.

OK, starting to dial in the Flair 58 and running into two learning curve issues. First, when pulling shots it is taking way too long 1.3 minutes and way too much force 10psi, to pull a full shot. I think I need to work on the grind setting, perhaps the setting is dialed in too fine. I am trying to figure out the settings as I move the Niche back and forth between pour over and espresso. Second, once I have finished the shot, I still have a puddle of water on the top of the 54mm portafilter's screen. Oddly enough the puck seems to be relatively solid so it must mean I am getting most of the water through the grounds. Any suggestions?

Happy Birthday!

Which one is mine?

Who the hell launders wheat futures? Just sayin'

In, now I need to PP the $. Euros or Rubles? I have a stash of both that need to be laundered exchanged.

Doing my part I am now drinking Tito's instead of Stolichnaya. China needs petrol to feed it's industry and arable land to feed it's people. It currently does not have enough of either to meet it's needs. Russia and Kazakhstan have the petrol and arable land and the geographic proximity to China. Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan offer great corridors to what China needs with little military resistance should things go south. Vladivostok and areas just north to Khabarovsk have been "temporarily" leased to China for agriculture needs. Shouldn't take a rocket scientist to see where this end game is going. I think Putin is looking west when he should be watching his east.

Happy birthday Nate! Sorry I missed you in Beantown.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday Al!

Happy Birthday Colin!

Happy Birthday Steve! Sending birthday wishes from our house to yours...

Try Etsy, I have one in mind there. Be careful though, some sellers misrepresent the nature of their products and where they are made.