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Montana said:
I gotta say, I’ve taken on Hubermans suggestion of putting off the first cup for 20-60 minutes after I wake, to ride the natural drug your body pumps to wake you….so I’ll pound a big mason jar of water, take the dog out, then start the coffee process….and it has made a difference.

makes the caffeine boost more satisfying or something….and leaves me with a superior focus overall.

caveat: anecdotal/possible placebo, etc.
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+1

I usually take the dog first thing after waking up. then eat breakfast. then make my latte.
 
Wayward DP said:
Starbucks burns their beans. I don't understand the appeal at all.
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they buy low quality beans from all over the world, so they burn the beans to eliminate any nuance and make their brew taste the same, whether you're in NYC or Hong Kong

I think their blond roast is fine though
 
Wayward DP said:
Starbucks burns their beans. I don't understand the appeal at all.
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Isn't their biggest seller the candy drinks with 10 lbs of sugar? I tasted one once and the goal for those products is so you don't taste the actual bean itself. It works. But I wouldn't call it coffee. It's candy with a splash of coffee.
 
Preston said:
Isn't their biggest seller the candy drinks with 10 lbs of sugar? I tasted one once and the goal for those products is so you don't taste the actual bean itself. It works. But I wouldn't call it coffee. It's candy with a splash of coffee.
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they basically sell coffee flavoured dairy...but I give them them props because in a city like Toronto, it was their corporate influence that created a mainstream artisanal coffee culture that previously did not exist outside of ethnic espresso bars
 
CH1 said:
what's your goto?
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Resolve for everything. Adobe gets enough of my money with their other products and the colour grading is so much better.

I don't do a ton of video though, a handful of event videos, aerial features, etc a month and the stuff Premiere Pro does better (well...After Effects integration isn't really PP, but still, special effects work is way easier on Premiere from what I understand ) isn't stuff that I'm doing in my edits.
 
Preston said:
Isn't their biggest seller the candy drinks with 10 lbs of sugar? I tasted one once and the goal for those products is so you don't taste the actual bean itself. It works. But I wouldn't call it coffee. It's candy with a splash of coffee.
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the Dunkin Donuts - starbucks Frappucino wars are what turned them from smalltime operators to amongst the biggest chains in the world.

coffee flavoured milkshakes.
 
MindzEye said:
Resolve for everything. Adobe gets enough of my money with their other products and the colour grading is so much better.

I don't do a ton of video though, a handful of event videos, aerial features, etc a month and the stuff Premiere Pro does better (well...After Effects integration isn't really PP, but still, special effects work is way easier on Premiere from what I understand ) isn't stuff that I'm doing in my edits.
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do you have the fancy Resolve hardware?

I think most people love the first editing software "language" they learn...I started editing when AVID was the undisputed leader (there was something called Lightworks as competition). Apple's FinalCut and Premiere eventually copied them but when Apple abandoned the pro side of the industry, it was an easy win for Adobe to swoop in with a one software suite fits all approach. I should have bought the damn stock back then.
 
CH1 said:
do you have the fancy Resolve hardware?
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The speed editor? Nah, custom keybinding is nearly as good and isn't 600-1000+ bucks.

If I was doing higher end work (I've toyed with taking some courses and getting into editing full projects like documentaries and shit, but to date have only really dabbled...event videos, a few corporate videos, real estate, architectural showcase stuff, a few web commercials, etc) I would probably invest in it but for now nah.

CH1 said:
I think most people love the first editing software "language" they learn...I started editing when AVID was the undisputed leader (there was something called Lightworks as competition). Apple's FinalCut and Premiere eventually copied them but when Apple abandoned the pro side of the industry, it was an easy win for Adobe to swoop in with a one company fits all approach. I should have bought the damn stock back then.
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Yeah, and I only started about 2 years ago so the choices were fairly obvious. I already owned some blackmagic camera gear, and I use lightroom + photoshop for 90-95% of my photo editing so was familiar with both companies. Resolve having a really highly functional free version was what pushed me over the edge in their direction tbh. Premiere pro being ~40 US a month on a forever subscription model and the full pro version of resolve being like 400 bucks one time pushed me to resolve. Also, Resolve's colour grading was pretty clutch on some of my early projects where I sucked at consistently managing white balance in camera.
 
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CH1 said:
Last year, I didn't have coffee for a two week stretch and the first cup was like cocaine light.
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its embarrassing but anytime I tell my gf I have a headache, have had brain fog all day, or that my body feels like it’s been hit by a truck….her only reply every single time is “have you had coffee?”

…and that’s been the culprit 95% of the time.
 
Montana said:
its embarrassing but every single time I tell my gf I have a headache, have had brain fog all day, or that my body feels like it’s been hit by a truck….her only reply every single time is “have you had coffee?”

…and that’s been the culprit 95% of the time.
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Yup. Caffeine withdrawal is a motherfucker.
 
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