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Ben Justman🍷 · 9w
Is my career safe from AI? We're all thinking it. A winemaker's future isn't as simple as "a robot will take my job." I'll benefit from the first wave of automation through better software tools for...
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How long do you think you have? You might actually be better off in the operations side. I'll take a wild guess that you've got at least 20 years if your the pickers. Machines have to do just as good as humans AND cost less. Else, why use them? You also need huge upfront investment and there needs to be enough people/infrastructure to support repairing the machines in a timely manner. All that still needs to cost less than a human.
Ben Justman🍷 · 9w
I've lost entire vintages overnight. Here's what winter survival looks like when you farm wine in the highest elevation wine region in North America. Winter is the most important and least controlla...
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Sorry to hear/see this friend. I'm still really early in my wine making journey and I buy my fruit from an orchard. I haven't had to deal with this kind of loss. Is there any way your vines survived and you get a crazy interesting vintage based on the extreem dryness? Or, is that type of torture only good for certain varieties and when the grapes are already on the vine?
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Ben Justman🍷 · 9w
I'm actually not terribly worried about this year and didn't mean for my post to come off as as negative as it seemingly did
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I bought a 2017 #porsche Cayenne GTS with a v6 twin turbo. I've seen oil pool up in the outlined area (very slowly). Once the dealership cleaned it out completely and drove it a while they said they couldn't fine the leak. Looking at it though, it doesn't look quite right. Does anyone know why the part of the engine just left of the pully here and right of the oil filter looks like a bad weld? Whatever it is, it doesn't look finished correclty. I'm wondering if its actually leaking from here. Anyone have the same motor in there car and can take a picture?
Henry · 10w
I used to polish antique furniture all day in a workshop and never had any of thoses issues, I am even prone to eczema and I dont get skin issues from it. . Wasnt drinking it or intentionally huffing it and it smells of pinene way after any potentially irritating vapours have released. The dosage is...
Henry · 17w
If you missed this video or just read the thumbnail here are the key ammendment points under the guise of 'protecting children': Plans for needing an ID to download a VPN.- So basically a kyc VPN Go...
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This is some sad shit. I was just lamenting the severe lack of choice when it comes to secure cell phone OS. I use GrapheneOS but even projects like that and Signal are under attack. Governments claim they are only used by criminals. We all know the real reason for this is to further erode our privacy.
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Henry · 63w
😁 Just keep hacking at them you will get it in the end. I started doing this because I got bored of doing normal hedge shapes when you have cut the same hedge two or three times a year for nearly a decade it starts to get a bit repetitive. Working on some more elaborate ones too but it takes quit...
Chris Fisher · 64w
Hey look a surprise Bitcoin sale! It's a blood bath out there today. As I post this: - NVIDIA shares dropping like a stone. Last down over 16%. (NVIDIA has erased more than -$600 BILLION of mark...
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LLMs are a commodity. The tech companies admitted that the LLM would never be the moat. Its the tools that will let governments and organizations utilize them within the frameworks of their laws and regulations that will make the real winners.
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Can anyone recommend a good source for #champagne and #wine corks? I'm looking for natural cork if possible and in small quantities (100 or so). I'm using some Acquamark corks for my still wine but I'm having a hell of a time finding good champagne corks in smaller quantities. Also, what size crown cap will fit most wine bottles? Thanks!