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I recently finished reading Bandit Country by Toby Harnden, and I was absolutely fascinated by the level of detail it provided. However, it left me frustrated: it feels like a massive amount of historical information and perspective is just being lost to time because former members don't want to speak out.

It really bums me out that the Boston College tapes turned into such a disaster. It seems like that fiasco effectively killed off any remaining trust or willingness for ex-members to participate in oral history projects.

This made me wonder: Do you think it’s likely that former IRA members will write memoirs in the future or authorize accounts to be released? Or is this it?

Hi vrouwen!

Het is alweer even geleden, maar het afgelopen seizoen van Temptation Island liet me toch niet helemaal los. Er zaten weer een paar bijzondere figuren tussen. Rey maakte meerdere opmerkingen die ronduit vrouwonvriendelijk waren, maar bij Jay voelde ik me tijdens de kampvuursessie oprecht ongemakkelijk. Zijn woede leek dicht tegen fysiek geweld aan te schuren, en het verbaasde me dat de productie niet ingreep.

Op social media zag ik vooral veel ophef over Rey, terwijl de reacties op Jay voor mijn gevoel vrij tam bleven. Ook in de vriendengroep ging het vooral over de opmerkingen van Rey. Natuurlijk is het allebei absoluut niet oke en wil ik het liever niet vergelijken, maar de verhouding in de reacties viel me wel op.

Ik ben heel benieuwd hoe jullie hiernaar kijken: vonden jullie de ophef terecht verdeeld, of was de ene red flag voor jullie gevoel toch een stuk zorgwekkender dan de andere?

Hi!

A while ago I bought Fairtex gloves and it took me months to break them in. From what I understand fighters get their gloves close to the fight, which leads me to this question: How do fighters break in their gloves before competing?

Appreciate it!

Hi people,

I recently started trying to improve my coffee by not overfilling the water, stopping before the bitter end of the extraction etc.

I’ve been using a Bialetti Moka Induction 2-cup, but I’m struggling with the resulting coffee. Either the coffee comes out too water or it is not enough for my two cups (around 55ml each).

Now I’m looking for a new moka pot that works on induction, but I’m finding a lot of conflicting information and it’s getting a bit overwhelming.

Ideally, I would like something that makes around 110ml+ of strong, "espresso-style" coffee, but that could also work well for a cappuccino or two. I’m not completely sure how much coffee volume you actually need for that.

From what I’ve read, a 3-cup moka sounds like it might be the perfect size, I don't think Bialetti has one that you can use without a boiler plate (unless they are alot more expensive). The Bialetti Venus seems like a good option, but it doesn’t come in 3-cup size. The 4-cup Venus is also confusing me because some people say it comes out watery.

I’m still pretty new to moka coffee, so I would really appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

note: I know it is not espresso, but not sure what else to call it than "espresso-style"