Wow. So much to write about, but I'm no wordsmith so I'll try to

	Wow. So much to write about, but I'm no wordsmith so I'll try to
	keep this brief. Regarding signal to noise, kvothe [1] strives for
	keeping the SNR higher in efforts to preserve the value of gopher
	and phlogs. I too wish to phost about interesting subjects, and my
	futile efforts to force myself to write have only resulted in
	details of the mundane. Hopefully the acknowledgement of this will
	help keep clarity in most (let's be honest) future phosts.

	Coffee. Can't live without it. Can't help debating about it. I
	prefer mine smooth and with a little cream and am happy with it
	from drip, french press or pourover. Probably many other ways too
	but those are the most common, and while other means may be nice
	and fancy, the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Or grind, in this
	case.

	I don't know if I'm in the minority or not but I have no qualms
	about instant coffee. Instant coffee is convenient and often
	useful for a midday cup when a full pot is too much. Currently I
	like the premixed packets from companies such as Maxim, Rose Bud,
	or Owl [2], but Taster's Choice is A-OK. These instant packets are
	ready to go and are balanced quite nicely. Maybe it's because I
	spent a few seasons as a professional camper, but it hits the
	spot.

	Now on to the dogpile of the half-week: connoisseurship. I've
	spent a few days trying to organize my thoughts on this whilst
	reading everyone's opinions. Each comment had my mind exclaiming,
	"ooh! ooh!", but I've long since forgotten what I was going to
	mention for each, so please bear with me on what little I do
	remember. I'm already going to skip the similar sentiments to
	avoid this being a reverb room:

	Solderpunk [3] hinted that connoisseurship is cultivated by
	"commercialised artisanship".

	Commercialised artisanship -- the juxtaposition of these two words
	is fantastic. These two words question the legitimacy of the craft
	product movement. Kvothe points out how beer [4] too is overtaken
	by the craft craze. Don't misunderstand me; I love craft beer. I
	had a whole rant on the industry written out but I thought better
	of it because it's unproductive. So I'm changing the subject.

	Connoisseurship shouldn't be loathed because it's the result of
	obsessing over every detail. To do so is to loathe the quest for
	knowledge. That is a quality of a hobby. The difference between a
	hobbyist and a connoisseur is pretentiousness, and that, to me,
	is a quality worthy of scorn.

	Shout out to sparcipx [5], whose phosts I wanted to incorporate
	but I ended up in dead ends.


	[1] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/kvothe/phlog/2018/02/19-snr
	[2] http://www.owl.com.sg
	[3] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/solderpunk/phlog/against-connoisseurship.txt
	[4] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/kvothe/phlog/2018/02/26-connoisseurship
	[5] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/sparcipx/phlog/February_2018/02-26-18