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The only place I ever worked that had an automated machine that claimed to do that produced what everyone who tried a cup reviled as the most horrible coffee they ever had. X|
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
The automatic machines we have had at my office through the years have had questionable quality issues as well. I fondly remember being one of the first ones into the office in the morning and having to wait for a few others to get coffee before I could. The reason? The first few cups would have ground up ant bodies in them. After the first few, the little legs and body parts would be of a sufficiently low PPM to drink. X| My favorite one of these machines, however, had a numeric keypad on it in addition to the drink-selection buttons, and when serving displayed a four digit number on an LCD. I eventually realized that this number was a code for the beverage selected with its modifiers (sugar, cream, strength). So, my IT boss and I (mainly I) reverse engineered the code process by getting a lot of different beverages and jotting down the codes. I eventually figured it out exactly and could simply key in my desired beverage by code on the keypad. You still had to select your size preference as it was not in the code, but it was flawless aside from that! I even put a hidden code generator on our company website! Sadly the machine is gone now, and I don't even know the make or manufacturer. But, my codegen page is still alive! If you have such a machine as I have described, try it out! I think my fav was #3235. But, I don't even drink coffee anymore now... FWIW, my codegen is at http://www.hauto.net/[^] . Click on the 'Contact' button, then when you see the name of the webmaster (me!), click the comma after my name three times...bwahaha...
modified on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:41 AM
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Christian Graus wrote:
Do Starbucks even make coffee that's not full of syrups ?
Yeah. They don't advertise it much, but you can always walk in and order a cup - beats most gas station coffee (in price).
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You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.
Shog9 wrote:
They don't advertise it much, but you can always walk in and order a cup - beats most gas station coffee (in price).
I'm staring at my 24 oz. cup from the gas station up the road - $1.09. Granted the quality isn't up to par with Starbucks, but I live and die by this stuff. I've even been thinking about starting a show called "Gas Station Connoisseur." :cool:
“Acer, Gateway, and eMachines are the same company now. Great! Now we just need a really big toilet, and we can get rid of all three at once.”
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
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Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
cpkilekofp wrote:
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
I do, and when I do it disappears faster than rabbit on speed. :) both pots were full, so I took what was there.... mistake....
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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Jeeze Christian, the sudden evacuation of all man points produced an audible pop. :)
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Roger Wright wrote:
Where do you think they got the water to make those beers you were guzzling last time you were here?
Well, i heard why they were so fond of beer in the middle ages, and thought, why waste a perfectly good purification method? :)
Roger Wright wrote:
Granted, very little "processing" is required - no need even to change the color - but the order is still important.
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You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.
Come on people...if they are engineers (as I am), simply call a meeting to discuss how to make THEE BEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD and debate it for 30 mins to an hour. Then, call in Marketing to discuss which coffee would be best suited for guests when they visit. Have another meeting to finalize the instructions on how to make the perfect coffee. Once the idea has been patented, place a plaque of the patent above the coffee maker and voila, run to the nearest coffee shop and drink away. ;P
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cpkilekofp wrote:
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
I do, and when I do it disappears faster than rabbit on speed. :) both pots were full, so I took what was there.... mistake....
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
I'm going to take a wild guess, but you're probably not allowed to operate a bootleg pot in your cube.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Y agree with you. coffee made at offices is not coffee. It tastes to everything but coffee. Mi solution: bought a coffee maker (Senseo pods- there are several brands of this type of coffee maker) and make my own at the office and at home. Buy the CAFEJO pods: French or Gold Colombia, or the Adrenaline Explosion. And prepare 4-oz cups of GOOD "tinto" coffee. You'll never drink any other coffee.
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The automatic machines we have had at my office through the years have had questionable quality issues as well. I fondly remember being one of the first ones into the office in the morning and having to wait for a few others to get coffee before I could. The reason? The first few cups would have ground up ant bodies in them. After the first few, the little legs and body parts would be of a sufficiently low PPM to drink. X| My favorite one of these machines, however, had a numeric keypad on it in addition to the drink-selection buttons, and when serving displayed a four digit number on an LCD. I eventually realized that this number was a code for the beverage selected with its modifiers (sugar, cream, strength). So, my IT boss and I (mainly I) reverse engineered the code process by getting a lot of different beverages and jotting down the codes. I eventually figured it out exactly and could simply key in my desired beverage by code on the keypad. You still had to select your size preference as it was not in the code, but it was flawless aside from that! I even put a hidden code generator on our company website! Sadly the machine is gone now, and I don't even know the make or manufacturer. But, my codegen page is still alive! If you have such a machine as I have described, try it out! I think my fav was #3235. But, I don't even drink coffee anymore now... FWIW, my codegen is at http://www.hauto.net/[^] . Click on the 'Contact' button, then when you see the name of the webmaster (me!), click the comma after my name three times...bwahaha...
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That is awesome... from the hidden website link to the autogen program. I thought you were joking about the comma and 3 clicks. So, like any 2 year old child, I tried it.
I'm glad you decided to revert to childhood for a moment! :) That page was one of my first programs like that, and it holds a special place in my virtual heart. BTW, for those fortunate enough to have a coffee machine that this works with, I included an option to quickly print the page to take with you! ;) Man, that was fun...
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I'm glad you decided to revert to childhood for a moment! :) That page was one of my first programs like that, and it holds a special place in my virtual heart. BTW, for those fortunate enough to have a coffee machine that this works with, I included an option to quickly print the page to take with you! ;) Man, that was fun...
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Your work has a automated coffee machine that grinds fresh beans before it dispenses a cup. :-D
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I can't always be wrong ... or can I?I WAS the most spoiled programmer in the world. I would call to Duffy's, and Zita (a 19yo Hungarian girl whose wardrobe consisted of short-shorts and midriff shirts, which must have been invented to show off her honey-colored body to best advantage) would deliver my coffee, 3-egg omelette with cheddar cheese, and toast directly to my desk...then if it was a slow day she'd stay and chat for a couple of minutes. I knew my job was going to hell when she got taken off delivery duties 'cause she wouldn't install the Duffy's sign on her car roof. Still, I have my memories :-D Though I have to admit, the coffee itself was kinda weak.
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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JoeSox wrote:
Although, you can always go 'old school' and get a big tin of Maxwell House.
*grin* well that is plainly not coffee....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
The Coffee Fool This site understates the quality of their product. I get my deliveries roughly two days after they're roasted in sealed bags. Mmmmmmmmmm....and they're in Minnesota, USA.
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Chris Meech wrote:
Back in October I spent 2 weeks in the UK on holidays and was amazed at how poor the coffee was.
Yeah, aren't they a tea nation?
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clean the pot, buy good (but not expensive) coffee, get a good filter (if it's a drip machine), use clean water, ...
Good coffee? from a drip machine?! Yuck! you should be kidding, all what you get is "socket juice" as we call that here ;-) The only good coffee is black, dense, small with foam on top and comes from an Espresso machine. Purists like it like that and without sugar, we call it a Wild One. I prefer it with a drop of cream... Alternatively, you can get very good coffee with an Italian "moka pot": http://www.italiancoffeemachine.com/espresso_moka_mocha_pot.html[^] The secret is in the pressure!... btw, it's time for a coffee right now :-) Eric
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Good coffee? from a drip machine?! Yuck! you should be kidding, all what you get is "socket juice" as we call that here ;-) The only good coffee is black, dense, small with foam on top and comes from an Espresso machine. Purists like it like that and without sugar, we call it a Wild One. I prefer it with a drop of cream... Alternatively, you can get very good coffee with an Italian "moka pot": http://www.italiancoffeemachine.com/espresso_moka_mocha_pot.html[^] The secret is in the pressure!... btw, it's time for a coffee right now :-) Eric
evoisard wrote:
Good coffee? from a drip machine?! Yuck! you should be kidding, all what you get is "socket juice" as we call that here Wink The only good coffee is black, dense, small with foam on top and comes from an Espresso machine. Purists like it like that and without sugar, we call it a Wild One. I prefer it with a drop of cream... Alternatively, you can get very good coffee with an Italian "moka pot": http://www.italiancoffeemachine.com/espresso\_moka\_mocha\_pot.html\[^\] The secret is in the pressure!... btw, it's time for a coffee right now Smile Eric
We solved our expensive crappy coffee problem by going through about 100 flaming hoops of bureaucracy and getting our own Keurig coffee maker. We can have whatever coffee we want, nothing to clean, and no residual flavors!