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    Jim Crafton
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    I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

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      I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

      ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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      Lost User
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      Good God man, do you realize the consequences for dissecting your significant others process of coffee making? You are an inch from homeless...

      Check out the CodeProject forum Guidelines[^] The original soapbox 1.0 is back![^]

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        I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

        ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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        Nagy Vilmos
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        Sounds similar to mine, but I'm making strong espresso.


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          Good God man, do you realize the consequences for dissecting your significant others process of coffee making? You are an inch from homeless...

          Check out the CodeProject forum Guidelines[^] The original soapbox 1.0 is back![^]

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          Jim Crafton
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          Yeah that did occur to me right after I hit submit. But what the hell, you gotta live dangerously from time to time.

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            Sounds similar to mine, but I'm making strong espresso.


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            Jim Crafton
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            I just smelled what was in the coffee pot. I'm pretty sure this is *way* beyond expresso. I think this might be a completely new substance.

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              I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

              ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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              Nish Nishant
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              Well I drink microwaved Nescafe instant coffee.

              Regards, Nish


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                Well I drink microwaved Nescafe instant coffee.

                Regards, Nish


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                Jim Crafton
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                You should be ashamed! That's a massive loss of man points right there - consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount. What's next? An admission that you drink hot cocoa? :)

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                  I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

                  ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                  Sound's like the correct Water:Grounds ratio to me. But then, I'm a Tea Or Espresso person, no "normal" coffee for me.

                  Jim Crafton wrote:

                  why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets

                  Filter wasn't emptied out?

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                    I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

                    ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                    John M Drescher
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                    If I did not have a grind and brew I would create some really nasty coffee. Before the first cup I am basically on auto pilot in a state that I would call just above a sleep walk. Anyways the grind and brew I use 1 scoop of beans for 2 x 32 ounces (plastic 32 oz cup) of water. Oh, forgot to say the SO makes it much simpler by cleaning all the parts for me and leaving them out on the counter in front of the coffee maker. She knows that without that I am bound to miss adding the filter causing a really big mess on the counter top...

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                      You should be ashamed! That's a massive loss of man points right there - consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount. What's next? An admission that you drink hot cocoa? :)

                      ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                      Ehrm.... *I* don't drink hot cocoa... :~ //L

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                        Sound's like the correct Water:Grounds ratio to me. But then, I'm a Tea Or Espresso person, no "normal" coffee for me.

                        Jim Crafton wrote:

                        why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets

                        Filter wasn't emptied out?

                        Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                        I have no idea. Actually, yeah it was this time, but I don't know if that's "normal" or not. I've given up trying to help with this one. I've bought all sorts of different coffee here in NYC, and none of it meets her standards. Granted when we do go to Poland, they do have good coffee there, but I find it somewhat hard to understand how *nothing* in the US is up to snuff. Oh well, chalk it up to one of life's little mysteries :)

                        ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                          You should be ashamed! That's a massive loss of man points right there - consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount. What's next? An admission that you drink hot cocoa? :)

                          ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                          Nish Nishant
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                          Jim Crafton wrote:

                          consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount.

                          We still consult him on "manly" affairs? I thought he merely served as CP's resident Azure fanboy as well as the occasional butt of VB jokes these days :rolleyes:

                          Regards, Nish


                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                            I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

                            ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                            CalvinHobbies
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                            Useualy depends on preference of "strength". Most of my friends and I agree in the 3-4 spoons for 10 serving cups worth. personal preference is 4-5 so sounds close to what your wife makes. I find the more I'm designing, the stronger the coffee gets. The more I'm coding I revert to the 3-4 spoons method ( along with a little hot chocolate for taste). as always personal taste, I know a girl who loves expresso strong so will dump alot in. ;d

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                              I just smelled what was in the coffee pot. I'm pretty sure this is *way* beyond expresso. I think this might be a completely new substance.

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                              Nagy Vilmos
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                              Jim Crafton wrote:

                              *way* beyond expresso

                              Ristretto?[^]


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                                Jim Crafton wrote:

                                consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount.

                                We still consult him on "manly" affairs? I thought he merely served as CP's resident Azure fanboy as well as the occasional butt of VB jokes these days :rolleyes:

                                Regards, Nish


                                Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                Jim Crafton
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                                Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                I thought he merely served as CP's resident Azure fanboy

                                Yeah, what the hell happened there? Did Steve Ballmer go over to his house and offer him a roomful of Playboy Bunnies in exchange for playing with Azure? Did he slip John some rufies?

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                                  Jim Crafton wrote:

                                  consult with JSOP to confirm the exact amount.

                                  We still consult him on "manly" affairs? I thought he merely served as CP's resident Azure fanboy as well as the occasional butt of VB jokes these days :rolleyes:

                                  Regards, Nish


                                  Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                  My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                  JSOP rang a bell as an acronym besides serving as a reference to Mr. VB HimSelf, so I looked it up[^]. One definition entry kindda jumped off of the screen, I'll omit which one it was... //L

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                                    I don't usually work from home, but today is one of those times when I decided to. Thus I was privileged to see how my wife makes coffee. I should mention that she is not really a morning person. Watching her "process" now explains several things, one, why she doesn't always like the coffee she gets, two, why we can go through so much. Apparently her technique is to use about 2 coffee cups worth of water. Then stumble over to where the grounds are kept and dump, not spoon, in coffee till the filter is almost completely full. It seems to me this is not the best way to make coffee, but what do I know, I'm just a man.

                                    ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                                    Jim Crafton wrote:

                                    I'm just a man.

                                    I'm so glad you fully understand :-D :thumbsup:

                                    Ali

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                                      I have no idea. Actually, yeah it was this time, but I don't know if that's "normal" or not. I've given up trying to help with this one. I've bought all sorts of different coffee here in NYC, and none of it meets her standards. Granted when we do go to Poland, they do have good coffee there, but I find it somewhat hard to understand how *nothing* in the US is up to snuff. Oh well, chalk it up to one of life's little mysteries :)

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                                      Nagy Vilmos
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                                      Jim Crafton wrote:

                                      [...] when we do go to Poland [...]

                                      That explains it all. American coffee is /generally/ very week; where else can you get a de-caf espresso. How is she making the coffee? Here maybe the soltion, buy her a good espresso machine for Christmas and find a roaster in NYC who will supply a very strong espresso grind for her. You will gain 837,493[1] attaboys for it. [1] 1,000,000,000 attaboys can be exchanged with the wife for 'that'[2]. [2] No, the other thing that she did before you married her.


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                                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                        I thought he merely served as CP's resident Azure fanboy

                                        Yeah, what the hell happened there? Did Steve Ballmer go over to his house and offer him a roomful of Playboy Bunnies in exchange for playing with Azure? Did he slip John some rufies?

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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        Jim Crafton wrote:

                                        Yeah, what the hell happened there? Did Steve Ballmer go over to his house and offer him a roomful of Playboy Bunnies in exchange for playing with Azure? Did he slip John some rufies?

                                        :laugh: Kinda hard to think of John announcing himself in his tough guy ex-Navy voice : "I am John Simmons. I write VB code for a living and live in the Playboy Mansion"

                                        Regards, Nish


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                                        My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                          Jim Crafton wrote:

                                          I'm just a man.

                                          I'm so glad you fully understand :-D :thumbsup:

                                          Ali

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                                          Nagy Vilmos
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                                          To quote the great new man Cartman: "Get back in the kitchen and make me a pie!"


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