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  • J Jim Crafton

    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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    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


      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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      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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      • J Jim Crafton

        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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        peterchen
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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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        • J Jim Crafton

          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...

          John

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          • J Jim Crafton

            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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            Media2r
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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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              Jim Crafton
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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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              • J Jim Crafton

                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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                • J Jim Crafton

                  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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                  • J Jim Crafton

                    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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                    • N Nish Nishant

                      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?

                      ¡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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                      • N Nish Nishant

                        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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                        • J Jim Crafton

                          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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                          LittleYellowBird
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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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                          • J Jim Crafton

                            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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                            • J Jim Crafton

                              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?

                              ¡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:

                              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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                                  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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                                  Was he in the Canadian army?


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                                  • J Jim Crafton

                                    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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                                    Keith Barrow
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                                    You think that's bad, you should try being English and trying to get a decent cup of tea. Once you are out of the UK it's seemingly impossible.

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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 consume whole beans, and grind them in my throat by flexing my testicles for 20 seconds. Once they've been sufficiently ground (the beans, not the testicles), I pour boiling water into my mouth and let the tissues of my stomach filter the caffeine directly into my bloodstream. That's the correct way to make "instant" coffee. Evacuation of the resulting waste product is probably best left for another discussion (probably in a completely different universe so as not to offend the overly abundant pansies that inhabit this forum). EDIT =============== BTW, how's that 3-d monkeyturkey thing coming along?

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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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                                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                        We still consult him on "manly" affairs?

                                        Only the individuals that want to ensure their manliness do. Most of the Indians don't, though (you can read that any way you'd like).\

                                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

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

                                        Nope, just seeing if I can win a Kindle. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered. That's part of being an American man, only interested in "what's in it for me".

                                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                        as well as the occasional butt of VB jokes these days

                                        Yeah, and don't think for a minute that I'm not keeping score.

                                        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                        • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                          I consume whole beans, and grind them in my throat by flexing my testicles for 20 seconds. Once they've been sufficiently ground (the beans, not the testicles), I pour boiling water into my mouth and let the tissues of my stomach filter the caffeine directly into my bloodstream. That's the correct way to make "instant" coffee. Evacuation of the resulting waste product is probably best left for another discussion (probably in a completely different universe so as not to offend the overly abundant pansies that inhabit this forum). EDIT =============== BTW, how's that 3-d monkeyturkey thing coming along?

                                          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                          -----
                                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                          -----
                                          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                          so as not to offend the overly abundant pansies

                                          -1 man point for being concerned about offending pansies. :laugh:

                                          Simon

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