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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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    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

    ///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.

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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?

      ¡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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      • 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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          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 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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            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

              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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              • 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


                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 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!"


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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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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                    Nagy Vilmos
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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 :)

                      ¡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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                      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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                      • 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? :)

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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?

                        .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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                        • 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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                          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
                          -----
                          "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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                            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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                              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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                              realJSOP
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                              If I offend the wrong pansy, I'll get banned, and then you guys will be without a role model. That means I'm more concerned with making sure that men will remain men, so + 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 points for looking out for those less fortunate than I. Face it - you guys need me around.

                              .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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                                Jim Crafton
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                                Ballsy! +5 points for calling him out and correcting him!

                                ¡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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                                • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                  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
                                  -----
                                  "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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                                  Nish Nishant
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                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                  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).\

                                  Yeah, we all know that India's one billion population is either female or if male of the effeminate cross dressing variety :rolleyes:

                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

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

                                  Once you move out of VB, should the rest of us expect a major backlash? :omg:

                                  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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                                    Ballsy! +5 points for calling him out and correcting him!

                                    ¡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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                                    But he didn't think it through, which means he's thinking like a man, so +5 points for him (he would have received 10 if he hadn't put his life at risk in the process).

                                    .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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                                    • L LittleYellowBird

                                      Jim Crafton wrote:

                                      I'm just a man.

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

                                      Ali

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                                      Jim Crafton
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                                      Trust me, I've been quite well edjumacated on that particular topic. I now defer to her Highness on all matters :)

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                                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                        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).\

                                        Yeah, we all know that India's one billion population is either female or if male of the effeminate cross dressing variety :rolleyes:

                                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

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

                                        Once you move out of VB, should the rest of us expect a major backlash? :omg:

                                        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:

                                        Once you move out of VB, should the rest of us expect a major backlash?

                                        Actually, you should expect it at any time. I will retaliate when it's convenient.

                                        .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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                                        • 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:

                                          BTW, how's that 3-d monkeyturkey thing coming along?

                                          Yeah, I haven't started that yet. I need to let that percolate in the brain for a bit more. You wouldn't happen to have a larger image of the beast would you?

                                          ¡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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