If an armed society is a polite society, then an office linebackered workplace would be a polite workplace.
Hmmm. Probably just as well not, but there are times when I’ve wish I could invoke such a spirit.
[h/t +Stan Pedzick]
Category: Coffee
This should be posted in every break room in the United States
If you empty the pot, and it’s not five minutes before quitting time for everyone, make more coffee.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
I need to print this out and hang it up at work.
PHD Comics: The Office Coffee Flowchart
Link to Piled Higher and Deeper
COFFEE!
What Would Jesus Brand?
The Starbucks Paper Cup Kerfuffle is silly not just because the idea that "white, green, and red without any words or symbols in it clearly doesn't mean Christmas, but if there were snowflakes and sleighs it would be fine, but without them it's a slap in the face to all Christians" is so ludicrously zany …
… but because that idea is actually kind of un-Christian.
At church on Sunday, the Gospel reading was Mark 12:38-44, which reads, in part:
'Teaching in the temple, Jesus said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."'
Jesus has a number of messages in the Gospels, but one that keeps cropping up is disdain, if not condemnation, for outward piety, for wearing the trappings of spiritual fervor, especially while not actually caring for those in need.
Would Jesus really get ticked off at a "Christmas cup" that didn't have secular symbols of Christmas on it? Or would He get more ticked off at people who felt smugly religious by walking around with coffee in paper cups that have snow men on them, thereby proving they are good Christians both for doing so and because they've compelled some sort of overt acknowledgement of the celebration birth of Christ?
I mean, really: did Jesus instruct all of His apostles to celebrate His birthday every year as proof of their devotion and cultural hegemony? Did He condemn those people who didn't do so to be no true followers of His Father? Did He claim that businesses who didn't wish their customers a "Happy Jesus' Birthday" were opposed to Him and should be sent off to the Lake of Fire?
In fact, who does get mentioned as being sent off to the Lake of Fire in the Gospels? (HInt: it has nothing to do with coffee cups.)
Anyway, get back to me on those Biblical citations. I'll be here waiting, and having a Pumpkin Spice Latte in a red, green, and white (but clearly not, therefore, "Christmassy") cup.
(No, I actually won't, because Starbucks is ghastly expensive except as an occasional treat. But you get the idea.)
Coffee … flour …?
Hmm. I'll have to lob this one over to +Margie Kleerup for her reaction.
Coffee Flour will soon be available – NY Daily News
Coffee Flour will make its debut Monday at two TED2015 conferences in Canada.
Keurig admits that DRMing coffee was a mistake
I suspect one of the reasons why sales are so down is the Kindle issue: the big demand from people for whom convenient single-serving coffee was important has been fulfilled, most people who really wanted a Keurig now have one, and thus the market moves largely into maintenance mode.
But that they recognize that consumers were also really unhappy about the Digital Rights Management on the 2.0 Keurig coffee makers is both remarkable and heartening. I know of a number of folk who have shied away from the new Keurig systems for precisely that reason; they have their fill of that sort of thing with their printers, and don't want the same model jacking up the already-high cost of those K-cup servings.
Hopefully other companies are paying attention.
Keurig Green Mountain gets roasted. Stock drops 10%
Sales of the Keurig 2.0 continue to disappoint. Investors are starting to flee. The stock dropped 12% Wednesday after earnings.
Margie’s Kitchen: Mexican Coffee
Margie’s Kitchen: Mexican Coffee http://bit.ly/1yMzQ3L #recipe
Margie’s Kitchen: Coffee-Almon…
Margie’s Kitchen: Coffee-Almond Baked Alaska with Coffee-Caramel Sauce http://t.co/eqjxQYQAI6 #recipe
Mild irony that my first cuppa…
Mild irony that my first cuppa in Glasgow is a Cafe Americano, but irony overwhelmed by internationally recognized need for caffeine.
It's Not the Barbies that Cost You, It's the Accessories (Coffee Edition)
Good luck to Club Coffee on this quest, as similar suits against printer manufacturers (including those who have put proprietary tech in their print cartridges to prevent third party cartridges from working) have been pretty fruitless. It does represent, though, a great reason to abstain from buying a Keurig coffee maker while they maintain such policies.
Keurig coffee sued for $600M by Ontario-based Club Coffee
An Ontario coffee roaster and grinder is suing U.S. giant Keurig for anti-competitive behaviour, claiming it is keeping the price of single-serve coffee pods artificially high for consumers.
I do loveth the Java Jive, and, verily, it doth loveth me
The first coffee ad? Hard to say. But certainly an early one.
'It will prevent Drowsiness, and make one fit for Busines, if one have occasion to Watch, and therefore you are not to drink of it after Supper, unless you intend to be watchful, for it will hinder sleep for 3 or 4 hours.'
It's also good for Dropsy, Gout, and Scurvy. Or so I'm told.
I love the Java Jive, but this is ridiculous
Yes, powdered caffeine sounds like something that is pretty dangerous, at 1 teaspoon being the equivalent of 25 cups of coffee.
The FDA Asks That You Please Not Ingest Pure Powdered Caffeine
People have been drinking caffeinated beverages for centuries, and popping caffeine pills for decades, and the Food and Drug Administration currently puts no hard limit on caffeine content in food….
Cream? Sugar? Butter?
Skeptical coffee drinker is skeptical. Not about the taste (hot buttered drinks are not unusual fare, though I've never tried buttered coffee), but about how if only you use the right butter that the combo is actually healthy for you.
5 Reasons Why Everyone is Suddenly Putting Butter In Their Coffee
There’s a new trend going around that may forever change the way you drink coffee. Instead of the usual cream and sugar, many people are now adding butter to their coffee and it’s just about the greatest thing ever. To most people, putting butter in their coffee sounds skeptical if not borderline dangerous, but not…
The coffee shop I just visited…
The coffee shop I just visited is called “Latte-Da”. #prettygoodlattetoo
Half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist
Some interesting data mining here from Starbucks as to what people order (besides "a cup of coffee").
(The title above is from one of my favorite scenes in L.A. Story – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102250/quotes?item=qt0307493 .)
Reshared post from +The Wire
Starbucks’ analysts looked at hundreds of millions of transactions at the chain’s coffee shops across the US. http://thewi.re/1shZN9t
What People Order at Starbucks Around the United States
If US cities are what they drink—or at least, what they drink at Starbucks—then Portland, Oregon, is an eggnog latte.
I think I'll pass on this coffee
If I had any temptation to buy one of those keen single-serving coffee-makers, this has cured me of it. Because what I want from my coffee maker manufacturer is the same sort of pay-through-the-nose DRM as printer manufacturers have employed.
Like the say, "It's not the Barbie that's expensive, it's the accessories."
Reshared post from +Kee Hinckley
Keurig Will Use DRM In New Coffee Maker To Lock Out Refill Market | Techdirt
The single coffee cup craze has been rolling now for several years in both the United States and Canada, with Keurig, Tassimo, and Nespresso all battling it out to lock down the market. In order to protect their dominant market share, Keurig makers…
Have reached the condo in Brec…
Have reached the condo in Breckenridge. Lovely place. Forgot to bring coffee.
Worst part of coming home afte…
Worst part of coming home after a two-week vacation: no milk for the coffee. Well, maybe not worst, but reliably annoying the next day.
Java-Jiving
Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a Starbucks at my office
