by deCadmus | Apr 30, 2001 | Coffee
Coffee is cheap. Way cheap. Coffee is a commodity that’s traded on the futures market. The vast majority of coffee is bought by the cargo-container load by mega corporations that roast it, grind it, stale it, spray it with aroma du cafe and pack it in vacuum...
by deCadmus | Apr 28, 2001 | Web/Tech
This very sad little message found its way to my inbox this evening… Dear wine.com customer: wine.com, Inc. (the corporation) is ceasing operations and the wine.com website is being transferred to an established and leading online wine retailer with an excellent...
by deCadmus | Apr 26, 2001 | Coffee
I tried the new Costa Rica Tarrazu Tres Rios on the gang at a morning meeting. They gave it an unsolicited thumbs up. I’m reserving judgment… it’s maybe a bit too mild for me. Which likely means my better half will like it very much. The Papa New...
by deCadmus | Apr 25, 2001 | Web/Tech
In a c|net interview of a senior analyst with IDC, I was impressed by the analyst’s take on the state of Internet commerce. The interview detailed a few “perception vs. reality” issues, the first of which was the myth that B2C is dead. The c|net...
by deCadmus | Apr 25, 2001 | Coffee
Always fun to get a new shipment of coffee that I’ve never cupped before. Among the new arrivals is a blended Costa Rican Tarrazu–Tres Rios–that’s gotten a spiffy review from my green dealer. All the more intriguing that he’s so excited...
by deCadmus | Apr 24, 2001 | Coffee
Sometimes a cup is a cup, and sometimes it’s not. In the U.S. a standard “one cup” measure is eight fluid ounces. That’s what a typical coffee cup will hold. Except that’s not what the typical coffee brewer will deliver. The capacity of...