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A decade of coffee, commentary & inscrutable icons.

August 18, 2005
by deCadmus
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An Ode to the Old Machines

Espressolab waxes poetic on the machines of days gone by. Has something been lost in the translation from brass and chrome and Bakelite lever pulls to the high-performance, stainless steel, push-button ‘lectronic boxes of the present age? Romance, certainly… and … Continue reading

August 16, 2005
by deCadmus
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For Want of Willing Workers?

Premium Gourmet Coffee beans from Puerto Rico go to waste because Puerto Rican coffee growers can’t find enough workers to harvest the beans, according to Julio Torres, executive vice president of Grupo Jimenez, the island nation’s leading producer. Jimenez is … Continue reading

August 12, 2005
by deCadmus
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Travel Mug Bargain

Don’t miss this Friday Sale bargain at Amazon… the spiffy Oxo Travel Mug is a no spill, no-drip, easy to operate with a single hand beverage containment device that’ll keep your coffee hot far longer than your commute requires. Unless … Continue reading

August 11, 2005
by deCadmus
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Flickr-ing Images

As you may have noticed in yonder sidebar, I’ve been slowly uploading photo sets to Flickr, and discovering nifty new ways to display them as a result. For example… this spiffy slide-show that takes you on a virtual tour of … Continue reading