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I spent some hours in my dealer’s shop yesterday sampling shots and checking out equipment. They have a really nice Rancilio C10 that is on all the time so people can play with it and get drinks. Some hours earlier they had a former barista champ and his associate in the shop. They brewed espresso [...]

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War is hell. I’m depressed about the whole Iraq and middle east situation. Why do we still need to use weapons to solve problems? Haven’t we learned anything as a species from the earlier wars?

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Still happy with E2K Junior. Found out today that I don’t have to let out so much water before brewing as I thought. I’ve been reading archived alt.coffee posts about the need to let out as much as 200ml of water to get the grouphead temperature down before brewing (when the machine has been idle [...]

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I still really haven’t realized that I have a E2K Junior (E61) in my kitchen. I guess I’m pretty well still in a state of shock . In the meantime I nurse my nerves by drinking awesome cappas.

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I interviewed norweigan barista champ Eirik Johnsen today. Only 20 years old, but awesome barista. Will post the interview on coffeegeek in a couple of weeks. I think he will do very well in the world champinonship next month. Too bad it is in Boston. Can’t afford to go. I will however go next year [...]

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IXO Euro2000 Junior is in da house! Awesome piece of equipment. Noticeable improvement in the espresso and so incredibly nice to have the machine standing by all the time. No more waiting for steam to build up as well. Love it. If you have no idea what I am talking about then read Mark Prince’s [...]

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A guy name Adam Dunkelse has written a new operating system and desktop enviroment for the venerable Commodore 64! It has even got a web browser! how cool is that??. Check out his website.
Here are some excerpts:
“Contiki was originally written for the Commodore 64 system (1 MHz 8-bit 6510 CPU, 64 k RAM) but ports [...]

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The japanese are getting creative in their use of free USB ports. How about a USB-powered toothbrush or self warming coffee cup?

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M-bob on alt.coffee just posted a damn cool link on the E-61 on alt.coffee. It is a kind of a historical site with pictures of old E-61 mahines plus background information, schematics etc. Check it out!

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New first look article on coffeegeek – Rancilio Rocky w/ doser. I’m looking forward to the detailed interview of the Isomac Venus. It’s supposed to be a strong competitor to Silvia, something I find a bit hard to believe, but time will show. I’ve never tried the Venus myself, only glanced at in a store. [...]

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