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Postby noizy on Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:29 pm

What!?! You mean there is no automatic pressing down of the plunger when the coffee is done. Pouahh!!
We really should design a machine and grab that market asap.
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Postby roastaroma on Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:54 pm

Along with my new PV Lusso, the folks at 1st Line threw in a little freebie for me. Note the label:

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The date on the bag: 14.03.08 -- Yep, perfect for dialing in my grinder! :lol: Grazie, Jim, that was the best laugh my co-workers & I had all day!
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Postby jamhat on Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:21 pm

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A 2-Group Francis Francis Machine on EBay.
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Postby networkcrasher on Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:17 pm

They have finally figured out my problem... I usually have 3 cups before I leave the house.

3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations
"The Telegraph and other sources are pointing out a study on 200 students which has found that a high caffeine intake can cause visual and auditory hallucinations, and can make people think that others are 'out to get them.'
http://science.slashdot.org/artic...14/169223&from=rss
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Postby networkcrasher on Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:28 pm

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Postby noizy on Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:15 pm

That's a design student's conception of a "new/good idea", right?
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Postby networkcrasher on Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:32 pm

My understanding is it is some joint adventure with this Fugo company and Microsoft to bring technology into mundane appliances. Who knows what will happen.
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Postby HB on Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:20 pm

Oh great, an espresso machine with the Blue Screen of Death. :roll:
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Postby espressme on Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:51 pm

I can see it now.. My espresso machine hacked and hijacked by a tea drinking native of Bali.
Ooh Yeah!
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Postby sweaner on Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:17 pm

Will my calls to Chris' or 1st Line be routed to India now?
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Man does not live by coffee alone...we need beer too.
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