Warm up the machine, portafilter, and glassware. Set, grind, and dose. 28 grams. Triple basket in a “naked” portafilter. Free trade, organic, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Supreme Bean. Tastes like blueberries! “Tamp” the coffee down. 30-40 pounds of pressure. Polish. Use a bathroom scale for practice. Lock and load, baby. PID set to 202.5 degrees. WE [...]
“You Are NOT the Anything-Killer Until You Actually Kill Something” (link) Ten years from now when we reminisce about the 00′s and laugh about Web 2.0 companies, one of the lamest company pitches we are going to remember is this: Our Company is the <Insert Successful Company> – Killer Netscape will launch the Digg-Killer Socializr [...]
THE SOCIAL NORM OF LEAVING THE TOILET SEAT DOWN: A GAME THEORETIC ANALYSIS (link to the article) . . . In this paper, we internalize the cost of yelling and model the conflict as a non-cooperative game between two species, males and females.We find that the social norm of leaving the toilet seat down is [...]
I’m looking forward to seeing folks at tonight’s G33k Dinner in LA: Date: May 22th, 8pm dinner, Chinatown, How about Plum Tree Inn 913 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 613-1819 We’re back in the “party room” Interested in learning more about the event? Check out the wiki.
I’m thrilled to announce that Engineers without Borders has graciously offered to allow Cerbumi.org to begin tackling some of their tough research projects. Their webpage lists about a dozen projects in total, many of which would be quite suitable for use in the Cerbumi.org framework. I am requesting your thoughts and feedback as to which [...]
I stopped at a stoplight on the way to work a few days ago. Just as I stopped, a wasp landed on my windshield. I took a moment to appreciate how beautiful it was. I started to think about how it’s much easier to see the beauty in something if you’re not afraid of it… [...]
From the site: The Geek Dinners are a monthly gathers of Internet technology lovers in Los Angeles. We are loosely affiliated with BarCamp – because many of us met there. Anyone who has an interest and passion for technology, the internet, internet technologies, software or you just know you’re a geek is welcome. Come play [...]
If you’re a technology person, you need BarCamp. And, if you’re a technology person in LA, then you need BarCampLA. It’s that simple. Allow me to break it down. BarCamp is a bi-annual gathering of the coolest geeks you’ll ever meet. It’s free to attend, but if you attend, you’re also expected to present. And [...]
If you’re not aware of what this organization does, please take the time to look at their website and videos at http://wheelchairfoundation.org. I first heard about the Wheelchair Foundation about 6 months ago at a Rotaract convention here in LA. I saw a brief video of theirs that literally moved me to tears. Since then, [...]
Take a look at open-source software. It’s collaborative, usually high-quality, and responsive to people’s wants and needs. Apache and Linux, for instance, are two prime examples of how people coming together can do quite a bit in the world, even if in a limited way. Other fields of pursuit have an opportunity to capitalize the [...]
