Jeremy Bettis
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Arvada, CO Software Engineer at Google
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This article made me sad, but there is some truth in it.
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Linus wrote the most fabulous thing in the comments of this post:
"Of course, some people want their coffee to match their lives, bitter and empty of meaning and milk fats."
Made my day. Thank you Linus, for making me laugh today, and also that Linux thing.
"Of course, some people want their coffee to match their lives, bitter and empty of meaning and milk fats."
Made my day. Thank you Linus, for making me laugh today, and also that Linux thing.
Working Gadgets: Automatic Coffee Maker.
I've talked about my addictions before. I've got two: coffee and ice cream. The ice cream I don't do at home (yes, I've tried, but this series is about the gadgets that worked for me). The coffee I can't not do at home.
And by "coffee", I don't mean just any coffee. To me, coffee comes with milk, in the form of a latte or cappuccino.
What I really wish I had at home is some beautiful italian machine with a high end saturated group head with a PID controller and dual boilers for continuous steam and coffee. Obviously plumbed in, and on a dedicated 220V circuit. Because I find the OCD discussions about temperature drops fascinating.
Something like the La Marzocco GS/3, in other words.
But no, that's not what I have. And really, while I say that I would wish for something like that, I just know it's not what I need. What I need and what works for me is something where I push a button, and coffee just reliably comes out with proper steamed milk.
So in the end, no crazy high end beautiful italian machine for me that you can coax some sublime cup of coffee with. Instead of Italian engineering, I guess I'm more of a German - or in this case Swiss - engineering kind of guy. Reliable and everyday useful rather than over-the-top and beautiful handcrafted.
I've tried a few different coffee makers, but over the last 15 years or so, I've had a Jura Impressa. First the S9, which gave up after about ten years, and now for the last five years or so the Z7.
I'm sure there are other fine machines out there, but this one has worked for me.
(Side note and honesty in "working": the milk cooler that is a required accessory to really turn it into a "just press one button" machine is also fine, but the power supply to the milk cooler is a complete piece of sh*t. I had to debate whether I could really put the coffee maker on the "Working Gadgets" list because of that, but I'll just make a note of the one huge glaring engineering problem I'm aware of).
I've talked about my addictions before. I've got two: coffee and ice cream. The ice cream I don't do at home (yes, I've tried, but this series is about the gadgets that worked for me). The coffee I can't not do at home.
And by "coffee", I don't mean just any coffee. To me, coffee comes with milk, in the form of a latte or cappuccino.
What I really wish I had at home is some beautiful italian machine with a high end saturated group head with a PID controller and dual boilers for continuous steam and coffee. Obviously plumbed in, and on a dedicated 220V circuit. Because I find the OCD discussions about temperature drops fascinating.
Something like the La Marzocco GS/3, in other words.
But no, that's not what I have. And really, while I say that I would wish for something like that, I just know it's not what I need. What I need and what works for me is something where I push a button, and coffee just reliably comes out with proper steamed milk.
So in the end, no crazy high end beautiful italian machine for me that you can coax some sublime cup of coffee with. Instead of Italian engineering, I guess I'm more of a German - or in this case Swiss - engineering kind of guy. Reliable and everyday useful rather than over-the-top and beautiful handcrafted.
I've tried a few different coffee makers, but over the last 15 years or so, I've had a Jura Impressa. First the S9, which gave up after about ten years, and now for the last five years or so the Z7.
I'm sure there are other fine machines out there, but this one has worked for me.
(Side note and honesty in "working": the milk cooler that is a required accessory to really turn it into a "just press one button" machine is also fine, but the power supply to the milk cooler is a complete piece of sh*t. I had to debate whether I could really put the coffee maker on the "Working Gadgets" list because of that, but I'll just make a note of the one huge glaring engineering problem I'm aware of).
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Take your kid to work day is so much easier when you are on paternity leave.
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My 2 year old thinks that all words on clothing are "Google", he just pointed at the tag inside a shirt and said it was Google.
I might have a few too many Google t-shirts.
I might have a few too many Google t-shirts.
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This is truly amazing.
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Adeline Mercy Bettis
3:21 pm Adeline Mercy Bettis. 8lb 6oz.
Mom and baby are both fine.
3:21 pm Adeline Mercy Bettis. 8lb 6oz.
Mom and baby are both fine.
4/9/17
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I'm not sure how I never found this before, but you can do your taxes for free at freetax.com. It appears to be sponsored by Liberty Tax, but I can't see what they get out of it.
No CSV import of brokerage 1099b, but Tax Act seems to have dropped that as well. It took about an hour to type it my 58 line items.
The only thing that made me nervous is that it warns you if you made a non deductible IRA contribution that you should have done a Roth instead, but the forms look right. And it took a few tries to get the HSA to come out right because it wanted to split the contributions 50-50 between Amy and me.
No CSV import of brokerage 1099b, but Tax Act seems to have dropped that as well. It took about an hour to type it my 58 line items.
The only thing that made me nervous is that it warns you if you made a non deductible IRA contribution that you should have done a Roth instead, but the forms look right. And it took a few tries to get the HSA to come out right because it wanted to split the contributions 50-50 between Amy and me.
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