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Author: andy

  • Steve. It’s all about you.

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    I thought I would throw out some appreciation to a fellow geek, [Steve](spnakr007.blogspot.com/), aka [Spinnaker](http://www.flickr.com/photos/spinnaker007/). I’ve known Steve for a couple years now. We’re both espresso enthusiasts, both trying to open a cafe; we’re brothers-in-arms. Steve has mojo when it comes to learning and excelling at new coffee techniques and the longer you let him…

  • Weekend Catchup

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    It’s been a rather busy couple days for us. Those who watch the feed always get a drop on those who just read due to my [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/) influx. The roundup. My G5 died the weekend before last and for a couple hundred canon offered to do an upgrade. With Robin’s blessing (heh) we moved up…

  • Seeing Red

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    We had SCAA which was crazy, then a little vacation, then straight back in to the workflow but should I be this red? ![Sciral: Daily Reoccuring Capture](/images/archive/sciral_bad.png “Sciral: Daily Reoccuring Capture”) Tractioning after being off-schedule for a while takes a serious amount of energy. Maybe if I figured out a set of steps; a “re-entry”…

  • The Oscar has been PID’d

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    It took much too much time. That’s inexperience for you. Had to learn a little about plumbing, wiring, power, and now I’m at the last hurdle of learning the machines temperamental nature. Working through calibration has been just about as interesting as the rest of the project. I’ve been talking about this on Home-Barista a…

  • Vacation and Back

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    The whirlwind surrounding the SCAA conference are finally ebbing down. Robin and I took off the following Thursday for a quick trip to see some family in Pensacola, Florida. We were in attendance for my grandmothers 83rd birthday which was a real pleasure. It’s the first time we’ve been back since Robin’s scuba certification before…

  • Quote: Albert Einstein

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    >We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility. — Albert Einstein

  • Matt Riddle, Champion USBC 2006

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    I’ve looked everywhere but no one has said it yet.. Matt Riddle, Champion USBC 2006 Everyone had a great showing today but Matt takes home the title. The bar is really up there. It’d be neat if someone would take all the winners over the last few years from regionals and nationals to do a…