Room for Cream?
We got this new coffee pot at work, and besides being pretty snazzy, it’s got a bunch of Mac-like touches. Note the use of Myriad on the control panel, and the brushed aluminum. It’s also super high tech extreme to the maxx, especially compared to the coffee machine it replaces: a spoon, a glass, and a #10 can of Folgers crystals ha ha I would never!!!
The cool thing about this coffee pot, though, is that it gradually learns what you want by keeping track of how you make your coffee every day. It seems to work pretty well, too. On Wednesday, after an initial week of experimentation, it brewed a pot at just the right strength. On Thursday it suggested I enjoy a sesame bagel with my coffee, and just this morning it offered me coffee, a donut, and a handjob.
I noticed something unsettling the other night, though. This is how the main control panel looks during the day:
But when I went to shut it off yesterday, this is what I saw:
I’ll skip the obvious HAL 9000 reference. You’re very welcome.
Comment by Slippers — April 22, 2005 @ 9:32 am
Where are it’s hands?
Comment by Pierce — April 22, 2005 @ 10:55 am
Turns out the hands are sold separately, as part of an accessory kit that includes a milk frother and tortilla steamer.
Comment by Aaron Feaver — April 22, 2005 @ 12:55 pm
Does this little bugger have RADAR or SONOR? I can’t tell which it is.
Comment by Slippers — April 22, 2005 @ 5:11 pm
oooh. lovely new blog—i was following a crumblike link trail from audioscrobbler, i feel like gretel!
Comment by stephanie — April 25, 2005 @ 11:49 am
You know what’s weird? I read this post, look up and see the exact same coffe machine sitting on the shelf across the room from my desk.
All this one does is make coffee that smells like barf.
Comment by Jared Christensen — April 26, 2005 @ 8:27 am
I can’t survive without a cup of barf in the morning.
Comment by Pierce — April 26, 2005 @ 9:53 am
i totally bought that coffee maker for my mom two weeks ago.
Comment by Heidi — April 29, 2005 @ 8:49 pm