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French press disaster

I am a big fan of Bodum’s French Press Coffee Mug, and so are cockroaches. It provides a fresh dose of morning caffeine with minimal effort, and I love minimal efforts, especially when it involves kitchen work or blog post … Continue reading

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NIWeek 2010 booth babes

Today was the last day of NIWeek 2010, “Worldwide Graphical System Design Conference and Exhibition” hosted every year by the good people of National Instruments in Austin, TX. I roamed the expansive expo floor and took some photos. Below is … Continue reading

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Masacotes de Eyjafjallajökull

This is the eighth participation of our legenday volleyball team in the NI Summer Volleyball League. Let’s see if we can take the trophy this time. Top row: Victor Guardado, Marcos Kirsch, Jerónimo Mota, Jaime Fernández Bottom row: Daniel Jaramillo, … Continue reading

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Male to female ratio at work

I just learned that there are 5.26 men for each woman where I work. This is not the average for the whole company, just for the building I’m at. For the whole company the numbers are slightly (but not much) … Continue reading

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French press surprise

I’m a huge fan of Bodum‘s French Press coffee mug. In a few minutes you make a large cup of freshly pressed coffee with minimal work and minimal dishes. I actually own two, one for work, and one for  home. … Continue reading

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As seen in the kitchennette

Now that the Coffice is gone, I’m back to the same kitchennette meant for mere mortal coffee drinkers. I found this sign there: Consider this the final Coffice-related post.

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The Coffice is no more

In a bout of corporate arm-wrestling and a defeat to all coffee-loving humans, the Coffice must be vacated by the end of the week. It seems like people in places higher than me think that the space can be better … Continue reading

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Piss a Colombian off

In order to commemorate the first “Piss a Colombian off” day, I am wearing this t-shirt to work:

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Turkish coffee

After a heavy lunch of Indian food it’s hard to stay awake. Nothing keeps you going like a cup (or two) of delicious Elite turkish coffee prepared in the newly set up coffee office: “The Coffice” with the tools I … Continue reading

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It’s gonna be one of those days

It’s not even 9:00 AM yet and I already spilled a big mug full of coffee all over my office and myself. Damage was mostly contained and all equipment was spared. The only thing that worries me is the smell … Continue reading

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