The Shoutbox
Originally Posted by John McClane
we had a student who would eat ground coffee straight out the bag. this place is weird.
What kind of diaper did they wear?
Update:

OK, so zoom.us works after connecting to my corporate network via a VPN. At least I won't be absent from the work calls! However, it still doesn't work without the VPN, so I called my ISP and described the problem. The help desk said it was weird and they had no idea how to fix it and asked me to write them an email describing the thing so that they could ask their experts who would look into it. The help desk claimed that there was another person who reported Zoom not working, so that's something on their side for sure. I wrote the email message. It's been some time and it's still not fixed but at least I now have a way with the VPN so the issue is not nearly as serious now. Thank you all for your help.
Current answer for me is anything from Caribou Coffee. The Best coffee shop for me currently. Who cares about the price.

Also, if I ever take a stroll through Seattle again the options are limitless.
I tried coffee for a while, I just didn't feel like waking up that early
we had a student who would eat ground coffee straight out the bag. this place is weird.
Originally Posted by rauldc14
Straw Poll: Best coffee everyone?
The kind I don't have to make.

I've gone through most of the whole bean stuff at Costco. The limited time, regional beans at Trader Joe's are always great, but pricey.

The Target (organic named after the specific country) whole bean are probably the best value/taste.
Tasters Choice, French Roast.
Instant coffee way way ahead of its time. Try it and be amazed!
I tried a lot of fancier coffees, took some steps to make "better" coffee (though admittedly nothing too insane), and ultimately found I didn't notice or care about any differences, not even being grinding it myself or buying it pre-ground.

Maybe I could develop a more discerning palate or maybe putting "stuff" in it means it all tastes the same.

Regardless, it's more about the caffeine and the routine of it, so I'm happy with relatively ordinary stuff.
Originally Posted by rauldc14
Straw Poll: Best coffee everyone?
Some sort of medium roast for the most part. Sometimes I buy stuff from the local roaster a few door over, or some times I grab some Veranda Blend or something...
Originally Posted by rauldc14
Straw Poll: Best coffee everyone?
Nescafe. I ain't got time to wait!
Originally Posted by John McClane
looking more and more like i need to become a guardian for my mom. and she's going to fight every minute of it. would almost be easier to just wash my hands of this shit.