I read today that one of the first live cams on the internet was a coffe pot in the computer lab at the University of Cambridge. It lived from 1993 to 2001 as an easy way for the office geeks in residence to check the status of the coffee pot! My kind of people…gotta have their coffee and don’t want to waste any steps getting there. The camera became an internet sensation in its day, and when they turned it off the coffee pot was sold on ebay to help fund lab improvements.
While we are on the subject of coffee oddities, I discovered this website devoted to the world’s largest coffee pots. Really? I had no idea that people could be passionate about oversized, nonfunctional coffee pots. But still, eye catching.
It’s Watercooler Wednesday!!!!
Elsewhere, Pete Wilson wrote a great post on dealing with the everyday things that irritate us. I so identified with Pete’s post. Sometimes the big things don’t upset me nearly as much as the little obstacles of life. As always, Pete put a great perspective on it.
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what an awesome picture!
I don’t know why but that coffee cam thing cracked me up! I love your blog, just the right blend off coffee and culture
I LOVE that coffee pot. Wow. It would be dangerous for me to own it! Fun post.
The coffee cam is absolutely hilarious! Too bad its not running anymore!