http://anil.recoil.org/blog/articles/category/humour en-us 40 Anil Madhavapeddy <p> The inhabitants of the William Gates Building have been known to spend many loving hours tweaking their Intelcino beverages to perfection at the <a href="http://www.intel-research.net/cambridge/index.asp">IRC</a> coffee machine. However, it looks like the fine chaps at the <a href="http://www.roytawan.com/">Cafe de Roytawan</a> in Thailand may have one up on us. Watch, boggle, and drool at their <a href="http://www.roytawan.com/The_Art_of_Coffee/">Art of Coffee</a>! </p> <table width="90%" align="center"> <tr> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-1"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-1-medium.jpg" alt="Yeah yeah..." width="140" height="140" /></a><br />Yeah yeah...</td> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-2"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-2-medium.jpg" alt="I can do..." width="140" height="140" /></a><br />I can do...</td> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-3"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-3-medium.jpg" alt="That easy..." width="140" height="140" /></a><br />That easy...</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-4"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-4-medium.jpg" alt="Uhhh ..." width="140" height="140" /></a><br />Uhhh ...</td> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-5"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-5-medium.jpg" alt="Or not ..." width="140" height="140" /></a><br />Or not ...</td> <td class="bimg"><a href="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/2005/04/06/index.html#coffee-6"><img border="0" src="http://anil.recoil.org/gallery/images/coffee-6-medium.jpg" alt="Not just a one-trick pony!" width="140" height="140" /></a><br />Not just a one-trick pony!</td> </tr> </table> Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:55:11 +0100 urn:uuid:9601fc23-171d-41fd-8c36-038bd39a40ae avsm http://anil.recoil.org/blog/articles/2005/04/06/the-art-of-coffee art humour <p> While assisting various graduating PhD students (lucky for some) with their resumes, I ran across the sublime urban legend that is Hugh Graham's "<a href="http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/joke/essay.htm">College Essay</a>". I'm now inspired for future job applications! Here is a taster of the first paragraph: </p> <table width="90%" align="center"> <tr> <td style="text-align:justify; font-size:90%"> I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. <br /> <i><a href="http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/joke/essay.htm">Read on...</a></i> </td> </tr> </table> Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:49:45 +0100 urn:uuid:a9f7a7bd-5b67-4dba-b6d4-66a5b9b21052 avsm http://anil.recoil.org/blog/articles/2004/10/08/i-balance-i-weave-i-dodge-i-frolic-and-my-bills-are-all-paid humour net