February 2012
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January 2012
8 posts
You call us @gimmecoffee because “Please, May I Have Coffee” didn’t express an appropriate level of urgency.
— Gimme! Coffee (@gimmecoffee) January 28, 2012
December 2011
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November 2011
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The End of Cheap Coffee →
Between 2006 and 2009, the Colombian yield shrank by a quarter—from 12 million bags to 7.8 million, the lowest yield in 33 years. The forecast doesn’t look good for the rest of the coffee-growing world, either: more pests in East Africa, more hurricanes in Central America, more droughts in Indonesia. Global coffee stockpiles are close to record lows. “There is simply not enough coffee in the...
5 Minutes of Happiness Each Day →
I love this. Not (just) because of the awesome shout-out I get, but because the idea that happiness is what service providers want you to feel can be applied to any sector. I recently started a new Tumblr (http://acuppaday.tumblr.com/) because I felt the need to express how different coffee experiences in different cafes made me feel. Baristas often live in bubbles, where they produce the product...
October 2011
10 posts
Need a cup of hot coffee to make a perfect beginning to your day? Beware, you are more likely to get hooked on drugs, claims a new study. Although not everyone who enjoys caffeine would likely to abuse drugs, the researchers found that people who respond favourably to caffeine are vulnerable to the effects of drugs such as amphetamines and cocaine.
So… those who enjoy drugs are most...
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Jeff Mangum playing Occupy Wall Street
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September 2011
13 posts
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