Proof of Principle Computer Controlled Coffee Roaster

Well, not my hands, but this guy, who’s converted an old popcorn popper (combined with an even older DOS-based computer) to make a home coffee roaster.

Maybe there’s just not a good coffee shop around…

Here’s a caricature of Katherine and me done by Jon Towle who (coincidentally) is also a cartoonist. He kindly sent this to me just for fun–we Towles are liket that, you know. Jon lives on the west coast and you can check out his site here.

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