An exploration of ultracoffee, radiation safety, and more often than not a beer or two.
In the process of firing everything back up in the aftermath of WorldCon 2011 in Reno. More importantly, I have expanded production capacity to a stunning 9L/day starting tomorrow. If this doesn’t sound impressive, well, thhhhpppbbbt. I’m impressed and it’s also necessary to get a head of the backlog in light of the quantity and …
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Since I’ve had a few questions about it recently, I though I’d lay it out again with an addition that I realized I’d never actually mentioned before but is important as some folks are getting close to MAXIMUM HONOR. So, your BBotE can be refilled. Keep a hold of the shipper that I send the …
NOTE: People in Ireland who’ve been haranguing me about the expense of shipping BBotE, be sure to read all the way through. Things have been somewhat quiet here lately as I do my best to keep up with the DEADLY RADIATIONS and an unprecedented level of Black Blood of the Earth demand, courtesy of a surprisingly large …
The Pimpstress of Greater Los Angeles had a brilliant idea last night that makes me sad to be 400 miles away from her. I remember when I dosed any brave souls that were willing with BBotE at her wedding last year. Fire and puppetry were already on the docket, but I feel the BBotE contributed …
The week before I last, I lamented the passing of one my favorite varieties of BBotE, my light roast of choice and representative of the coffees of the Americas…Panama. Don’t get picky on me and point out that the Kona comes from Hawaii and that’s part of America(TM): The Country. I will get all frustrated …
Sorry for the relative radio silence around here but, well, there is only so much time in the day. More than usual, my time has been going toward running at maximum BBotE production, thanks to all you new folks coming over to courtesy of Thrillist and SF Weekly. I’ll also have you know that the …
I had a bit of a rude surprise last night when I went to one of my favorite roasters to procure more Panama to lay in a bit of supplies in light of the recent BBotE order extravaganza. I was informed that they were out of Panama, and several other Central American varieties I’ve been …
In the wake of Thrillist saying hello, I’ve gotten some more interesting questions than normal which need sharing. Question 1: “Have you considered getting a government contract and supplying the FAA so that they can keep all the pilots and air traffic controllers awake?” Answer: Interestingly enough, I have seen the FAA pop up in …
To everyone joining the conversation thanks to a recent piece run by Cal alum Grant Marek, welcome. You’ll all be happy to know he survived his exposure to BBotE. There’ve been just a few orders of BBotE since then, so I thought it might be time for a quick State of the Funranium Labs Address: …
No Longer Applies…for the moment. Lockout is over. Due to a lockout at the Canadian Post, there will be no shipments going to Canada for a while unless you are truly desperate and want to work out FedEx arrangements. I do truly regret this as I fully understand we are hitting the height of beer …
As a complete non-sequitur, let us begin with this: I want to applaud the brilliance that came up with this magnificent weapon. A German with an armament oriented dedication to More Awesome nearly 500 years ago created this beauty. When I saw it in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all I could think of was …
Now that it is May 31st I must reiterate the sad news in a more blatant and public manner: orders placed after the 30th will not ship until June 22nd (after we return from DC & NY). This is not because I don’t love you all but instead because I haven’t turned the BBotE rig …
Alright, coming up on the next bunch of travel as my Lovely Assistant and I set out for Washington DC, New York City, and the Finger Lakes. This means you now get the obligatory last minute reminders and bits & bobs as I clear the decks. Your last chance to place orders for BBotE will …
The past couple weeks have been rather exciting what with the travel and even more travel coming, with no sign of letting up. That said, I’ve had time to do a little bit of BBotE tinkering that I’d like to share with the collective. Speaking of more travel, the next leg of Scientific Drinking Tour …
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This was originally written on May 20th, 2010, the day after Erik died beneath the wheels of an Alameda County Transit bus. The original post evaporated between many server migrations, in addition to many of the original links disappearing, so I have recreated it here as best as I can as it something than can …
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