Archive for September, 2008

Starbucks versus Nespresso Taste Test

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

I recently got a Nespresso C100T capsule based espresso machine. I decided to compare the shots it makes with a shot from Starbucks. Here’s the results of my very non-scientific taste test:

 
Nespresso
Starbucks

Flavour
Intense flavour, smooth.
Very bitter, almost burnt.

Crema
Good
None

Price
$0.52
$1.55

As you can see Nespresso makes a great espresso, including a nice crema. The beauty of [...]

Custom Portraits by Paul Turner

Monday, September 1st, 2008

I just built a website for my dad, Paul Turner. He’s a very talented portrait painter (among other things) who is starting to sell custom portraits on the web. I sent him a digital photo of my son, Caspar, and 2 weeks later I received a very nice pop-art style portrait printed on fibreboard and [...]


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