Actually, yes, at least one is, IIRC. You can send a message to it so it pre warms etc. Still missing the delivery drone though.
Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Greg Keogh<mailto:gfke...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, 8 April 2016 11:01 AM To: ozDotNet<mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: Coffee snobs Are these things IoT enabled? -- *GK* On 8 April 2016 at 10:56, Bill McCarthy <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > When my delonghi broke down(leaking water), I started looking at > alternative machines. Most of the cheap machines will make a good short > single shot. But I like long flat white (occasionally a long macchiato) , > so it gets hard to find a machine that will do that consistently sub $2k. > > I use to have a cheap breville years ago, and it was good, but it was only > good at short drinks, and really was a messy pain compared to an auto > machine. Me, I’d go auto at the sacrifice of money and quality 😏 > > > > The biggest thing to look out for, is if this is your go to machine during > the day, then this will be the coffee you get use to. Most people I know > that have decades of coffee drinking experience in Australia, use to find > instant coffee acceptable, palatable, and even enjoyable. I was reminded of > this the other weekend when I went to the timboon miniature train festival, > and the only coffee was instant: sometimes spoiling ourselves everyday, > spoils us. If I didn’t drink ‘reasonable’ coffee all the time, I might be > able to enjoy an instant, and maybe even a macca’s coffee too 😕 > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <g...@greglow.com> > *Sent: *Friday, 8 April 2016 10:19 AM > *To: *ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > *Subject: *Coffee snobs > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Given the importance of caffeine for code generation, I’m guessing there > will be a few other coffee snobs on the list. > > > > Anyone got a recommendation for a serious (possibly manual) coffee > machine? > > > > I’ve been using a DeLonghi automatic one but now feeling that I’d prefer > something like this: > > > > BES890 or BES920: > http://www.breville.com.au/beverages/coffee-machines.html > > > > The main thing that puts me off is the Breville brand. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > >