Symbolic Java

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1. At 9:29pm on 9 nov 2004, Sembazuru wrote:

*looks closely*

*squints*

Oh, yeah…

Funny. I wonder what their tea is like.

2. At 9:36pm on 9 nov 2004, Joseph Lindsay wrote:

Is that not normal? Don’t you have sugar overseas? Is our coffee that good?

3. At 10:02pm on 9 nov 2004, Walker Hamilton wrote:

Hmm…..divining in the coffee foam.

Next thing I know, The girl at the local coffeehouse is going to be putting love notes in the foam instead of just spelling out “SIP” in chocolate. Oh god. I can only hope…

(yay apple)

4. At 10:17pm on 9 nov 2004, Jack wrote:

Yet another reason to switch from tea to coffee. Take heed, you tea-drinkers, we’re coming to get you.

5. At 10:35pm on 9 nov 2004, Joseph Lindsay wrote:

…oooohhh… d’oh…

I drink Coke, but would drink coffee if I could afford it.

6. At 11:45pm on 9 nov 2004, Andrew wrote:

I’m with Joseph (comment #2) on this one. I don’t understand what the deal is. I’m in Australia, but our flat whites come like that too. I also had the same experience in Italy - the home of coffee.

I’m confused…

7. At 12:00am on 10 nov 2004, Peter Usewicz wrote:

Nah… I drink Powerade. The blue one. But coffe with cream is delicious aswell. Especiallu cappucino.

8. At 12:34am on 10 nov 2004, Phil Sherry wrote:

i heard that Microsoft coffee needs repouring every few sips, then turns blue when you leave the room.

9. At 1:35am on 10 nov 2004, Michele wrote:

Duh? What’s wrong with it?

I’m with Joseph and Andrew. Do you americans really think coffee is the poor imitation you get up there? :)

Joseph, are you serious? You can’t afford coffee?

10. At 2:44am on 10 nov 2004, teartear wrote:

If you squint a bit you’ll see the apple logo in the foam.

11. At 4:11am on 10 nov 2004, Rimantas wrote:

I guess all of my friends who tried it said “it is not a coffee” talking about American kind.

12. At 5:39am on 10 nov 2004, Vlad wrote:

OMG, that white blotchy patch looks just like a . . . Clound!

13. At 6:00am on 10 nov 2004, Matt Wilson wrote:

I guess us New Zealanders don’t know how spoilt we are. My friend the barista draws my initials into the coffee.

14. At 6:03am on 10 nov 2004, Benedict Eastaugh wrote:

“I guess us New Zealanders don’t know how spoilt we are. My friend the barista draws my initials into the coffee.”

Well, I’m convinced. When’s the next flight out?

15. At 6:47am on 10 nov 2004, Douglas Bowman wrote:

The Kiwis are very creative in how they serve coffee. The baristas there take a lot of pride in what they do, and it’s actually quite respectable and cool (they tell me) to work in a cafe as one. They must spend a considerable portion of their barista training learning the artistry of creating patterns in the foam as they mix the coffee and milk. Or perhaps they just take pride in refining their talent over time.

I remember getting coffee several times in New Zealand, and being quite impressed with the foam artistry each time. Here in the States, I’ve seen generic-looking hearts in the foam, but never to the detail of what I saw in NZ.

Regardless, this wasn’t what it looked like when the coffee was given to me. If I remember correctly, the foam originally had some type of vine pattern in it with five or six leaves stemming out each side from the center, of which only the top leaf is now visible. What’s in the photo above is an accident. It’s just the result of stirring in some sugar and taking a few sips.

16. At 8:11am on 10 nov 2004, beto wrote:

For being mine a coffee-producing country and myself a regular drinker (system breakdowns have forced me to cut down to a cup a day), it’s amazing how I haven’t noticed how interesting could coffee patterns be. I have read some people specialize on making predictions and life forecasts by “reading” such coffee stains.

And if that holds true for you Doug, I’d say you have quite an, um, fruitful future. :D

17. At 8:21am on 10 nov 2004, tirin wrote:

Tea, Oolong, hot….

18. At 9:45am on 10 nov 2004, monkeyinabox wrote:

I see ELVIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn

19. At 9:49am on 10 nov 2004, Jason K. wrote:

Wow. Apple’s reach of influence is incredible. It’s now conquered the great flat white.

20. At 11:35am on 10 nov 2004, Peter Asquith wrote:

Drink Different!

21. At 12:22pm on 10 nov 2004, Dann Ryan wrote:

I stared at it for so long before I saw it… but atleast I saw it first before I scrolled down and made a clueless post :D

22. At 12:36pm on 10 nov 2004, Jason G wrote:

But see, it’s really just “mood coffee”, in that you have MAC on the brain, so that’s what appeared in the foam. The same thing happened to me, except the “sad MAC” icon popped up when I looked. :(

23. At 4:42pm on 10 nov 2004, Dan Jallits wrote:

Coffee hell!

Just as long as I get my shamrock etched into my Guiness I am a happy camper. Have you ever tried that!

P.S. Sitting in a mom and pop cafe taking careful notice of my coffee now.

24. At 7:12pm on 10 nov 2004, John wrote:

Java and MAC’s - I know there is a connection there.

25. At 10:02pm on 10 nov 2004, Rick Yribe wrote:

Your description of their coffee makes me want to fly right over there to get some for myself.

/me salivates

26. At 3:26am on 11 nov 2004, Rene Grassegger wrote:

Hi Doug, hi everyone,

in Austria they serve a big range of coffe, we have many variations how we drink and make our coffee. We have a long tradition of making the black gold and sitting arround in the coffeehouses.

You should visit vienna or salzburg to get a really good coffee. :-)

$0.02

Rene

27. At 5:52am on 11 nov 2004, Matthew wrote:

Thanks to Dan Ryan. Your post just saved me from making a stupid post, as your post indicated I should look at the pic again… Cheers :D

28. At 11:02pm on 11 nov 2004, Steven Marshall wrote:

I thought it was a bird head, but I see the apple now you mention it.

29. At 4:20pm on 12 nov 2004, Jan Brasna wrote:

Only 980 (!) shots? My average production is about 2k/week - in EU. In AU, it would dramatically increase…

30. At 4:32pm on 12 nov 2004, Max wrote:

Here’s another photo of some clever coffee art.

31. At 1:24pm on 13 nov 2004, Arthur wrote:

With a bit of imagination, you can also see the Firefox logo mirrored in the cup. The cup would be the globe.. oh well.. you probably get the idea: Tail to the left, head to the right.

Reminds me of Rorschach this. ;)

32. At 5:33am on 14 nov 2004, Rob Mientjes wrote:

Holy crap, a cock in your coffee!

Arthur, it’s more of a Thunderbird.

33. At 1:22pm on 14 nov 2004, Mike wrote:

The best coffee is at CAFE GRECO in Rome, Italy.

34. At 5:16am on 15 nov 2004, Chris wrote:

Our local guy draws the Sydney Opera House on the latte.

The crema for the white sails, outlined in fine choc syrup, and dusts the bottom for the ocean.

A little time consuming tho. And it’s just the local Michel’s.

35. At 12:43pm on 15 nov 2004, Mike wrote:

ok, Doug - it’s not a “vine pattern” that Emporio (which is where you got the coffee) make in the foam! It’s a silver fern, which is sort of like the national emblem of New Zealand.

You’re not allowed back in the country until you get this right :)

36. At 2:44pm on 16 nov 2004, Andy Marr wrote:

Doug
I leave tomorrow for New Zealand, so I’m glad to have discovered your take on the Kiwi coffee culture and artistry. I will make sure and try a few iCoffees!!
Cheers

37. At 10:06am on 18 nov 2004, Bojhan wrote:

We all hope to see thea!

38. At 3:19am on 20 nov 2004, Dan wrote:

I’m a kiwi myself, now currently living in Amsterdam where “Coffe shop” takes on a whole other meaning, but I sure do miss a good old cup of, designer, NZ coffee.
Doug I don’t suppose you got your hands around a decent steak and cheese pie while you were over there did you?

Damn I miss those pies!!!

39. At 5:14am on 20 nov 2004, Paul wrote:

I never knew a cup of coffee could get so much attention.
Just shows that we are living in a coffee culture, even if sometimes your standard coffee is unbearable to drink!

40. At 1:41pm on 21 nov 2004, Michael Tunnicliffe wrote:

I saw the Apple logo, then I looked a little further and saw a Firefox!

http://tunnicliphotos.com/tunnie/firefoxjava.jpg

41. At 1:57pm on 22 nov 2004, bunker wrote:

Well comment 40 just proofed the theory that good things never come online. Now we allready have Mac and Firefox, I need to look more at my coffee-foam. Well like above said Drink different.

42. At 8:26pm on 24 nov 2004, Lyndseythespaz wrote:

omg, it does look like the apple logo. *laughs*

43. At 9:51pm on 30 nov 2004, james wrote:

You should have sold that one on ebay….

44. At 1:47am on 1 dec 2004, natalie Curtis wrote:

I am also a kiwi that loves her coffee, having been to many ‘coffee shops’ in Amsterdam. The coffee in the pic looks dam fine to me, and a lot creamer then the ‘coffee’ I got in Amsterdam.
Apple is very obvious once it is pointed out, would not have seen otherwise….

45. At 9:19am on 2 dec 2004, Kevin wrote:

Did you finish drinking it?

46. At 4:10pm on 2 dec 2004, Andy Peatling wrote:

Impressive, what are the chances eh!

47. At 1:27am on 6 dec 2004, tongkis wrote:

Strange looking thing, I really should have one of those, during my stay back in NZ.Darn..!!! :)

48. At 4:26am on 6 dec 2004, Ian Lloyd wrote:

You know, Doug, there must be something about the coffee down in that southern hemisphere. I had a spooky message in my coffee in Sydney just before going up the AMP Tower

No photoshopping, I promise.

49. At 8:46am on 12 dec 2004, John A wrote:

Looks good enough to sell on ebay for thousands of dollars!

(if you dont know what I am talking about … google virgin mary grilled cheese)

50. At 11:21am on 21 dec 2004, Mathias Bynens wrote:

Yeah, coffee cups can be cool slash scary sometimes.

51. At 3:21am on 12 jan 2005, eDave wrote:

I’ve recently moved to London from Australia and I’ve had to stop drinking coffee it’s that bad.. Australians and Kiwi’s, enjoy your coffee!!!

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