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Discussing "licensing" in a thread about coffee. Fuck. This is not what the future was supposed to be about. The future was supposed to bring us infinite possibilities through the means of technology. It was meant to be awesome. It was not meant to be artificially limited through the means of technology which could have been used to make our lives better instead. Where did we go wrong?
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I'd be curious to read about that, myself.
Pretty simple, actually!! This model (B31) contains: - 12VDC air pump to push water from tank into coffee pod - 10K thermistor, stuck in the tank - 1400 Watt heating element I wired all three to the Arduino through a transistor for the pump, a resistor divider to use analogRead() and calculate temperature, and a mechanical relay. The Arduino uses 4 buttons: heating element toggle, temperature up/down, and pump engage…
[1] http://www.objectmentor.com/resources/articles/CoffeeMaker.p...
Did the same thing a few years ago with a Tassimo.
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That depends. Does Keurig even consider this to be DRM and protected under the DMCA? Or is that just what we call it because that is what we talk about on HN.
Keurig has already tried to use patent law to prevent competitors from selling pods. Their failure there feels like the reason their trying to make a device that they think can be protected under DMCA. http://blogs.findlaw.com/federal_circuit/2013/10/patent-exha...
We know they provided a technological measure meant to require the use of their branded cups. That doesn't neccesarily mean they think their measures are protected under the DMCA.
I hope they don't (and hope they are wrong if they do!). The DMCA is intended for copyrighted works, which a K-cup is not. (or shouldn't be, anyway, who knows what crazy things the courts will do).
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Yeah, I'm gradually coming around to an RMS-y way of thinking – having to tape small bits of an old K-cup onto my Keurig 2.0 is DRM bullshit that I have no room for in my life. Fuck them. Some people will use the new Keurig and its DRMed cups because it provides them with enough value. I will completely bypass this nonsense and make a DRM-free cup of dirt cheap coffee that stimulates my senses, as outlined in another…
Can I recommend an Aeropress? It's only a little more work than a Keurig (about the same as a french press), and makes some of the best coffee I've ever had. It's also $25, and has no moving parts or electrical components.
Alternatively, we could stop wasting so much packaging and take 5 minutes to make a pot of coffee.
For a single cup of coffee, I'm partial to the AeroPress. It takes a bit more work, but the strange looks I get from my coworkers is worth it.
Call me paranoid but I refuse to drink hot liquids out of plastic containers of any kind. A glass french press is the way to go.
My Keurig's electronics died and I was able to recreate them with an Arudino: http://i.imgur.com/1wWxu37.jpg With this I can customize the temperature and use PWM on the pump to adjust pressure/flow. :D If I had to use that 2.0 model I'd just lobotomize it right out of the box.