Mike Masnick over at techdirt has an informative editorial up about Keurig's coffee maker DRM being cracked by its competitors.
... it appears that Keurig competitors have already figured out ways to crack the DRM. TreeHouse Foods very quickly announced that it would be able to break the DRM. Meanwhile, Mother Parkers' RealCup has just announced that its pods are compatible with Keurig's DRM. It's a little unclear from the press release if Mothers Parkers cracked the DRM or came to a deal with Green Mountain, though it sure sounds like it was internal work ...
Being both coffee and tech related, it had to be submitted.
(Score: 1) by Rocky Mudbutt on Saturday August 30 2014, @01:11AM
Is it work when you are enjoying the smell of fresh roasting coffee, filling the neighborhood with the enticing aromas? *don't roast indoors, it sets off smoke alarms* I find it enjoyable, 20 minutes to roast a pound, enough for a couple days. So much better for you than tobacco, and just as stimulating. The sensory experience of roasting coffee close up is hard to describe. The aromas, the sounds of the first crack, the rice-krispies snap/crackle/pop of the second crack (I like dark coffee), the color changes of the beans, the whir of the roaster, it all makes for a close up and personal view of ones beverage. It's like making lemonade from lemons instead of a box of sweetener and artificial flavors.
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