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on to Linux

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Well, I have given up on Windows 8 after giving up on Mac OS X. Now I am on to Linux, and I am drinking from the fire hose to sort myself out. All is good so far, learning lots. I used Linux Mint for a couple of weeks and now I have switched to Elementary OS Luna. It's good for a beginner like me. Devonthink Pro Office and Adobe Lightroom are what I miss the most. But learning Linux is an entirely different and refreshing process. I enjoy finding free open source software that replaces the expensive Windows and Mac alternatives. I really like donating money to the developers of the open source programs!

I am now deep in work to rebuild workflows for academic and photography work. More on this later.

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A beginner's beginning guide to specialty coffee

Specialty coffee is not a type, kind, or variety of coffee plant. To me, specialty coffee is a landscape of connected and interdependent people and processes that is focused on quality not quantity of the coffee experience. From farmers, their families, their seasonal workers, quality control processes, the wet and dry milling stations, storage, exporters, importers, commercial and home roasters, cafe owners, baristas, organizations such as SCAA, ACE, and WCR, trainers and educators, universities, sensory scientists, botanists and agronomists, sustainability initiatives, climate scientists, software coders and app developers, equipment and device manufacturers, private and public investors, supply chain and logistics experts, commodities traders, local and national governments, cultural innovators, and more.

When a drop of specialty coffee hits your tongue, you are tasting your connection to the fortunes and misfortunes of everyone in this landscape.

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A beginner's beginning guide to specialty coffee