I knew there was a reason!

A few months ago, I noted that Starbucks was starting to ask my name whenever I placed an order. Apparently, this is to deal with the complications of asynchrony. Boing Boing explains: Boing Boing: Starbucks barristas as living software processes

Meanwhile, I have splurged, with help from officemates for the $99 "bottomless" mug for 2005 from Brueggers. This allows unlimited, free refills of coffee, tea, or soda starting from the purchase date (last Thursday for us) through 31 December 2005. This means that I will no longer have to choose between plain coffee, good and cheap at Brueggers or fancy coffee drinks with an extra walk at Starbucks. Once I use up my Starbucks card that is...