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Coffee @ Opera Software

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Computerworld in Norway did a comparison (sorry, norwegian only) of the coffee quality in some of Norway’s IT-companies a couple of months ago. They sent a barista around to taste the coffee from the coffee machines in each company. Each company was rated based on the taste of the coffee and the experience/atmosphere around the machine.

Opera Software were asked to participate, but the competition was held on a very busy day here at Opera so we didn’t have time. Our old coffee machine has never been any good, so we wouldn’t have won anyway :smile:

However, this week we got some new coffee machines around the office, and I decided to document the variety of coffee-making machinery here in the office :coffee:

This is our new "flagship" coffee machine. It's placed in the middle of the canteen.

Next to it is a Nespresso machine.

We've got another Nespresso model in the sales and marketing hallway.

The Nespresso machines use small pods filled with coffee. My next-door colleague, Henrik keeps plenty of pods in stock

This is one of our old coffee machines located where our Core-developers sits. It will probably be replaced soon, because the coffee does not taste good.

The developers in the information systems department takes their coffe very seriously. These guys are the ones hacking away at the MyOpera backend.

Here's the machine in the hallway where the Symbian and Windows Mobile developers are sitting.

.. and this is the coffee machine in the reception. This is the only one you will have access to if you visit Opera Software. The rest of the machines are placed in restricted areas.

This is from the office to another one of my next-door colleagues. Some times coffee just isn't enough :drunk:


Obama Girl Returns

hehe.. this made me laugh :smile:

Back from vacation

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I got back from Tanzania last sunday night. It's strange being back in Norway. I don't think I realized how different Africa was before I came back to Norway.

Since I got back, I've been feeling a bit sick. I'm still taking my Malaria-medication so it's hopefully not Malaria.. or any other tropical disease :faint:

Climbing Kilimanjaro was awesome. It was hard, not because it was far to walk, but because of the altitude. Kilimanjaro is 5900 meters above the sea and we were walking at around 4000m for 4 days. For every 1000 meter there is about 10% less oxygen (actually it not less oxygen in the air, but lower atmospheric pressure), so our bodies had only 60% of the oxygen that we're used to. I got exhausted just by running 10 steps :ko:

Check out my photo album to see some pictures I took on Kilimanjaro.

We also went on safari and took a trip to Zanzibar..

Medical guinea-pig

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Did some shopping for the Kilimanjaro trip this weekend.. Luckily there was a sale at the sports store, so I saved some money :smile:
This morning I tried to pack all my equipment into my duffel bag to see if it would fit. It almost did, and since I'm also bringing a backpack and a carry-on bag, I should have plenty of room. My only concern is if I have too heavy luggage for domestic flights in Tanzania.

Also, I tried out Diamox the other day. Diamox is a medication which helps the body to adjust to high altitudes. Some people get strange reactions to it, so I though I would try it out at home. I got no reactions other than tingling in my hands and feet, beer and soda tasted strange, and caffeine made me really hyperactive. Oh.. and I had to pee all the time. nervous

I'll take the day off tomorrow to relax and do the last preparations for the trip.

Preparing for Kilimanjaro

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Only one week left before I leave for Kilimanjaro today..

I've got most of my equipment, but I still need to buy trekking pants. I never knew that mountaineering equipment was so expensive. After buying pants, I will have spent 12000NOK (about $2000) :yikes:
Well.. I'll only do this once, and I don't wanna let a lack of equipment stop me :smile:
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