<![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Very interesting... Another replacement for humans...

peacetime

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> @Morgan: Aw man, history is always written by the humans.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> "Nearly as accurately as a panel of trained human espresso tasters," you say? What's to say it's not the trained humans that are less accurate?

Morgan

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Why don't they hire homeless people to do this....It's just another example of how "the man" is outsourcing jobs to technology...hehe!

superbryant

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Braak: [www.chowhound.com]

Unami is, from what I've read, the taste of complex amino acids as they relate to protien. Like fermented fish sauce, aged cheese, toast, grilled meat...

As for coffee: It's subjective.

Jeff-Minor

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Holy crap, a coffee shop where they use Yama vac brewers!?! I cannot express the level of this coffee fanatic's green, green envy. For some odd reason people here in the desert southwest don't seem too particular about their coffee.

Whyaduck

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> What do you mean my mug of diner coffee sucks!?!?

92BuickLeSabre

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> I can only imagine that the next phase will be something akin to the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Nutrimatic Machines.

Or possibly the accidental discovery of the Infinite Improbability Drive.

alien.toaster.dog

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Hooray! Now robots can enjoy coffee!

... I think I'm missing the point. Oh well.

Ghede

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> no obvious reason it shouldn't be doable for wine

Mathmos

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Finally, a reason to be proud to be an engineer.

engtech

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> i'm going to interpret this as tacit proof that coffee is not as complex as wine.

tetracycloide

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> @braak: I had some fruits that were supposed to be that 'fifth flavor' a few weeks ago...I couldn't decide what to think. Mainly because they were bizarre dried fruits that turned into powder if you chewed them, and jellyish if you sucked on them - the textures were distracting.

wilmawonker

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> wow, college chem labs on benzene rings are unearthing themselves in my brain. Finally, a useful application of that tortuous two-week lab report!

wilmawonker

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> I like that a person can have a job, "Flavor Scientist."

It reminds me of that new, fifth flavor that the Japanese invented.

braak

]]> <![CDATA[A Machine That Tastes Espresso, But Prefers Only the Good Stuff]]> Just another example of something I don't need a machine to do for me.

Aren't they afraid the machine is going to get the jitters?

NefariousNewt

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