Post ATEsb2hIviPyRNFoPI by eqe@aleph.land
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(DIR) Post #ATEQP2vbRujUxqQwKm by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:34:09Z
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One of the weirdest things that's ever happened to me was having the opportunity to tell the original manufacturers of the Utah Teapot that their teapot was famous: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/47320.html
(DIR) Post #ATEQWFnE14dAtIx3po by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:35:45Z
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And yes, you can buy your own genuine Utah Teapot today: https://frieslandversand.de/teekanne-1-4l-weiss-utah-teapot
(DIR) Post #ATEQi7IrPHf02GPCgi by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:38:00Z
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(Although I should warn you that, as a teapot, it is very much not state of the art)
(DIR) Post #ATEQuKXvzkVwaEHQmW by onelson@mastodon.social
2023-03-03T07:40:04Z
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@mjg59 looks fake
(DIR) Post #ATERWORpw9uJgjZsvY by schmittlauch@toot.matereal.eu
2023-03-03T07:46:40Z
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@mjg59 Well, I use it almost every day and after a few times I manage to pour tea with almost no dripping. So still pretty decent, what are you missing?
(DIR) Post #ATERwGdfasRQzvRz3w by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:51:36Z
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@schmittlauch A seal between the lid and the pot to reduce heat loss, an included strainer to make it easier to brew loose-leaf tea, a spout that's good at not dripping even if you haven't spent a few days practicing?
(DIR) Post #ATES3OhrzqQi2woZyS by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:52:33Z
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@onelson Fair you probably want http://unfold.be/pages/utanalog.html
(DIR) Post #ATESPkYZRIWoBT7iu8 by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2023-03-03T07:55:01Z
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@onelson See https://twitter.com/aanand/status/822251371227480064 for details
(DIR) Post #ATESdkOepYLhk5A3xg by schmittlauch@toot.matereal.eu
2023-03-03T07:57:51Z
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@mjg59 Valid points, though e.g the strainer might be controversial. There are avid tea snobs with strong opinions of even a metal strainer limiting the infusion too much. I use metal srainers myself, but actually see it as an advantage to have 2 separate ones to keep one green tea around for a 2nd brew while making another one.Not dripping is hard, but yes, I've seen some pots doing better.
(DIR) Post #ATESlGZlaU7lZTwVyS by tml@urbanists.social
2023-03-03T07:59:10Z
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@mjg59 Checking my email archive I notice that I ordered my Friesland Teekanne in April 2017, so it must have been after seeing you writing about it.
(DIR) Post #ATEUig5wS5GzkxszdQ by cinebox@hackers.town
2023-03-03T08:22:42Z
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@mjg59 now I just have to find someone selling Stanford rabbits
(DIR) Post #ATEXVKSNtFM2kGi3hg by hko@mastodon.social
2023-03-03T08:54:01Z
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@mjg59 hah, that's amazing :D
(DIR) Post #ATEeiMk5P3sPHG9YEy by jamesh@aus.social
2023-03-03T10:14:31Z
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@mjg59 Now they just need to produce a squashed version to match the modified 3D model...
(DIR) Post #ATEizMcjUsPfeJ4fpo by lenaschimmel@chaos.social
2023-03-03T11:02:30Z
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@mjg59 Not sure if I missed it somewhere on the page you linked, but I'd like to know how you told them and how they reacted.Also, it's a pity that the flat-shaded polygonal version (which you linked in one of your replies) is sold out, but given how much it costs, maybe I should be glad about it, because I don't have to make a decision if it's worth to buy (which it probably isn't since I don't need a teapot at all).
(DIR) Post #ATEsb2hIviPyRNFoPI by eqe@aleph.land
2023-03-03T12:50:09Z
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@mjg59 @onelson 404 on the "for sale in our shop" more's the pity
(DIR) Post #ATF3W5A3RQou85XTwu by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2023-03-03T14:53:44Z
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@mjg59 Time to buy a few mirrored balls, coloured spotlights and checkerboard tiles to go with it?