Monday coffee is great...

"Alcon Entertainment, the production company that own the rights to Blade Runner, have announced that the Blade Runner sequel will be re-written by Michael Green (The Green Lantern) and hinted at other possible Blade Runner spin-offs. From the press release: 'Writer Michael Green is in negotiations to do a rewrite of Alcon Entertainment's "Blade Runner" sequel penned by Hampton Fancher ("Blade Runner," "The Minus Man," "The Mighty Quinn") and to be directed by Ridley Scott. Fancher's original story/screenplay is set some years after the first film concluded. Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Ridley Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO's of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers. Green recently completed rewrites on "Robopocalypse" and Warners Bros "Gods and Kings."'"

Apple bitten... 

"At the upcoming Black Hat security conference in late July, three researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology plan to show off a proof-of-concept charger that they say can be used to invisibly install malware on a device running the latest version of Apple's iOS. A description of their talk posted to the conference website describes how they were able to install whatever malware they wished on an Apple device within a minute of the user plugging it into their malicious charger, which they're calling 'Mactans' after the scientific name of a Black Widow spider. The malware-loaded USB plug is built around an open-source single-board computer known as a BeagleBoard, sold by Texas Instruments for a retail price of around $45. The researchers have contacted Apple about their exploit but haven't heard back from the company and aren't sharing more details of their hack until they do."

 "Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it tried to fix the prices of e-books. The iPad-maker is accused of working with publishers in 2009 to set prices in an effort to compete in the e-book market dominated by Amazon. Quotes from Steve Jobs' official biography have been cited as evidence in the case."

And he loudly shouted, "Freedom!"
The established regime in Turkey (not to mention many other countries: take your pick) may not like any-to-many communications, but luckily established regimes don't always get the final word. An anonymous reader writes "Lahana is my little side project to help people access the Internet and Tor via Amazon EC2 free tier-based VPNs. It's a couple of scripts that set up a new VPN in a couple of minutes that automatically tunnels everything through Tor. It's easy to share credentials with groups of people and for most people is free to set up and use. I built it with Turkey in mind, but it no doubt has other uses."

 "Turkey's prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is a 'dictator,' dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years. With Turkish media otherwise giving scant reports about the protests, many turned to social media outlets for information on the unrest. 'There is now a menace which is called Twitter,' Erdogan said. 'The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.' 'The people are finally standing up, speaking up and fighting for their rights,' said Hakan Tas, a deputy for the Left Party in Berlin's local assembly, who took part in the protest."

Politicians love this stuff as proven in American electronic elections:

  "A French primary election is made the stuff of farce after journalists defeat the 'secure' election system." From the article: An 'online-primary,' claimed as 'fraud-proof' and 'ultra secure,' has turned out to be vulnerable to multiple and fake voting. The four-day election has also the exposed the poisonous divisions created within the centre-right Union Pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) by the law permitting gay marriage which took effect last week. ... What was already shaping up as a tense and close election was thrown into utter confusion at the weekend. Journalists from the news site Metronews proved that it was easy to breach the allegedly strict security of the election and vote several times using different names."

Good ol' boys

Recovery from embarrassment  

And now full disclosure of the Starbucks drink codes on the side of your hot steamy cup revealed:
 

Decaf Box
Code	Meaning
X	Decaf
1/2	Half Decaf

If it’s empty, then your drink is probably caffeinated (unless it’s naturally decaffeinated like some of the Tea options).

Shots Box
Code	Meaning
1	1 Shot
2	2 Shots
etc…	etc…

A Starbucks grande coffee has 330mg of caffeine. If you want to spike it, each additional shot of espresso adds 75mg of caffeine. Yes, espresso has less caffeine than coffee beans.

Syrup Box
Code	Meaning
A	Almond
C	Caramel Syrup
CH	Chai
CL	Classic Syrup
CN	Cinnamon
H	Hazelnut
I	Irish Cream
MO	Mocha Syrup
P	Peppermint
R	Raspberry
SFH	Sugar Free Hazelnut
SFV	Sugar Free Vanilla
V	Vanilla
VA	Valencia
WM	White Chocolate Mocha Syrup

If it’s empty then you don’t get any shots (or you get the default shot for you drink).

Milk Box
Code	Meaning
B	Breve (half-and-half)
E	Eggnog (seasonal)
%	50% whole, 50% non-fat
N	Nonfat
S	Soy
O	Organic Milk

If it’s empty, you get 2% milk. The only exception is a Frappucino, in which case you get whole milk by default.

Custom Box
Code	Meaning
CHIP	Add chips
CR	Caramel Sauce
D	Dry
DB|2xB	Double Blended
F	Foamy
H	Hot
HANDOFF	Deliver to customer’s table
K	Kid’s Beverage (tiny size, cooler temperature)
LT	Light (used before another code)
NW	No Water
SL	Sweet’n Low
SP	Splenda
STRAB	Strawberry Fruit Sauce
SR	Sugar in the raw
VBEAN	Vanilla Bean Powder
W	Wet
WC	Whipped Cream
X	Extra
=	Equal
/	Placed over a code to indicate deletion

Empty box means no custom selection.

Drink Box – Hot and Cold Beverages
Code	Meaning
A	Caffe Americano
AL	Cafe au Lait
BC	Brewed Coffee
C	Cappuccino
CAC	Caramel Apple Cider
CB	Caramel Brule Latte
CH	Tazo Chai Tea Latte
CHEG	Tazo Chai Eggnog Tea Latte
CM	Caramel Macchiato
E	Espresso
ECP	Espresso Con Panna
EGTL	Earl Grey Tea Latte (aka “London Fog”)
EM	Espresso Macchiato
EL	Eggnog Latte
GL	Gingerbread Latte
HC	Hot Chocolate
L	Caffe Latte
LM	Latte Macchiato
M	Caffe Mocha
MIS	Caffe Misto
MV	Mocha Valencia
PM	Peppermint Mocha
PSL	Pumpkin Spice Latte
PWM	Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha
SCID	Steamed Cider
SCR	Syrup Creme
SKM	Skinny Mocha
SM	Steamed Milk
T	Tazo Tea
VCR	Vanilla Cream
WHC	White Hot Chocolate
WM	White Chocolate Mocha
CHA	Chantico

If this is empty then they probably didn’t bother filling out any of the boxes.

Drink Box – Blended Beverages
Code	Meaning
CBF	Caramel Brule Frappuccino
CF	Coffee
CVF	Caffe Vanilla
CRF	Caramel
E	Espresso
EF	Eggnog Frappuccino
GF	Gingerbread Frappuccino
JCF	Java Chip
MF	Mocha
PMF	Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino
PSF	Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
PWMF	Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino
WMF	White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino
CHCF	Tazo Chai Creme
DCCF	Double Chocolate Chip
STCF	Strawberries & Creme
SF	Syrup Creme
VBF	Vanilla Bean

If this is empty then they probably didn’t bother filling out any of the boxes.

Drink Box – Iced Shaken Beverages
Code	Meaning
IC	Iced Coffee
BT/PT	Iced Black Tea / Iced Passion Tea
BTL	Iced Black Tea Lemonade
PTL	Iced Passion Tea Lemonade

If this is empty then they probably didn’t bother filling out any of the boxes.

So now you know what the finest coffee in the world codes are and you too can be fluent in coffeeology.