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Soda Machines for Geeks?
PhaseBurn writes "In all my findings, I've yet to see things like
Bawls
or Jolt
in a soda machine. Even bottled water is hard to come by... Working in a call center for an ISP, we don't have to worry too much about what's popular with the rest of the world, and so, I'm tasked with finding a vending machine replete for geeks. While Jolt can come out of any normal soda machine that
supports plastic bottles, the glass Bawls bottles woultn't fare so well. Do they make a soda machine that would work for this? What's around your office... And what's popular among the geeks today, as I want it to appeal to the vast majority of our staff?" Why use a vending machine when a community cooler would work just as well. With that aside, what kind of beverages would you like to see more of in vending machines?
I'd be happy if they had regular Dr. Pepper instead of just diet, but I've given up trying to get it and just bring my own.
Besides, the baby makes sure I don't get any sleep anyway...
No Longer a Menace to Society.
Alexandria Morrigan born 2/22/01 l. 20.5in wt. 7 lbs. 5 oz.
Beer. Lots of it.
-raph
...and no one has brought up modding one? Get an old one from E-bay and make it suit your needs! Hell, you could even cut a window in it and put neon lights inside. Maybe even a biohazard logo. Or something.
"And what's popular among the geeks today, as I want it to appeal to the vast majority of our staff?"
Including Jolt is a good idea. Other than that, I would say wouldn't it be a better idea to ask your staff what they like to drink instead of us?
Condoms - for scoring the new helpdesk chick before she realises you are a geek.
Whisky - for dealing with people who have no idea about using a computer.
Caffeine Pills - for running the helldesk late at night.
Bananas - In case a management type fella visits the area.
Deodourant - because geeks always forget that sort of thing.
Post It (tm) Notes - for attaching to the machine when it breaks down.
CD-Rs of mp3s - for those boring times in between.
AK47 - for those stress related shootings.
Mold - to make a geek feel right at home.
Pizza - Dead cold and with extra cheese.
Try Lemon Diet Coke - it's fucking awful, I'm hooked. I mean the diet already tasted hollow, but now it tasted like hollow dishwash liquid. Fucking great, I tells ya.
...a Caramel Frappuccino from Starbuck's. I believe Starbuck himself enjoys one after a hard day (night? does it matter in space?) fighting with Apollo against the tyranny of Lucifer, Baltar and the evil Cylons.
A friend of mine fixed this problem by pissing into mountain dew bottles and putting them in the fridge. The theft stopped shortly thereafter.
Sure there is: pissing into an empty Busch can at 9:55.
No... Pissing is better.
Yup, we have a filing cabinet here in the tech room with 'Beer' written on the front. This is misleading. It's full of whisky. :-)
-= Never enter a battle of wits with an unarmed man =-
Tea (get one of those sets with all sorts of flavors)
Krabappel: "What kind of little boy has a tea set?"
Skinner: "I think we both know the answer to that. A LUCKY boy!"
I wanted to ask if I can find Jolt or Bawls in Israel?
The first can be had within 30 meters of the explosion, the second is easy to find afterwards along with other assorted body parts.