Kim Berg HansenDec 30, 2022
Aliette de Bodard
Thanks to @elfbiter I have discovered the ISO 3103 for brewing tea and it is the best thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103
ISO 3103 - Wikipedia

Dec 30, 2022 at 9:26amWeb
Show threadAliette de BodardDec 30, 2022
"The protocol has been criticized for omitting any mention of prewarming the pot. Ireland was the only country to object, and objected on technical grounds."
HAHAHAHA
Show threadDouglas SpencerDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb Of course "technical grounds" are used for making engineer's coffee.
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Dec 30, 2022
@dougs @aliettedb Underrated toot.
Show threadxannaDec 30, 2022
@dougs @aliettedb *applause*
Show threadMathieu Lam Son LeocmachDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb 6 minutes ! 😱
Show threadAliette de BodardDec 30, 2022
@LamSon clairement du thé à réveiller les morts
Show threadMathieu Lam Son LeocmachDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb l'idée doit être d'extraire tous les tannins. En tous cas, ça a l'air d'être leur métrique de résultat
Show threadPaul "Princejvstin" WeimerDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb given i deal with ISO standards as part of my job, I find this delightful
Show threadAliette de BodardDec 30, 2022
@Princejvstin ahhahahaha
Did you see that one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers
IP over Avian Carriers - Wikipedia

Show threadPaul "Princejvstin" WeimerDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb NOW i have!
Show threadLis CareyDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb @Princejvstin That one is an absolute treasure and delight.
Show threadAliette de BodardDec 30, 2022
@LisCarey @Princejvstin just the name, "IP over Avian Carriers", sends me into giggles
(I majored in Applied Maths which includes communication protocols)
Show threadLis CareyDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb @Princejvstin The name is...someone thought of this. It's perfect.
Show threaddakkarDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb @LisCarey @Princejvstin for more giggles: RFC 1149 was implemented at least once!
RFC-1149

April 28th, 2001 11 years ago, April 1st 1990, rfc 1149 was written. This rfc specifies a protocol for IP over avian carriers, CPIP (carrier pigeon internet protocol). In 11 years, noone has bother...

BLUG
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Dec 30, 2022

@aliettedb @Princejvstin My personal favourite has always been SNAil data transfer Protocol as detailed in this BoingBoing Post. (Link to original experiment is a dead asp page and doesn’t seem to have been archived.)

https://boingboing.net/2006/02/08/data-transfer-via-sn.html

Data transfer via snail is faster than ADSL and pigeons | Boing Boing

KinnerNet, co-founded by former ICQ chairman Yossi Vardi, is an Israeli geek camp-out modeled after Tim O’Reilly’s amazing Foo Camp. At the recent KinnerNet 2005, Vardi and his pals Shi…

Boing Boing
Show threadCíat Ó GáibhtheacháinDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb And rightly so! 🇮🇪
Show threadSeishonagonDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb the takedown by the Royal society of Chemistry is very … British.
Show threadghosthermioneDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb honestly dont know what i love most: that it got an Ig Nobel prize
or the sentence "Some would contend that oversteeping the tea is not a valid way to make meaningful sensory comparisons"
Show threadAliette de BodardDec 31, 2022
@ghosthermione there are so many good bits in there
Show threadC. R. TaxonDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb the best part is definitely Ireland objecting on technical grounds because it doesn't mention prewarming the pot
Show threadPeter BrownDec 30, 2022

@aliettedb @elfbiter this is very subtle.

In Europe, the English have a reputation for being tea drinkers, so now Europe has brought out an international standard covering the making and brewing of tea. Who says the EU has no sense of humour?

Show threadHighlandLawyerDec 30, 2022
@peterbrown @aliettedb @elfbiter It was adapted from the British Standards Institute standard BS 6008:1980 though.
Show threadPeter BrownDec 30, 2022
@HighlandLawyer @aliettedb @elfbiter wow!
I learn something new every day 🧐
Show threadpa28Dec 30, 2022

@aliettedb @elfbiter good to know, thank you.

Today I also learned that the British Standards Institute has an unfortunate prefix to their standards codes.

Show threadChris "TheChrisD" DalyDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb You never watched Tom Scott make it? https://youtu.be/nAsrsMPftOI
Making an international standard cup of tea

YouTube
Show threadStéphane BortzmeyerDec 30, 2022
@aliettedb @elfbiter I also like ISO 5218 "No significance is to be placed upon the fact that "Male" is coded "1" and "Female" is coded "2". This standard was developed based upon predominant practices of the countries involved and does not convey any meaning of importance, ranking or any other basis that could imply discrimination. ."