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Ask HN: What's a good coffee pot for implementing the 418 protocol?

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2324

My office coffee pot is almost 200 feet away from me and I'd like to be able to check the coffee status without walking over there. What's a good coffee maker to use?

I'm thinking one that has a weight sensor in the hot plate that can report the fullness of the pot, or a timer that tells how long it's been since the last brew, and an ethernet or wifi connection. Nothing too complicated, if possible. I don't actually know anything about http or networking other than a couple of vocabulary words.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a good coffee pot for implementing the 418... by joezydeco on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @06:12PM (#10659631)
Sounds like history repeating itself. Try a webcam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot

Re:Ask HN: What's a good coffee pot for implementing the 418... by throwaway_ghj on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @07:15PM (#10659933)
reduce the problem as much as possible... use a single serve espresso machine. Volume remaining and freshness aren't really a problem in that context.

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