Blog
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Time For a New Blog
Well after a break of nearly two years, it's time for me to start a blog again. I've been putting it off for so damn long so finally I've got around to doing it. I'm using Blosxom (pronounced "blossom…
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Mmmm. Bandwidth
I love my cable modem. I spend much of the day listening to Dublab on an 80k stream which is interesting. Those of you who've heard me rant will know that I think Internet radio is a stupid idea. The…
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Short term memory loss
I've been thinking about the nature of Microsoft and why they write such crap code. There's been a lot said about their "unique" software processes, but I think there are other factors. It seems incre…
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Audio Sync and DXR3 Cards FAQ
Version 1.1 4th November, 2002 Getting audio in sync with the dxr3 card can difficult. The problem is that the video decoding can take a different amount of time than outputting the audio. To start wi…
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Hmmm... Blogger eh?
Well all this time I was going to get around to rewriting my random thoughts thingy in PHP3 myself as an exercise in learning. Course life gets too busy for non-work oriented learning. I need to learn…
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Hojicha
Many years ago, my mate Martin introduced me to a Japanese tea style called Hojicha. It's made by roasting the leaves and twigs of the tea plant. The roasting gives it a distinctly nutty flavour, and…
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Bread!
I've long harboured an interest in breadmaking. I eat a lot of the stuff and really appreciate the good stuff. When an old flatmate had a bread maker, I was very very happy. I'd always vaguely conside…
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Sustainable fish consumption?
Recently I've noticed a few guides to the fish you can sustainably eat coming out. There was one for the East coast of Australia recently, though I can't remember the link. This one covers the West co…
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Chocolate self-saucing pudding
This chocolate pudding makes it's own sauce and is delicious with cream or ice cream. The preparation time is about five minutes and the results are awesome. Perfect for a chilly evening when you coul…
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Strawberry Tart Full Recipe
What is it about recipes that the moment I link to them, they disappear off the web? Well fortunately Google kept hold of this one, so I bring you the recipe, with my variations included. Strawberry T…
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Yummy strawberry tart!
I made a delicious strawberry tart on Saturday, pictured here. The recipe I used was this one with the refinement of turning the strawberries the other way and glazing them with a mixture of hot lemon…
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Looks like I have another favourite director
I've got a new director to add to my list of favourites. Sofia Coppola has now joined the other two directors whose films I will always see (yes, even if they cast someone ghastly). Lost in Translatio…
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New Battlestar Galactica
Well it seems that the US Sci-Fi Channel have remade Battlestar Galactica, the classic 80s sci-fi miniseries. Hopefully they haven't revived the floppy-haired kid and his annoying monkey creature thin…
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Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
There are two big sci-fi book releases I've been hanging out for this year. The first is Gibson's Pattern Recognition and later this year will be Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. So this one was pretty…
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Quicksilver
My copy of Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver arrived last week and I've been reading it. Quite good so far, though not the roller coaster ride that was Snow Crash. Anyway, page 92 appears to abruptly end.…
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Two new books from the cyberpunk masters
Advance warning that two new books will soon be out by cyberpunk masters Neal Stephenson and William Gibson. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson will be released in February, at least in the US. Qui…
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Norkfolk Nog is amazing
I made a premium kit called Woodeforde's Norfolk Nog back at the start of November and stuck it in a pressure barrel with 100g extra dark malt. It's the beer I've been setting aside for Xmas Day. I ju…
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Play: The Madness of George Dubya
I saw this play last night in Camden, London. It supposedly finishes on 8th February but I certainly hope it goes longer. Think a musical update of Dr Strangelove. I was expecting a fairly amateurish…
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Visions of Tokyo
I've just discovered an incredible site that uses Flash in a way that actually enhances the information. Amazing, really. Mid-Tokyo Maps presents a range of different views of the city of Tokyo, looki…
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Vote early, vote often
Well I got to vote in my first British election today. I wasn't enrolled for any of the previous ones. Yes, pommies, we colonials are allowed vote in your elections, but you can't vote in ours when yo…