Ignoring the obligatory Dilbert references, I think I might qualify when I found myself using this line to write my age: <?php echo floor((time()-gmmktime(6,41,0,6,21,1971))/(60*60*24*365.242)); ?> Must check if it was 14 or 41 past, though…
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Apollo 13: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/apr05/0405napola.html Although I was unexpectedly impressed by the film, this is a rundown of the real events without any ‘added drama’, which is much more satisfying for geeks
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Digital switchover firm launched: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4441079.stm So does this mean that we’ll have an educated, ordered and event free switch over, with dates being advanced and held back per region, acurately refelcting local takeup ? Maybe I’m jaded, but I feel it’s just a move to allow whichever government is in [...]
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Macworld: News: Nine Inch Nails releases GarageBand 2 project: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/15/thehandthatfeeds/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405 Wow – that’s more than just one better than releasing music online; now we just need to wait for the first live fan based remix via the internet…
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Macworld: Editors’ Notes: Au revoir, Rendezvous: http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/04/bonjour/index.php?lsrc=mwrss-0405 That’s just fine by me: when typing in IM I could never spell rendezvous correctly: I stand a much better chance with bonjour
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A slightly modified Spicy Fruit loaf from page 26: 400g Strong White flour (Tesco) 100g Strong Wholemeal flour (Hovis) 1tsp Yeast (Allinsons) 1 1/2 tsp Salt 2 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1tbsp Sugar 1 1/2 tbsp Milk powder 350ml Water 100g Raisins I placed all the ingredients except the raisins into the mixing bowl, and set [...]
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After some more experimentation (I’ve already mentioned that I’d swapped 1g of butter for 1ml of virgin olive oil) I’ve stopped putting any extra fat in the bread at all. On the smaller loaf setting (400g) the top generally breaks a little, but on the 500 or 600g bake the top crust is fairly smooth. [...]
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