things that only i could care about

Carrel.ORG – GPGMail and Mac OS X 10.4.1

Carrel.ORG – GPGMail and Mac OS X 10.4.1: http://www.carrel.org/2005/05/16/gpgmail-and-mac-os-x-1041/
Excellent: works a charm !
UPDATE: Well, maybe not. Just had Mail die during a composition when trying to change the quote level, and upon restart it told me I no longer have a GPG key, and my draft has vanished entirely… Not ideal behaviour, really: [...]

an excuse to buy an iPod…

PodSmith: http://www.makienterprise.com/podsmith/index.html
Yesterday’s price reduction on the 1GB iPod Shuffle pays for the licen[c|s]e for this program, and means I finally have an excuse to get one.
Other than they’re small and shiny.
Oh, and they play music.

Boffins create zombie dogs | The Other Side | Breaking News 24/7 – NEWS.com.au (27-06-2005)

Boffins create zombie dogs | The Other Side | Breaking News 24/7 – NEWS.com.au (27-06-2005): http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15739502-13762,00.html
This surely can’t be real, can it ?

sweetcorn and sunflower bread

After a conversation with my Mum about various loaves she’d tried recently whilst on holiday in France, here’s a more interesting savory loaf (based on the cinnamon and raisin recipe):
380g Strong White flour (Tesco)
120g Strong Stoneground Wholemeal flour (Tesco)
1 tsp Yeast (Allinsons)
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Sugar
1 1/2 tbsp Milk powder
350ml Water
20g Sunflower seeds
80g Sweetcorn
I [...]

apples real new stratgey for world domination – p2p piracy ?

Apple Matters: http://applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/apple_computer_is_piracy_the_pathway_to_profits/
Interesting: not an approach I’d even contemplated as an option, but one which is quite possible. To get an idea of Apple’s opinion on this tactic I’ll wait to see if/when any OS X Intel 10.4.1 sharers receive letters from Apple’s lawyers and what sort of fines are mentioned.
I’m not convinced that [...]