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cinnamon update

Well, I’m going to admit defeat for the moment – I haven’t yet managed to get a decent rapid bake cinnamon and raisin bread. I’ve added everything in…

you know when you’re a geek when…

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…

apollo 13: the real story

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…

actually useful, or washing their hands ?

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…

Macworld: News: Nine Inch Nails releases GarageBand 2 project

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…

Macworld: Editors’ Notes: Au revoir, Rendezvous

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…

cinnamon raisin bread

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…

a note about fat in the bread recipes

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…

another bit of bad HHGTTG, and then some good

Emma Kennedy: http://www.emmakennedy.net/blog/index.php?id=581 I think I’ll stop collecting these now, and go and get the BBC radio series instead. Speaking of which, the fourth part of the trilogy…

short HHGTTG review

Short film review: http://planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html No spoliers in the short version but linked to a longer one with spoilage, both from MJ Simpson who seems to know a thing…

not just me, then

Neil Gaiman: http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/2005/04/hp-sauce-as-coin-cleanser-and-so-on.asp Ignoring (like those in question) the main thrust of his entry, this sentence made me smile: “Well, I looked the Slashdot thread over and, like…

BBC – Doctor Who

BBC – Doctor Who – Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ I started watching this with a fair amount of trepidation, having grown up watching the series and having very fond memories…

Armagetron: A Tron clone in 3d

Armagetron: A Tron clone in 3d: http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/ Wow. I don’t play games on my computer(s) much (I still miss my old phone as it had a really good…

Macworld: News: Hasselblad, Leica to support Adobe DNG spec

Macworld: News: Hasselblad, Leica to support Adobe DNG spec: http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/08/dng/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0305 Hooray ! Boo ! Great to see it’s being supported, but in a product that I can’t ever…

iLife ’05, iPhoto 5.0.1 and Canon PowerShot G3 RAW files

Update: This is now no longer required when using OS X 10.4: noted here Well, I’ve given up sulking about {iPhoto} 5 not supporting my G3 RAW files,…