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Global Warming explained
I found the Skeptical Science site a while back when looking for backup in an email argument about global warming.This latest post, I think, sets out the picture quite clearly.The thing I like best...
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Another baking update
Here's my efforts for the Christmas bake-off at work the other day.I wasn't too upset with the results, considering (a) I've never made cinnamon & fruit scrolls before, and (b) I didn't actually...
View ArticleA new toy!
Went to Dick Smith today & bought a Logitech Harmony One universal remote.The most surprising thing about that was that Dick Smith actually had one of the cheapest prices in Oz for it... for those...
View ArticleEngineering FTW!
Here's some of the most impressive engineering I've seen in a while. This is why we need engineers - either that, or a hell of a lot of very poorly paid manual labour (thus china's rise).
View ArticleHoly freakin' COW!
There's this chemical.Dioxygen diflouride.(No, not dihydrogen monoxide)O2F2.Some chemists write it as FOOF - and for good reason!This stuff explodes when you mix it with other chemicals - and that's...
View ArticleAdventures in GUI programming
So, I've been dabbling with a little Qt programming.I wanted to develop a program that would let me do an easy search & replace for objects in ArmA2 map files. Naturally, while I could potentially...
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It's Easter time!
And you all know what that means!Ok, so I should have used a bigger pan to cook them in... they do look a bit, um, squished together...Doesn't change the taste, though!Here they are with a glaze added...
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Freecell pwnage!
Well, maybe not exactly pwnage... but a respectable effort, I think - that's 50 wins IN A ROW, suckahs!
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More Easter Hot Bun Goodness
Batch No. 2, fresh out of the oven.Did the sugar/water glaze, this time - works quite well.The buns are very tasty - I used a recipe out of a 1973 cookbook from my mum's collection, except I put in...
View ArticleOne of the scariest videos I've seen for a while...
Someone was very, very lucky this day...I thought it was a bit scary how close people were to the launch point. But the end of the flight is much, much worse.
View ArticleTaxi!
Well, there's an interesting story...John Cleese, comedian extraordinaire, is flaunting his wealth. Well, not really.He's just catching a cab.From Oslo.To Brussels...For the geographically challenged...
View ArticleThings that can kill you
Here's a nice summary of some of the wildlife here in Oz...Found on the artist's site, via How To Spot A Psychopath
View ArticleWater aerobics class halted by croc in pool
I kid you not.Only a freshie, I've swum with ones nearly that big up at Lawn Hill. Perfectly harmless... well, unless you annoy them, anyway. :-D
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Freecell fail...
Bugger!I was doing so well, until I tried to play a game while having a conversation with someone...Let that be a lesson for you, boys & girls - don't talk on your phone while playing Freecell!
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Further Adventures in Bread-making
Sourdough FTW!Absolutely delicious, and, if I do say so myself, pretty bloody good for a first attempt, even if the shape isn't quite there.Sourdough loaf #2 worked out pretty well, too - if a little...
View ArticleMobile data rates
Here's a bit of a rant.Device A connects to the internet via a 3G (UMTS) cellular network. So does Device B. Same carrier, same cellular network, same UMTS technology used to transmit & receive...
View ArticleQuote of the week
"But [scientific] journals have lots of big words, and lots of small print, and very few illustrations to make it easy for me. You can see why climate deniers don’t like them."From the enlightening...
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Sourdough #3
I'm getting the hang of this...This week, I didn't want to waste a lot of flour/water by feeding the starter every day, so I fed it on Sunday night & plonked it in the fridge. Left it there until...
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Bagels FTW!
Sourdough bagels, that is.Had one this evening with dinner. Had a decent dinner, so was feeling quite full when I was done. But I still wanted another bagel...
View ArticleA taste of the future?
Headline from a news story this morning:"Morgues fill as deaths double in sweltering Moscow"Now, some of you will say "that's weather, it's got nothing to do with climate change". And you'd be right,...
View ArticleFun with (caffeinated) numbers...
I saw this post on Slashdot earlier:This is a student project so the correct unit of energy is a "Library of Congress Stacked with Red Bull Instead of Books."Now, you may convert that into Joules, if...
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Climate sceptic fail...
Hahaha! Yet another demonstration of the cluelessness and lack of scientific literacy of many climate 'sceptics'.Saw a post at Climate Realists (h/t Skeptical Science daily article summary) claiming...
View Article300 George St - Construction Timelapse, Feb 4-5 2016
Here's my latest timelapse of the 300 George St construction site.
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