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Further suggestion to the comments, please. aperitif: vodka or gin martini starter: herring, red onions, potatoes and rye bread / frozen vodka (choice of three) main: haggis, neeps and tatties / single cask whisky (choice of three) dessert: crêpe suzette / brandy, or bananas foster / rum & liqueur, or ice-cream vodka affogato

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Annoyingly, on #Kindle the #GoogleTranslate input box is black. # dry-cured roast gammon joint, rubbed with salt, pepper, juniper and clove. rest 10 minutes and carve. # Chilling out with a glass of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Xim%C3%A9nez post-gym. # 2tsp Colemans English Mustard powder. ~1.5tsp water. Mix. Let stand overnight. If fresh, result should rival good wasabi. #

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@glynmoody "People who don't run AntiVirus should pay higher bandwidth charges / Internet licenses. Goes for Linux and Mac, too…" # @glynmoody State-sanctioned monitors in everyone's operating systems, of course. "Digital GPs". Totally secure, "nothing to hide"… :-> # @glynmoody The "vaccinate else $$$" argument is not far off Gattaca "screen embryos for disease else…

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OK, I have to admit the idea of Eric Schmidt as Knight Rider is funny: http://bit.ly/f1EY9R #

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@TreasureLondon UBS, apparently. # Is it unusual to have an entire freezer shelf dedicated to gin and vodka, to satisfy guests' Martini-on-Demand requirements? # Contents: Plymouth Gin, Bombay Sapphire, Grey Goose Vodka, Absolut Vodka, ?ubrówka … # Basingstoke: so far beneath contempt that Betjeman didn't even bother. http://bit.ly/aEokYd # @chrisgerhard Ran into Sacred Gin yesterday…

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Oh Boy – L. Ron Hubbard detective stories are free downloads in the Kindle store. I wonder what'll come next? # The ongoing story of Guillemont Park: http://bit.ly/gxID5U # Michael Portillo one week, Nigel Lord Lawson – Nigella's dad – the next. Thatcher next week? # RT @chris_bloke Here is how you should report a…

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PULEEZERCHWARRA! PULEEZERCHWARRA! POP! POP! POP! http://bit.ly/hxNujs # how would you react? # @darrenmoffat I disagree but largely because I don't think minimum prices are a good precedent, anywhere # Hysterical lunacy in De Telegraaf regards @rop_g http://bit.ly/f5O011 – sigh # Plug: tried an Intex inflatable bed last week, now bought one. Overnight visitor problem solved.…

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Distance Fingerprint Scanner. 2 meter range. Mmm. Not yet convinced. http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/27052/ # YouTube – Jascha Heifetz plays Paganini Caprice No. 24 – http://goo.gl/HpBvY # culture for today # @darrenmoffat Was chatting to Geoff last night, and wondering if clone-promotion existed in the wild, yet. # I love having friends who understand security. The people who…

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@doctorow Cory, something horrible just happened to the BoingBoing front page. Oversize flash? # @doctorow Yep – thanks! # Royal Horticultural Society Magazine. Adverts for holidays in Tunisia. Mmm. # @johannhari101 If we need a Head of State I may prefer accident-of-birth over an elected president; long term investment & freedom to focus # @johannhari101…

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@skp1713 Greetings, old friend. Welcome to Twitter. 🙂 # Things of which I am very suspicious: Posting a list of items to Freecycle, and someone says they'll take the lot. Noooooo…… #

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"Open Source has no bearing upon Software Security – Community does." #unscrewingsecurity @computerworlduk http://goo.gl/hc92e # @nmeth I feel it's deserving 🙂 #

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Just mailed by @masterbranch who set up a "Open Source Developer Profile" for me "2 yrs Python" – what about 25 years of C ? #screwuguys # Also @masterbranch _requires_ a location to "claim" your profile – so they can sell your name to recruiters? Trying to beat #LinkedIn # .@masterbranch Dude, you won't find…

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