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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-12
RT @RHPeter: Hey spammers. Our registration 'reason for joining' defaults to "I am a spammer, please delete this user account" for a reason # @lskrocki Let me know if you wanna do Fish & Chips # I think a really big meteor must have just entered the atmosphere; burst of musical static over Radio4, doppler…
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“Password Security, Forevermore” #unscrewingsecurity @computerworlduk
Password Security, Forevermore Passwords suck. But there will never be a better non-niche solution. There ought to be a word – there probably is a word – to describe concepts and ideas which work great in theory, have major flaws in practice, and for which either there exists no viable alternative, or any of the…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-11
@dgwbirch I see lots of them around Kensington. Almost none with UK/EU numberplates. # Fans of Folk & Apocalyptica may like this http://bit.ly/fdX8Rb – the flash video loading time is terrible, so pause it. Via @glynmoody # Herman Miller Embody Chair http://gizmo.do/19zj7v – looks much the same multi-point suspension that's used to float telescope mirrors…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-10
1st time I've seen Godwin's Law used as a noun: http://bit.ly/hCNg7t "… ad hominems, Godwins and putdowns directed at him" # @chrisgerhard Trike. 😛 # @chrisgerhard You've fallen off before and still not worked out you need a trike? 🙂 Check http://bit.ly/e4Woxj # @chrisgerhard Under no circumstances should you click this link -> http://bit.ly/hxAI19 #…
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Hot Buttered Rum
File this under “theraputic drinks” next to Hot Toddy. I’d not encountered it before, and had no rum, but having bought a bottle of Lamb’s Navy Rum when out shopping yesterday afternoon, and feeling a bit grotty, I had one when I got back. Then I had a refill. Then, as invariably happens when I…
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Amazing Instant Golden Syrup Steamed Pudding
While we’re on a food theme, this requires archiving and sharing because it works. A few years ago my sister Louise (based nr Pittsburgh, PA) sent this out, and I tried it, and it’s astonishingly effective at creating the kind of sticky syrup pudding that is needed as a substrate for custard. Ex-pat Brits should…
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The Internet’s Ways with Cabbage
So I posted: @alecmuffett Aside from coleslaw, what’s a good recipe for using up an entire cabbage, or two? The responses came on… Twitter @vdotw Cabbage, apples, potatoes, onions, bratwurst all combined and baked. http://www.kitchenimprov.net/2009/09/bratwurst-cabbage-and-apples/ @josephholsten kimchi? @hal_pomeranz Braised cabbage: shred cabbage & onion saute with .25lb butter. Add salt, cinnamon, paprika, cayanne to taste.…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-09
@webmink Hot buttered rum. Big win. Thanks. Off for a nap. 🙂 # Banana Bread. In the oven. # @paul_clarke The EX Hazard Triangle is for explosive gas. Probably an underground storage depot. #
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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-08
Renew passport: Mail embassy, send forms, photo, payment. Wait. Embassy sends reply: "Done. Now please send SSAE for return". #sigh # @swardley Consider a wheel. Mark a point on the rim. Spin it. At some point it will inevitably be moving upwards; But then… # blah blah #cloud blah blah #cloud blah blah #platform http://bit.ly/gxJbHb…
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X-Ray-Spex – there’s an app for that…
Remember when these used to be analogue?
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Twitter Updates for 2011-01-07
Still at home, bronchitis receding. Voice is currently a fair impression of Barry White. Still, feel better than I did 3 days ago… # New: Kindle Battery / Cover – Amazon Resolution http://bit.ly/gVoueL # Global #Spam Levels Decline by 75% http://bbc.in/hiThdg – reason is obvious, the botnets all got booked to DDoS #WikiLeaks 😛 #…
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Kindle Battery / Cover – Amazon Resolution
I had the scheduled followup call from Amazon re: my Kindle 3 issues, this morning. Summary: they are refunding the cost of my unlighted cover – I can keep the old one and turn it into a notebook they are giving me a gift certificate the certificate combined with the refund will buy me a…