Archive for July, 2006
Wash and cut a red pepper per person into pieces, with an extra 1 or 2 for the pot. Put with some olive oil into a heavy casserole or frying pan, gently stir-fry until tender and slightly brown. Just before you reach this stage (approx. 15 – 20 minutes), add several cloves of [...]
Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day, the day on which system administrators all over the world get masses of gifts and thank-you notes for all the hard work they've been doing behind the scenes to keep firms running.
Quoting sysadminday.com:
On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their [...]
I'm testing Vodafone's BlackBerry 8707v and it really is a beautiful gadget. The screen is superb, the trackball has just the right size and location (at least for my hand) and Vodafone's default theme is beautiful. The keyboard is a little on the small side for my big fingers (I seem to have less difficulty [...]
Do you play any kind of lotto? I don't. At least not on a regular basis. For some strange reason, I sometimes think that I'm missing out on the jackpot if I don't play…
On very odd occasions and only on the spur of the moment will I purchase a lotto ticket. If at all, I'm [...]
I've gone fishing in the Mediterranean.
The menu will consist of gambas, alioli, gazpacho and half a ton of other lovely things. Those hints should suffice to at least determine which country I've flown to.
I'll be back in a fortnight, but posting will continue during my absence.
I digress. Believe it or not, brainfuck is an esoteric programming language, at least according to this Wikipedia entry. There is even such a thing as a brainfuck computer, made in real hardware.
Even if the above is just a belated April's fool, there is a truth on the web: hyperlinks really do beam you around.
How [...]
I'm not (yet) a slave of my BlackBerry, but if I were, I'd want one of these
(click on the shirt to buy one)
Wrap some creamy goats cheese with a leaf or two of ruccola (rocket) into a slice of bressaola, thus creating small and thin rolls. Place all the little rolls on a nice serving dish, together with some thin slices of lightly-toasted baguette which have been sprinkled with some drops of good olive oil before being [...]