Grahame

Happy Birthday, sir!

What happens when men bake cookies?

Oh, dear. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20029913-47.html via: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=607150 My take. The information content of losslessly compressed file and the original is identical. Try comparing the md5 hash of the source, and the expanded compressed file, or do a bitwise diff to see if that is the case. (Poor analogy: a word file reads the same, if came as a .doc file or contained in a .zip file) I think he's confusing the data container with the playback system, or succumbing to expectation bias: So while lossless audio compression (FLAC or Apple Lossless for example) can be "expanded" to produce an exact digital duplicate of the original audio stream, that's not necessarily the same thing as sounding exactly like an uncompressed WAV file or a CD. To my ears lossless files add a glare or edge to the music and flatten the soundstage. Please don't misunderstand, I think FLAC or Apple Lossless sound perfectly fine, just not on par with a CD, when played on a high-end audio system. Or, cynically, he has written an inflammatory article to generate page hits and a comment flame war. Are you listening Tyll?

from: http://rcexplorer.se/files/ba11c31bb018b71fbf14995bce5af236-246.html

Pay Attention! Edit: the script is on his blog if he talks to fast for you. http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-difference-between-the-united-kingdom-great-britain-england-and-a-whole-lot-more/

Well, yes, it is slightly turbocharged

Yeah. Sent by someone who thinks that standards based interoperability is sufficient, who doesn't care what app you used on what device, and wonders if you have considered what message it sends that you appear too dumb, lazy or inconsiderate to change the default settings for an automatically sent signature, providing free advertising for something you already paid for? But hey, that's just me.

Indeed In 1997, the Utah State Legislature approved H.B. 203, designating the Dutch Oven as the State Cooking Pot (Utah Code). The following information was generously sent to the Utah State Library by the International Dutch Oven Society located in Logan, Utah. Utah is not only the headquarters of the Society but the site of World Championship Dutch Oven Cookoff which is a major event of the Festival of the American West. http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/cooking.html The cast iron dutch oven is also the State Cooking Implement of Texas. (Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, 79th Legislature, Regular Session (2005))

Utah is poised to adopt the classic Browning M1911 semi-automatic as its official "state gun", in honour of native John Browning who invented the weapon in 1911. The proposal to add the M1911 to Utah's roster of approved symbols, including state cooking pot and state folk dance*, "breezed" through a House Political Subdivisions Committee hearing this week, and will now go before the full Utah House for a final vote. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/26/utah_browning/

Isn't partial convergence wonderful?

Get a client that can play H.264 mkv's natively. e.g. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=320 There are many others iPeople may want to install http://www.perian.org/ (http://www.perian.org/#detail)

1 in 7 curries sold in the UK is a CTM (Chicken Tikka Masala) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala It's even been called "Britain's true national dish" Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences. Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The Massala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served in gravy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/apr/19/race.britishidentity

There's always the Old School "Victorian Tea Party" of UKNova http://www.vanityfair.com/ontheweb/features/2007/03/piratebay200703

finalgear.com for some torrents ( and a lively forum ) Usenet (try the handy search string "Top Gear" (and optionally "720p" if thats your fancy) at places like binsearch.info or nzbclub.com

Brunch today was left-overs. And by left-overs I mean Turkey Chili, Quinoa salad, and mixed fridge salad à la Joanne, on the deck in shorts and a T-shirt with a long tall Diet Coke. Tough Life, eh?

They're Back!

Spent they day enjoying the weather in Sonoma. Started off with with brunch at the creekside cafe. Bacon was involved I'm pleased to say. Then off for a pleasant walk up the Sonoma Overlook Trail Not a bad view from the top. Then strolled around the town square. Not too shabby.

Like this. ( use insert media , the three overlapping windows icon on the right. The tag is now [ media ] not video as before )

Shake it baby! http://www.reghardware.com/2011/01/21/duke_nukem_forever_spring_release/

Record them, then play them back out of phase. Voila noisy frog cancelation !

Yep, Two, count 'em

Yay! CJ

Thanks for all the Birthday greetings. I have to report a bacon free weekend with a lack of wanton excess. Maybe I need to work more on my "edgy", or its just part of getting older. I could always go for a Maple Bacon Latte @ Pirate Cat Radio Café , that might do the trick . hmmm Bacon Maple Latte at the Pirate Cat Radio Cafe tempting. There's always next year, if not sooner