Ten a penny

Aug 20

Smoked salmon and soda bread: Forgot to take the photo before nomming.Smoked salmon and soda bread:

Forgot to take the photo before nomming.

Mini pea and ham soup with Scotch quail’s egg: Opportunities abound for transferred epithets.Mini pea and ham soup with Scotch quail’s egg:

Opportunities abound for transferred epithets.

Blade of beef on mash with bubble and squeak (?): Wow.Blade of beef on mash with bubble and squeak (?):

Wow.

Romaine punch: I don’t know why they called it that; it was actually a lemon-and-rum granita. Or a grog-nita, I suppose.Romaine punch:

I don’t know why they called it that; it was actually a lemon-and-rum granita. Or a grog-nita, I suppose.

Treacle tart with milk ice cream: Isn’t all ice cream made of milk? Well, this one tasted of just milk and sugar, so I suppose it could equally be called sugar ice cream. Come to think of it, it might not sell as well if it was called sugar ice cream. Oh yes, it was yummy.Treacle tart with milk ice cream:

Isn’t all ice cream made of milk? Well, this one tasted of just milk and sugar, so I suppose it could equally be called sugar ice cream. Come to think of it, it might not sell as well if it was called sugar ice cream.

Oh yes, it was yummy.

Aug 17

resuming ruby fibers across distinct C calls http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/193528

"fiber called across trap" - why would this be bad? - Ruby Forum

Aug 03

Wow, Ruby 1.9 on Windows is a mess, especially if you’re embedding it and use any native extensions.

Aug 01

Fibers & Cooperative Scheduling in Ruby - igvita.com

Jun 27

Saw “Time and the Conways” last night at the National Theatre. “The thing is to live!”

Jun 17

just had a tooth out. OW.

Jun 16

Using Nutch with Solr

Jun 07

Yorkshire & Humber have just returned the first BNP MEP. Ugh.

a lot of hot air being expended on the European Parliament elections: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8085850.stm

Jun 03

Trying to understand the European Parliament.