I’m not quite sure where I can upon the idea of Oak Leaf wine, but after the success last year with Dandelion wine, it seemed a fun idea to brew with oak leaves. There are a few recipes floating around the ‘net and published in wine making books, I decided to use this “young oak leaf” …
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GPSd and xGPS on OSX 10.6.8
Just documenting how I got GPSd and xGPS running on a Mac running OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard). First off, install MacPorts – this is a bunch of *nix tools, utilities and applications packages for OSX. After you do the basic install of MacPorts, do a self-update and upgrade: sudo port update [Lots of output will …
Bells
Something like thirty years ago, I was on a bus with my grandfather passing The Whitechapel Bell Foundry; he told me a little about the place and promised to take me for a visit when I was older. Three years ago, I bought a ticket for a tour the following year, then forgot to go. …
Richard Dawkins and P.Z Myers In Conversation
Last night the BHA hosted and armchair conversation between Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers. After roughly half the audience had entered the room, a handful of protesters pushed their way in and onto the stage. Initially mistaken for religious loons, they eventually made it clear they were protesting Dawkins’ involvement in the New College of …
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Dandelion wine – or – That was Easter Monday
Making dandelion wine is a messy business; First you have to collect ~400 grams of flowers, then you have to separate out the petals: Then boil them all up with sugar, raisins and some orange peel: And then hope it ferments into something nice. Fingers crossed, that in six months to a year, we’ll have …
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