Monthly Archives: May 2011

I just tried this recipe from the “Thrifty Living” blog. I converted it to Australian volume measures as follows; 1 cup of Soy Milk 1 cup of flour 1 heaped teaspoon chickpea flour Salt to taste Vegetable oil (I used Canola) The … Continue reading →

I bought an i.MX53 development board a while ago, and just got it sorted out and running nicely. I picked this board over other options because it has SATA. I’ve now attached a 40GB SSD to it, so it has fast … Continue reading →

If you’re insanely squeamish this post might bother you, but there’s nothing too bad. Up bright and early and down to the dentist to have my ‘number 7′ molar pulled out. It was badly damaged by a wisdom tooth growing sideways and … Continue reading →

My XML database and project provide better data access to the Federal hansard is really coming along. I’ve now got the indexing code working quite reliably. I’m still coming up with new ideas and tweaking it, but it’s settling down. … Continue reading →

I bought myself an 160GB Intel SSD (the new 320 series drives) and a cheap optical bay disk mount. Sat down last night to install it. It wasn’t too scary, I used a walkthrough for DVD drive replacement from the … Continue reading →

This week most of us heard through the fourth estate that Prime Minister Gillard intends in this budget:– “Toughen rules on teenage Mums” – The Australian “Welfare reform to feature in budget” – NineMSN “Free childcare for teen mums to … Continue reading →

Follow this recipe for eggplant risotto with tomatoes and basil. As with any recipe, take the gist and ignore the specifics, in this case I added a bunch more tomato and a fresh chilli chopped up. Matt gave me basil … Continue reading →

Just came up with this recipe, and the results were delicious: Mix 1.5 cups of flour in a bowl with about four tablespoons brown sugar. Add a pinch of baking powder. Add water gradually until mix has a runny consistency. … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago I decided to switch to Python 3.1 for all my spare time projects. Previously I’d been using the Python which is shipped by default on my Mac, 2.6.1. I’m always keen to keep up with … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I bought myself a macro lens, and since then I’ve been having a lot of fun! This Friday was a beautiful, sunny day so I went down the West Leederville Community Garden and wandered around  taking … Continue reading →