Thursday 31 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Overloading algorithms
A while ago – in fact on several whiles ago – a rumour has circulated round Facebook claiming that its algorithm only shows you updates from a select group of your contacts. However (allegedly) you can thwart that by copying … Continue reading
Wednesday 30 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Dinner with The Angel
On Monday evening, Jane and I went out for a meal at The Angel Restaurant, a dining establishment in Long Crendon, just north of Thame. I had picked it because I was looking for places that had a few more … Continue reading
Tuesday 29 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Dough!
I’ll get a nice loaf of bread done in the machine overnight, I thought yesterday evening. Unfortunately, I’m so used to using the dough setting on the machine that I switched to that program before setting the timer and so … Continue reading
Monday 28 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Skirt
I’m still finding cuts of meat at the local butchers that I haven’t tried before. This weekend’s treat was beef skirt; not quite as cheap as braising steak but still at the lower end of the beef price range and, … Continue reading
Sunday 27 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Who was missing
Noodling around after church this morning, I listened to the tones I was getting and was reminded of who was missing from the bass documentary I wrote about yesterday: Jaco Pastorius. To be fair, I can easily appreciate that a … Continue reading
Saturday 26 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on On Drums, On Bass and On Guitar
This morning, I went round to a friend’s house to watch three recent BBC programs he had recorded, looking at the history of drums, bass and guitar in popular music. Stewart Copeland – most famous for his work with The … Continue reading
Friday 25 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Change at Last
Considering the number of stringed instruments I have, I don’t change strings that often. I estimate about 80 strings between them and hesitate to figure out what it would cost in time and money to do the whole lot! However, … Continue reading