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Otakucookup – Green Thai Prawn Curry

400g Prawns (larger and fresher the better, shelled) 1 can Coconut milk 2-3 tablespoons Thai Green Curry Paste 1 lime 1 lemon 1 tablespoon Thai Fish Sauce Small handful of cashew nuts 6 chopped spring onions 1) Fry the prawns … Continue reading

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Simon Cowell – Do More Evil

It’s always good to try and get yourself into someone else’s mindset. Try and see the world from their point of view. So today I was wondering What Would Simon Cowell Do? See, he took a little dent this Christmas, … Continue reading

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Why I won't buy an iPad yet

Thought I’d ponder this a little while, give the product and the chatter a little chance to sink in. The iPad looks gorgeous. Pretty much a few weeks after I’d bought my iPhone, I knew I wanted the same thing, … Continue reading

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Scalextric Obsession

I’m building a nice little obsession with Scalextric at the moment. Decided that I needed a set for my birthday last year, and have enjoyed that so far, but since the end of the last F1 season, I think I … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me

38 years old today. Great weekend to celebrate it, wandered round the Steampunk exhibition in town, then a nice walk around Oxford, followed by a cracking meal at Shanghai 30s. Scalextric was my main pressie, a fitting addition to a … Continue reading

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Recent Snow Picture

Adding to the flurry of pictures of the snow in the UK recently, here is what it looks like outside at the moment.

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And so that was Christmas

Well, nearly done with the Christmas season now. Not back to work until the 4th, so taking it nice and easy. Managed to watch the first series of the Sopranos in just a tad over 24 hours, so that was … Continue reading

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Home Fabbers a step closer

A recent tweet from Bruce Stirling pointed me in the direction of the kit for a new home fabber unit, the Cupcake CNC machine. Makerbot Industries – Cupcake CNC from MakerBot Industries on Vimeo. Fabbers (Fabrication Units) are essentially 3D … Continue reading

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Pretty Fireworks from near me.

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Isolating and treating the Slacker gene

Here at Flotsky Inc we take great pride in our research into many areas, not least in the world of genetics. After many years of research we feel ready to announce our discovery of the Slacker gene. There are a … Continue reading

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