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I can spot the subtle clues!
Manfred R. Bihy wrote: ...cheese heads...
...conceited cornholios...
...Go and die in a fire...
subtle signs, but I can spot 'em!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I suspect it wouldn't have helped if I had put some smilies after/around the aforementioned expressions?
No?
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote: cornholio
Isn't that the name of an old rapper?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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jeron1 wrote: old rapper
It's more like the old crapper!
This is a reference to an old Beavis and Butthead[^] episode-
Cheers!
(I'm the great cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole!)
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Didn't see that episode...
Manfred R. Bihy wrote: (I'm the great cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole!)
...and that might be a good thing! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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jeron1 wrote: ...and that might be a good thing!
I've just had a gin/beer/mochito/schnaps infused idea.
I should purchase a couple of "oranje" football shirts and use them instead of ...
Nah I propably shouldn't let stuff like that touch my skin. Not even there where the sun don't shine.
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Too bad for Australia. Now they need:
Spain to Beat Chile by at least X points.
Netherlands to Beat Chile by at least 5 - X points.
And they need to beat Spain by at least X points.
Good Luck
Brent
modified 18-Jun-14 15:44pm.
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bugger [n]: The part of an IDE that is not the debugger.
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Shouldn't dat be de bugger?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Did you say burger ?
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No - I'm doing Tagliatelle with bacon and mushroom sauce tonight.
Mind you, I do enjoy a good burger done in the Sous Vide: 90 minutes at 60C then a 20 second sear on each side is wonderful! Serve in a toasted English muffin, with iceberg lettuce, chopped onion, mayo and mustard. 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Sous Vide
First time seeing this type of cooking. It surely seems strange to me.
OriginalGriff wrote: Serve in a toasted English muffin, with iceberg lettuce, chopped onion, mayo and mustard
No cheese or ketchup?
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It is strange - but good, for some things.
You can take a lump of cheap beef out of the freezer, dump it in the tank and turn it on, then 18 hours later it's cooked - and soft, and juicy, and wonderful. (Costs very little to run, especially compared to an oven)
It cooks steak superbly: cooked to medium rare all the way through, you end up with rump steak with is as tender as fillet, but with the flavour-fullness of the rump.
It takes some getting used to: 1/2 degree C can make a huge difference as it alters some proteins and not others, which can be good - or bad...
Plus, to use it you need a vacuum sealer, which means that all the food in my freezer is properly sealed - so it lasts a lot longer, and doesn't get freezer burn.
It's not good for everything: I did a leg of lamb and really, really wished I hadn't. 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: 18 hours
Will you really wait for that long ?
How do keep the water with the right temperature for so long when a half of a degree makes such a difference?
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Yes! It's just a case of "dump it in and go to bed" - it'll be ready for supper tomorrow night.
I have one of these: http://www.sousvidesupreme.com/en-uk/sousvidesupreme_vs_demi.htm[^] - the Demi version - it's the size of a breadmaker, and the temperature is controlled by an embedded processor which intelligently maintains the water temp - it works out how long it took to adjust it a tiny bit last time, and starts early enough that it keeps the temperature within 1/2 degree C. Costs about as much to run as a light bulb!
I'm seriously thinking about trying my hand at deboning a whole chicken and turning it into a roll for cooking - the quality of individual chicken breasts done it is are excellent, and the whole Christmas turkey breast I did last year was so juicy and cooked all the way through that is was good eating, unlike "normal" turkey which I find dry and tasteless.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Article?
I've seen several brands doing about the same thing. Is Sous Vide a recommendation?
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The quality is good - it's solid, and there are no moving parts. It's a bit of a pain to empty (that much water is heavy to cart around) and the lid could be insulated instead of thin aluminium. But...for the money, I couldn't find anything else that didn't look like it would fall apart pretty damn quickly!
Only fault I had was that the supplied mains lead was cheap and naff. It's a US company and the UK spec moulded plug was on a cable that clearly came from a Chinese bargain bin - the IEEE end was a loose fit on the electrical connections and fell out / arced. Grabbing a spare UK IEEE lead from my vast supply fixed it!
I didn't buy their vacuum sealer (it's a bit basic and plasticky), instead I got one of these: http://www.foodsaver.co.uk/product.aspx?pid=14005[^] which was a lot bigger than I expected, but feels solid and robust.
I tell a lie: I did get a Sous Vide vacuum sealer for ziplock bags, but it was fine, they were cr@p - you can't wash them because of the textured inner surface (so you can't reuse them) and they don't hold a vacuum for long, just a couple of days max which is a complete waste of time. The heat sealed bags / rolls are designed to be disposable, but work a whole load better.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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That's some good info, I'm updating my wish list as we're talking.
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What is this thing you call debugger?
Why do you need a new dictionary? Here is the meaning of IDE 
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Don't forget - it's dangerous to use an IDE in March...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Don't forget - it's dangerous to use an IDE in March...
With M$ its dangerous every month! 
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Technically, it's dangerous to use more than one IDE in March.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Just got my new Computer Dictionary
What a coincidence - me too!
Dictionary<Computer, object> foo = new Dictionary<Computer, object>();
/ravi
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hard drive [n]:
Going to the office every morning
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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