Monthly Archive for January, 2008

In which they killed Netscape!

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on January 3, 2008
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It is a sad day for all of us, web surfers! AOL have decided to kill Netscape!Something than less that 10 years ago would have seem to be impossible , so strong the Netscape name was! But here came Internet Explorer, pre-installed on the desktop of every WinTel machine. And despite its poor results in terms of stability, HTML rendering, Javascript execution, IE killed Netscape! Netscape went the way of the Dodo birds, the same way it affected its predecessor, Mosaic

  • I remember the days when I was surfing the Interweb on Netscape1 at the Beaubourg Library
  • I remember the days (and the nights) when I had to code each and every web page for Netscape 3, Netscape 4 and IE 3, so different their HTML renditions were
  • I remember the days when Netscape was my Web browser and my Mail client
  • I remember the days when Netscape turned purple (Netscape 4) and then turned green (6?)
  • I remember the days Netscape as it was, was replaced by Firefox

Well, this is a sad day. Another leader in the online software world from the late 90’s is disappearing, following its acquisition by AOL, the same way WinAmp and ICQ went.Definitely  a sad day!

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RIP Netscape: Nov 14, 1994 - Feb 1, 2008

In which I make waffles from a machine

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on January 2, 2008
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It is a given fact that I am fond of gadget in any shape or form l recently put my hands on a new one, during our stay in San Luis Obispo: A Waffle Maker.

Every now and then, I admit enjoying eating waffles and to the contrary of one of my friends, Chris, I don’t buy them frozen at the supermarket (actually I should maybe try this as well). But the making of the waffles is a messy process. Kitchen gets dirty, waffle iron gets dirty, I get dirty and as a result, Sarah gets unhappy! :)

But in this case, the process was dead simple and required only a couple of tools, all provided by the hotel:

  • a waffle mix dispenser
  • a paper cup
  • an automated waffle iron (with built in timer)
  • a plate
  • syrup

So how does this work? As easy as 1-2-3.

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Fill the paper cup  with waflle mix. This should be enough for 4 waffles.

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Pour the mix on the iron

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Close Iron and flip it. At that precise moment, a timer starts and displays 2:50 minutes until process completion.

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Go and read paper for 3 minutes. Come back when timer has reached 0:00. Open iron. Serve

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Pour syrup on top. Start eating…

So, how did these compare to real home made waffles? Well, taste was OK, aspect was good, but the main disappointment was in the texture… Chewy, chewy and more chewy as if not cooked well enough despite the automated timer… But good enough to be eaten every morning of our stay in SLO!