Start: 95.4 Last week: 89.1 This week: 88.1
Tuesday 6 February: Things seem to be settling down again, but not a lot to report. On the bread front, a no-knead sourdough failed to rise much. Possibly the starter was a bit old. I’ll have to make another batch sooner rather than later, while ploughi...

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I am reliably informed that Sunday 11 February is [Evolution Sunday] http://www.news-tribune.net/features/cnhinsfaith_story_033075710.html. Hundreds of churches will apparently mark the day with sermons and educational events dedicated to the idea that religion and science don’t have to be sworn e...

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It’s either an angry, slanderous lie, or Bill Gates is an uninformed jackass.

You decide. Bill Gates in Newsweek, or John Gruber on Daring Fireball.

Start: 95.4 Last week: 89.0 This week: 89.1
Tuesday 30 January: Not a lot to say these days, as I still seem to be on a plateau. I’m not about to start nose-clipping, or crazy spicing. Maybe what I need to do is eat lunch on my own more often. Yesterday, for example, I was tempted into half a vent...

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Geotagging Photos

I understand there are now cameras with built-in GPS systems that record where each photo was taken. I can’t afford one. But I do have a GPS device and a digital cameras, so it seems silly not to marry the two. But it is not in fact as easy as it seems, not if you want to do it right. I’ve been trying to work out a reliable workflow, which I thought I would share.

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