Very boring. Wikipedia on tulips. Between 1634 and 1637, the enthusiasm for the new flowers triggered a speculative frenzy now known as the tulip mania. Tulip bulbs became so expensive that they were treated as a form of currency, or rather, as futures.
Year: 2014
#1 rule in arguments
If you’re losing, start correcting their grammar. 1
Ka-wuuuum, ka-crash!
And suddenly it’s March. Despite all my lofty plans to use Chiperoni as my tweet machine, I was feeding the corporate silo with links galore. Until I saw this. There’s an IndieWeb plugin to install. Need to install the indieweb plugin for wordpresssssss http://t.co/i5DZ63aqgt — âœ___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) March 9, 2014 Tweet, tweet. Life is busy.… Continue reading Ka-wuuuum, ka-crash!
Sunny snapshots
Sunday’s afternoon sun was special. Soft and golden. So beautiful. Here are some snapshots I captured with my Panasonic Lumix:
New hard disk added
Many thanks to ifixit and Blog IT Solutions for useful hints.
Responsive web design and low and expensive bandwidth
Some time ago, the Malawi daily newspaper, The Nation, released a new web design. More recently Nyasa Times updated their web design. In both cases, it’s an improvement. And from my current home base here in Switzerland, both sites load promptly. From family in Malawi I hear that the loading times for both sites have… Continue reading Responsive web design and low and expensive bandwidth
Whistling postman
Yesterday, on my first bicycle commute to work in 2014, I heard a postman whistling Wind of Change very loudly, while distributing the mail from house to house. Made my day. So funny.
Disruptive
Found via Ben Werdmuller’s retweet: I can’t imagine a more disruptive act than choosing to publish on your own website. Source: Adactio: Journal””In dependence.
Yet another banana bread recipe
This recipe inspired me to carry out another banana bread experiment. I found the recipe on this list of banana bread recipes. My variation: I used some leftover hazelnut flour and some leftover coconut flour. Added some hazelnuts. And I used sesame oil instead of coconut oil. And because I didn’t have any cocoa at… Continue reading Yet another banana bread recipe
Spider web
From the archives:
This made me smile
Twitter / Kansiime256: Oh Uganda, may God apooti. We lay awa fyucha in thy hands. United free together olwez sa. pic.twitter.com/aHlC1U83wJ — Kansiime Anne (@Kansiime256) December 29, 2013 c.f. Wikipedia