Rants, Riding, Radio, Recipes, Rock - and the remnants of a G+ presence...
2016-01-30
2016-01-29
2016-01-28
A Quiz
A Quiz
In this photo you see two cats in a bathroom sink.
Question: What was I doing? (other than taking this photo)
Answer in about 12 hours.
2016-01-27
How to commit suicide
How to commit suicide
Antivirus edition
https://i.imgur.com/Smwnzx3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Smwnzx3.jpg
Antivirus edition
https://i.imgur.com/Smwnzx3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Smwnzx3.jpg
2016-01-26
This would also be a good idea for a real person. The "poncho" might be a bit tricky though...
This would also be a good idea for a real person. The "poncho" might be a bit tricky though...
#totoro
Originally shared by Maia Legazpi
so cute~! 😊.💕
#totoro #doll
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussie_q/17207463084
#totoro
Originally shared by Maia Legazpi
so cute~! 😊.💕
#totoro #doll
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussie_q/17207463084
2016-01-24
That was a pretty "fresh" weekend, indeed the coldest cold wave I have seen here.
That was a pretty "fresh" weekend, indeed the coldest cold wave I have seen here. Those temperatures may look normal to you, but this here is a tropical island. OK, the values in the image are from the subtropical part, but here at our (tropical) end it's only 3~4 degrees more.
Luckily, after Wednesday we should be back to normal...
#taiwan
2016-01-23
This time they taste better, but the belly is still a problem.
This time they taste better, but the belly is still a problem. Last time I just put on a slice of white dough, which didn't expand at the same rate as the main body. This time I punched a hole and put in a ball of white dough. So next time I need to try something different.
I had done experiments earlier this week to get the flavour right and found that here too thin layers of marzipan are a great improvement. OK, no surprise there, it's marzipan...
Chocolate isn't bad either...
#totoro
I had done experiments earlier this week to get the flavour right and found that here too thin layers of marzipan are a great improvement. OK, no surprise there, it's marzipan...
Chocolate isn't bad either...
#totoro
2016-01-22
I can't vouch for the last one, but the others are all correct.
I can't vouch for the last one, but the others are all correct.
via Lait Chan
Originally shared by Guanqing Pan
2016-01-21
Their chief doesn't really look that frightening...
Their chief doesn't really look that frightening...
Originally shared by borg drone
Maybe it wasn't a very good design decision...
Maybe it wasn't a very good design decision...
Originally shared by borg drone
2016-01-20
Muahahaha!
Muahahaha!
Rotflbtc... Btw: You really should go to the article, there are more screenshots in it!
via Yonatan Zunger
Originally shared by JS Rowe
I got a giggle out of this one: :`D
Rotflbtc... Btw: You really should go to the article, there are more screenshots in it!
via Yonatan Zunger
Originally shared by JS Rowe
I got a giggle out of this one: :`D
2016-01-18
So there are ways to crack this.
So there are ways to crack this. So far the Voynich Manuscript has resisted analysis and I am one of those people who think it is a hoax by someone who apparently enjoys trolling future generations. If you don't know what the Voynich Manuscript is, please read this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
However, even though it may be made up, finally someone found some structure in the text...
via Kristian Köhntopp
Originally shared by Sergey Ten
Voynich Manuscript word2vec embedding shows two distinct languadges
http://blog.christianperone.com/2016/01/voynich-manuscript-word-vectors-and-t-sne-visualization-of-some-patterns/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
However, even though it may be made up, finally someone found some structure in the text...
via Kristian Köhntopp
Originally shared by Sergey Ten
Voynich Manuscript word2vec embedding shows two distinct languadges
http://blog.christianperone.com/2016/01/voynich-manuscript-word-vectors-and-t-sne-visualization-of-some-patterns/
Totoro nikuman/roubao
Totoro nikuman/roubao
When I was looking for Totoro bread or similar things Totoro I also came across this video made by a Japanese mother. There is no spoken explanation, you just have to watch what she is doing.
However, there is background sound and it is quite entertaining...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKbSKsqF8Q
#totoro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKbSKsqF8Q
When I was looking for Totoro bread or similar things Totoro I also came across this video made by a Japanese mother. There is no spoken explanation, you just have to watch what she is doing.
However, there is background sound and it is quite entertaining...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKbSKsqF8Q
#totoro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKbSKsqF8Q
2016-01-17
In case you haven't had your daily dose of weirdness, try this one...
In case you haven't had your daily dose of weirdness, try this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
2016-01-14
Oh PayPal, what is this nonsense?
Oh PayPal, what is this nonsense?
There is an official PayPal mobile app in the Play Store. Problem is: not available in Taiwan. So you will probably think: Ah well, that means the service is not available there. But it is.
So I contacted their support: Hey, you got that app in the Play Store, but it's not available in Taiwan. Can you tell me why?
I went through three reps, all telling me: I'm sorry, I've checked and I saw the app is currently not available in Taiwan.
Really? Thank you, I almost hadn't known that, it was merely the reason I contacted you in the first place.
The third rep, with a no-reply address, then was so kind to explain that PayPal needs more time to gather more resources before they can enable access for Taiwan.
Wow. More time, for more resources. I had been under the impression that a developer only needs to push a mouse around and select which countries will have access and which won't with a mouse click, but apparently PayPal is doing that selection with huge boulders, hence the need for time and resources.
Seriously, if anyone knows or can think of a reasonable explanation for this, please let me know. All I can think of is not the least bit reasonable...
#rant #paypal
There is an official PayPal mobile app in the Play Store. Problem is: not available in Taiwan. So you will probably think: Ah well, that means the service is not available there. But it is.
So I contacted their support: Hey, you got that app in the Play Store, but it's not available in Taiwan. Can you tell me why?
I went through three reps, all telling me: I'm sorry, I've checked and I saw the app is currently not available in Taiwan.
Really? Thank you, I almost hadn't known that, it was merely the reason I contacted you in the first place.
The third rep, with a no-reply address, then was so kind to explain that PayPal needs more time to gather more resources before they can enable access for Taiwan.
Wow. More time, for more resources. I had been under the impression that a developer only needs to push a mouse around and select which countries will have access and which won't with a mouse click, but apparently PayPal is doing that selection with huge boulders, hence the need for time and resources.
Seriously, if anyone knows or can think of a reasonable explanation for this, please let me know. All I can think of is not the least bit reasonable...
#rant #paypal
2016-01-13
Pictures of the civil war in Syria Turkey, the one that doesn't need intervention...
Pictures of the civil war in Syria Turkey, the one that doesn't need intervention...
http://style-berlin.blogspot.de/2016/01/turkeyswaronkurds.html
http://style-berlin.blogspot.de/2016/01/turkeyswaronkurds.html
2016-01-10
A first attempt at Totoro mantou (饅頭, yeast dumplings)
A first attempt at Totoro mantou (饅頭, yeast dumplings)
My daughter had asked for Totoro cookies, but to avoid those being taken away from her with the "you can't eat too many cookies" line I looked into things that are OK every day, bread and mantou.
Mantou are pretty similar to German Hefekloesse, except that they often have their own flavour and/or some filling.
So I used a recipe for Hefekloesse, then split the dough and added food dye and cocoa, depending on the desired colour.
The belly is just a small disk of white dough, unfortunately it does not grow proportionally to the main body, this is something I need to solve next time, the rest was somehow OK.
Now I'm waiting for the test eater to wake up...
#Totoro #Ghibli
My daughter had asked for Totoro cookies, but to avoid those being taken away from her with the "you can't eat too many cookies" line I looked into things that are OK every day, bread and mantou.
Mantou are pretty similar to German Hefekloesse, except that they often have their own flavour and/or some filling.
So I used a recipe for Hefekloesse, then split the dough and added food dye and cocoa, depending on the desired colour.
The belly is just a small disk of white dough, unfortunately it does not grow proportionally to the main body, this is something I need to solve next time, the rest was somehow OK.
Now I'm waiting for the test eater to wake up...
#Totoro #Ghibli
2016-01-08
These chaise longues should fit nicely in our boudoir.
These chaise longues should fit nicely in our boudoir.
2016-01-07
Should you lack masochistic ambitions, I rather recommend not to watch this clip.
Should you lack masochistic ambitions, I rather recommend not to watch this clip. I am currently being tortured with this during the Gaxiong Communication Association's annual new-year banquet.
It is very... Taiwanese...
How to make Shepherd's Pie
How to make Shepherd's Pie
This is...surreal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwksxDHNoAE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwksxDHNoAE
This is...surreal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwksxDHNoAE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwksxDHNoAE
Serbian police clashing with refugee children
Serbian police clashing with refugee children
Oh dear, what a fight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opE9QnzXmp8&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opE9QnzXmp8
Oh dear, what a fight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opE9QnzXmp8&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opE9QnzXmp8
2016-01-06
Test tube babies buildings
Test tube babies buildings
For chemists with too much time on their hands.
http://weburbanist.com/2016/01/02/buildings-in-bottles-crafty-test-tube-architectural-models/
http://weburbanist.com/2016/01/02/buildings-in-bottles-crafty-test-tube-architectural-models
For chemists with too much time on their hands.
http://weburbanist.com/2016/01/02/buildings-in-bottles-crafty-test-tube-architectural-models/
http://weburbanist.com/2016/01/02/buildings-in-bottles-crafty-test-tube-architectural-models
Solve carefully...
Solve carefully...
25 - 55 + (85 + 65) =
You probably won't believe it, but this equals 5!
When you get it, don't whine at me :P *BWAHAHAHA*
2016-01-05
2016-01-04
Not exactly teenage, to my knowledge not mutant either, and still quite human.
Not exactly teenage, to my knowledge not mutant either, and still quite human. But they do climb antenna towers from time to time.
The tents came from a group purchase and when they were all taken down and packed at the same time, someone noticed a certain resemblance...
For the record: My tent is a different model.
Also for the record: BV7FO, BV7CW, BV7RC (ltr)
#hamradio
2016-01-01
I admit, this is not exactly hardcore camping, but the most convenient solution for sleeping in this building.
I admit, this is not exactly hardcore camping, but the most convenient solution for sleeping in this building. Our Gaoxiong amateur radio club is visiting Tainan's gold coast again, to celebrate the new year together and to hold antenna workshops with radio amateurs from Tainan.
#hamradio
#hamradio
For some songs you just need eight people on the stage... (That is, without dancing around...)
For some songs you just need eight people on the stage... (That is, without dancing around...)
https://youtu.be/TIBnYMltl0U
https://youtu.be/TIBnYMltl0U
https://youtu.be/TIBnYMltl0U
https://youtu.be/TIBnYMltl0U
The same procedure as every year
The same procedure as every year
Every German TV station will broadcast this video shortly before new year. Skip the narrator if you don't understand German, everything else will be in English.
Happy new year!
https://youtu.be/zVd_VLO9xcc
https://youtu.be/zVd_VLO9xcc
Every German TV station will broadcast this video shortly before new year. Skip the narrator if you don't understand German, everything else will be in English.
Happy new year!
https://youtu.be/zVd_VLO9xcc
https://youtu.be/zVd_VLO9xcc
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