Monthly Archives: February 2007

How to clean a house

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Frank

Alas, not something I’m good at, though my sister could probably correct any minor points in this article. How to clean a house, from a former professional maid at Curbly: Let’s talk about cleaning. Cleaning is a drag. I hear … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Brownie Bars

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Frank

Brownie Bars A layer of icing underneath a layer of ganache make these completely decadent. Ingredients: Brownie Layer ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened, almost melted 1 cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar ¾ teaspoon vanilla ¾ teaspoon coffee liqueur … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cocoa Syrup

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Frank

Recipe from Alton Brown’s Food Network Show, “Good Eats: Art of Darkness II, Cocoa” 1 1/2 cups water3 cups sugar1 1/2 cups Dutch-processed cocoa1 tablespoon vanilla extract1/4 teaspoon kosher salt2 tablespoons light corn syrup In a small pot, bring water … Continue reading →

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Quality software

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Frank

I don’t normally write about programming stuff here (it scares my relatives) but this is too good to ignore.  I’m managing a project and there’s this one bit of legacy code: // write the message to a bufferchar buffer[N];sprintf(buffer, “%s: … Continue reading →

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