- Purchase phone for Nikita
- Purchase phone for Mom
- Recommend phone for Connie
- Convertable Chromebook
Purchase tablet for Nikita
Holiday shopping 2016
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Cian’s favorite words
Cian is talking. He has some favorite words. They are all in Chinese.
Sock – mut mut
Duck – op op
Wipe – mot mot
Cat – maow
Milk – nai nai
Date Night
2016.10.19 Date Night
- Tuscany on Taylor
- Pl-zen on 18th St.
- Dusek’s on 18th St.
World Imploded
It looks like my world imploded early this morning. It has been working toward this, in hindsight, for a while. But it is quite something to experience it.
And while I stumble through my day, all sad and emotional, what do I do? I make cinnamon Craisin bread.
Disable Google Instant
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en
Not permanent. Sigh.
Childproof Laptop
I have a sudden need to limit a laptop to content appropriate for children. Windows 10.
Here are a few of the techniques I want to try.
- OpenDNS – on laptop, all users. Not on firewall. Currently circumventable by using IP address or resetting DNS settings.
- Windows 10 parent controls
- Chrome/Google (family account)/Youtube locking (safety mode on)
- Screen visibility – laptop to only be used in a seat with high screen visibility by nearby adults
AVC to mp4 conversion
ffmpeg on debian installed after a bit of grief.
ffmpeg -i input.MTS -ab 256k -vcodec copy -acodec libfaac output.mp4
Whatsapp wants mp4 and AAC 960×540 worked.
WordPress – If using Adaptor use libx264 instead of mpeg4 encoder
Cinnamon Craisin Bread
SD-YD250
1.5lb | 2lb | 2.5lb
2-Pound Loaf
- 1 cup raisins (2 cups crasins, one cup in with initial ingredients, 1 cup near end of kneed cycle)
- 4 cups bread flour
- 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
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2 teaspoons Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
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1-1/2 teaspoons Fleischmann’s® Bread Machine Yeast
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2 tablespoons butter OR margarine
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1-1/3 cups water (70° to 80° F) [1 cup + 78ml]
Bake Raisin, light crust, Large size (middle)
2016.08.23 – Very successful. I used craisins instead of raisins. Turned out great.
2017.01.22 – After making it many times, I’ve found that I think it is moister than I prefer and it isn’t sweet enough.
Dell U3014 Calibration
How to Properly Calibrate Dell U2413 / U2713H / U3014 Monitors
https://livcophoto.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/how-to-calibrate-dell-wide-gamut-monitors/
https://fstoppers.com/originals/hardware-lut-calibration-dell-wide-gamut-monitors-104826
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=VJVPH
Sous Vide Ribeye Cap
This might be the best part of a cow: Ribeye cap. I have 2 USDA Prime strips from Costco. The most expensive uncooked meat I’ve purchased.
I will target 130F for 1.5 to 2 hours. No salt in the bag but pepper will go in. Season with salt before searing on the grill.
Costco USDA Prime Ribeye Cap
Bagged up with just pepper.
Out of the water bath. Dried. Lightly seasoned.
I had a terrible and cold grill.
So much fat content.
The results were disappointing only because I had a cold grill to work with. It was a gas grill and it did not get hot. It was barely warm. I couldn’t get remotely close to a proper sear. I wound up doing almost 3 hours at 130F because of timing issues with the grill not being ready and not knowing when people were expected over. The beefiness was fantastic. It was very tender. It was very rich. While I do not expect to buy much if any wagyu, I do think this is worth revisiting… especially properly seared.
2016.8.20
For my son’s first birthday, I did ribeye cap again in a bath of 131F for about 2.5 hours. I made sure I had a hot grill this time. And the results were fantastic. The cut is just amazing. But I’m actually not very interested in it. It is too easy to throw a lot of money at a great cut. I want to make a cheap cut amazing.