Monthly Archives: January 2007

Coopers Pale Ale 2007

Fermenting: 19/01/2007 Bottled: 04/08/2007 Thanks to a kind donation from Danny Haynes of the Haynes family for the ingredients of this brew. A can of Coopers Pale Ale, 1 kg of Brew Enhancer 1, which is 600g dextrose and 400g … Continue reading

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Reason for celebration

Finally bottled the Cascade Draught I started fermenting back in August. It was quite a dark amber in colour but the flavour was hard to describe. Once it is carbonated and rested another month or so we will see what … Continue reading

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Zenwalk Linux

Zenwalk is a GNU/Linux operating system designed to be modern, fast, rational, complete and evolutionary. I installed the latest version (4.2) on my laptop this weekend. Compared to recent Ubuntu and SuSE installs, it was a little intimidating as it … Continue reading

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Lifehacker

Lifehacker is a website that links to lots of other websites and is all about getting things done. They describe themselves as the productivity and software guide and exist to help people use technology to save time, not just spend … Continue reading

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AIDS in 2007

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Aids was first recognised in 1981 and is currently regarded as pandemic. … Continue reading

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Holy Folks

Before Christmas I was dodging my way past the toy section at Kmart Merrylands when out of the corner of my eye I spotted some strange looking dolls. $30 Australian will buy you one of these – Noah, Moses, Mary … Continue reading

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Sydney Ports

Out of the window at my new workplace I have a clear, presently unobstructed view across Wharf 8, the top of Darling Harbour across to Star City Casino, then across to White Bay. Today the Pacific Princess came in for … Continue reading

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