Archive: 2010-10

  • Fenugreek

    After using some fenugreek in the curry I cooked this evening, I was left wondering about its etymology.

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  • Brompton status report

    After the untimely demise of my previous folding bike, I went and ordered a Brompton, and I’ve been riding it almost daily for the last couple of months.

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  • Losing its lustre

    I’ve been programming in Ruby for a long time—since 2002 or so, I think—and I’ve been doing it professionally for six or seven years. And I’ve enjoyed it, mostly. More recently, though, I’ve lost some of that joy, and I’ve been trying to work out why.

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