Tram Town

Monday, January 16, 2012

Category: Food
That Cafe in Melville Road has changed hands and now proudly sports an informing "Under New Management" splash on the main window. I don't know why you'd buy a going business and then tell the punters it had changed unless you had intelligence that people didn't like the previous management. I'll put that mystery behind me but I had heard that it had gone "downhill" from a "less-than-reliable" source. I gave it a go anyway. The Eggs Benedict was just as good as it used to be, if not better.

The plate bothered me a little as I am reliably informed that the optimal shape for a dinner plate is a squircle but never mind, the food was great. The coffee was as good as espresso gets for my money but I would take plunger coffee anytime over espresso (Just One Guy's Opinion ™).
Also, they now do free WiFi. Ask your friendly attendant for the security key.
Recommended! as Jerry Pournelle used to say (maybe he still does).
PS (just for you, Jack) a squircle is defined as:
$\left( x - a \right)^4 + \left( y - b \right)^4 = r^4$

- posted by Semi @ 5:14 PM 0 comments

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Category: Computing

Although a fantasy gift, the Kitchen Computer represented the first time a computer was offered as a consumer product.

I'd never heard of The Honeywell Kitchen Computer until I stumbled across it in the early light this morning.
Picture here.
"If she can only cook as well as Honeywell can compute".

- posted by Semi @ 10:16 AM 0 comments

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Category: Wealth
Were I to have an infinite source of funds I would buy a whole mess of stuff from MiniSteam. They even have multi cylinder Stirling engines!

- posted by Semi @ 6:10 PM 0 comments

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Category: Vale
Up there with Jobs in the visionary stakes: Dennis Ritchie.

- posted by Semi @ 3:45 PM 0 comments

Friday, October 07, 2011

Category: iRony
With the sad passing of Jobsy I was prompted to read iWoz. Guess what? It's not available as an eBook!

- posted by Semi @ 6:08 AM 4 comments

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Category: Technology
Ooh, by jingo this looks like an absolute cracker!

- posted by DB @ 4:13 PM 0 comments

Monday, September 05, 2011

Category: Pecks paste
After this the Pecks group of companies have sent me a gift card worth $5 -- heck, I'm wealthy again!

- posted by DB @ 6:36 PM 0 comments

Category: Space TFF
Only believe half of what you read and none of what you hear.

- posted by DB @ 10:50 AM 0 comments

Sunday, September 04, 2011

Category: RDC

Well, not that recent but some folks may be interested in this.

- posted by DB @ 7:43 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Category: Mice
Given that I'm at the foot hills of the Grampians we have a minor problem with vermin. I bought some of these, they are an absolute cracker -- caught two mice in two nights -- none of that bother too with the disposal of said rodent -- like a large clothes peg actually.
Now, interestingly, the manufacturer suggested using peanut butter as the bait so I laid out two traps, one with peanut butter and one with Pecks Paste and the mice preffered the Pecks Paste every time. Go figure -- I'm gonna write to the Pecks group of companies about this!