28 May 2012

Google’s Future Homepage

That is right, no more search terms are required… their algorithm doesn’t require any direct input from the user.

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28 May 2012

Poutine Cheese Curds Recipe

Ready in : 1/2 day

Quantity: approx. 1 pound (454g) of cheese per 1 gallon of milk

Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon of whole milk (or non-homogenized raw milk)
  • 1/4 tsp calcium chloride Buy from Amazon
  • 1 packet of thermophilic culture (lactose, S.Thermophilus, D.S.Bulgaricus, L.Helveticus) Buy from Amazon
    • Note: 1 packet can process up-to 2 gallons of milk
  • 1/4 tsp Rennet Buy from Amazon
  • 2 tbs water
  • Kosher salt to taste (or coarse sea salt)

Note: these ingredients are probably also available at your local grocery store.

Equipement:

  • 1 large stainless pot
  • 1 large stainless spoon
  • 1 thermometer
  • 1 large strainer
  • 1 cheesecloth (approx. 12pouces X 24pouces (30cm X 60cm))
  • 1 long stainless knife

** All stainless equipment should be very clean. Sterilize if possible. **

Directions:

  1. Pour milk in the pot and start heating at the lowest setting until the temperature reaches 85°F (30°C).

  2. Add calcium chloride and the envelope of culture and mix well (rinse spoon with cold water)

  3. Turn off the stove so that the temperature stop rising.

  4. Let stand for 45 minutes.

  5. Mix 1/4 tsp of Rennet with 2 table spoon of water

  6. Add rennet mix to milk and mix well (Rince spoon under cold water)

  7. Let stand for another 45 minutes.

  8. Check the condition of the curd by planting the thermometer and the emerging at an angle of 90 degrees. If the break is sharp, the curd is ready. Otherwise, wait another 15 minutes.

  9. Start the heat at the lowest setting

  10. Cut the curd into slices about 1/2 inch across the width of the cauldron. Rotate a quarter turn and cut in the other direction, so that the curd is completely diced 1/2 inch wide. Then cut diagonally downward in both directions.

  11. Let stand for 10 minutes.

  12. Stir gently every 2-3 minutes, until the temperature reaches 110°F (44°C). This step is long and laborious, but it is allowing the whey out of the cheese and prevents the curds from clumping.

  13. Close the heat when the temperature reaches 110°F (44°C)

  14. Check the texture of the curd by taking a piece between your fingers. If it collapses well, without gelatinous texture and it is spongy but still firm, it’s ready. Otherwise, keep going (with the heat off)

  15. Cover the strainer with cheesecloth folded in two (to form a square) and pour everything.

  16. Let drain about 10 minutes and then squeeze with your hands to release the whey. This step is also quite long! (30 minutes to 1 hour)

  17. When everything seems to be out, break your cheese curds with your hands and put it back in the pot

  18. Salt to taste with coarse salt (I used 1 tsp)

Your cheese is ready for tasting! It will keep at room temperature for 24 hours, it is advisable to refrigerate afterwards.

Sources: http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Beach/blog-349194.html and http://www.cheesemaking.com/Recipe_CheeseCurds.html.

28 May 2012

Recette de fromage en crottes (poutine)

Durée totale : 1/2 journée

Quantité: approx. 454g (1 livre) de fromage par 4 litres de lait

Ingrédients:

Note: ces ingrédients sont probablement aussi disponible à l’épicerie.

Équipement:

  • 1 grand chaudron en acier inoxydable
  • 1 louche ou grande cuillère en acier inoxydable
  • 1 thermomètre
  • 1 grande passoire
  • 1 grand coton à fromage (cheesecloth) (approx. 30cm X 60cm (12pouces X 24pouces))
  • 1 grand couteau en acier inoxydable

** Il est important que tout soit en acier inoxydable et que tout soit d’une propreté irréprochable. Stériliser l’équipement si possible. **

Mode de préparation:

  1. Verser le lait dans le chaudron et mettre à chauffer à la plus basse température jusqu’à ce que la température atteigne 30°C (85°F).

  2. Ajouter le chlorure de calcium et l’enveloppe de culture et bien mélanger (rincer la louche à l’eau froide)

  3. Fermer le rond pour que la température cesse d’augmenter et couvrir le chaudron.

  4. Laisser reposer 45 minutes.

  5. Diluer 1/4 c. à thé de Rennet dans 2 c. à table d’eau

  6. Ajouter au lait et bien brasser. (Rincer la louche à l’eau froide)

  7. Laisser reposer un autre 45 minutes.

  8. Vérifier l’état du caillé en plantant la thermomètre et en le ressortant en formant un angle de 90 degrés. Si la coupure est nette, le caillé est prêt. Sinon, attendre un autre 15 minutes.

  9. Ouvrir le rond à la plus basse température.

  10. Couper le caillé en tranches d’environ 1/2 pouce sur toute la largeur du chaudron. Tourner d’un quart de tour et couper dans l’autre sens, de manière à ce que le caillé soit entièrement coupé en cubes d’1/2 pouce de large. Couper ensuite en diagonale vers le bas, dans les deux sens.

  11. Laisser reposer 10 minutes.

  12. Brasser doucement à toutes les 2-3 minutes, jusqu’à ce que la température atteigne les 44°C (110°F). Cette étape est longue et laborieuse, mais c’est ce qui permet au lactosérum de sortir du fromage et empêche le caillé de s’agglutiner.

  13. Fermer la chaleur quand la température aura atteint 44°C (110°F)

  14. Vérifier la texture du caillé en prenant un morceau entre vos doigts. S’il s’écrase bien, sans texture gélatineuse et qu’il est bien spongieux mais quand même ferme, c’est prêt. Sinon, continuer de brasser (avec le rond éteint)

  15. Couvrir la passoire avec le coton à fromage plié en 2 (pour former un carré) et y verser le caillé.

  16. Laisser s’égoutter environ 10 minutes et ensuite, presser avec les mains pour faire sortir le lactosérum. Cette étape est aussi plutôt longue! (de 30 minutes a 1 heure)

  17. Lorsque tout semble être sorti, défaire votre fromage en grains, avec les mains, et le remettre dans le chaudron.

  18. Saler au goût, avec le sel en flocons (J’ai utilisé ~1 c. à thé)

Votre fromage est prêt à être dégusté! Il se conserve à température ambiante pendant 24 heures, il est conseillé de le réfrigérer par la suite.

Sources: http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Beach/blog-349194.html and http://www.cheesemaking.com/Recipe_CheeseCurds.html.

24 May 2012

Our Not-So-Friendly Northern Neighbor – NYTimes.com

Our Not-So-Friendly Northern Neighbor – NYTimes.com.

23 May 2012

Leap Motion sensor offers 3D gesture control at an affordable price

Leap Motion sensor offers 3D gesture control at an affordable price.

19 May 2012

List of emerging technologies – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of emerging technologies – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

10 May 2012

Living Hinge Design

Long-life [living] hinges are made from polypropylene or polyethylene. If the hinge is not expected to last forever, engineering resins like nylon and acetal can be used.

via Living Hinge Design.

08 May 2012

From Image(s) to 3D Model

Software list:

08 May 2012

Motorola Triumph CM9 (CyanogenMod-9) Released – Android Forums

Motorola Triumph CM9 Android 4.0 (ICS)

via [ROM][ALPHA] Triumph CM9 v0.6.13.3 Released – Android Forums.

17 Apr 2012

Music Software

Music Sequencer

Digital Audio Workstation

Rosegarden

LMMS

MIDI Editors and Sequencers

FL Studio

Audio Mixing Programs (Free & Open Source)

16 Apr 2012

Picture Album

Gallery of pictures taken in the United States and Canada (most states and provinces) that should be attributed to Léandre Bouchard released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

14 Apr 2012

Phrack Magazine 68

Phrack issue #68 | Release date : 14/04/2012

07 Apr 2012

PosteRazor – Make your own poster!

Split picture into multiple images to be able to print a large image on a regular printer on 8-1/2 x 11 paper

PosteRazorMake your own poster!

via PosteRazor – Make your own poster!.

31 Mar 2012

10 Million hits a day with WordPress using a $15 server | Ewan’s Blog on IT and stuff like it

10 Million hits a day with WordPress using a $15 server

via 10 Million hits a day with WordPress using a $15 server | Ewan’s Blog on IT and stuff like it.

31 Mar 2012

Software-Defined Radio Receiver For ~$20 (64-1700MHz)

Software-Defined Radio For $11.

DVB-T sticks based on the Realtek RTL2832U can be used as a cheap SDR.

RTL-SDR compatibility list [work in progress, please help!].

USRP Interfaces – SpenchWiki.

Windows instructions

HDSDR

Winrad

WRPLUS

31 Mar 2012

Ten Simple Rules for Starting a Company

Ten Simple Rules for Starting a Company

via PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Starting a Company.

19 Mar 2012

Tell Everyone About Your Business Idea – Don’t Keep It A Secret | Entrepreneurship As An Adventure Sport

Tell Everyone About Your Business Idea – Don’t Keep It A Secret

via Tell Everyone About Your Business Idea – Don’t Keep It A Secret | Entrepreneurship As An Adventure Sport.

18 Mar 2012

Allow Windows Update Through Windows 7 Firewall – (With All Outbound Connections Blocked)

Rule based on ‘%SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe’

Under the “Programs and Services” tab, Go to the “Settings” tab, select “apply to this service”, select “windows update” OK.

Only TCP remote ports 80, 443 are required.

via Allow Windows Update through windows firewall – Neowin Forums.

18 Mar 2012

Enabling Windows firewall “dropped packets” log

‘c:\netsh firewall set logging droppedpackets = enable’

Although the log file doesn’t include the name of the program that is trying to make an outbound connection, the log file can then be found at: %systemroot%\system32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.log

via Enabling Windows firewall “dropped packets” log – Microsoft Answers.

27 Dec 2011

Adblock Plus – Block Sharethis, Addthis, Addtoany Popups

Add these custom filters to Adblockplus:

  • ||addthis.com^$third-party
  • ||addtoany.com^$third-party
  • ||sharethis.com^$third-party

via Adblock Plus – View topic – Share/Save pop-ups.