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Skriven 2011-09-28 13:39:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: electronic 963
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 DD> I do sometimes watch TeeVee shows, etc. even though I have not had my
 DD> actual television turned on since the last Formula One race that I
 DD> watched - and if I stream them to my computer, given the herky-jerky
 DD> nature of my DSL connection filling the buffer and showing that, then
 DD> waiting for the next bit it is more pleasing to my sensibilities if I
 DD> capture the stream and play it back all in one continuous spasm.

Would it be possible to increase the video buffer, I wonder?
 
 ML> So first you globalize, then you balkanize?
 DD> Not me the film/dvd/entertainment distributors in an effort to milk
 DD> every last sou and farthing from their somewhat suspect "rights".

I was using the you in the less personal sense. As in "first you
get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries, bow your head
with great respect, and genuflect, genuflect, genuflect."

 ML> How'd you get that nifty square root sign?
 DD> I have no idea - I did a cit and paste from an article on DRM. I see
 DD> it has made it just as far as your reply and seems not to be in this
 DD> answer.  <SHRUG> 
 DD> Hmmmmmm ... I went and read the reply to you and it seems that the û,
 DD> which appears in my editor as a lower-case "u" with a caret accent sign
 DD> over it comes out in Multi-mail as the square-root dingus. Highlighting
 DD> the character and searching the menu of Notepad++ (my editor) gives no
 DD> joy. In the original from which I cut & pasted the space occupied now
 DD> by û was a dash. " - " 

Why couldn't they make all the coding systems compatible?
In the editor I just used, the square root symbol that is
your dash that is a lower case u with a caret is a lower
case u with a grave accent.

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      Title: Cucumber and Sesame Seed Salad
 Categories: Cambodian, Salads
   Servings:  4

      1 lg Cucumber
    1/2 c  Cider vinegar, or: White
    1/2 c  - Wine
      1 tb Sesame seeds
      1 tb Sesame oil
      1    Onion, chopped finely
      2    Garlic cloves, sliced finely
      1 ts Tumeric
      1 ts Sugar
      2 ts Salt or to taste

  First peel the cucumber & cut into 2 inch pieces. Cut these again into
  lengthwise sticks. Now put them into a pan with the vinegar and salt; add a
  little water to cover, heat and simmer for a few minutes until the cucumber
  is slightly tender and transparent. Drain, keeping the liquid, and let
  cool. Set aside. Now toast the sesame seeds in a pan with a little oil
  until they begin to jump & turn golden. Then let them cool. After this,
  heat 1 Tbsp of the oil in a pan and cook the onion and the garlic without
  burning until they are golden brown. Remove them from the pan and let cool.
  Now pour the remaining oil, tumeric, sugar and half the drained vinegar
  liquid. Stir this over a gentle heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add the
  onion and garlic and heat them through. Arrange the cucumber pieces in a
  salad bowl and pour over the dressing. Mix well and then scatter the sesame
  seeds on top. Serve warm or cold.

  SERVES:4-6 SOURCE: _The New Internationalist Food Book_ by Troth Wells
  posted by Anne MacLellan

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