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I got this one just today. Had to take some photographs as I guess it is not stainless and will change its looks soon. A colleague of mine got it from Tokyo for me. I explicitly ordered a traditional model and, as he told me, the shopkeeper pretended asking: why this one? Waiting for it for six wee...

Have you seen the Youtube series on Glen&Friends Cooking about cracking the recipe? Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. The description was interesting because it confirms my timeline for when Kentucky Fried Chicken started to suck. It was still good in Canada up until the early 80's. What I di...

Vienna woods autumn Dal in the pot: water, salt, 1/2 buillon cube red lentil potatoes pascal celery Pattypan (Schwoughksie) Squash in the pan: olive oil onions garlic rocotillo chili Curry Tree Herb Cumin seed Cinnamon Onion Seeds Garam Masala Curry Madras powder Turmeric powder Nutmeg Neapolitan s...

I bet most people wouldn't be able to identify the food in this picture:

I bought a set of the TexElec pads for my Victor 9000 - mostly because I am very lazy and didn't want to go through the tedium of making pads myself. So I was very happy that somebody did all that work for me and at a very reasonable cost. The replacement pads worked perfectly 100% on the very first...

Brine, eh? What spices? (...are they secret?) :mrgreen: I used to marinate chicken, usually in white wine (...and secret spices), wasting time and money. I found out it makes no difference because chicken at the grocery store is now soaked in water to increase the weight (and cost) of the chicken. M...

I made "Kentucky fried chicken", using the secret (not so secret now) 11 spices recipe of the original. fried chicken.JPG Here's the recipe: 2/3 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon thyme 1/2 tablespoon basil 1/3 tablespoon oregano 1 tablespoon celery salt 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dried must...

That is one hell of a strange looking apple pie. I would have thought that was an extra large batch of green play dough.

JP! wrote: ↑

09 Oct 2019, 15:48

Haha. Well I'd pay at least $355 for your APL beam spring + shipping

OK deal! But shipping will be $2000. (...plus shipping)

Nice knife! I've got a Wüsthof Classic knife. qhdWcKTUZrk It was super-sharp when I got it, quite capable of killing those pesky ninja zombies or flying cows, but now it's so dull I couldn't even kill a bowl of jello. I've tried sharpening with files (not computer files, the metal kind), but it does...

Holy crap! $355 US! That's more than I paid for my APL beam spring! At least the shipping would have been super cheap - even for Canada (which is very unusual). It was only $17.25 to Canada, instead of the current shipping price of $80-100. Well I'm glad somebody here got it, so we can see some nice...

This is usually how I get my swords: Yeah, it's a hassle galloping across the countryside and opening crypts, but it's the bone crunching that makes it all worthwhile.

@ vometia:
I like your style. I need a bookcase like that. I've just got a cheap piece of junk that I got free.
I like to use Blade Runner style lighting.

Gah! I wanted to try for that TI keyboard! Oh well, I guess I'm doomed.

The font looks like Maxi-Switch / SMK vintage linear.

Even with all services turned off, your exact location can be determined at all times. That's one of the things that freaks me out.

Wow. I'm a bit out of touch with "modern society" (...being an insane retired hermit living on an island...) but this mandatory mobile phone crap will probably affect me eventually. I'm going to hold out against this crap as long as I can.

Interesting video. I was surprised to see three different beam spring keyboards and a red Apple II. Not only that, but what qualifies as "sensitive" personal information has changed as well. Back in the '80s, no one batted an eye at the fact that every home had a phone book close by the phone itself...

The keyboard was definitely not made in 1973. It looks more like 1983. The switches are Alps SKCC, which didn't exist in 1973.

Edit: Yes, I found it. It's from a Tatung TVT6600A terminal from late 1983/ early 1984.

It looks like Mitsumi mechanical, a light and smooth switch also used in the Amiga 1000.

The PCB is pretty neat.

zrrion wrote: ↑

07 Sep 2019, 04:26

Any idea what's under the hood?

I've got one of those. It's a George Risk 753 keyboard with Futaba linear switches.

I still really appreciate that Victor 9000 adapter. :) Without you, I'd still be sitting here, staring at my Victor 9000 keyboard, thinking "Gee, I wish I could use that." Most people who have traded messages with me know that I'm awful at getting back to them. I noticed that. ;) I just assumed you ...

It's a GE Profile. What a piece of shit. It seems to be programmed to avoid burning out the cheap heating elements rather than for proper cooking. Everything has 2 temperatures: maximum and off - and it decides when to turn them on and off. It's almost like the HAL 9000 of ovens. "Turn on the broil,...

I just made pizza again. pizza Aug 28.jpg The dough is only 4 ingredients (according to Naples pizza makers): flour, yeast, salt and water. That's it. The sauce is an organic tomato sauce (uncooked) with olive oil, fresh oregano, fresh basil, salt and pepper. Toppings are olives, mozzarella, a tiny ...

I agree, I'm slightly taken aback. Surprised, really. Surprised and shocked. In fact I'm disgusted: this is an outrage! Why is the mess not represented? I demand a rerender! I'm shocked and appalled that you're surprised and shocked. I'm irked and non-plussed... so non-plussed that I'm actually min...

Only 6 keyboards? I've got close to 60. They're all stored in my computer room.



The side tables have wide shallow drawers each containing 3 keyboards. The rest are in the closet across from the desk.

Trends and beam-springs. Happily it seems this beam-spring layout didn't catch on. I'm not going to say "I'm sure there was some logic behind it" because it's clearly absurd. https://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IBM-3278-keyboard.jpg That layout did catch on. It was used on keypunc...