Time:
Like space but more personal and precious, although you are free to use it as you wish, it will force you to travel in only one direction. It will be fair to all equally but some will get less than others. Sharing time with someone is the greatest gift you can receive.
Author Archives: Olivier Dehon
Mum’s Gougeres – delicieux !
Perfect for adding something special to a light evening dinner… it is essentially cheese profiteroles! Ingredients: 40g Butter 125cl … Continue reading
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Best BBQ Ribs – Oli’s Secret recipe
This is simply the best way to make a rack of ribs either on the BBQ or in the oven… Ingredients: A full rack of ribs from Costco or butcher 2 Tablespoons of Sugar 1 Onion Montreal Spices (it is … Continue reading
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Been a long time – Summer Holidays
Had 3 weeks of holidays in the south of France…feeling disconnected but happy.
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Never too late !
I am over 50 and I never ever played proper golf …..ever! I never wanted to play, because of the snob and self-centred idiots I occasionally had to meet in … Continue reading
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Message Board
I made an electronic message board using Raspberry Pi and RGB-Pixel boards. Something similar to my virus simulator but with a horizontal layout. I can display various information messages a bit like an airport arrival board or a share price … Continue reading
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Pizza !
Just bought an OONI Pizza oven for Jules birthday party! So getting the recipes to make the best dough and sauces… For the dough, the quantities are a bit “odd” probably because of some Imperial to … Continue reading
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Making Some Beer with my little boy…
Jules is soon going to be 20 years old. He just finished his exams for his second year at University. He has been very disciplined all year to make sure he would not fall behind in his work. He has … Continue reading
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Gas left in Bottle
Made this super simple calculator, to find out how much gas is left in the BBQ Gas bottles….not that the weather has been any good this year so far… Almost end of May and very little sunshine, lots of rain… … Continue reading
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More Generative Art – Spinning
More computer coding … this one is trying to illustrate how some little details can change things dramatically between calm and chaos. I started coding this following a conversation with Noe about trigonometric maths and his revisions for an exam. … Continue reading
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Brain Teaser ! – April fool
I have not researched yet how this works but I find it fun….and perfect for an April’s fool day…. Pick in your mind one of the following 2 words. Brainstorm or Green Needle then push the play button … Continue reading
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Proud Dad
I could not be more proud of my son, who just participated in a Hackathon at Imperial University where he is studying Computer Science. https://ic-hello-world.devpost.com/ I love generative art as a way of using technical skills and mathematics for the … Continue reading
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Pi Day ! 3.14 and what ?
Was Pi day today! 14th of March or 3-14 in USA style date. It is a constant and an irrational number (its decimals goes on forever) and is defined as the number you get when you divide the circumference of … Continue reading
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Yakitori Chicken Skewers
[Update March 2021] I have made this recipe a few times now. The skewers are “fancy” when you have people around for dinner but for just a nice quick evening dinner, it is a bit overkill. So I have now … Continue reading
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Time Capsule
This is a post I will review regularly and update like a time capsule about time : I have been interested in “Time” for a while. It is something that I find particularly troubling. It is … Continue reading
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Happy Valentine ’21
Happy Valentine in full confinement…although this round is a lot harder we can still try to have normal lives. I have been playing with the “Processing” language for many years. [probably something like 2012]. The recent evolution has been towards … Continue reading
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Machining Aluminium
I made a clamping tool for holding the wheel of my bike on my workshop table. I designed the part with Fusion360 on the computer and then started making it from a rough-cut from an aluminium bar. Cutting such a … Continue reading
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Pear and Chocolate Crumble
Ingredients for 4 Ramequins: 80g flour 80g Sugar + some for the pears cooking. 80g Salted Butter + some for pears cooking. 4 pears 30g of Chocolate How to make: Mix flour and sugar Crumble … Continue reading
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Tax return time….or is it ?
Getting to this time of year when I struggle to get myself fired up and seems that days go too fast without very much done… We had a fun snow day today, nothing like what we … Continue reading
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Untitled – on purpose
As I sometimes, use my blog for the purpose of a life diary, I feel compelled to note the final day of Donald Trump as the president of the United States of America. (20th January 2021). I despise everything he … Continue reading
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Monk fish and Chorizo
This is a simple and quick recipe for a very nice fish dish. It has this Spanish feel with the chorizo and saffron. Although Monkfish is usually expensive, I think you get what you paid for. You need to be … Continue reading
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