Spaghetti with Tomato and Apple Sauce
Don’t let the funny name discourage you. I saw this recipe presented by Lydia on Food Network, and by the end of it, I decided to give it a try. The recipe, originally from Val di Non, Italy, calls for...
View ArticleRound Loaf Challah
When it was time for me to bake another loaf of bread, I decided to bake a challah, but at the same time, I wanted to try something slightly different. Baking a round challah loaf is really easy, and...
View ArticleThank your friends on Facebook…more Graph API
I am going to get a lot of flak for this post. In some sense it is like digging my own grave, but I think the geek in you might be able to appreciate the ability to do something cool (even though it...
View ArticleNetSVMLight: A .NET Wrapper for SVMlight
Thorstein Joachim’s SVMlight does not need an introduction to the relevant audience. For windows it comes as a pair of binaries that can be run on the commandline. The software is originally written...
View ArticlePan Seared Chicken and Asparagus in a Cherry Tomato and Red Wine Sauce
I saw this recipe in an episode of Oliver’s Twist, and could not wait to try it. It is a complete entree and it is amazing how quickly it is ready. Here are the ingredients (serves 2, or 1 if you have...
View ArticleNetSVMLight: Stratified Cross Validation for Parameter Selection
SVMlight provides the option to perform leave one out cross validation using the -x switch. The problem is that leave one out is too expensive for moderately large datasets. If you want to do say...
View ArticleBook Review: More Tales of the City
More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found the first tales of the city book at a library used book sale in New Jersey. It was a while before I picked up the first...
View ArticleRunning Spotify on Ubuntu
I found it really painful that I could not run the Spotify Linux client natively on my Ubuntu box because I have a free Spotify account. I was recently told that I could try running it using Wine. For...
View ArticleHome baked biscotti
It has been a while since I baked something interesting. I’ve been reading this novel Aftertaste, where the female protagonist makes biscotti whenever she has people visiting her. I’ve always liked a...
View ArticleAftertaste: Book Review
Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses by Meredith Mileti My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this book when I was checking out the newly released shelf of a bookstore. Needless to say, any story that has...
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