Category: English
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Iced lemon tea
If you are like me, and appreciate cold & sweet substances during the summer heat, I recommend making your own iced tea. The way I like my ice-tea is without too much bitterness, but with some character (f. ex. added taste of lemon or herbs). That way it is not just cold green tea that…
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That annoying whistle sound
I have a Native Ultimate 14,5ft tandem fishing kayak. One of the first things I noticed when transporting it, was the oh-not-so-flattering sounds when driving faster then 50 km/h (approx 30 mph). At first, i thought it was the sound of the air going between the kayak and the top of my car. (note: i…
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In the banking & technology business?
Ok, if you – like me are in the combined banking & information technology sectors, you might find this weblog interesting. I must say I liked his series about the “semantic layer” between your data warehouse & end users. This is a topic I have spent some time on in periods the last couple of…
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How to make a consistent aeropress coffee
Ever since i got myself an Aeropress for making coffee, I have tried different ways of brewing the best coffee. Small variance make a rather big impact on the result you get, when using the Aeropress. For a long time, I had to “water out” the coffee after pressing it. More often then not, I…
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Autumn in Bergen
After I bought the Photomatix HDR plugin for Aperture, I’ve been trying to make time for an evening outside, shooting some more images with high dynamic range. Here are some pictures i shot during last “photowalk”. I am still not completely satisfied with the results. As you might know, there are many factors influencing…
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New attempt at HDR photographing
I’ve never been a fan of instagram-effects on photos taken on a device with 0,5mm image sensor. However high quality HDR photos has always amazed me. I’ve tried before, but even with hours spent in Adobe Photoshop, I could not get the image to POP. I don’t normally use Photoshop, and think it is a to “big” tool…
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Lemonade!
Ok, so I’ll try to do this in english, and see how it goes. This summer, I’ve used some time experimenting with lemons and fruits, and how to make a really tasty drink for the warm summer days. This is what i found: My Lemonade recipe: 5-7 decent size lemons (not the teeny-tiny ones) 3 dl…