Smoked salmon is one of my favorite foods. A luxury, truly. But, it’s much more reasonable when you can smoke it yourself. Salmon prices are at $8.99 a pound at Costco right now, which is a couple bucks more than I’m used to. Still worth it. I’m using the same recipe I always use, with a bit over 5 lbs of salmon. This salmon was packed a couple days ago, unusually.…
Read more »My brother-in-law gave me a taste of some of his homemade beef jerky a couple weekends ago, and it was fantastic! Apparently it was also easy to make. Easy, delicious, I’m gonna try it! He used a dehydrator, but I plan to use a smoker to keep my wife’s dehydrator from getting strong flavors stuck in it. https://www.foxvalleyfoodie.com/homemade-beef-jerky Jason’s Recommended Starting Recipe I got a 2.5 lbs bottom round steak, sliced it thin, then started it in the marinade below at 2130.…
Read more »I recently read this cautionary tale about shell scripts. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/writing-secure-shell-scripts It’s cautionary in two ways: it is intended to cause shell programmers caution, and I caution against you taking the article too seriously. One of the biggest threats to the shell in memory was the Shellshock vulnerability. This wasn’t typically a direct threat to shell scripts, but one caused by a bug in a shell, and by other programs exposing parts of the shell to external input, often in unexpected and unlikely places.…
Read more »I ran out of brisket too quickly last time… It makes a fantastic sandwich with Philly Cream Cheese (strangely enough). Then I eat a bunch of salmon on bagels, with Philly Cream Cheese… The discovery that it’s the right cheese for both sandwiches has made shopping easier. The brisket is 15.5 lbs, $2.99 per pound. Salmon is 6 lbs, didn’t get the price before tossing the package. We have to move in July and I hope I can keep up this hobby at the next stop in life.…
Read more »If you were at our wedding, you already know that you looked awesome. But now you can see it in photos, too! Wedding photos are done, come see how great you looked! https://sarahandkarl.sickendick.com/…
Read more »Just got married, just got honeymooned, just got back to work… Time for some food! 17 lbs brisket, $61, 6 lbs salmon $9 per pound. Using the same recipe as usual. 2120: Brisket went on the smoker. 4.5 Tbsp salt, 4.5 Tbsp pepper, 2.25 Tbsp garlic powder. 2200: Fish is brining. 0530: Brisket at 165 and 166. Crutched it, and turned temperature up to 250. Also, moved fish to drying.…
Read more »Well, there’s the possibility that the brisket I did last weekend won’t be enough meat… And there’s the fact that I can get another one done in time… So I’m making another brisket! We’ll just try for a repeat performance… 14.1 lbs of brisket at $3.99 a pound… 1045, 21 Jul: Brisket went on, fat cap up, 225℉. I should check the temperature after 8 hours, at 0645. 0900, 22 Jul: The flat passed 166℉ a couple hours ago, but the point was only at 162℉.…
Read more »It’s time to make the brisket for our Maryland wedding party! I’m pumped. Goals this time - turn up the temperature to 250℉ earlier, or put it in the oven for a long time. I don’t want to go more than 24 hours, I can’t go for nearly that long… Cut off less fat than last time. Keep the fat cap on top… The slab of meat I got was a full brisket, point and flat, 14.…
Read more »Some trucks have testicles, mine has a Hitchcock. The Hitchcock on the truck. Yes, that’s supposed to be the outline of Alfred Hitchcock. It looks a lot like Harambe though… If you want to make one, check out the Thingiverse thing here. Download all files, open the zip up, and under “files” you’ll find an “stl” file. Hop on over to https://www.hubs.com/, click “start manufacturing”, and upload that “stl” file. I used regular PLA plastic and printed in white to try to avoid any discoloration due to sunlight inevitably breaking this thing down.…
Read more »In computer security, there are three main axes for consideration - confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA). These are commonly thought of as things you desire out of a secure system. You want your communications to only be available to the intended agents, you want them to remain unchanged except when you intend them to change, and you want them to be available when you need them. Preferably, you want your communications to have all of those properties.…
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