bluemonki dot net http://blog.bluemonki.net A smattering of news from the world of bluemonki fortified with vitamins and iron, suitable for vegetarians, may contain traces of nuts. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How to add shared playlists to Spotify on Linux, running under Wine http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/11/how-to-add-shared-playlists-to-spotify-on-linux-running-under-wine/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-add-shared-playlists-to-spotify-on-linux-running-under-wine http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/11/how-to-add-shared-playlists-to-spotify-on-linux-running-under-wine/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:46:42 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=603 So you’re running [Spotify] on Linux under Wine, good for you.

But you’ve found a really cool shared playlist on [SpotifyPlaylists.co.uk], for example the [BBC's Sound of 2010 shortlist playlist]

But if you click the magical link that says “add to spotify” it’s not going to work :(

So you need to right click that button, copy the link address, then paste it in the search field at the top of the [Spotify] GUI, it will then show you the matching playlist which you can add :)

Enjoy!

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/11/how-to-add-shared-playlists-to-spotify-on-linux-running-under-wine/feed/ 2 SNOW! http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/08/snow-2/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snow-2 http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/08/snow-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:45:28 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/08/snow-2/ Thanks to lots of #uksnow, we made this:

Giant Snowman!
Giant Snowman! by bluemonki on Zooomr

Awesome!

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2010/01/08/snow-2/feed/ 0 I’ve moved house :) http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/12/31/ive-moved-house/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ive-moved-house http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/12/31/ive-moved-house/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:33:39 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=600 Yes I’ve moved house and I’m back on the internet!

So if you know me in real life, come pay me a visit :)

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/12/31/ive-moved-house/feed/ 0 Apparently it only takes 8 complaints to the ASA to get a story on BBC News… http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/23/apparently-it-only-takes-8-complaints-to-the-asa-to-get-a-story-on-bbc-news/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apparently-it-only-takes-8-complaints-to-the-asa-to-get-a-story-on-bbc-news http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/23/apparently-it-only-takes-8-complaints-to-the-asa-to-get-a-story-on-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:29 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=596 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8366133.stm

So are there 7 other people out there who’d like to see that “Go Compare” advert banned?? I bet there are….

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/23/apparently-it-only-takes-8-complaints-to-the-asa-to-get-a-story-on-bbc-news/feed/ 0 The Black Eyed Peas are dead http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/18/the-black-eyed-peas-are-dead/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-eyed-peas-are-dead http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/18/the-black-eyed-peas-are-dead/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:38 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=594 No, really they are*. All of their last few songs have been composed from sound-bites from recorded interviews. Any appearances they may have made were done by lookalikes.

Don’t believe me? Just listen to the lyrics and you’ll see what I mean….

* — may not actually be true

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/11/18/the-black-eyed-peas-are-dead/feed/ 0 Cookies like you get in the Supermarket :D http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/10/05/cookies-like-you-get-in-the-supermarket-d/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cookies-like-you-get-in-the-supermarket-d http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/10/05/cookies-like-you-get-in-the-supermarket-d/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:30:28 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=591 This recipe will give you the really nice soft cookies like you’d get in Sainsburys or Coop :)

Mmm tasty, but be careful – they really do expand a lot!

http://carnation.co.uk/cookies

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/10/05/cookies-like-you-get-in-the-supermarket-d/feed/ 0 Masala Daal/Dhal Recipe http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/masala-daaldhal-recipe/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masala-daaldhal-recipe http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/masala-daaldhal-recipe/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:36:28 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=589 http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/popular-dishes/curry/masala-dal-garlicky-spiced-lentils-recipe_p_1.html

this is making me hungry

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/masala-daaldhal-recipe/feed/ 0 Staffordshire Oatcake Recipe http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/staffordshire-oatcake-recipe/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staffordshire-oatcake-recipe http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/staffordshire-oatcake-recipe/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:31:06 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=587 Just saw this whilst watching the hairy bikers :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/staffordshireoatcake_92371.shtml

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/30/staffordshire-oatcake-recipe/feed/ 0 Zooomr API Update http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/25/zooomr-api-update/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zooomr-api-update http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/25/zooomr-api-update/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:34:56 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=581 After having received a feature request for the [badge maker] to get photos from a user with certain labels (thanks [Celine]), I realised that the user_id parameter missing from zooomr.photos.search.

This has now been fixed :)

http://trac.zooomr.com/trac/wiki/zooomr.photos.search

http://code.google.com/p/ruby-zooomr-api/

http://code.google.com/p/php-zooomr-api/

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/25/zooomr-api-update/feed/ 0 Zooomr Badge Maker!! http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/zooomr-badge-maker/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zooomr-badge-maker http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/zooomr-badge-maker/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:17:43 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=578 It’s finally here, I’ve written a Zooomr version of the Flickr badge maker allowing you to easily put Zooomr pics on your wordpress blog or anywhere you can jam the Flickr version :)

Check it out: http://bluemonki.net/zooomr_apps/badge_maker/index.php

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/zooomr-badge-maker/feed/ 0 Hammering: two types http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/hammering-two-types/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hammering-two-types http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/hammering-two-types/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:47:42 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=576 There are two distinctly different types of hammering:

  • Gently and rapidly hammering — something is not quite in the right place and just needs a little tap or two to get it correctly positioned
  • Loud and slow hammering — something is in completely the wrong place and really needs to come out even if that involves it being smashed into pieces

Listen out for these at your local building site, see if you can hear the work-experience builder who goes from gentle tapping to belting it :)

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/24/hammering-two-types/feed/ 0 Chutney and Jam…. http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/15/chutney-and-jam/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chutney-and-jam http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/15/chutney-and-jam/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:07:59 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=574 …are these products actually the same and just sold in different aisles of the supermarket in an attempt to make us believe they are different?!!?!?

Certainly mango chutney could easily be eaten on toast.

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/15/chutney-and-jam/feed/ 0 Cheese Plant Root 62 Hour Timelapse http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/14/cheese-plant-root-62-hour-timelapse/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheese-plant-root-62-hour-timelapse http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/14/cheese-plant-root-62-hour-timelapse/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:28:53 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=572

Cheese Plant Root 62 Hour Timelapse from bluemonki on Vimeo.

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/14/cheese-plant-root-62-hour-timelapse/feed/ 0 Flax http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/08/flax/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flax http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/08/flax/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:34:00 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=570 Flax -- Closeup
Flax — Closeup by bluemonki on Zooomr

Flax -- From Afar
Flax — From Afar by bluemonki on Zooomr

You can read more about flax on wikipedia

]]> http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/08/flax/feed/ 0 Anti-Ninjas http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/07/anti-ninjas/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anti-ninjas http://blog.bluemonki.net/2009/09/07/anti-ninjas/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:38:31 +0000 jonh http://blog.bluemonki.net/?p=563 Anti-Ninja: one who dresses in brightly coloured or flamboyant clothes in order to attract the attention of a victim, thus allowing a true ninja to deal with them

Methods of dealing with them for the Ninja that thinks long term:

  • Shining a UV laser on them every day in a different place, slowly giving the victim skin cancer — note this may result in RSI
  • Unplug all the USB devices from their computer randomly on a daily basis, increasing their blood pressure exponentially
  • Constantly replace all the batteries in all their remote controls with dud ones on a weekly basis
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