This week at work I have to deal with a couple of physical connections that were new for me. I am more familiar with LC connector and MTP is still something I am dealing with. So I learned about BiDir optics (LC) something never heard about it and the difference with SR4 optics (MTP). The vantage of using BiDir is that you can keep your current fiber install in place and upgrade from 10G to 40G without extra cost. But with SR4 you need to deploy MTP/MTO cabling although you can do breakouts (40G to4x10G or 100G to 4x25G). This is the blog entry I found quite useful for comparing both types. And this one just for BiDir.
As well, somewhere I read (can’t find the link), SR4 are more common than BiDir because is BiDir is proprietary so it has compatibility issues
A couple of weeks ago I had to use ginger nuts cookies for a recipe. So now I wanted to make my own, because after eating a cookie you will feel alright.
So searching a bit, a decided to try this version:
Ingredients (10 cookies of decent size)
200g self-raising flour
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
4-5 tsp ground ginger (if you want a bit more, they will more fiery!)
80g caster sugar
100g melted butter
4 tbsp golden syrup (or honey)
Process
Preheat oven around 190C. Line one baking tray with nonstick baking paper
Sieve flour, bicarbonate and ginger in a bow. Then add the sugar
Make a well in the center of the bowl, add the melted butter and syrup. Stir until combine. In my case, the dough was a bit crumbly. Maybe needs a bit more butter?
From the dough, take pieces and form roughly a ball, then flat it and put it in the tray. It looks delicate but it is fine.
Bake for 10-12 MAX! I did 10 minutes. Just slight golden and with cracks on top.
Remove from oven and let it cool down in a rack if you have. If you touch them they feel soft and not baked, but let it be. Once they cool down, they will firm up!.
It is a quick recipe, the result was tasty!
NOTE: Somehow, after so many years I noticed that tsp = tea spoon (small) and tbsp = table spoon (big)!!! I think I have always used the same measure /o\ Well, still got most things right anyway 🙂
As well, somehow, I bought this week a package with two corns on the cob and baked them in the oven.
Ingredients
A couple of corn on the cob pieces + foil to wrap
a bit of butter
Process
Preheat oven at 200C
Clean with water the corn cobs and wrap it in foil (dont leave any part without cover)
Bake for 40 minutes
Remove from oven, remove foil (you can reuse it) carefully, put a bit of butter (it will melt). Wait a bit and then you can eat it directly or remove the kernels with a knife.
I was really amaze with the flavour! Somehow I felt like eating corn flakes with milk! And actually, I took a gulp of milk after eat.
I want to try more often and using a fresh corn cob.
