A Singular Christmas

Brian Whitman is a teacher with the Music, Mind and Machine group at the MIT Media Lab -- A group of people that teach computers how to hear music.

As a project this year, they let their system listen to as much Christmas music as it could handle.

When done it synthesized the data into sixteen new timeless classics.

http://eigenradio.media.mit.edu/christmas_2004.html

A Recipe for Scones

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Making scones is easy, here's how you can prepare some in under 20 mins:

Ingredients

• 4dl Flour
• 2tsp Baking powder
• 50g Butter
• 2dl Milk (or water)
• Salt
• Sugar (Optional)

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients
2. Add butter and stir
3. Add milk/water and stir some more
4. Shape into two roundish cakes
5. Brush with water
6. (Optional) sprinkle some sunflower seeds over the bread
7. Put in oven (250 degs C) for 12-15 mins

Enjoy while hot -- with tea if possible, but coffee works too.