Dan Cowell

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Name: Dan Cowell
Date registered: March 18, 2010
URL: http://dfcowell.net

Latest posts

  1. Adventurous Blogs — May 17, 2012
  2. Reflections on Japan, One Year On — April 22, 2012
  3. Niku-Maki-Inspired Cooking — April 14, 2012
  4. One Week In — March 23, 2012
  5. Lessons from a Bike — March 10, 2012

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  1. Multimedia on Fedora 15 – MP3, MP4 Support — 14 comments
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  3. Day 9 – Koyasan & Shojoshin-in — 6 comments
  4. Fedora 15 – HP DV6 Laptop Screen Brightness Workaround — 6 comments
  5. Guild Wars Dark Glass Interface Mod — 4 comments

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May
17

Adventurous Blogs

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As someone who can appreciate a good adventure and wishes to have one or two himself one day, I really enjoy reading blogs about others’ adventures.  Here are a couple I’ve been reading (or re-reading in the case of one) lately: http://ameranth.wordpress.com/ - A girl and her dog trekking across the USA, coast to coast. http://adventureivan.com/ - …

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Apr
22

Reflections on Japan, One Year On

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This time exactly one year ago I was cruising northbound on a Jetstar flight. One year on, I find myself cruising northbound once again on a Jetstar flight, albeit a much shorter one on a much smaller (and fuller) aircraft. Instead of an intercontinental flight to an intriguing foreign land I am headed to Mackay …

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Apr
14

Niku-Maki-Inspired Cooking

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A few weeks ago I went to the Natsumatsuri that was organised by the Japan Society of the Gold Coast.  While there, I bought a Japanese cookbook – today I decided to dive in and try something new.  A dish inspired by a Niku-Maki recipe with a few differences. Niku-Maki & Surplus Fried Rice The first and …

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Mar
23

One Week In

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Just over a week ago today (well, more like a week and a half, but I was busy, ok?!) I left Radio Systems Australia for the last time. I was more than a bit nervous and I had only the feeling that I was doing the right thing to rely on to know that yes, …

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Mar
10

Lessons from a Bike

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Since buying my bike this morning I’ve learnt a few things: Riding a bike is like riding a bike, you never forget how to do it; Bike riding is fun; Bike riding is hard and uses all of those muscles that are NEVER used for anything else, EVER; Which hurt; A lot. I’ve also learnt …

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Feb
27

My Purpose

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I aspire to achieve this, in book form: http://www.thetsunamiandthecherryblossom.com/ I aspire to achieve this, in book form: http://www.thetsunamiandthecherryblossom.com/

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Jan
29

Salad

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I call this the “why oh why didn’t I go shopping on the weekend” salad. Somehow I managed to use beetroot on it while wearing a pure white shirt and I didn’t make a mess of said shirt. Never ask me to repeat that act. I call this the “why oh why didn’t I go …

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Jan
29

Clean

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My room smells like clean. I wonder how long I can keep it that way… My room smells like clean. I wonder how long I can keep it that way…

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Jan
24

Learning to Swim

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Anyone have a boat? These taken this morning at work: Anyone have a boat? These taken this morning at work:

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Jan
21

On Stars

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I’m lying on Main Beach, phone held aloft over my head, tapping out this message against a backdrop of stars. The wind is blowing and the damp sand below gently draws the warmth from my back with the parasitic subtlety of a leech, only in this case I am the smaller party in the relationship. …

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