Author: Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
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At The Bastille In Paris for Guitar Strings
Seeing pictures of young Socialist Party supporters celebrating their Presidential Election victory in Paris at the Bastille, reminded me of the few occasions I visited the Bastille myself. When I lived in Paris the only time I ever came out … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Paris
Tagged amplifiers, bastille, France, guitar, guitar players, guitar strings, guitarist, Metro, Music, music shop, pitch, presidential election, socialist party
Red Bush Spiced Tea
If you drink tea instead of coffee because the day is getting later and you don’t want coffee to keep you awake later when you go to bed, well did you know that a cup of tea contains about a … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, health
Tagged antioxidant, black tea, caffeine free, celestial seasons, East London, herb tea, herbal teas, indian tea, nice cup of tea, Palanquin, Red Bush Spiced, rooibos, spiced tea, tea bag, tick tock, yogi teas
How To Eat RAW Chickpeas (Garbanzos, Chana, Grams)
You don’t have to boil chickpeas for forty minutes or more to make them edible, you can eat them raw if you just allow them to go through a natural process that converts the inedible dry starches into tender sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink
Tagged chick pea, chick peas, chickpea, chickpeas, hummous, hummus, raw, raw food, recipe, Recipes, sprout, sprouted chick pea, sprouting, sprouts
On My Gramaphone Record Player
I finally got around to setting up my gramaphone record player deck again yesterday after having a bit of a clear out during the week, to make some space. I’d mean meaning to do this for goodness knows how many … Continue reading
Freely Distributed Research Data Coming Soon?
This is the problem: Academic research findings are currently distributed mainly in expensive journals and publications. These are hard to find with restricted access and either unavailable online or only accessible by subscription via another expensive paywall. Often the source … Continue reading
time capsule April May iPad and Podcast
I get sent these ‘time capsules’ about once a fortnight, depending on whether or not I uploaded any interesting photographs about one year ago, and they usually serve to remind me of something worth revisiting, even if it’s only to … Continue reading
