Author Archives: Demian Perry

How to install Gnumeric (and other linux apps) on mac OS/X

By Demian Perry | Published: 21 Apr 2012

Gnumeric is the best spreadsheet application on the market. LibreOffice and OpenOffice break every time I try to do something as simple as a vlookup, and Excel lacks the heavy statistical analysis tools of gnumeric (plus you have to pay for it). Don’t take my word for it: check out the editor and user reviews [...]

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Americans for George…and paper!

By Demian Perry | Published: 07 Mar 2012

DCs Metro Center is now covered with advertising in favor of keeping the dollar bill (and not the dollar coin) in people’s pockets. The ads have also appeared throughout the web in places such as (I’m not making this up) whitepeopleproblems.us. Living in Washington, I’ve become accustomed to astroturf campaigns in favor of the status quo, but [...]

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Fukuwatashi Senbei knockoff recipe

By Demian Perry | Published: 19 Dec 2011

This weekend, my wife and I decided to replicate Fukuwatashi Senbei cookies, those delightful specialty cookies that you can buy at Minamoto Kitchoan. Here’s the recipe we used: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 1 1/4 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon [...]