The Uncanny Valley of Bullshit

Have you ever heard of “the uncanny valley?” Do you know what it is? No? Well, then you’re not going to understand this blog post. Here’s a video on the topic:

I don’t know if it’s the best one that explains the uncanny valley, but it should suffice. Did you watch it? If you didn’t, you really should before proceeding. Ready? Great.

Low Carb White Russian Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

A White Russian is made from vodka, Kahlúa, and cream. Sounds like a great idea for an ice cream...and it is, man!

Low Carb Italian Almond Cookies

Finding uses for leftover egg whites is something home ice cream makers strive to find. David Lebovitz has a few recipes on his website for just this reason. He has one for Italian Almond Cookies that easily converts to sugar-free low carb.

Low Carb White Cheddar and Nacho Cheese Ice Cream

Nacho sauce is made from flour, butter, and cheddar cheese. We don’t need the first two items to make a rich and delicious cheese flavored ice cream. I’ve used cheddar before when I made my Low Carb Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream. I’ll boost the flavor by adding a whole bag of nacho Just The Cheese Chips as a mix-in.

Perl Module DBD::ODBC Unicode Support for Cygwin and Linux

I wrote a Perl program a few years back that scraped data from email messages in order to create a set of RSS feeds. I needed to modify it so that it would get the data directly from a MS-SQL database instead. Windows users running Perl would typically be using ActivePerl, but the environment I’m working on already had Cygwin up and running and is using Perl for other daily processes. Unfortunately, the DBD::ODBC module needed to communicate with the database is broken for 64-bit Cygwin environments. Thus began my journey to get an incompatible Linux-like environment that runs on top of a Windows OS to communicate with a Microsoft database.

Low Carb Parmigiano-Reggiano Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate Parmesan Chips

Parmesan and dark chocolate make a good food paring or so they say. I’ve got enough experience making ice creams with cheese that I was confident I could pull this one off.

Low Carb Almond Poppy Seed Ice Cream

This is another flavor inspired by Snoqualmie Ice Cream. I obviously was unable to try the original, but the ingredients listed on the website make it pretty clear that it’s vanilla ice cream with almond extract and poppy seeds.