Comments for Neomantra.org http://neomantra.org "A new way of creating transformation" Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on KDE release party in DC by justin http://neomantra.org/?p=339&cpage=1#comment-283 justin Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:57:41 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=339#comment-283 Bummer. Though there will be another one in 6 months for the next release so hopefully you can make it next time :) Bummer. Though there will be another one in 6 months for the next release so hopefully you can make it next time :)

]]> Comment on KDE release party in DC by g http://neomantra.org/?p=339&cpage=1#comment-282 g Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:38:12 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=339#comment-282 damn... why the 21st? I'd go... but ill be in Michigan from the 21st-24th :( damn… why the 21st? I’d go… but ill be in Michigan from the 21st-24th :(

]]> Comment on KDE at SouthEast LinuxFest by Vincent Batts http://neomantra.org/?p=296&cpage=1#comment-270 Vincent Batts Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:04:54 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=296#comment-270 It was definitely a good show and very good to meet you all. To bad the contrast of the KDE table picture doesn't very well show my favorite screensaver (asciiquarium) :D See you around! It was definitely a good show and very good to meet you all. To bad the contrast of the KDE table picture doesn’t very well show my favorite screensaver (asciiquarium) :D
See you around!

]]> Comment on Vote for KDE software in Linux Journal’s 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards! by Tsiolkovsky http://neomantra.org/?p=316&cpage=1#comment-240 Tsiolkovsky Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:44:59 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=316#comment-240 Voted and added KDE applications and sent the link to all the people I know who use KDE. Voted and added KDE applications and sent the link to all the people I know who use KDE.

]]> Comment on India Red Ale – 6/16/2010 by justin http://neomantra.org/?page_id=311&cpage=1#comment-237 justin Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:42:36 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?page_id=311#comment-237 Yep, my first all grain via the "brew in a bag" technique that's all the rage on HBT lately. Worked fairly well but my efficiency was low. I'll attribute that to a lot of fumbling around during brew day. I've got it all much better organized in my head for next time about how I should be doing things now that I've done it once. Thanks for the tip on the competition stuff...I had no idea. Though in all honesty I'm not worried about that sort of thing any time soon. But I am really excited about the beer. The hop schedule was definitely pretty awesome despite the gravity coming out a little lower than I'd have liked. I've still got reasonably high expectations for this one...maybe as a session IPA or something. Yeah, I just called what will likely be a 5.5% beer a "session" beer :) Yep, my first all grain via the “brew in a bag” technique that’s all the rage on HBT lately. Worked fairly well but my efficiency was low. I’ll attribute that to a lot of fumbling around during brew day. I’ve got it all much better organized in my head for next time about how I should be doing things now that I’ve done it once.

Thanks for the tip on the competition stuff…I had no idea. Though in all honesty I’m not worried about that sort of thing any time soon. But I am really excited about the beer. The hop schedule was definitely pretty awesome despite the gravity coming out a little lower than I’d have liked. I’ve still got reasonably high expectations for this one…maybe as a session IPA or something. Yeah, I just called what will likely be a 5.5% beer a “session” beer :)

]]> Comment on Belgian Saison – 5/23/2010 by justin http://neomantra.org/?page_id=287&cpage=1#comment-236 justin Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:34:34 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?page_id=287#comment-236 Sort of? I read/heard from multiple places on HBT, etc that with Saisons you actually want to just ferment the entire batch at high temps because apparently that's what the yeast performs best at. Like in the range you refer to...85-90 degrees. I don't have a heating belt or anything to keep the temps but I did make zero effort to cool the beer and started it a little high. I'd say on average the carboy stayed between 75-85 through the duration of the fermentation and aging process. Just bottled them on Monday and drank a tester on Friday. Was pretty good but unfortunately not nearly as dry as a Saison should be. Everything I've read says you should get the FG down to insanely low numbers like 1.008 or something. Mine stopped at 1.020 in the end and even after dumping some WLP001 in there and doing lots of swirling to re-suspend the yeast I couldn't get it to drop any further. I gave up after 3 weeks and just bottled it. Sort of? I read/heard from multiple places on HBT, etc that with Saisons you actually want to just ferment the entire batch at high temps because apparently that’s what the yeast performs best at. Like in the range you refer to…85-90 degrees. I don’t have a heating belt or anything to keep the temps but I did make zero effort to cool the beer and started it a little high. I’d say on average the carboy stayed between 75-85 through the duration of the fermentation and aging process. Just bottled them on Monday and drank a tester on Friday. Was pretty good but unfortunately not nearly as dry as a Saison should be. Everything I’ve read says you should get the FG down to insanely low numbers like 1.008 or something. Mine stopped at 1.020 in the end and even after dumping some WLP001 in there and doing lots of swirling to re-suspend the yeast I couldn’t get it to drop any further. I gave up after 3 weeks and just bottled it.

]]> Comment on Vote for KDE software in Linux Journal’s 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards! by jospoortvliet http://neomantra.org/?p=316&cpage=1#comment-229 jospoortvliet Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:38:22 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=316#comment-229 And think about adding the KDE apps they have missed, like Konversation, Plasma Netbook and others... And think about adding the KDE apps they have missed, like Konversation, Plasma Netbook and others…

]]> Comment on India Red Ale – 6/16/2010 by bonemachine http://neomantra.org/?page_id=311&cpage=1#comment-226 bonemachine Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:15:45 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?page_id=311#comment-226 All grain? Looked like it from the recipe. Hop schedule looks great. This looks yummy, right up my hophead alley! I like pitching on a cake, can produce great beers, only problem is you cant ever replicate them. Never stops me from doing it though :) Just dont do it for competition beers, generally DQs em. All grain? Looked like it from the recipe. Hop schedule looks great. This looks yummy, right up my hophead alley! I like pitching on a cake, can produce great beers, only problem is you cant ever replicate them. Never stops me from doing it though :) Just dont do it for competition beers, generally DQs em.

]]> Comment on Belgian Saison – 5/23/2010 by bonemachine http://neomantra.org/?page_id=287&cpage=1#comment-225 bonemachine Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:12:50 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?page_id=287#comment-225 are you souring any of this? Most saisons are a combo of 1/2 batches, one half batch fermented as normal and one half batch intentionally infected and fermented over 90 degrees to sour it, then combined, rested, and bottled. I've never been brave enough to try. Sour beers scare me. I love em, but I've never attempted them. are you souring any of this? Most saisons are a combo of 1/2 batches, one half batch fermented as normal and one half batch intentionally infected and fermented over 90 degrees to sour it, then combined, rested, and bottled. I’ve never been brave enough to try. Sour beers scare me. I love em, but I’ve never attempted them.

]]> Comment on KDE at SouthEast LinuxFest by Links 16/6/2010: OpenCL 1.1, LinuxTag 2010 Coverage | Techrights http://neomantra.org/?p=296&cpage=1#comment-218 Links 16/6/2010: OpenCL 1.1, LinuxTag 2010 Coverage | Techrights Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:31:48 +0000 http://neomantra.org/?p=296#comment-218 [...] KDE at SouthEast LinuxFest Celeste also gave a great talk about how KDE is EVERYWHERE! It focused on enlightening the Linux community about how we’re not only on the desktop, but are also spreading our technologies into mobile, netbook, and cloud based environments. She spent some time talking about how KDE is not just software but also a vibrant community including our developers and users. Finally she also covered some of the latest and greatest features of the 4.4 and 4.5 SC releases and introduced the new “Join the game” campaign. [...] [...] KDE at SouthEast LinuxFest Celeste also gave a great talk about how KDE is EVERYWHERE! It focused on enlightening the Linux community about how we’re not only on the desktop, but are also spreading our technologies into mobile, netbook, and cloud based environments. She spent some time talking about how KDE is not just software but also a vibrant community including our developers and users. Finally she also covered some of the latest and greatest features of the 4.4 and 4.5 SC releases and introduced the new “Join the game” campaign. [...]

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