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			Quotes of Random Conversation - The Autobiography of Russell Life from a different perspective

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	Quotes of Random Conversation
	At Ben's Parents house while cooking. I was talking about how recipes should be open to encourage more use and innovation in the kitchen, like what open source software does for computers. Ben's Mom: "Did he just compare cooking to programming?" Ben: "Yes, he's a nerd. This has been established." Tags: quotes Current Mood: amused Current Music: None

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: May 29th, 2011 11:14 am (UTC)		(Link)

:-) Good stuff!

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	From: vaelynphi	Date: May 29th, 2011 03:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

My grandmother and grandfather had recipes like this; you could say they were 'extensively commented'. Also, my grandfather had a tendency to write his parametrically, specifying different proportions for larger batches, to account for differences in cooking temperature, cooking penetration, and oven power.

I liken it more to chemistry than programming, but certainly the recipes could be considered, er, procedural.

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	From: zimzat	Date: June 1st, 2011 08:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

That would be an interesting cookbook to gander. My parents, for the few recipes they had (a big box full, yet only used about half a dozen of them), did a little of that, but only for 2x or ½ servings.

The comparison was more about the philosophical concepts behind open source software than the nature of how it works. In that regard I definitely agree that cooking, and especially baking, tends more to chemistry.

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