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Signature Sourdough Boule Recipe

Published: 2020-12-26

This is the recipe I follow to make my own sourdough bread. It came about through a lot of trial and error, as well as experimenting with various amounts of water and flours, so I'd recommend using this as a starting point to create your own recipe! Equipment * A banneton or bread basket: a rounded, wicker basket that is used when fermenting and shaping the dough in the fridge overnight. An actual banneton isn't strictly required, although it gives the bread a really pretty circle pat

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Moving my cloud to Terraform

Published: 2020-04-25

I want it all. The terrifying lows, the dizzying highs. Here's what happened when I moved my infrastructure to Terraform.

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Kombucha Recipe

Published: 2020-02-03

My usual Kombucha recipe, updated as the recipe is updated.

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How We Work: Managing the NaCl Podcast With GitHub

Published: 2019-08-11

We’re probably the first webscale podcast. Let us guide you through our story.

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Changing of the Seasonings: NaCl Redesign

Published: 2019-05-27

You may have noticed that the NaCl Twitter page and podcast images get a bit of a revamp in recent weeks. This is part of our careful, considered design system that evoques the spirit and feeling of the podcast. We poured our heart and soul into this design and project, and hope that this effort is apparent to you, the listeners. The NaCl design systemTypeface Apercu Bold, typeface for NaCl.We chose the Apercu Bold typeface for all of our branding. Bold. Striking. Yet slightly humanist and war

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