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All Wild Things wrote:

The script reads my list of embassies, checks which ones I'm permitted to post to, then checks that I wouldn't be double-posting, and checks that I'd have at most two of the last ten posts on their RMB, and only then would actually post. So it could post on hundreds of embassy RMBs without being too spammy on any individual region.

It needs a couple of enhancements still. First, while it needs to use "the_embassy" for the URL, it could be nice to include the phrase "The Embassy" in the message. Second would be to keep a list of exclusions - say someone specifically asked not to be sent automated messages.

I was brave, and left out the sugar entirely. The result was disappointing. Today was hooch bottling day. It tastes like watered-down plum juice. On the plus side, it's not yeasty, and it's not sour. But it's lacking flavour. To try & fix that, I've put some ginger in one bottle, cinnamon in a second, and vanilla in a third. I'll let them sit for a few days, then give them a taste test to see if that helps the flavour.

I like the idea of a no-added-sugar hooch, so I think I'll try it again another time (it seems weird to use all-natural ingredients, then throw in a load of refined sugar). The recipe I used said to add 10 litres of water for 5kg of fruit. I think I'd try using just 5 litres next time, so as to concentrate the flavour more.

Or maybe I could use honey instead of sugar?