INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place 1/2 cup (76 g) of medium pearl tapioca into a large bowl. Pour in four cups (1 liter) of cold water. Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and let the tapioca sit out at room temperature for at least 12 hours. Avoid using quick-cooking or instant tapioca because these don't need to be soaked before cooking. Place a fine-mesh strainer over the sink. Drain the soaked tapioca pearls through the strainer and discard the liquid. Set the soaked tapioca pearls aside while you prepare the rest of the pudding. Get out a large saucepan and pour in four cups (1 liter) of whole milk, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of pure vanilla extract, 1/2 cup (100 g) of the sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon (2 g) of salt. Whisk the mixture and set it aside. Crack 1 egg into a large mixing bowl and add 3 egg yolks. Whisk the eggs with the yolks until they're combined. You can discard the three egg whites or save them to use in another recipe. Gradually whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup (100 g) of sugar. Continue to whisk the mixture until it becomes pale and very light in color. This should take about two minutes. Set the egg mixture aside. Place the saucepan that contains the sweetened milk mixture on the stove. Turn the heat to low and cook the milk until it just starts to bubble a little. Stir the mixture a few times as it heats. Turn the heat off once it starts to simmer. with the hot milk. Whisk the egg mixture while you slowly pour in a few tablespoons of the hot milk mixture. Keep whisking the eggs while adding a little of the hot milk mixture at a time until you've whisked in all of the milk mixture. You now have a basic custard. Tempering will prevent the eggs from cooking or scrambling when they're exposed to the hot milk. Spoon the custard back into the large saucepan. Stir in the soaked tapioca pearls until they're combined. If you think your eggs cooked a bit or would just like a smoother custard, consider placing a mesh strainer over the saucepan. Strain the custard directly into the pan and discard any solids. Turn the heat to low and cook the tapioca for about 20 minutes. You'll need to whisk constantly so the pudding thickens evenly. As they cook, the tapioca pearls will become clear. Turn off the heat once the pudding starts to thicken. Transfer the tapioca pudding to a serving bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. If you don't want the pudding to form a dry skin on top, press the plastic wrap directly onto the pudding. Refrigerate the tapioca pudding for at least two hours before you serve it. Keep in mind that the pudding will become thicker as it cools and sets.

SUMMARY: Soak the tapioca in cold water for at least 12 hours. Drain the tapioca. Whisk together the milk, vanilla, salt, and some of the sugar. Whisk together the eggs and yolks. Whisk the remaining sugar into the egg mixture. Heat the milk mixture. Temper the eggs Pour the custard into the saucepan and stir in the tapioca. Whisk and cook the tapioca for about 20 minutes. Refrigerate the pudding for at least two hours.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To do so, click the magnifying glass icon in the top-right section of your Mac's menu bar. If you aren't using an account with administrator privileges, you might not be able to disable the Java update. Typing "Terminal" into the Spotlight text field will bring up a black box; this is the Terminal icon. Doing so will open Terminal. The command is as follows: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater JavaAutoUpdateEnabled -bool false. This will run the command. The Java update should no longer appear when you start your Mac.

SUMMARY: Open Spotlight. Type in Terminal. Click the Terminal icon. Enter the Java Update disable command. Press Return.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can also get some fiberfill to fill your pillow with instead. This project takes a little bit more time than the knotting version, but the results are well-worth it, because you don't get those bulky knots. For a more interesting pillow, consider getting a solid color and a matching pattern. For a simpler pillow, consider getting two different solid colors instead. Depending on the size of your pillow, you will need about 1 yard (0.92 meters) of each type of fleece. This is very important because you won't be turning the pillow inside-out at the end. It probably won't make too much of a different if you are using only solid colors, but it may make a different if you are using patterned fleece; sometimes, the pattern may only be on one side. Use a ruler and a pair of fabric scissors (or a rotary cutter) to ensure that your lines are straight. Also, try to cut though both layers at the same time. This will ensure that both pieces of fleece match up. If you need to, draw the squares first using a ruler and a piece of chalk. Be sure to cut through both layers of fleece so that everything matches up. If you need to, draw the lines using a piece of chalk and a ruler first. Make sure that you cut through both pieces of fleece. This way, you can be certain that the tassels will match up. The slit needs to be centered, and it needs to be at the base of the tassel, where the fringe joins the pillow. Starting at the bottom left corner, take the top and bottom tassels. Keeping them together, push them through the 1-inch (2.54-centimeter) slit, and give them a gentle tug. If you are going to use fiberfill to stuff your pillow with, complete most of the fourth side, leaving only four tassels undone. Simply tuck your pillow form into the fleece, or stuff it with fiberfill, then weave the opening shut. If you see any chalk on your tassels from before, gently brush it off.

SUMMARY:
Get a pillow form. Get some fleece. Stack the two pieces of fleece with the right sides facing out and the wrong sides facing in. Cut the fleece so that it is 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) longer and 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) wider than your pillow. Cut a 4-inch (10.16-centimeter) square out of each corner. Cut 1-inch (3.81-centimeter) wide, 4-inch (10.16-centimeter) deep slits into all four sides of your fleece. Cut a 1-inch (2.54-centimeter) long vertical slit into each tassel. Take your first two tassels, and push them through the slit. Keep weaving the tassels until you have completed three sides. Stuff your pillow, then finish weaving the fourth side.