I also learned that a twinkie is about half sugar, sulfuric acid is the most produced chemical in the world, sugar is used to clean out cement mixers, phosphate rock and limestone make Twinkies light and airy, Twinkies’ butter flavor is created out of gas, Twinkies contain only one preservative (sorbic acid), and the original …
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For the past several years I’ve been actively auditing podcasts while in my car. I’ve tried all kinds of stuff – one time talks, home-made riffs, occasional raves by brilliant geniuses, and regular fragments of broadcast material. I have two criteria: I want to be surprised, and I want to learn. Cool Tool: Podcasts
Lemonade and lies
In a Dashiell Hammett story, the Continental Op looks at a sign in a bar — “ONLY GENUINE PRE-WAR BRITISH AND AMERICAN WHISKEYS SERVED HERE” — and begins to count the lies. I thought of that moment when examining a bottle in the supermarket today. The beverage inside is distributed by Supervalu Inc. The label …
Visuals of the World
“Scroll through yards of inspirational images. Share and contribute, see what you can do. Add a personal link to your submission or just engage anonymous. Be part of the longest visual website in the world!” (Note: Could have NSFW images…) Visuals of the World
Homer then and now
The Nation has an extensive report on the experiences of American veterans of the war in Iraq. An excerpt: We heard a few reports, in one case corroborated by photographs, that some soldiers had so lost their moral compass that they’d mocked or desecrated Iraqi corpses. One photo, among dozens turned over to The Nation …
Mickey Mouse Magazine #46
Mickey Mouse Magazine #46Mickey Mouse Magazine #46
Fighting overextension; First look at Numbers; “Linkable” notebooks; Doing v. tracking; Better 404s
The Limits of Efficiency – “It turned out that my problem wasn’t that I was insufficiently efficient. The problem was that I was way too overextended.” Macworld: First Look: Numbers – “The way Numbers works goes against nearly 20 years of training, so I really have to try not to ‘think Excel’ when using the …
Useful Photography
A magazine made up of found photos, made even more interesting by theming the issues. Nice. Useful Photography
Things I learned on my summer vacation (2007)
Solvent cups are great for packing vitamins, meds, and other small items. * Ashland, Ohio, claims to be “the world headquarters of nice people.” * Jesse’s Café (139 Brighton Ave, Long Branch, New Jersey) is a wonderful mostly-vegan restaurant. The baba ghanoush is spectacular. * Ratatouille is a noun made from two verbs: ratouiller (to …
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