Random links
- TSA Will Permit Knives, Golf Clubs on U.S. Planes
- Security theatre about to become a little stranger: pocket knives are OK but box-cutters are still out.
- And Now, From I.B.M., Chef Watson
- "I.B.M.’s Watson beat “Jeopardy” champions two years ago. But can it whip up something tasty in the kitchen? ... Watson’s assignment has been to come up with recipes that are both novel and taste good. In the case of the breakfast pastry, Watson was told to come up with something inspired by Spanish cuisine, but unusual and healthy ..."
- Age Your Canned Goods
- The byline: "Why I now think of best-by dates as maybe-getting-interesting-by dates." The author - also behind one of the best known books on food science - notes that "Food technologists define shelf life not by how long it takes for food to become inedible, but how long it takes for a trained sensory panel to detect a “just noticeable difference” between newly manufactured and stored cans. There’s no consideration of whether the difference might be pleasant in its own way or even an improvement—it’s a defect by definition."
- baconmockup
- Attn: Web developers: "A simple way to use pictures of tasty meat as placeholders in your design. Just put your image width and height in our url and you'll get some meat. Inspired by the awesome placekitten.com. Combine with Bacon Ipsum for best results."