A Molecular Gastronome Presents His Culinary Innovations to Montreal Foodies

Seed: On Location: Eat This!

The politics of science will Change

For too long scientists have approached politics with one hand tied behind their backs. This November, all that's going to change.

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Extra Pounds May Drain Brain

Add another hazard to the pitfalls of being overweight -- a few extra pounds might reduce your brainpower. According to a new French study, heftier people score lower on cognitive tests, even when factors such as education level are taken into account.

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Safari, Firefox Shares of Browser Market Highest of Year

Safari maintained its ongoing third place position with 3.53 percent of the browser market, while Firefox, still in second place, climbed up to 12.46 percent. Internet Explorer, meanwhile, dipped down to 82.10 percent, according to statistics from Market Share.
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Dear Microsoft, you suck!

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Best in Breed Show Dog Stolen from Right Under Owner's Nose

cbs4boston.com - CBS4 Boston Video Archive

'Manorexia' on the Rise: Experts Estimate 1 Million Men Affected

Medical researchers are discovering that anorexia is not limited to women and that the idea of starving yourself in order to achieve the perfect body is crossing gender lines.

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Three new "Get A Mac Ads"

Apple continues their 'get a mac' ad campaign with three new ads today. Self Pity, Counselor, and Better Results...check 'em out!

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Yahoo editor fired - not enough porn, too much programming at work

Fred Munk yesterday lost his job for excessive perl programming. Munk was hired for categorization and review of links to pornographic websites for Yahoo's Erotica department. He allegedly spent more time programming perl-scripts than looking for porn.
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this is actually kinda funny.

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Steve Jobs - Next Computers - Part 1 of 2

wow. he looks so young.

aww poor dooggies with no heads

these woofers are for the dogs » [technabob]

Too much Digg? Get more work done with Blossom for OS X!

Ever wonder where all the hours go? Blossom tracks how much time you spend on each app, web site, or document, and visualizes the data as a beautiful blossoming plant. Meet your goals and see your virtual plant blossom! Vote for the Blossom concept at http://mydreamapp.com/vote/ and see your productivity blossom!

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shabu shabu every night?

Uncrate | The Buyer's Guide For Men

mmm.. tea

Drinking tea soothes stress, researchers say | COSMOS magazine

I drink the stuff at work: cheap green tea.

Maxtor Quality Issues

aww.. i miss seeing them on tv.

Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion

Cha-Ching: New OS X Quicken Killer

There's a new app for OS X called Cha-Ching, and even at version 0.2, it's looking like a promising alternative to the horrendous mac version of Quicken. Here's hoping development goes strong on this one!

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Cutting-Edge Chefs

Foie gras cotton candy? Beef tongue with fried mayo? Today's boldest chefs combine the previously uncombinable and still make it taste great

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Top 10 Headphones Reviewed

Here is a list I have compiled of headphones that I have used over the past two years. I have owned at one point or another all of these headphones at one time. As most web designers know it is very very important to have good headphones seeing as more often than not it's just you and your laptop plugging away...

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read the digg comments instead.

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guess what he's doing

CrunchGear

get paid to digg?

Digg Black Market

parking ticket

i received a parking ticket yesterday. now i have the priviledge of paying $36 to the city of laguna beach just because i forgot to put that extra quarter in the meter. true, we both could have kept track of time better.

we were parked right outside this cute nursery in laguna beach:

Fusano's Laguna Nursery - Laguna Beach, Ca - Landscape Design - Gardening Classes - 949.497.4880

a free education? how can that be possible?

Free Science and Video Lectures Online!: Free Computer Science Video Lecture Courses

Compilation of Web 2.0 Tools for School

With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise.

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The best insurance company commercial I've ever seen

Is this in San Francisco?

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mmmm cheeese.... sponge

Apartment Therapy - LA

i read this when i was a kid

Boing Boing: FOUND! Lazyweb request: name of children's stories from 1940s or 1950s

tagged

IMG_3059.JPG
Originally uploaded by nbrier.

neato tats.

NewsSnacks - The Best RSS Homepage Ever

On top of having all your feeds in one place, NewsSnacks allows you to import OPML files from the web, have multiple layouts, and even grab other users' setup for your homepage.
Feeds that are in the system can also be rated and personalized. Check it it out, really impressive stuff.

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Sony eBook Reader hands-on - Engadget

"..a 6-inch E Ink display, enough battery life for 7,500 page turns, support for DRM'd BBeB and unprotected PDF, TXT, RTF, and Word files -- but the big news is that this thing will in fact support RSS feeds. Sort of." Lots of good pics.

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God doesn't exist, science does

Professor Richard Dawkins argues that belief in god is irrational and inflicts great harm upon societies.

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no duh!

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eew

Floppy Disk Bag

Digg founders launch 2nd business - Revision3

Revision3 has close to $1M in financing from a group of investors that includes Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, and Greylock Partners, a VC firm that has backed the start-ups Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as Digg.

It is trying to capitalize on the rapid growth of Internet video. The company is built around a series of video podcasts.

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crap. i missed it.

Laguna Art Museum: Current Exhibitions

all about Steve - Boom!

Family Guy Episode Uses the word Fucking

Watch the guy in the hummer say "fucking"

Who needs a Mighty Mouse? Hold shift for horizontal scrolling

A slick scrolling trick built into Mac OS X: with a standard scrolling mouse, you can hold the shift key in most apps to scroll horizontally.

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Walmart says "Serious Ramifications" if Studios Hopped in Bed with Apple

His message, according to a studio exec involved in the discussions: that there would be "serious ramifications" if the studios hopped in bed with Apple. The situation between Bentonville and Hollywood has gotten so heated and so high-level that Jobs recently phoned Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott to ask him to moderate his stance, according to a source.

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Fuck Wal-Mart!

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i want a fish loft, but first i need fishies

Fishloft - Aufbauanleitung

creepy

Charles & Marie: Soupe du Jour

Inventing The Future: 10 Radically Innovative College Programs

The next 20 years of American innovation will be shaped by these 10 cutting-edge science and engineering programs. But before they change the world, these undergraduates will have to finish their homework.
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UCI is mentioned.

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bookshelves made of people!

Tangram

sommelier robot

NEC System Technologies, Ltd. News - Introducing a Personal Robot with a Sense of Taste - Identifies food, including wine -

JPG Magazine: Brave New Photography

JPG is not just another photo sharing site - it's a community that's come together to create a photo magazine.

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neato cool

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Quest for perfection?

MIT dean takes aim at admissions anxiety - Yahoo! News

The quest for perfection "is making our children sick," the MIT dean of
admissions told a recent gathering of college admissions professionals
in Boston. She means it literally, snapping off statistics on the
increase in ulcers, anxiety disorders and control disorders such as
cutting and anorexia.

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My contention is that these kids are statistically few and far between. How many high school students, do you know, have aspirations of MIT? All the rest are perfectly content in their quest for mediocrity.

Planet in need

Great site for the 'Got Milk' campaign. This raises above the slightly dull subject matter by having the excellent idea of having a small planetary system discover milk. Great design and use of flash technology.

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Poki

Poki
Originally uploaded by zzztimbo.

They shaved her beard off.

Things I did yesterday

• Visited my mom. Ate some lamb that she bought.
• Looked at coffee at a coffee roaster in LA. They had bugs in one of the packages of biscotti.
• Bought cupcakes at Sprinkles in Beverly Hills
• Ate at Hide Sushi. It's across from Giant Robot.

Math for Geniuses

Simply amazing.
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oh god! this is funny!

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Tea's got a brand new bag

"At age 100 or so, the old bag is increasingly being filled with fine whole leaf tea, the kind connoisseurs brew in their teapots, and the bag itself has been redesigned in shapes that are not only elegant but constructed to allow those flavorful leaves to show what theyâ??ve got."

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Oh my Om

I watch a podcast called Cranky Geeks, hosted by John C. Dvorak, on a regular basis. One of my favorite guests on the show is Om. I find that I can relate to him well, regardless of the fact that he's big and from India and I'm medium sized and my parents are from China. I get a nice warm fuzzy feeling inside when I see people of color representing the tech universe, especially in broadcast media (video postcasting included).

words of wisdom

Originally uploaded by melissaharrell.

oh ye sagacious dog.

Leica M8 Hands-on Preview

Could this be the street camera many street photographer's have been waiting for?!?
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Well I know for a fact that John has been waiting for it.

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it still can't run Mac OS X therefore, it's still a POS laptop

SCI FI Tech

so why do people interrupt me 20 times a day?

"Multitasking doesn't look to be one of the great strengths of human cognition," says James C. Johnston, a research psychologist at NASA's Ames Research Center. "It's almost inevitable that each individual task will be slower and of lower quality."

CareerJournal | Why Multitasking Doesn't Work

Steve Jobs presents Apple 'iTV'

i would like one please.

Steve Jobs interviewed on CNBC - September 12 2006

love the sirens!

Neanderthals' 'Last Rock Refuge'

Our evolutionary cousin the Neanderthal may have survived in Europe much longer than previously thought

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Apple iTV a Stab in The Heart for Microsoft

For nearly two years, since the launch of Windows Media Center XP 2005, Microsoft has tried unsuccessfully to convince consumers that they should stick their PCs in the living room. The unveiling of Apple's coming iTV product yesterday was the final stab in the heart to Bill Gates' vision of doing for consumers what he did for businesses.

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die microsoft! die!
die!
die!
die!

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ipod review from 2001

The iPod has "good features, but this is a pretty competitive category," Baker said. "The question is whether people want that robust of a feature set with that high of a price."

Apple's iPod spurs mixed reactions | CNET News.com

Thanks to daringfireball.com for the link.

Hmm.. 1st gen Nano available for $99 [refurb]

Old 5G iPods will be able to use at least gapless playback - it is an iTunes feature - as well as brightness adjustment and games. Search does not appear to be available on the old 5G or nano; the nano certainly will not get brightness or games. It looks as if the older iPods won’t have the new semi-iconic listing view found in the newer iPods’ menus, either. Any and all of these things could possibly change with a new firmware update, and there are apparently other features that have been quietly added to the old iPods for use by developers. The iPod shuffle won’t get any of these new features.

Ten Must-Read Details on the New iPods

Moderate drinkers end up better thinkers

In a study of more than 7000 people aged 20-24, 40-44 and 60-64, researchers found that moderate drinkers are better thinkers than heavy drinkers (no surprise here) and those who do not drink at all. "This does not necessarily show that moderate alcohol use is good for our brains."

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geez this explains why i'm so smart!

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Wal-Mart Plans to Add RFID to 500 More Stores

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, says it will double the number of stores using RFID to more than 1,000 by January 2007.

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guess what this is?

almost famous

almost famous
Originally uploaded by amandajane.

hmm... me suspects some photoshopping was done here.

tim0007.jpg

tim0007.jpg
Originally uploaded by johnkuo.

man, why are my eyes so puffy?

When is The Best Time to Buy Everything

AT 50 CENTS a roll � instead of the regular retail price of $4 � buying wrapping paper after New Year's is an easy way to save. The same holds true for buying half-price inflatable pool loungers and patio furniture after Labor Day weekend.

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Developer Interview Questions: Testing Attention to Detail

Someone who pays attention to detail stands less of a chance of forgetting to check their code into source control, checking their code into the wrong place, misspelling method, variable, or column names, having poor quality or missing comments, etc...

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My plan

Buy a color laser printer for under $200!

http://www.dealsea.com/exec/d/gn/1866/

Make the Upgrade and Save - Fall '06

Apple to Make Big Consumer Electronics Push in Next 6-9 Months

A trio of Goldman Sachs analysts predict that Apple will be pushing hard into the consumer electronics field. The company will switch its focus from the Mac to consumer electronics. They predict a barrage of products in the next 6-9 months.

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Don't read blogs, watch it LIVE! Link to Quicktime stream of Apple Event

Unless Apple has a quick change of heart, It appears that they have a link to the quicktime stream that is set to start at 10am Pacific. Currently the quicktime link opens a 404 message, but should open an actual stream at 10am Pacific.

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Why Apple is Winning in Media Downloads

It's no accident or dumb luck! Apple has taken ownership of the music download market by using some of the same principles used by Microsoft to build support for Windows. Here's an interesting look how Apple took the lead, why there is so little effective competition, and why things aren't likely to change. Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine ===

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pretexting has its consequences

Leak scandal costs HP's Dunn her chairman's job | CNET News.com

umm... you're fired!

too funny

FashionistaTV.com » How To Dress Like a PC

thank you to whomever commented with this link!

B = Senior Software Engineer at my company

indexed

Drug could end the despair of premature ejaculation

Hope for men affected by one of the commonest and most embarrassing sexual problems has been raised by research showing premature ejaculation can be treated with a new drug. The drug, dapoxetine, more than trebled the time to ejaculation in men taking the highest dose as well as improving their sexual satisfaction and that of their partners.

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dude, i'm glad i don't have this problem.


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how to dress like a mac

How to dress like a Mac » LifeClever ;-)

word of the day: pretexting

Supposedly an HP exec obtained phone records for an investigation this way.

poor paul frank, literally

http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060822fege01

coke + mentos = coke coming out of your ASS!

http://www.guba.com/a/643976/a/watch/3000015576

technorati tags:coke, mentos

Three New 'Get A Mac' Ads

Apple has added three new TV ads to their 'Get A Mac' ads: 'Accident', 'Angle/Devil', and 'Trust Mac'

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Dwell magazine profiled on Apple.com

http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/dwell/

Dwell is one of my favorite magazines. They even produce their television show on the Mac.

technorati tags:dwell, mac, modern

Simple hack lets you view all comments on a PRIVATE Myspace profile

Thought your "private" myspace comments were really private? Well think again! This simple code lets ANYONE view all the comments on ANY private profile. With a simple variation you can also view "private" pictures. It's so simple, i dont know why someone didn't figure it out sooner.

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How to create a successful start-up

This panel of five Silicon Valley entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and critical success factors necessary to create a successful start-up.

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Thanks for the typo CNN

CNN.com - CNN Pipeline: MacBook Instrucations

Five Habits of Highly Profitable Software Developers

"Software developers who have the ability to create and maintain quality software in a team environment are in high demand in today's technology-driven economy. The number one challenge facing developers working in a team environment is reading and understanding software written by another developer. "

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Open Source: Designing a book with LyX

If you've ever considered writing a book, you may have looked at the layout capabilities of OpenOffice.org Writer, AbiWord, KWrite, or other word processing programs. While these tools can produce adequate results for many types of documents, it's also worth considering LyX, an open source (GPL) desktop publishing application.

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A Flying Segway? The Personal Helicopter

Unlike traditional helicopters the GEN H-4 has 2 sets of coaxial, contra-rotating rotors (like a KA-52 Hokum) which eliminates the need of a tail rotor for balancing. It is powered by 4 lightweight 125cc 2 cylinder engines which use standard gasoline. It can fly to an altitude of 1000 meters at a top speed of 59 mph for up to 30 minutes.

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how cool is this? now i can literally "drop in" on my friends and parents.

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uncrate.com's twin sister

http://www.outblush.com/

You can get a sampler pack from Method if you blog about them. I always love free stuff. Free stuff that helps you clean is even better!

The future of search

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~hearst/papers/acl99/acl99-tdm.html
Topic modeling.

http://news.com.com/Spying+an+intelligent+search+engine/2100-1032-6107048.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703
I'm suprised the writer here didn't mention the above.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/15/google-acquires-biometric-company-neven-vision/
Information extraction from photos.

Survey: People only call an average of four people on their cell phones

Cell phone users spend lots of time talking into their devices, but they generally communicate with very few people. Just how few? Would you believe four?

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Diagnoses at the click of a mouse

VisualDx, a computer software system used in 350 hospitals in the USA and 10 other countries, along with the U.S. military and several state and local health departments. The system, made by Logical Images of Rochester, N.Y., provides instant access to nearly 13,000 medical photos that can help doctors diagnose more than 700 diseases.

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web 2.0 overload

here are some of the sites that i use:

calendar: 30boxes.com
todo: rememberthemilk.com
photo: flickr.com
news: popurls.com
search: google [but looking for a companion to google; how about snap.com?]

Laws of Game Programming

#1 Real game programmers aren't afraid of mathematics.
#2 Real game programmers use C++.
#3 Real game programmers aren't afraid of learning new things.
etc. etc.

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More Photos from Apple WWDC 2006

check the link. Here are some more photos of what you can see today from outside of the moscone center.

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BusinessWeek DIGGS Cover Boy Kevin Rose - Millionaire! Valley Boy!

August 14 BusinessWeek. The cover blurb reads: How This Kid Made $60 Million In 18 Months. Digg.com's KEVIN ROSE leads a new brat pack of Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs. -- The writers grant Kevin rock star status. Oh, yes, they talk about other young web luminaries as well.

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The Astounding Magnetic Photo Rope

The simple and beautiful 43" cable comes with 8 magnets you can use to attach photos, postcards, birthday cards, dental checkup reminders...

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"Hijacking a Macbook in 60 Seconds" story misleading.

The wireless hack described in this popular story turns out to not actually apply to Macbooks as it relies on 3rd-party wireless hardware rather than the wireless cards supplied by Apple.
FTA: "Maynor said the MacBook used in the demonstration was not using the wireless gear that shipped with the computer."

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Are the Chinese fucking stupid?

Read this news article about

Chinese county culls 50,000 dogs

I think it would take less time to go around offering free vaccinations for rabies than it would going around killing random dogs. Remind me never to live in rural China.

technorati tags:Chinese, killing, dogs

MIT's Fab Tree Hab - growing houses instead of building them

The basic framework of the house would be created using a gardening method known as pleaching, in which young trees are woven together into a shape such as an archway, lattice, or screen and then maintain that form over the years. As the framework matured, the home grower would weave a dense layer of protective vines onto the exterior walls.

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talk about an organic form factor. i much prefer angles and straight lines.

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Exploded F1 Car

I bet John would love this. Except for the fact that it's a Honda!

technorati tags:cars