Deep Fried Hollandaise Sauce?
I thought this was pretty cool. Is it Eggs Benedict? (From Science Friday …)
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NYT Twitter Article
I think this NYT Article (Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens.) misses the mark drastically and sows trite generalisms. “Twitter’s unparalleled explosion in popularity has been driven by a decidedly older group. That success has shattered a widely held belief that young people lead the way to popularizing innovations.” Who decided they were older? (Oh, … Read more
Bill even looks huge from space
There is a hurricane named Bill this year. It was only inevitable that this would show up in my in-box from a friend:
Can’t Play Ball
The same week that over two dozen Congressmen (and one woman) played hardball in Nationals stadium, Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston reinforced the fact that the American League plays a game that’s not quite baseball. His closing pitcher Scott Downs sprained his toe running to first base in an interleague game. I suggest his … Read more
Are Trains Slower Now than in the 20s?
Slate has an interesting article about why the trains I’ll be traveling on over the next 31 days are slower than they were 100 years ago. “Weighed in terms of the congestion, carbon emissions, and comfort of other travel modes, it seems time to reach for the way-back machine.”
Swine Flu
There’s way too much hype over the swine flu (CDC info). The deaths are in the 100s, and mostly in Mexico. “Every year in the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and; about 36,000 people die from flu-related causes.” … Read more