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• New Russian botnet tries to kill rival
  at Network World (via /.)
  (tagged: spam security network research )
• Estimating programming time
  at ITworld (via /.)
  (tagged: software programming work )
• The government has your baby’s DNA
  at CNN.com (via /.)
  (tagged: politics news dna privacy genetics paranoia future research )
• Google Plans To Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network To More Than 50,000 Homes
  Bring it.
  (tagged: tech google broadband )
• Dealer.com expanding; the question is, where?
  (tagged: Dealer.com news Burlington Vermont )
• Shokan Coachworks
  Audi parts 1-800-All-Audi — I'm told this is the best place for deals on Audi parts.
  (tagged: Audi parts )

• NaNoWriMo is over. Now what? Toss it, or floss it? And…
  via Scrivener
  (tagged: writing nanowrimo )
• Steve Souders: Making Web Sites Faster in the Web 2.0 Age
  at O'Reilly Radar
  (tagged: JavaScript webdev work todo )
• CommonJS effort sets JavaScript on path for world domination
  via /.
  (tagged: javascript interesting CommonJS ServerJS todo )
• Vt.’s Long Trail beer to buy Otter Creek
  (tagged: beer Vermont news )
• Practical Prototyping
  via Theresa Neil (via Jamie L.)
  (tagged: work ui ux prototyping todo )

This is the recipe for vegephobes, for the folks (like me?) that do not otherwise care for Brussels sprouts.

We are participating in the Food Basket CSA this winter and this was in our first basket.  I’m not a fan of Brussels sprouts but I’d also never had them fresh before.  So we decided to try this.

Get the following together:

• Brussels sprouts, approx. 1 quart (must be fresh)
• 2 strips of streaky bacon (hickory smoked if you got it, add more if you want it)
• 1 cooking apple, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• nutmeg to taste

Cut the bacon up into bite-sized slices and throw it into a big pan and start the sizzling on moderate heat.  When the bacon has released its fat, toss in the butter and the sprouts (make sure to have de-stemmed the sprouts).  Cook the sprouts down for about 5-10 minutes; they should be a little bit browned.  Then add the lemon juice, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.  Give it a good stirring and reduce the heat down to low; simmer for another 5-10 minutes.  Add the apple bits and simmer for about another five minutes.  Serve hot.

So good your one-year-old will be signing for more.

Full disclosure:  this recipe is based on one from The Bacon Cookbook; I’ve changed mine up a bit to add the apples later (otherwise they’ll get a bit too mushy).

Image credit: Brussels Sprouts by Barbara L. Hanson (on Flickr); sadly, we ate our Brussels sprouts too quickly to photograph the meal.

• 15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee
  at The Oatmeal — I love this design.
  (tagged: coffee design visualization )
• Fox News Fact-Checks Sarah Palin’s Coin Conspiracy Theory (VIDEO)
  short version: "Sarah Palin is too crazy even for the crazy network." Personally I'd like it if "In God We Trust" came off the money all together (it's part of the reason I don't carry cash?)
  (tagged: money politics atheism crazytalk news )
• Vermont City Almost Encased In a 1-Mile Dome
  a Slashdot News Story — I found out about this years ago and have been telling it to damn near everyone. And no one believes me. Even a few native Vermonters. Not that I'm relying on /. to up my credibility but still—thanks for backing me up, CmdrTaco.
  (tagged: Vermont Winooski geodesic dome absurd surreal )
• 5 Simple, But Useful CSS Properties
  (tagged: css webdev work todo )
• Daring Fireball Linked List: Lots of Excuses
  Perhaps a bit meta but to sum up: this is a good, paradigmatic microcosm of where I think the Android is currently "going wrong". And let's not get me wrong: I wish Android nothing but success—I want it to be as hugely popular/successful a platform as the iPhone. But this is a worrying trend, don't you think? I could link back to Gruber linking back to someone else again here: when we talk about mobile decides—especially mobile "touch" devices—we're talking about how badly there needs to be a common interface language that is not "owned" by any singular entity. Tapping, dragging, pinch-to-zoom, etc. That needs to be taken as the de facto way to interact (and that's just talking about ONE FACET of the the user-input aspect of this discussion). I think it's inevitable that these things will work themselves out (and quickly) over the next couple months and then developers on the non-dominant platforms will be playing a game of "refactor-or-perish".
  (tagged: mobile touch ux ui )
• Move Your Home Folder Off Your SSD Boot Drive in OS X
  at Ransom Note Typography (via DF)
  (tagged: osx ssd mac hack hardware todo )

In August, I submitted 10 photos to “The Relentless Eye”, an all cameraphone photo exhibit at the Helen Day Art Center¹ in Stowe, Vermont.  Earlier this week I started looking to see if any of my photos made it into the show.  And I’m pleased to say that one did:

And here it is with the other 133 juried photos.

The exhibition opens Friday September 25th (6pm to 9pm) and is at 5 School Street in Stowe:

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Original photo on Flickr.

1. Also: on Facebook. [↩]

• The City Is A Battlesuit For Surviving The Future
  at io9
  (tagged: future scifi architecture todo )
• Artists’ Portraits of Science Fiction’s Greatest Writers
  at io9 — the Lovecraft and Delany portraits are worth the price of admission (as the kids say)
  (tagged: scifi art )
• Name that Color
  at chir.ag — put in your hex value and get a human-readable name out of it, approximate or otherwise
  (tagged: color hexadecimal tool css reference webdev work )
• A Rich Symphony of Food – Go to Portland and Eat
  at NYTimes.com (via girlieerin) — gotta love those Portland joints…
  (tagged: Maine restaurant food )
• Relentless Eye Submissions
  a Picasa Web Album — looks like all 10 of my submissions made it in! UPDATE: well, only 1 of the 10 made it in but I’m still psyched.
  (tagged: photography Vermont todo )

Congratulations to my pals Adam and Sue on their nuptials yesterday atop Mount Philo.  Holy moly what an awesome wedding.  And I had the privilege of photographing the festivities.

Many happy years to you two.

UPDATE: All the pics on Flickr.

I entered a few photos into The Relentless Eye exhibition.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Wish me luck that they’re selected for the show.

Dear Comcast:

Since it seems we’re going to be starting up that provider/customer relationship again, it’s probably best that I tell you now (before I’ve even signed up) that we’re not off to a good start.  We’ll be moving soon (my family, that is) and the little bit of research I’ve done thus far indicates that you’re the only high-speed ISP in that area.  Despite my previous groanings and grumblings¹, I told myself to get over it and at least check out the available options.  That’s when I saw this:

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1. I’ll admit to a slight prejudice.  But it’s been based on the less-than-stellar service and pricing options. [↩]