My Dad and Old Bay Seasoning at Al Dente — Old Bay is the 3rd best culinary invention after butter and bacon. (tagged: OldBay food ) 20 Developers to Follow on Twitter For me, the jury is still out on Twitter's staying power and whether/not the benefits outweigh the costs of following folks. The serendipity […]
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 […]
I am at a rock gym in … Maine? It has an unusual layout and setup. Rather than a series of routes set up along walls, you rotate between routes that are setup in “alleys” or “lanes”. The traditional wall is replaced with what is (in essence) a tunnel, and each route quickly ascends up […]
The Big Idea John Joseph Adams at John Scalzi's blog ("Whatever") re: his new anthology, Federations. WANT. (tagged: scifi literature wishlist ) The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals at Ecstatic Days : …this bite-sized bestiary is the deciding vote on which fantastical creatures are kosher. Embarking on an undomesticated romp from A to Z, the […]
Espresso Mono some cheesy maritime puns colony builder “Search Term Haiku” is a series wherein I examine this site’s log files and construct one or more haiku poems from search terms and phrases that led visitors to the site. Where possible, I attempt to keep the search phrases intact. However, as these are haiku poems, […]
CSS – Contents and compatibility – mobile at quirksmode.org (tagged: webdev css mobile selectors compatibility work research todo ) Nearly 400-Year-Old Maryland Beer Finally Available in Stores Washington City Paper: 1634 Ale is produced by Brewer’s Alley in Frederick, which has brewed the beer exclusively from ingredients that were available to colonists in the early […]
China Miéville on Crime Novels Scalzi "gives the floor" to China Miéville re: his new novel. (tagged: literature essay todo ) Cover Story: Finger Painting at The New Yorker Blog — seen referenced/linked in multiple places already… Just plain "wow". Watch the video. (tagged: video iPhone illustration art ) First Look: Roxio Easy VHS to […]
In lieu of a actual substantive review, a few notes about George Saunders’ In Persuasion Nation: (1) A typical Saunders collection. This means you’re getting some delightfully weird prose but it also means you’re getting (more than?) a few tales oblique enough to blot out the sun. Which is not to comment on whether/not those […]