January 2012
WatchTreat your ears right. Listen to my new EP.
Kickstarter - Makers Going Pro →
December 2011
Happy birthday, Apple QuickTime →
PDT’s Bacon-Infused Old Fashioned
FOR THE BOURBON- BACON INFUSION:
3 or 4 slices bacon, or enough to render 1 ounce of fat (PDT uses Benton’s, but any extra-smoky variety will do)
1 750-ml. bottle of bourbon such as Four Roses Yellow Label FOR THE OLD FASHIONED:
2 ounces bacon-infused bourbon 1/4 ounce Grade B maple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Twist of orange FOR THE BACON-INFUSED BOURBON: Cook bacon in pan and reserve rendered fat. (1) When bacon fat has cooled a bit, pour off one ounce from pan. (2) Pour bourbon into a non-porous container. (3) Strain the bacon fat into the container and infuse for 4 to 6 hours at room temperature. Place mixture in freezer until all the fat is solidified. With a slotted spoon, remove fat and strain mixture back into bottle. FOR THE COCKTAIL: In mixing glass, stir 2 ounces bacon-infused bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters with ice. Strain into chilled rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange twist.
DIY Book Scanner →
A forum dedicated to book scanning, open source, DIY digitization.
Bacon-Infused Old Fashioned →
It’s breakfast for lushes!
FAB LAB - CCBC TIME Center →
Apparently, after paying for and attending a 4-hour orientation and safety class, you can use all of this equipment for free! I may now know where I’ll be cutting parts for my CNC router next year.
Fab@Home: Model 2 Overview →
I’m not sure how their 3D printer compares to others in the community, but I will say, I love the look of their case with the handles on top. I also love their logo.
Engineering Archaeology →
I’d love to see a movie about industrial espionage to regain a company’s lost secrets.
Frederick Hackerspace →
Looks like there’s a movement afoot to create a Hackerspace in Frederick, near where I live. I’m interested in contributing, but not getting much response from the organizers so far.
How To Make Better 3D Prints →
Top ten 3D printer improvement tips.
Glider 3D Printer →
Looks like a Prusa-based design.
Machines That Make →
CNC and rapid prototyping machines designed at MIT. “An MIT Center for Bits and Atoms Project”
MyDIYCNC →
Seems like the logical next step after I build my Prusa RepRap 3D printer.
How To Perfectly Reheat Pizza →
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Isaac Asimov
What It Looks Like Inside Amazon.com →
The Muppet Post to End All Muppet Posts →
Astronaut Candidate →
“Frequent travel may be required.”
UVB-76 Live Stream →
The beeping Russian shortwave station.
Creating Flow with OmniFocus →
I’ve heard this recommended as a way to really get deep into using OmniFocus to handle your GTD needs, but at 550+ pages, man, I dunno. Sounds like a lot of buying a chair about exercising.
August 2011
New leukemia treatment exceeds 'wildest... →
Turning a modified version of HIV into a cancer assassin is wild to contemplate. Here’s hoping it succeeds in many more than just the first three experimental patients.
1 tag
LinkedIn opts 100 million users into sharing... →
Light Grunge Brushes | BittBox →
Potato Vs. Sweet Potato Nutrition →
I’ve been leaving white potatoes out of my diet entirely since I switched to Paleo, but looking at the nutritional content comparison here, I don’t see why I can’t reintroduce them once or twice a week. They are veggies, and YE GODS, I hate sweet potatoes.
I think she was a bot.
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Bob: Why yes, twenty years ago, in high school.
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Bob: Frying some catfish on my radiator. You?
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Bob: Are you alive? My pal, Jim, thinks that earthworms are tasty.
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Bob: Like, with Play-Doh?
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Bob: May I mambo dog face in the banana patch? I need to ask my mommy if that's okay.
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Bob: Hello?
July 2011
Space Shuttle Discovery - 360VR Images →
Ridiculously awesome. Kind of a crazy interface, but the advantage is all-muscle-memory. No soft panels there.
June 2011
lonelysandwich: “Final Cut Pro: The New Class” →
lonelysandwich:
Final Cut Pro is like a soap opera and Apple is the network. You’ve had a character, let’s say Luke and Laura, who’ve been around, developing their storyline and their romance for a decade. The show’s viewers are heavily invested in Luke and Laura. But the network decides that Luke and Laura represent an old, outmoded character type, and that the new way is young, hip, lean…
...
May 2011
The physics of portals →
April 2011
Portal 2 Investment Opportunities
Panels
Bot Trust
Turrets
Boots
Brilliant stuff.
Also good:
Portal/Mac Steam Promo
Teaser
Co-op Teaser
Valentine’s Day Trailer
Pre-order Trailer
Make mine a 007...the drinking man's (and woman's)... →
/via Daring Fireball
Creating iTunes account without a credit card →
Useful for kids with their own iTunes allowance.
Amazon Studios →
Very intriguing. Amazon is starting to develop films? Could be awesome.
WatchNAB11 FCP X Sneak Peek at FreshDV
10 Things I've Learnt in AE That I Wish You to... →
Yes, it’s a “ten things” list, but lots of goot tips for the budding AEist.
WatchHuman Target opening titles
Never seen the show, but damn, I love this open.
The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web... →
Pretty slick idea for creating repeating patterns that don’t look like they’re repeating. I’ve used techniques similar to this in the past, but never hunkered down and figured out the math of it.
“Adding this script into a Run Script build phase will auto-increment the...”
– Auto incrementing build number every time you build in Xcode!