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I’m over at my new Chyrp-powered supa-tumble-blog now. Probably no more posts here.
Anthony Bourdain: Cook Like the Pros
I always cite this chapter/bit from Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential when someone asks me about cooking gear/methods. Now you can just read it yourself. I’d recommend reading the whole book, though. It’s good.
The Smart Set: Night Terrors
This article confirms what I’ve discovered recently: I function MUCH better when I get enough sleep. I’m a chronic undersleeper. But, over the last month or so, I’ve made a concerted effort to get 7-8 hours a night. It works. I’ve been reminded of that even more lately as I’ve NOT gotten enough sleep for the last 2 or 3 nights, and I can really tell the difference.
Maybe I’ll take a nap today.
Communing without nature
I have my own waxing waning interest in outdoor activities, but this study definitely shows a trend I’d rather see going the other way. I hope I can instill some love of the Great Outdoors in The Boy.
Access Virus NAMM impromptu jam session: damn, the new Atomizer feature in the TI software is really inspiring. I want a Virus TI (Polar, please) even more than ever, now.
Serious Eats: Snack to the Future: The Col-Pop, an All-in-One Chicken Nugget and Soda Cup
Ladies and Gentlemen, the FUTURE!
Cepia Live set
Cepia is one of my favorite IDM producers. This live set is good stuff, too.
$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Lose The Tripod (via Metacafe): a very cool hack for getting better results from your camera.
Happy Birthday, Edward Abbey
As Tom Chandler points out, today is the birthday of Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang which Chandler calls “a groundbreaking novel about four people who sabotage development projects in the desert wilderness,” though I think it’s more about the frustration of the individual in the face of developers destroying our natural places in order to install yet another infestation of McMansions.
A sort of junior Monkey Wrench Gang is a wonderful book called A Heart to the Hawks…