Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Great Nokia research paper about how illiterate people use telephony. On my recent trip, I was amazed by how many people in South Africa now had mobile phones, despite low levels of literacy.The Slanket, the world's best blanket?Rice-planting robot, from Japan of course.I've ticked off another entry on the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants, having now eaten at Le Quartier Francais. Kind of mediocre, to be honest.Although it's now official eco-friendly to be culling grey squirrels, I'd like to point out that squirrel brains may be a cause of prion disease, so it may not yet be time to cook up some squirrel jambalaya.Google just increased resolution for their maps of the UK. Dope.The Luther Burger, apparently invented by by Vandross. Delicious meat patty between two slices of Krispy Kreme donut. Yikes.Osama B-L's reading list for Americans. Teddy Wayne might just be my favourite McSweeney's regular.Last Google, perhaps the least uselful google hack ever.I have never ever printed and folded a papercraft model. This M41-A Pulse Rifle from Aliens is tempting though.Great little report from Madrid Fusion, the recent molecular gastronomy fest. Incidentally the most heated argument the GF and I have recently endured regards "savoury ices", which Adria so clearly endorses here. Vindication tastes so sweet/savoury.WOTD is ambergris (short funny story about lucky Aussie whale vomit "windfall"), which at $20/g makes me suspicious that Wally's death may have been due to foul play.
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