Oooh...shiny!

My favorite out of context quote of the day: Get off my lawn, tiny ponies!

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:06:23 -0400

My favorite out of context quote of the day: Get off my lawn, tiny ponies!

chibird: Just chanced upon these puns and thought they were too...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:23:05 -0500

Just chanced upon these puns and thought they were too good to pass up. ;u; Don’t ask me what that little house is doing in the middle of two tidal waves. I’m sure it’s fine just the way it is. -v-

good: Announcing the GOOD Design Hackathon in New York...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:20:25 -0500

good:

Announcing the GOOD Design Hackathon in New York City

From designers to developers, you’re invited to our Design Hackathon, a challenge on the theme of 21st-century citizenship. Participants will brainstorm, design, and demonstrate the learning tool they think will most empower average New Yorkers to become better citizens. Design Hackathon will be hosted at Parsons the New School for Design from Friday, March 2 to Sunday, March 4. Register online here!

For more information, go to GOOD.is→

ilovecharts: Tea Time

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:14:46 -0500

ilovecharts:

Tea Time

Fab.com Flash Sale: Eames Office Limited quantity.Fab.comFrom...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:29:02 -0500

Fab.com Flash Sale: Eames Office Limited quantity.
Fab.com
From their work in furniture and architecture to their adventures in film and multi-media exhibitions, design power couple Charles and Ray Eames left an indelible mark on the American Mid-Century landscape. Celebrate their lives and legacy with this selection of toys, books, films and textiles from the Eames Office.

Fab.com Flash Sale: Knock Knock Limited quantity.Fab.comKnock...

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:56:05 -0500

Fab.com Flash Sale: Knock Knock Limited quantity.
Fab.com
Knock Knock is on a mission to create smart, well-designed gift and stationery products. This flat-out-funny design house creates a wide range of super-fun (not all) paper products like the games, pads, tablets, stickies, novelty kits and books found in this collection, and all with a razor sharp sense of humor.

bestmadeco: Field Test: Bunka Knife, by Laura Silverman Guide...

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:23:46 -0400

bestmadeco:

Field Test: Bunka Knife, by Laura Silverman Guide to Food

Bunka, Bunka, Burning Love

Knives are very important to cooks. Without them, we are nothing. You need just two or three to be all set: a slicer, a chef’s knife and a paring knife will do. Allowed just one, opt for a lightweight Japanese bunka knife, with its elegant oak handle and thin, razor-sharp steel blade. The bunka is sort of a hybrid of a Japanese cleaver and a Western chef’s knife. It’s ideal for slicing, dicing and mincing. Made of high-carbon steel that is thinner and harder than the stainless we’re accustomed to, it can be more susceptible to chipping, especially if you hack away at big bones, and it will rust if you don’t dry it well after each use. But it also holds a superior edge for longer and quickly makes itself indispensable.

When I head out to the garden, I often take my bunka along, as it makes short work of separating tender sprigs of mint, oregano and parsley from their bushy brethren. With an easy swipe, it also cuts through the juicy stalks of my summer squash plants. Back in the kitchen, it almost seems to mince the herbs on its own. A batch of salsa verde comes together lickety split. The bunka’s also handy next to the grill, where it slices through a nicely charred rib-eye like a hot knife through butter.

Salsa Verde
The sharp, grassy flavors in this cold rustic sauce of Italian origin are great with grilled meat or fish, cheese and raw or blanched vegetables. Try it drizzled over a gratin of yellow summer squash.

2 packed cups parsley leaves
2 tablespoons oregano leaves
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon capers, drained (or rinsed if salted)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
4 anchovy filets
2-3 tablespoons chopped sweet onion or shallots
3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
2/3 cup olive oil
sea salt & freshly ground back pepper
fresh lemon juice

Mince first 8 ingredients. They should retain a bit more individual character than in a pesto. Transfer to a bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard and olive oil. Add to parsley mixture and blend thoroughly. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Stir in a bit of lemon juice to brighten flavor and help retain color.

Read Laura’s blog

Learn more about the Bunka knife

To do list Buy angry birds stuffed animals. Walk around town throwing them at people.

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:46:06 -0400

To do list Buy angry birds stuffed animals. Walk around town throwing them at people.

hehe, I totally just watched this sharm1: Basic Venn Diagram...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:33:44 -0400

hehe, I totally just watched this

sharm1:

Basic Venn Diagram Shading

word, I totally suffer from that

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:27:31 -0400

word, I totally suffer from that

forjosh: (via How commercial airplanes SHOULD be laid out - The...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:48:38 -0400

forjosh:

(via How commercial airplanes SHOULD be laid out - The Oatmeal)

G+ cheat sheet

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:43:23 -0400

G+ cheat sheet

But Seriously...: How to Update Facebook From Google+ (Without Using an Extension)

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:40:32 -0400

But Seriously...: How to Update Facebook From Google+ (Without Using an Extension):

justinbee:

Facebook provides each user with a unique email that they can use to update their Facebook with. This way you can email a status update, picture, etc. without needing to access the site or the app, plus it works with any email address.

We can use that email address to cross post from Google+,…

"Information spreads like wildfire, right or wrong"

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:47:07 -0400

"Information spreads like wildfire, right or wrong":

pewinternet:

Over at the e-patients.net blog, Susannah Fox asks: If 16% of internet users say they have looked for information about immunizations or vaccinations online, what are they finding in those searches? How do they judge the quality of information they find? More broadly, does the benefit of greater access to information outweigh the costs?

good: Americans continue to have no idea how much government...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:34:30 -0400

good:

Americans continue to have no idea how much government welfare they’re actually getting:

We see it pop up in the news all the time: The people who most hate on the idea of government assistance are sometimes the ones getting it. Just last week, there were reports that Michele Bachmann’s husband gets farm subsidies and reportedly received $137,000 in Medicaid money. A new paper from Cornell University puts this dynamic in chart form, and the results are kind of shocking.

Half of people getting federal student loans don’t think they’ve ever used a government social program. Forty percent of Medicare recipients have no idea their health insurance is funded by the state. And 25 percent of the people receiving that emblem of All That Is Bad About Big Government, welfare, don’t connect that paycheck to the “enemy.” Given the fact that one in six Americans use anti-poverty programs alone, there’s a hell of a lot of people who are deluded about how much the government helps them out.

Read more on GOOD →

whateveryousaysuperman: wow, i never thought of that…

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:14:27 -0400

whateveryousaysuperman:

wow, i never thought of that…

for Hallie

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:58:03 -0400

for Hallie

word austinkleon: My friend Matt Diffee’s Texas Monthly comic,...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:26:07 -0400

word

austinkleon:

My friend Matt Diffee’s Texas Monthly comic, “Rattled!” is very funny. (Oddly enough, I had a dream about a rattlesnake last night…)

man, this is totally my life… chibird: Actually had this...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:41:36 -0400

man, this is totally my life…

chibird:

Actually had this idea in my head since last summer, but added the last panel in now for kicks. ;D I have terrible allergies, and that’s supposed to be my laptop. XD Really happy with the way it turned out. >u<

Trying not to count how many times a day I say, “The printers are under the printer...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:52:46 -0400

Trying not to count how many times a day I say, “The printers are under the printer sign,” while pointing to the bright red sign labeled PRINTERS.