DVICE: Bean vacuum sucks the air out of your coffee: Coffee snobs will tell you that stored beans won’t oxidize and turn bitter as quickly if they’re held in a vacuum. The problem is, sucking on the hole in the bag as you roll it up and bend over those little twisty tabs doesn’t really work very well. This Bean Vac canister from The Sharper Image should do the trick.. Read More
Giant Bomb » A Boy and His Dog
Hm. Jeff, I’m skeptical. I get the feeling that you’ve fallen victim to the Peter Molyneux Reality Distortion Field (PMRDF). Mostly because I’m trying to manage my expectations so that I’m not disappointed w/ the game when it comes out. I really want to like this game, so I’m carefully avoiding the PMRDF — even second-hand. Yummy screens to follow in any event. Giant Bomb » A Boy and His.. Read More
The Associated Press: Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94
The Associated Press: Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94: Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94 By MICHELLE LOCKE BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.
Dobbs Code Talk – Computer Programming: Art, Science, or Both?
Dobbs Code Talk – Computer Programming: Art, Science, or Both?: If the question is “Is programming an art or science?”, then the follow up question is “Are programmers artists or scientists?” Off the top of my head, I can think of lots of people who fit both bills–musicians like Al Stevens, Herb Schildt, and Charlie Cocchiaro, and artists like Erik Demaine all come to mind. Rather than fret over the.. Read More
iPodNN | Google aims to have native iPhone apps at launch
iPodNN | Google aims to have native iPhone apps at launch: Google intends to be early with the development of native iPhone 2.0 applications, according to the company’s vice president of engineering. “We expect to have applications at Day One,” says Vic Gundotra, in reference to June’s expected launch of the App Store and the iPhone 2.0 firmware. Although Gundotra refuses to comment on the details of particular software, he.. Read More