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japanlove: Headlight | MONKEY MAJIK I’ve head this on...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:29:44 -0600

japanlove:

Headlight | MONKEY MAJIK

I’ve head this on repeat in my head now for weeks. I now declare it my theme song for the rest of the semester

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:50:10 -0600

Merry Christmas, everyone!

allthingseurope: Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy (via...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:07:15 -0600

allthingseurope:

Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy

(via larryt)

I’d always wondered where this was!

japanlove: Japanese Bread I miss this stuff.

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:06:54 -0500

japanlove:

Japanese Bread

I miss this stuff.

allthingseurope: The Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey (by...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:09:29 -0500

allthingseurope:

The Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey

(by MagdaBis)

Neat!

Fuzzy.

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:02:42 -0500

Fuzzy.

I. want.

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:40:49 -0500

I. want.

Missing Japan

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:03:57 -0500

Missing Japan

Anybody fancy some wood pulp as a snack? heartmindspirit: ...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:28:53 -0500

Anybody fancy some wood pulp as a snack?

heartmindspirit:

15 Food Companies that Serve You ‘Wood’

The recent class-action lawsuit brought against Taco Bell raised questions about the quality of food many Americans eat each day.

Chief among those concerns is the use of cellulose (wood pulp), an extender whose use in a roster of food products, from crackers and ice creams to puddings and baked goods, is now being exposed. What you’re actually paying for – and consuming – may be surprising.

Cellulose is virgin wood pulp that has been processed and manufactured to different lengths for functionality, though use of it and its variant forms (cellulose gum, powdered cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, etc.) is deemed safe for human consumption, according to the FDA, which regulates most food industry products. The government agency sets no limit on the amount of cellulose that can be used in food products meant for human consumption.

[Note: Humans are unable to digest cellulose since we lack the appropriate enzymes to break it down. This is a food adulterant and another example of the wholly corrupt nature of the federal agency responsible for food safety but continues to prove itself more concerned with corporate profit. ~Ed]

The USDA, which regulates meats, has set a limit of 3.5% on the use of cellulose, since fiber in meat products cannot be recognized nutritionally.

“As commodity prices continue to rally and the cost of imported materials impacts earnings, we expect to see increasing use of surrogate products within food items. Cellulose is certainly in higher demand and we expect this to continue,” Michael A. Yoshikami, chief investment strategist at YCMNet Advisors, told TheStreet.

Manufacturers use cellulose in food as an extender, providing structure and reducing breakage, said Dan Inman, director of research and development at J. Rettenmaier USA, a company that supplies “organic” cellulose fibers for use in a variety of processed foods and meats meant for human and pet consumption, as well as for plastics, cleaning detergents, welding electrodes, pet litter, automotive brake pads, glue and reinforcing compounds, construction materials, roof coating, asphalt and even emulsion paints, among many other products.

Cellulose adds fiber to the food, which is good for people who do not get the recommended daily intake of fiber in their diets, Inman said. It also extends the shelf life of processed foods. Plus, cellulose’s water-absorbing properties can mimic fat, he said, allowing consumers to reduce their fat intake.

Perhaps most important to food processors is that cellulose is cheaper, he added, because “the fiber and water combination is less expensive than most other ingredients in the [food] product.”

Product pictures and info HERE

Oh Yum …

How to properly perform merges from SVN branches in Git

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:38:00 -0500

It took me a million years to figure out how to do this. Hope this helps someone else:

$ git checkout my_branch
$ git svn rebase
$ git merge --squash origin/trunk
[ ... Fix merge conflicts ... ]
$ git commit -m 'Merge from trunk'

If I can get my future son (no implications of impending...

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:55:21 -0500

If I can get my future son (no implications of impending fatherhood here) to dress like this, I will be a very proud father. Can’t imagine spending money on those kinds of clothes though when kids grow up so fast.

This is what tickling a penguin sounds like. (Fixed the broken...

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:00 -0500

This is what tickling a penguin sounds like. (Fixed the broken link)

seawitchery: I started out clicking strategically… and by the...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:13:02 -0500

seawitchery:

I started out clicking strategically… and by the end was just wildly clicking and dancing in my chair.

biancavirina:

CLICK THE SQUARES.

THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

THIS THIS THIS THIS!

A small comic I made in honor of my Sunday adventure.

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:59:10 -0500

A small comic I made in honor of my Sunday adventure.

JAZZZZZZZZZ

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:10:17 -0500

JAZZZZZZZZZ

FizzBuzz in Haskell

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:14:19 -0500

Just a little programming exercise for the sake of fun. For those who are wondering what the point is: FizzBuzz

main = mapM_ (putStrLn . str) [1..100]
  where str x = case (x `mod` 3 == 0, x `mod` 5 == 0) of
      (True, True)   -> "FizzBuzz"
      (True, _)      -> "Fizz"
      (_, True)      -> "Buzz"
       _             -> show x

Looks like someone failed journalism school. Hilarious.

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:01:34 -0500

Looks like someone failed journalism school. Hilarious.

Most adorable thing you’ll see all day.

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:10:04 -0500

Most adorable thing you’ll see all day.

This is why Apple impresses me so much. They know how to make...

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:00:07 -0600

This is why Apple impresses me so much. They know how to make great products with an emphasis on usability and design, and they know how to make technology an emotional interaction instead of just spouting off better specs as if specs are everything.

awesomespaces: infantilerie: (via architectureblog) I wonder...

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:58:17 -0600

awesomespaces:

infantilerie:

(via architectureblog)

I wonder where this is.