This struck me the other day ( Read more... )

Great article here about the heart of the Wall Street mess. Gets into all the gory details of mortgage-backed securities, etc. I had to stop and think often, but I now understand a lot more than I did yesterday ( Read more... )

I have to say, I had a great time. Some things about this show were pretty easy to predict. Chris Martin (lead singer) galloped all over the stage when he wasn’t sitting at his keyboard. He’s a rock star and clearly loving it. Will Champion (drummer) was steady and strong, pounding out their signature heavy beats. “Viva La Vida”, “Fix You”, “ ( Read more... )

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In case you haven't seen this yet, here's the Wolfram Alpha computational search engine. Here's the introductory webcast.

I haven't had a chance to dig into it much, but the design looks inspiring. Has anyone tried it out in depth?

Saw this film a few weeks ago and kept meaning to write about it ( Read more... )

Last day of the refined sugar fast ( Read more... )

The last of the suspiciously-possibly-sugary ingredients I needed to look up ( Read more... )

It was astoundingly good! For a film that was hyped so much, and could have failed in so many ways, it succeeded; and it succeeded with style, with flair, with swagger. It looked fabulous, the sound was dazzling, and the action was crisp, even with the deliberately shaking cameras in some scenes. The casting was really superb, top to bottom, but ( Read more... )

I'm researching these to the extent that I'm interested -- not pretending that that is comprehensive!

Agave nectar is mostly fructose, i.e. sugar. It does have a few advantages over table sugar: 1) The high fructose content makes it a lot sweeter than sugar, so you need less of it to achieve the same sweetness. 2) The agave plant is a succulent ( Read more... )