Archive for May, 2019
The World’s Most Expensive Potatoes [video]
Published May 30, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bonnottes de Noirmoutier, cooking, food, France, gourmet, Potatoes, video
Rounding The Corner On A Zip Line [video]
Published May 29, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: amusement park, mechanical engineering, New Zealand, OSHA, safety, Tom Scott, video, zip line
Before Netscape – Forgotten Web Browsers
Published May 28, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Cello browser, Erwise, history, internet, Midas, Mosaic, Netscape, Samba, software, web browser
Mosaic was soon spun into Netscape, but it was not the first browser. A map assembled by the Museum offers a sense of the global scope of the early project. What’s striking about these early applications is that they had already worked out many of the features we associate with later browsers. Here is a tour of World Wide Web viewing applications, before they became famous.
Photos Of The Week – May 24, 2019
Published May 27, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Missouri, photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics, tornado
Tornadoes in Missouri, paratroopers in France, a handwriting competition in China, abortion-rights protests in New York City, the Great Wall Marathon in China, whitewater sports in England, a newborn walrus in Germany, red-carpet arrivals at the Cannes Film Festival, flooding in Oklahoma, and much more
Cooking With Japan’s Poisonous Cycad [video]
Published May 22, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Amami Ōshima, cooking, Cycad, food, gourmet, Japan, video
Environmentally-Friendly Alternative To Styrofoam
Published May 21, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Amir Ameli, cellulose nanocrystals, ecology, green, insulation, polystyrene foam, research, Styrofoam, Washington State University, Xiao Zhang
According to Washington State University –
Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for insulation.
Photos Of The Week – May 18, 2019
Published May 20, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics, Syria
Conflict in Syria, shocking pink fashion at Cannes, and a seal pup making a splash – the last seven days, as captured by the world’s best photojournalists
How to Make Hard-Cooked Eggs So That the Shells Practically Fall Off [video]
Published May 14, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cooking, food, gourmet, Hard-Boiled Egg, video
Photos Of The Week – May 9, 2019
Published May 13, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Kentucky Derby, photography, photojournalism, picture, Thailand
Surprise wedding in Thailand, controversial finish at the Derby, seeing double at the Met Gala and more.
Delicious Korean Tradition [video]
Published May 9, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: bangjja, brassware, Cho Hee-Sook, cooking, cookware, craftsmanship, food, forging, gourmet, hand-forged, Hansikgonggan restaurant, Korea, Korean cuisine, Lee Bong-Joo, SEOUL, smithing, video, wok
Looking For The Perfect Gift? How About A $200 Horse Turd?
Published May 7, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: excrement, funny, horse shit, humor, Kentucky Derby, Mothers Day gift, Turd
16-ounce mason jar with Silver Charm horse dropping preserved and suspended in clear epoxy resin. Made in Kentucky by Coleman Larkin and Derby Winner Silver Charm.