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May 21

thedailywhat: So This Happened of the Day: Narcissist chef Anthony Bourdain swung by the Great GoogaMooga Festival in Brooklyn over the weekend for a little Q&A — at which a little girl asked Bourdain how he’d cook a unicorn: He would roast the loin, grill the legs, braise the forequarter and use the horn to pick your teeth with after the meal. For the record, unicorn marrow is delicious, he says. Well, she asked. Not sure which is more creepy, though: Bourdain’s answer or a little girl who wants to cook a unicorn. [blastr] Katie…..

thedailywhat:

So This Happened of the Day: Narcissist chef Anthony Bourdain swung by the Great GoogaMooga Festival in Brooklyn over the weekend for a little Q&A — at which a little girl asked Bourdain how he’d cook a unicorn:

He would roast the loin, grill the legs, braise the forequarter and use the horn to pick your teeth with after the meal. For the record, unicorn marrow is delicious, he says.

Well, she asked. Not sure which is more creepy, though: Bourdain’s answer or a little girl who wants to cook a unicorn.

[blastr]

Katie…..

May 14

The things I miss about America… 3pmsnacks: Waiting at the library for the wife and her friend to finish getting their nails done. Except I fell asleep and forgot to pick them up.

The things I miss about America…

3pmsnacks:

Waiting at the library for the wife and her friend to finish getting their nails done. Except I fell asleep and forgot to pick them up.

Mar 02

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Mar 01

Today is one of my favorite person’s birthday! One of the reasons why I love her so much is because when she’s eating a lobster roll from the Clam Box, she thinks…Wait.. but I could make this so much better. (And then proceeds to boil her own lobsters and painstakingly pull out the meat to make a delicious sandwich.) Happy Birthday Min! Can’t wait to see you! via fattiesdelight

Today is one of my favorite person’s birthday! One of the reasons why I love her so much is because when she’s eating a lobster roll from the Clam Box, she thinks…Wait.. but I could make this so much better. (And then proceeds to boil her own lobsters and painstakingly pull out the meat to make a delicious sandwich.)

Happy Birthday Min! Can’t wait to see you!

via fattiesdelight

Feb 28

alexblagg: You want me to go to Trader Joe’s for you, I give you a 5 minute window…

alexblagg:

You want me to go to Trader Joe’s for you, I give you a 5 minute window…

(via slightlypretentious)

Feb 27

nprfreshair: Very sad news from deep in bear country: Jan Berenstain, the cocreator of the Berenstain Bears, has died.

nprfreshair:

Very sad news from deep in bear country: Jan Berenstain, the cocreator of the Berenstain Bears, has died.

Feb 22

boston: Pop-up ramen nights are wildly popular - Boston’s dearth of ramen spots is frequently lamented on social media pages devoted to food. Now that’s changing. Several enticing takes on the Japanese noodle soup have just surfaced. (TRACY CHANG) My favorite part: “so the creamy yolk oozes into the savory broth when the egg is broken” YEAH TRACY!!!

boston:

Pop-up ramen nights are wildly popular

- Boston’s dearth of ramen spots is frequently lamented on social media pages devoted to food. Now that’s changing. Several enticing takes on the Japanese noodle soup have just surfaced.

(TRACY CHANG)

My favorite part: “so the creamy yolk oozes into the savory broth when the egg is broken”

YEAH TRACY!!!

Feb 21

Absolutely incredible. Look at all 48. They are amazing. (via 48 Pictures That Perfectly Capture The ’90s)

Absolutely incredible. Look at all 48. They are amazing. (via 48 Pictures That Perfectly Capture The ’90s)

playlist on. half a bottle of wine down. 

mission statement. i own you.

usagov: Image description: This brain-controlled modular prosthetic limb (MPL) is controlled by surface electrodes, which pick up electric signals generated by the muscles underneath the skin. The electrodes then convert those patterns into a robotic function. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, along with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labratory and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), developed the limb for military veterans who lost limbs in action. The arm is the first to be created and has the same dexterity as a natural arm, including independent movement of the fingers. On January 24, 2012, Air Force Tech Sgt. Joe Delauriers was the first patient to use the MPL. Delauriers was injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan where he lost both his legs and part of his left arm. With the help of the MPL, Delauriers is able to live off base, drive a car and hold his infant son without worrying about infections. Amputees go through training before being fitted for the MPL. The training records muscle movements and collects data before the MPL is fitted. Those involved in the program are hopeful about the future of the MPL and creating more limbs for those in the military and hopefully eventually for the public. Image from the U.S. Navy. Yess! Met some of these developers a few years back. Absolutely amazing!

usagov:

Image description: This brain-controlled modular prosthetic limb (MPL) is controlled by surface electrodes, which pick up electric signals generated by the muscles underneath the skin. The electrodes then convert those patterns into a robotic function.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, along with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labratory and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), developed the limb for military veterans who lost limbs in action.

The arm is the first to be created and has the same dexterity as a natural arm, including independent movement of the fingers.

On January 24, 2012, Air Force Tech Sgt. Joe Delauriers was the first patient to use the MPL. Delauriers was injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan where he lost both his legs and part of his left arm. With the help of the MPL, Delauriers is able to live off base, drive a car and hold his infant son without worrying about infections.

Amputees go through training before being fitted for the MPL. The training records muscle movements and collects data before the MPL is fitted.

Those involved in the program are hopeful about the future of the MPL and creating more limbs for those in the military and hopefully eventually for the public.

Image from the U.S. Navy.

Yess! Met some of these developers a few years back. Absolutely amazing!

Feb 19

thedailywhat: Survivorman of the Day: A 45-year-old man in Sweden has reportedly managed to survive for two months trapped inside a snowed-in car with no food and only a sleeping bag to keep warm. Snowmobilers who spotted his vehicle near the northern city of Umea initially believed it to be an abandoned wreck. Upon clearing away the snow, they discovered a dangerously thin person living inside. “Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas,” said a rescue team member. Doctors believe the man managed to survive by going into a “dormant-like state,” similar to ursine hibernation. “Humans can do that,” said doctor Stefan Branth. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees (Celsius) which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.” It remained unclear how the man found himself stuck in the snow to begin with. [msnbc / photo: photoblog.] Continuing with that theme…

thedailywhat:

Survivorman of the Day: A 45-year-old man in Sweden has reportedly managed to survive for two months trapped inside a snowed-in car with no food and only a sleeping bag to keep warm.

Snowmobilers who spotted his vehicle near the northern city of Umea initially believed it to be an abandoned wreck. Upon clearing away the snow, they discovered a dangerously thin person living inside.

“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas,” said a rescue team member.

Doctors believe the man managed to survive by going into a “dormant-like state,” similar to ursine hibernation. “Humans can do that,” said doctor Stefan Branth. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees (Celsius) which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”

It remained unclear how the man found himself stuck in the snow to begin with.

[msnbc / photo: photoblog.]

Continuing with that theme…

kateoplis: From Joel Sartore’s fantastic Biodiversity Project: Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.  If I were to look into a mirror after a quality meal :)

kateoplis:

From Joel Sartore’s fantastic Biodiversity Project:

Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out. 

If I were to look into a mirror after a quality meal :)

Feb 18

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Feb 16

timelightbox: Exhibitions coming up in Taipei For more information check out TheCube Project Space and Chi-Wen Gallery. 

timelightbox:

Exhibitions coming up in Taipei

For more information check out TheCube Project Space and Chi-Wen Gallery. 

Feb 14

Aww. My local liquor store in Somerville made it to thedailywhat. This is the only reason why I am a patron of this place. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! via thedailywhat [photo: abp.]

Aww. My local liquor store in Somerville made it to thedailywhat. This is the only reason why I am a patron of this place.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

via thedailywhat [photo: abp.]