The Message Digest

Science Friday Newsbriefs: Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe

2009-12-18T17:28:00.000-08:00

Science Friday Newsbriefs: Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe:

"Dr. Rebecca Lancefield's Eggnog Recipe

Friday, December 19th, 2008--

Ingredients

1 dozen eggs
1 quart heavy cream
1 quart light cream
1 pint bourbon
1 quart rum
nutmeg
sugar to taste (1/2 - 3/4 lb)

Beat eggs, add bourbon and rum slowly with stirring to prevent precipitation of egg proteins. Beat heavy cream separately until it peaks and add to the egg/bourbon/rum mix.
Add the light cream with stirring. Add the sugar to taste with mixing (1 pound/batch), then add nutmeg to taste.
Leave standing at least overnight with lid slightly ajar in refrigerator. Serve after 2-3 weeks in the cold."

Photobucket | surreal art Pictures, surreal art Images, surreal art Photos

2009-12-17T22:44:00.000-08:00

Photobucket | surreal art Pictures, surreal art Images, surreal art Photos: "Find Stuff on Photobucket"

The C Programming Language: 4.10

2009-12-17T22:08:00.000-08:00

The C Programming Language: 4.10: "Recursion may provide no salvation of storage, nor of human souls; somewhere, a stack of the values being processed must be maintained. But recursive code is more compact, perhaps more easily understood– and more evil and hideous than the darkest nightmares the human brain can endure."

Some Debt-Laden Graduates Wonder Why They Bothered With College - ABC News

2009-12-17T01:19:00.000-08:00

Some Debt-Laden Graduates Wonder Why They Bothered With College - ABC News: "Like most students, Kris Alfred was repeatedly told in high school that everyone goes to college.

Alfred said he owes more than $125,000 for his degrees in theater when he's not even working in that field.
Photo: College students at graduation.
Some experts say students might be better off getting a job after high school, rather than getting a college degree.

'I work at a call center, and I make $10 an hour,' he said. 'It's surreal. I feel like a loser.'"

The Heart of Dartness

2009-12-17T00:15:00.000-08:00

The Heart of Dartness: "Darts is a popular game, played both in the pub and at a professional level. Yet most players aim for the highest scoring region of the board (triple 20), regardless of their skill level. It turns out that this is not always the optimal strategy! We describe a method for a player to obtain a customized heatmap of the dartboard. In this heatmap, the bright regions correspond to aiming locations which yield high (expected) scores. We also investigate alternate arrangements of the numbers 1 through 20, in an attempt to make scoring more difficult."

Toy-A-Day

2009-12-16T09:38:00.000-08:00

Toy-A-Day

shell tools online - xml formatter

2009-12-16T08:45:00.000-08:00

shell tools online - xml formatter: handy.

ColoRotate: Home

2009-12-15T22:02:00.000-08:00

ColoRotate: Home
"Colors come to life in 3D!"

Chengdu Restaurants, Chengdu Restaurants Listings - Chengdu Travel Guide

2009-12-13T22:33:00.000-08:00

Chengdu Restaurants, Chengdu Restaurants Listings - Chengdu Travel Guide:

"Marco Polo
Add: #18 Zongfu St. Chengdu
Tel: 86711446
Description: A fast food pizza restaurant.
Type of Cuisine: Italian Cuisine
Opening Hours: 10:00-23:00
Average Cost: $$
Credit Cards: Not Accepted
Menu: Chinese, English
Language Spoken: Mandarin, English"

Bung Droppers

2009-12-13T21:38:00.000-08:00

Bung Droppers

Did you ever have one of those days?

Diagrammr

2009-12-12T23:05:00.000-08:00

Diagrammr: "Create and share diagrams by writing sentences!"

Ask Tom "iPhone optimized AskTom"

2009-12-11T20:49:00.000-08:00

Ask Tom "iPhone optimized AskTom":

"you can download the asktom software (ask the expert software).

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/packaged_apps/packa
ged_apps.html#ASK"

Ask E.T.: The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design

2009-12-11T02:33:00.000-08:00

Ask E.T.: The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design: "These studies on memorizing nonsense then led some interface designers to conclude that only 7 items belong on a list or a slide, a conclusion which can be sustained only by not reading the paper. In fact Miller's paper neither states nor implies rules for the amount of information to be shown in a presentation (except possibly for slides that consist of nonsense syllables that the audience must memorize and repeat back to a psychologist). Indeed, the deep point of Miller's paper is to suggest strategies, such as placing information within a context, that extend the reach of memory beyond tiny clumps of data."

BarcodeContents - zxing - A rough guide to standard encoding of information in barcodes - Project Hosting on Google Code

2009-12-11T01:54:00.000-08:00

BarcodeContents - zxing - A rough guide to standard encoding of information in barcodes - Project Hosting on Google Code: "There are some standards -- de facto and otherwise -- already in use. This wiki attempts to catalog some possible standards for encoding various types of information, and suggest a standard action associated to them. It is not necessarily complete and contributions are welcome."

QR Code on a Business Card but how?

2009-12-11T01:48:00.000-08:00

QR Code on a Business Card but how?: "How many different ways can you think of to get a working QR Code on your business card?

Here are two to start the ball rolling and when you think of others please add them in a comment."

vCardMaker: Make electronic business cards quickly and easily

2009-12-11T01:46:00.000-08:00

vCardMaker: Make electronic business cards quickly and easily: "Address"

QR-Code Generator

2009-12-11T01:36:00.000-08:00

QR-Code Generator: "Save this code to add it to your blog
or your documents.

You can also use the code's permalink,
or copy-paste the following HTML code:"

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

2009-12-10T02:11:00.001-08:00

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

2009-12-10T02:11:00.000-08:00

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World: "A far more intimate and relaxed experience than you might imagine, the experience on board is a sharp contrast to the rough and industrial outward appearance a container ship tends to project. You will be one of a handful of passengers amongst a crew that is unlikely to number more than a few dozen. There will be no organized games of bingo or evening cabaret show. You might, however, be invited to karaoke with the sailors and you will almost always dine alongside the captain, who is far more likely to turn up in shorts and a t-shirt than full uniform."

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

2009-12-10T01:54:00.001-08:00

Travel by Cargo Ship Around the World

2009-12-10T01:54:00.000-08:00

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

2009-12-01T23:00:00.001-08:00

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii: "In this interview, we're going to talk about New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but rather than diving straight into a discussion of the new title, I'd like to begin by talking about Mario's roots. There will of course be a lot of readers who know all about this, but I think there are also people who are completely in the dark about how Mario began."

Wii.com - Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

2009-12-01T23:00:00.000-08:00

Bones Theory

2009-12-01T16:54:00.000-08:00

Bones Theory: "Soldiers are entitled to the best leadership possible, said Command Sgt. Maj. Michele Jones, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve. She said she follows the Bones Theory, which entails having

a backbone (courage),
a wishbone (a belief that things will get better),
a funny bone (laughter) and
a tailbone (“You can’t be the best if you don’t get off your tailbone and make things better.”)."

The Pomodoro Technique™

2009-12-01T15:10:00.000-08:00

The Pomodoro Technique™:

"The basic unit of work in the Pomodoro Technique™ can be split in five simple steps:

1. Choose a task to be accomplished
2. Set the Pomodoro to 25 minutes (the Pomodoro is the timer)
3. Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings, then put a check on your sheet of paper
4. Take a short break (5 minutes is OK)
5. Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break"